The Petit Le Mans begins on Saturday, October 20, 2012 at Road Atlanta. The race covers a maximum of 1,000 miles — approximately 394 laps — or a maximum of 10 hours, whichever comes first.
In addition to the overall race, teams of two or three drivers per car compete for class victories in four different classes of cars, two for Le Mans prototypes and two for grand tourer cars. Class winners of this event receive an automatic invitation to the following year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans.
The U.S. Special Operations Command Parachute Demonstration Team, known as the Para-Commandos, are scheduled to perform a free fall parachute demonstration on October 20, 2012, during the opening ceremonies for the 15th Annual Petite Le Mans Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia.
The team is comprised of active duty military or Department of Defense civilians assigned to U.S. Special Operations Command at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, FL. Most are combat veterans with a Special Operations background. Many served with the US Army Green Berets or US Army Rangers, the US Air Force’s Special Tactics, the US Navy SEALs, or the US Marine Corps Special Operations.
On any given day, more than 12,000 Special Operations Forces are deployed to over 70 countries worldwide. They are all heroes.
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