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| Location | Braselton, Georgia, USA | |
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| Time zone | UTC-5 (UTC-4 DST) | |
| Owner | Don Panoz | |
| Opened | 1970 | |
| Major Events | American Le Mans Series Petit Le Mans |
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| Road course | ||
| Surface | Asphalt | |
| Circuit Length | 2. UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during UTC−4 is the Time offset used in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone in Canada in winter and the North American Eastern Time Zone during Daylight saving time ( DST Dr Donald Panoz (pronounced PAY-nose (born February 13, 1935, in Alliance Ohio) is an American Entrepreneur who made The American Le Mans Series ( ALMS) is a Sports car racing series based in the United States and Canada. The Petit Le Mans ( French for little Le Mans) is a sports car endurance race held annually at Road Atlanta in Braselton Georgia 54 mi (4. A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States 088 km) | |
| Turns | 12 | |
| Lap Record | 1:08. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand 906 (Marco Werner, Audi Sport North America, 2007, LMP1) | |
Road Atlanta is a 2. Marco Werner (born April 27, 1966 in Dortmund) is a professional racer from Germany Champion Racing is a Sports car racing team based in Pompano Beach Florida, USA. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. A Le Mans Prototype (commonly abbreviated as LMP) is a type of custom-built Race car intended for Sports car racing and Endurance racing, most 54-mile (4. 088 km) road course located in Braselton, Georgia, USA, (Across the road from Lanier Raceway). Braselton is a Town in Barrow, Gwinnett, Hall, and Jackson Counties in the U The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The track has 12 turns, including the famous "esses" between turns three and five, and Turn 12, a downhill, diving turn. The track is owned by Panoz Motorsports, and is the home to Petit Le Mans, as well as AMA motorcycle racing and smaller events throughout the year. Panoz Auto Development is an American manufacturer of high-performance automobiles founded in 1989 by Dan Panoz, son of pharmaceutical and motorsport mogul Don Panoz The Petit Le Mans ( French for little Le Mans) is a sports car endurance race held annually at Road Atlanta in Braselton Georgia The American Motorcyclist Association is an American not-for-profit organization of more than 280000 motorcyclists that organizes numerous motorcycling activities and campaigns
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History
In 1969, David Sloyer, Earl Walker, and Arthur Montgomery purchased a 750-acre (303 ha) plot of farmland in Hall County, Georgia, with the intent to build a world-class road racing facility. The acre is a unit of Area in a number of different systems including the imperial and U Explanation The hectare is commonly used in most countries around the world especially in domains concerned with land planning and management such as Agriculture, Hall County is a County located in the US state of Georgia. As of 2000 the population was 280277 When a Can-Am race had to be canceled due to flood damage, the series organizers chose Road Atlanta to replace it. The Canadian-American Challenge Cup or Can-Am, was an SCCA / CASC Sports car racing series from 1966 to 1974 The track then began to take form quickly, taking only six months to excavate, grade, and pave the road course.
The first race was held on September 13, 1970. Vic Elford, in a Chaparral 2J, won pole and Tony Dean, in a Porsche 908/02, won the 300 km Can-Am event, with Stirling Moss as the Grand Marshal. Victor Henry Elford (born in London, June 10, 1935) is a former Sportscar racing, Rallying and Formula One driver from Chaparral Cars was a United States Automotive company which built prototype race cars from the 1960s through the early 1980s The Porsche 908 was a Racing car from Porsche, introduced from 1967 in the Porsche 906 / Porsche 907 / Porsche 910 series of models Sir Stirling Craufurd Moss OBE (born September 17, 1929 in London) is a retired racing driver from England. Grand Marshal is a Ceremonial, military, or political office of very high rank Throughout the 1970s, more top-level series came to Road Atlanta, including Can-Am, Formula 5000, IMSA Camel GT, and Trans-Am. Formula 5000 (or F5000) was an auto-racing formula that ran different series in various regions around the world from 1968 to 1982 The International Motor Sports Association (generally referred to as IMSA) is an American Auto racing sanctioning body based in Braselton Georgia IMSA GT was a Sports car racing series organized by International Motor Sports Association. The Trans-Am Series was created in 1966 by the SCCA as the Trans-American Sedan Championship. [1] The Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) held their annual national championship, the SCCA Runoffs, at Road Atlanta from 1970 to 1993. The Sports Car Club of America ( SCCA) is a club and sanctioning body supporting Road racing, rally, and Autocross in the United States [2] The first road race in NASCAR Busch Grand National Series history took place at Road Atlanta in 1986. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. The NASCAR Nationwide Series is a Stock car racing series owned and operated by the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing. [3]
The track was sold in 1978, and was passed from one owner to the next, resulting in bankruptcy in 1993. Over the next three years, the new owners would renovate and construct new buildings, widen and resurface the track, and landscape the grounds. In November 1996, the track was purchased by Don Panoz, who would make Braselton the base of operations for his motorsports-related ventures. Dr Donald Panoz (pronounced PAY-nose (born February 13, 1935, in Alliance Ohio) is an American Entrepreneur who made Braselton is a Town in Barrow, Gwinnett, Hall, and Jackson Counties in the U
Panoz introduced the first major changes to the track, removing the Dip and creating a chicane at the end of the long back straight. These changes brought the track up to FIA standards, so that international events could be held. A new pit and paddock area was also constructed on the infield side of the track, allowing for larger events, and a 10,000-seat terrace area was constructed around the new Turn 10 complex.
In 1998, major racing resumed at Road Atlanta with the first edition of the Petit Le Mans endurance race. The Petit Le Mans ( French for little Le Mans) is a sports car endurance race held annually at Road Atlanta in Braselton Georgia Endurance racing is a form of motorsport which is meant to test the durability of equipment and endurance of participants The race attracted worldwide attention, and included entries from the Le Mans-winning Porsche factory team. The 24 Hours of Le Mans ( 24 Heures du Mans) is a sports car endurance race held annually since near the town of Le Mans, Sarthe, Porsche SE or Porsche ( German, ˈpɔɹʃə is a German manufacturer of automobiles which is majority-owned by the Porsche and Piëch The race would be the first race of the American Le Mans Series and included a spectacular accident where a Porsche 911 GT1 backflipped and flew into the side barriers. The American Le Mans Series ( ALMS) is a Sports car racing series based in the United States and Canada. History Porsche debuted the 911 GT1 in 1995 announcing that it would compete at the 1996 24 Hours of Le Mans. Petit has continued to be an annual event at Road Atlanta, and a marquee event in the ALMS.
Prior to the 2007 Petit Le Mans, the entire track surface was repaved. The works also included moving the walls in the esses away from the track, with the intention of improved driver safety and better sight lines for spectators. [4] In the late winter of 2007/2008, the circuit was again modified with the reconfiguration of turns 4 and 12, for the ostensible safety benefit of motorcycle racers (the racing line for cars remained essentially unchanged).
In April 2008, Road Atlanta hosted the 4th stage of the Tour de Georgia, one of the largest cycling stage races in the United States. The stage was run using standard racing bikes instead of the more aerodynamic time trial bikes. Slipstream Chipotle won the stage with a time of 19:38. 86, while Astana and Team High Road finished second and third respectively.
Road Atlanta in Gaming
Road Atlanta has been featured as one of the main drivable courses in the Xbox video game Forza Motorsport and its sequel, and in the 1999 PC racing simulator Sports Car GT. The Xbox is a sixth-generation Video game console produced by Microsoft Corporation. A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. Forza Motorsport is a racing simulator Video game developed by Turn 10 for the Xbox gaming system Forza Motorsport 2 is a Racing simulator Video game developed by Turn 10 Studios, and the sequel to the original Forza Motorsport Sim ( simulated) racing is the collective term for Computer software (i Sports Car GT is a racing game / simulation published by EA ( Electronic Arts) The track was also digitally created for Electronic Arts' F1 series (´01 - ´02), then "modded" to be compatible with mutiple PC games. A scratch-made beta version of the track has also been created for rFactor. rFactor is a computer Racing simulator designed with the ability to run any type of four-wheeled vehicle from street cars to open wheel cars of any era
Current major events
- American Le Mans Series, Petit Le Mans
- AMA Superbike
- Formula D
- Atlantic Championship
- Star Mazda
- Historic Sportscar Racing, The Classic Motorsports Mitty Presented by Mazda
- World Karting Association
The facility is also home to the Panoz Driving School, Audi Driving Experience, and the Kevin Schwantz Suzuki School. The American Le Mans Series ( ALMS) is a Sports car racing series based in the United States and Canada. The Petit Le Mans ( French for little Le Mans) is a sports car endurance race held annually at Road Atlanta in Braselton Georgia The AMA Superbike is the premiere Superbike racing series in the United States. Formula D is a United States ' drifting seriesIt is not a racing formula the name is taken for vanity's sake only The Cooper Tires presents the Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda is a Formula racing series with races throughout North America The Star Mazda Series is a stand alone series of open-wheel race cars of a single formula conducted by Star Race Cars that started in the early 1990s with the current car released The World Karting Association, or WKA is an American motorsports sanctioning body that organizes and promotes races and events related to Kart racing. AUDI AG, ( Xetra: NSU commonly known as Audi (aˈʊdi is a German Automobile manufacturer which produces Audi branded cars with headquarters Kevin Schwantz born in Houston, Texas is an American former World Champion Motorcycle road racer during the late 1980s is a Multinational corporation headquartered in Hamamatsu Japan that specializes in manufacturing compact automobiles a full range of Motorcycles All-Terrain Road Atlanta also hosts several Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) Regional and National competition events throughout the year. The Sports Car Club of America ( SCCA) is a club and sanctioning body supporting Road racing, rally, and Autocross in the United States
See also
References
- ^ History of Road Atlanta
- ^ http://www.scca.com/News/News.asp?Ref=06Runoffs
- ^ Busch Series champions and milestones - NASCAR - Yahoo! Sports
- ^ Road Atlanta News
External links
- Road Atlanta is at coordinates Coordinates:
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