Atlanta Motorsports Park

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Atlanta Motorsports Park
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Atlanta Motorsports Park
Location Dawson County, Dawsonville, Georgia, United States
Time zone UTC -5 (UTC-4 DST)
Coordinates 34°26′05″N84°10′37″W / 34.43472°N 84.17694°W / 34.43472; -84.17694
Owner Jeremy W. Porter
Architect Hermann Tilke
Major events Optima Batteries Chump Car World Series
The Road Circuit
SurfaceAsphalt
Length2 miles (3.2186 km)
Turns16
Race lap record1:15.89 (Bruce Roch, West Race Cars, 2013, West WX10)
Kart Circuit
SurfaceAsphalt
Length.85 miles (1.368 km)
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Driver Development Centre - 7.5% slope "Ice Hill" and 200 foot Skid Pad
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Picture of the straight, turns 16 to 8 and part of the kart circuit

Atlanta Motorsports Park (AMP) is an American auto racing facility that contains two driving circuits in the North Georgia mountains. Designed by Formula One architect Hermann Tilke, Atlanta Motorsports Park's two-mile main road course is held in high regard by outlets such as Road & Track , who named it to its list of Top 10 Tracks in North America. The park is known for the aggressive elevation changes and technical layout. Atlanta Motorsports Park has two "signature" corners as a tribute to Europe's road circuits: Belgium's Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and Germany's Nürburgring.

Contents

In close proximity to the main circuit, Atlanta Motorsports Park's Driver Development Center has an on-site skid pad and an ice hill, providing a place to test in both wet and dry conditions. Atlanta Motorsports Park's second circuit is a professional kart circuit built to CIK Level A/1 Standards. It is .83 miles in length and has 43 feet of elevation changes. [1]

History

Jeremy W. Porter is the creator and CEO of Atlanta Motorsports Park. Porter began as a driver in Formula ICC kart racing and went on to win two consecutive Southeastern Points Championships. Jeremy Porter saw the business potential in creating his own track; consequently, AMP was created. [2]

The first official race at AMP was the inaugural ChumpCar World Series Race in November 2013. [3] [4]

Road circuit description

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Picture of circuit from turns 12 to 15
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Circuit facing side of conference 21,000 square foot conference centre

AMP's road circuit consists of a two-mile track that was designed by Formula One track architect Hermann Tilke. [5] The track consists of 16 turns and 98 feet of elevation changes throughout the course. To accommodate all driver skill levels, the circuit can be configured in several different ways and can host up to three simultaneous events. Two famous corners have also been incorporated into the track: Spa-Francorchamp's corner of Eau Rouge and the famous Carousel corner from Germany's Nürburgring track. [6]

Kart circuit

AMP's kart circuit is a 0.85 mi (1.368 km) long track that can be divided into four separate tracks and allows up to three simultaneous events at once. The track was built to meet CIK Level A standards, and the full course has 43 feet of elevation changes. It is known around the world to have the most radical elevation changes of any kart track in the world. [7]

AMP hosts a few different kart races, including Endurance Karting, WKA, Chump Car, SCCA, NASA, World Racing League, ProCup Karting League, member racing series, time trials, and the Public Karting Racing Series. [8]

In the media

In 2013, AMP was featured on an episode of MotoMan when George J. Notaras (MotoMan) interviewed the Vice President of Marketing for Cadillac, Don Butler, and drove a Cadillac ATS around the track. [9]

Motor Trend's Wide Open Throttle drove and reviewed the 2013 Cadillac ATS at the road circuit, where the article and video were then posted on July 26, 2012. [10] [11]

A commercial for the Ford Escape EcoBoost challenge that aired in March 2013 was filmed at the road circuit. [12]

CNN Money filmed a segment at the road circuit on the Aston Martin Rapide S that aired in June 2013. [13]

AMP was also a part of Taste of Speed's Rally For CURE 2013, a charity driving event that started at Ferrari Maserati of Atlanta and ended at Atlanta Motorsports Park. [14] The event was created to raise money for CURE Childhood Cancer, 2013 was its inaugural year. [15]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Jeremy Porter - Biography" (PDF). atlantamotorsportspark.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 1, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Chump Car Track List". ChumpCar International LLC. Archived from the original on February 7, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Inaugural CHUMP CAR World Series Race Nov. 2013 Report". atlantamotorsportspark. November 6, 2013. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Speed Calculation" (PDF).
  6. ↑ "Atlanta Motorsports Park - Track Review". Source Interlink Media. July 20, 2013. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  7. ↑ "The Kart Circuit". atlantamotorsportspark.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
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