{"type":"root","children":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"type":"text","value":"Harry Hurst is Director of Programs at the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum in Philadelphia, which he helped Dr. Fred Simeone launch in 2007. He conceived the museum's \"Demo Days\" program and continues to handle communications and special events for the institution. He has also served on the board of the Radnor Hunt Concours."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"type":"text","value":"Hurst began his career in motorsports photography at age 19 as track photographer for the Sebring 12-Hour, with additional period work at Daytona and Road Atlanta. He has published two books on the Sebring 12-Hour endurance race. The first, "},{"type":"text","value":"12 Hours of Sebring 1970","italic":true},{"type":"text","value":" (2004), received an extended review from Thos. Bryant in Road & Track, who called it one of the best racing event books he had read. The second, on the 1965 race, featured photography by Dave Friedman and commentary by Jim Hall, and won a Gold Award at the 2006 International Automotive Media Awards. His photographs have been exhibited at the Quail Lodge Motorsports Gathering in 2013 and 2018, and have appeared in books and magazines internationally."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"type":"text","value":"Hurst's professional background includes 35 years in advertising, public relations, and technical writing, with a focus on automotive aftermarket clients. He began as an English sports car mechanic and shop owner, wrote service training manuals for Jaguar, and served as Technical Representative for DeLorean. He is the founder of the \"Glory Days of Racing\" Facebook group, which has grown to a membership approaching 50,000."}]}]}