Uploaded October 2008 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
...Scenes from the 49th annual running of the 12 Hours of Sebring. Tragically, Bob Wollek, an extraordinary race car driver, is killed while riding his bicycle near the track at the 12 Hours of Sebring. This video is dedicated to Bob Wollek. The track footage is all shot from the outside of Turn One. By midday we needed a break from the relentless sun, and that's when Bo, Greer, Dave, Martin and myself hiked through the legendary Green Park at the 12 Hours of Sebring and sat out on the front lawn of the Chateau Elan (hotel and spa) outside of the hairpin turn and had a few pops. After hanging outside for awhile we went inside to cool off in the AC and had a chance to schmoose with Don Panoz. For those who may not know Don Panoz, he is the father of the ALMS Petit LeMans Racing Series and also claims among his numerous holdings, 12 Hours of Sebring and Road Atlanta. For more on Don Panoz check here... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Panoz . We are always camped trackside at Turn 11 (Collier Curve) while we are at the 12 Hours of Sebring and are home of the La Bomba race car float. I think it is safe to say that La Bomba is now legendary at the 12 Hours of Sebring. Thanks for watching this video of the 2001 12 Hours of Sebring - dedicated to and in memory of Bob Wollek. To see more of my 12 Hours of Sebring videos go here youtube.com/mmmattthewww We'll see at the 12 Hours of Sebring in 2009!
...Scenes from the 49th annual running of the 12 Hours of Sebring. Tragically, Bob Wollek, an extraordinary race car driver, is killed while riding his bicycle near the track at the 12 Hours of Sebring. This video is dedicated to Bob Wollek. The track footage is all shot from the outside of Turn One. By midday we needed a break from the relentless sun, and that's when Bo, Greer, Dave, Martin and myself hiked through the legendary Green Park at the 12 Hours of Sebring and sat out on the front lawn of the Chateau Elan (hotel and spa) outside of the hairpin turn and had a few pops. After hanging outside for awhile we went inside to cool off in the AC and had a chance to schmoose with Don Panoz. For those who may not know Don Panoz, he is the father of the ALMS Petit LeMans Racing Series and also claims among his numerous holdings, 12 Hours of Sebring and Road Atlanta. For more on Don Panoz check here... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Panoz . We are always camped trackside at Turn 11 (Collier Curve) while we are at the 12 Hours of Sebring and are home of the La Bomba race car float. I think it is safe to say that La Bomba is now legendary at the 12 Hours of Sebring. Thanks for watching this video of the 2001 12 Hours of Sebring - dedicated to and in memory of Bob Wollek. To see more of my 12 Hours of Sebring videos go here youtube.com/mmmattthewww We'll see at the 12 Hours of Sebring in 2009!
![Good Time Feeling - Shake It Loose, Spread The News [Premiere Music Video]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vPHt5C32CRI/mqdefault.jpg "Good Time Feeling - Shake It Loose, Spread The News [Premiere Music Video]
A Song with flavors of Mardi Gras, Country Gospel & Blues. Revisiting a wonderful song from the past. Dickey Betts wrote this song Good Time Feeling and recorded & released it in 1978. The song immediately became a favorite of mine. For many years our band opened every show we played with this song. It seemed to be a great tune for the band to get in the groove on (Greasing The Tracks), and to set a good vibe for the evenings show. Songs tend to evolve over time, and this version is the result of years of tweaking and trying different things. When I started thinking about recording a new version of this song, I had in mind giving it a Southern Gospel feel. Good Time Feeling seemed to fall into that Gospel feel quite easily. The horn section adds to that Gospel/Mardi Gras feel that we were going for.
Many thanks to all the talented musicians who participated in the making of this recording. A special thanks to Jeff Doc Thal, who not only played the drums and percussion on this recording, but also did executed all of the engineering/mixing of the numerous tracks that were recorded.
This recording is dedicated to the memory of two of our recently departed friends, John Henry & Wayne Jones. John Henry was a very talented drummer and vocalist with whom I played thousands of gigs with, in our band The Hurricanes over an almost 20 year period. John and I truly became like brothers, having spent so much time together making our music. John left us on February 21st 2020 at the age of 66.
Wayne Jones was a long-time friend, both as an enthusiastic supporter of our live music, but also as one of our Band of Brothers from our Camping Tribe at the ever-popular 12 Hours of Sebring Race in Sebring, FL. Wayne was co-founder of the Sarasota Racing & Drinking Enthusiasts association (SRDE) and had camped trackside at the the Sebring Track for 50 years, enjoying European Style SportsCar Racing and the fine art of round-the-clock revelry. Wayne had recently been honored in the official 2020 Sebring Raceway Program as the Fan Of The Year recipient. Wayne was thrilled to receive this very notable award, as were all of us in the LaBomba/SRDE camps. Wayne lost a lengthy battle with a respiratory disease on May 07th 2021 at the age of 63.")
