Atlanta Motorsports Park

Not to be confused with Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Atlanta Motorsports Park

Atlanta Motorsports Park
Location Dawson County, Dawsonville, Georgia, United States
Time zone UTC-5 (UTC-4 DST)
Coordinates 34°26′05″N 84°10′37″W / 34.43472°N 84.17694°W / 34.43472; -84.17694Coordinates: 34°26′05″N 84°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
Surface Asphalt
Length 2 mi (3.2186 km)
Turns 16
Lap record 1:15.89 (Bruce Roch, West Race Cars, 2013, West WX10)
Kart Circuit
Surface Asphalt
Length .85 mi (1.368 km)
Driver Development Centre - 7.5% slope "Ice Hill" and 200 foot Skid Pad
Picture of the straight, turns 16 to 8 and part of the kart circuit
Road side view of 21,000 square foot conference centre
AMP Racer Conditioning Room
AMP Fireside Lounge
Parabolica class, meeting, event space for rent, full wireless audio and video systems
Eau Rouge Training, Class, Event space for rent, with full wireless audio and video. Glass wall opens up into the main space

Atlanta Motorsports Park (AMP) is home to two driving circuits in the North Georgia mountains. Designed by Formula One architect Herman Tilke, Atlanta Motorsports Park's two-mile main road course was recently voted one of the Top 10 Tracks in North America by Road & Track Magazine. 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 Spa-Francochamps and Germany’s Nurburgring. 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

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

AMP's road circuit consists of a two mile long track that was designed by Formula One track architect Hermann Tilke. 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.[5]

Kart circuit

AMP's kart circuit is a .85 mile 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.[6]

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.[7]

Track amenities

AMP Conference Centre

Atlanta Motorsports Park strives to deliver an experience for all our members and guests that goes above and beyond the average motorsports park. Here is a link to the clubhouse and other grounds @ AMP: https://goo.gl/photos/vv18mwi476q5fQyC6 That’s why we are home to a wide variety of luxuries and amenities ready to be enjoyed whenever you find yourself off the circuit. Our facilities include a members-lounge, fitness center, kids play room, three break out class or meeting rooms, a car elevator to bring cars to the second floor, a bar, catering kitchen, audio / video systems, and wine and humidor room. The WiFi system is a ruckus and covers the entire complex, the audio and video systems with wireless, hand-held microphones and lavalieres.[8]

AMP is a public facility but has a membership component, AMP offers four types of memberships:

Kart : Kart / Mini-Moto / Autocross allows access to the kart circuit for up to 120 days.

Tungsten Membership: Tungsten Membership gives member's access to AMP for up to 60 days annually. The membership includes private showers, membership deck, Starbucks, and personal parties in membership lounge.

Platinum Membership: Platinum Membership gives member's access to AMP for 120 days annually. This membership also comes with a PING AMP Golf Shirt and an AMP Hats. It also includes a personal locker in the member's locker room, early entry into events, access to private showers, membership deck, Starbucks, and personal parties in membership lounge.

Diamond Membership: Diamond Membership gives member’s access to AMP for up to 180 days annually. This membership gives comes with a PING AMP Golf Shirt and an AMP Hats. It also includes a personal locker in the member's locker room, early entry into events, access to private showers, membership deck, Starbucks, and personal parties in membership lounge.

In the media

In 2016 AMP was ranked one of the Top Ten Tracks in North America by Road and Track.

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 was 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]

References

  1. ↑ "The Road Circuit". atlantamotorsports.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  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. ↑ "Atlanta Motorsports Park - Track Review". Source Interlink Media. July 20, 2013. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  6. ↑ "The Kart Curcuit". atlantamotorsportspark.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Kart/Mini/Autocross". atlantamotorsportspark.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Memberships". atlantamotorsportspark.com. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  9. ↑ "2013 Cadillac ATS on the Track!". Kythira Studios. August 2, 2012. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  10. ↑ Ayapana, Erick (July 26, 2012). "Wide Open Throttle Drives the 2013 Cadillac ATS, Production Starts Toda". Motor Trend Magazine, Source Interlink Media. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Cadillac ATS First Drive - Wide Open Throttle Episode 26". youtube.com, Motor Trend Channel. July 26, 2012. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Ford Eco Boost Challenge TV Spot, 'Motor Trend'". iSpot.tv, Inc. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  13. ↑ Bassett, Abigail. "Aston Martin's practical supercar". CNN Money. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Rally for Cure 2013". atlantamotorsportspark.com. December 1, 2013. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Rally For CURE". Taste of Speed. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2014.

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