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Time: August 16, 2017 from 2:30pm to 8:30pm
Location: Atlanta Motorsports Park
Street: 20 Duck Thurmond Rd
City/Town: DAWSONVILLE Georgia
Website or Map: http://www.peachtreemiata.com
Phone: (770) 318-0987
Event Type: track, night, car, show
Organized By: ATLANTA MOTORSPORTS PARK
Latest Activity: Jul 17, 2017
SCCA TRACK NIGHT IN AMERICA
Atlanta Motorsports Park and the SCCA Hosts Track Night in America! Cost is $150 for three 20 minute sessions on the track. Never been on a track? Pace laps are great way to see what it's all about and best of all, they're free!
ATLANTA MOTORSPORTS PARK (AMP)
Atlanta Motorsports Park (AMP) is a road circuit designed by famed Formula One architects, Hermann Tilke. AMP is a 2-mile road circuit with elevation changes, technical circuit layout, high-speed straights and two ‘signature’ corners designed to pay homage to famed European race circuits; Belgium’s Spa-Francochamps and the iconic ‘Carousel’ from Germany’s Nurburgring. Incorporating these most famous and exciting elements of all of tracks only hints at how much fun AMP is.
ON-SITE AUTOCROSS TEST AND TUNE COURSE
In addition to the standard Track Night in America event, SCCA will also be hosting an on-site autocross test and tune in the paddock area at AMP. Anyone may participate by purchasing 5 run tickets for $25. If you sign-up for Track Night, you will receive a $5 discount and get 5 runs for $20. Additional runs may be purchased for $10 per 3 runs. Also, if as part of your Track Night registration you sign-up for an SCCA membership, you will receive your first 5 runs for FREE!!! Sign-up and registration for the autocross will be available in the same area as the Track Night event check-in area. The autocross will run from 4:00PM until 8:00PM (during the Track Night on track hours) and is available to anyone who wishes to participate.
TRACK SPECIFIC RULES
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1967 Mercedes-Benz 250SL
Introduced in late 1966 for a short, single-year production run, the 1967 Mercedes-Benz 250SL holds a special place in the “Pagoda” lineage (W113 series) as the rarest variant, with only about 5,196 units built. Positioned between the earlier 230SL and the later 280SL, the 250SL…
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American Bantam “Woody” Station Wagon
The American Bantam Car Company was a small but innovative automaker based in Butler, Pennsylvania. Originally established as American Austin in the 1920s to produce miniature cars under license from the British Austin Motor Company, the firm reorganized…
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1958 Porsche 356 Speedster
The 1958 Porsche 356 Speedster marks the swan song of one of Porsche’s most iconic and minimalist models. Originally introduced in 1954 at the urging of U.S. importer Max Hoffman, the Speedster was designed to be a low cost, lightweight, stripped-down entry sports car that could double as a weekend racer, especially for the California sports car scene. With its low windshield,…
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