4 Hours of Road Atlanta (Winner Ford/FM Racing)

4 Hours of Road Atlanta


Road Atlanta is a 2.54-mile (4.088 km) road course located just north of Braselton, Georgia, USA. The facility is utilized for a wide variety of events, including professional and amateur sports car and motorcycle races, racing and driving schools, corporate programs and testing for motorsports teams. 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 the Petit Le Mans, as well as AMA motorcycle racing, and smaller events throughout the year.

Target time: 1:23.000
Qualifying: 3/17 3pm EST, 27 laps (25 flying laps)
Race: 3/24 3pm EST
Pit window: 40min. - 20min. Each stint

Tight track, tight racing, could be a nerve racking 4 hours! CANT WAIT!!!

My test track! I am sure that I will still be slow, but I do know this track!

Always seem to have issues here.

Hopefully Fords aren't as prone to rolling as a Volkswagen is...

quack

Only I can properly roll a vw!

Are those the right dates?

I had it for 2/24 instead of 3/24 lol sorry about that

Oh it's THIS track next! This is one of my favorite tracks to run the GT2 'Vette on--and it loves this place.

thats what i like to hear

Dad's a former owner of this track see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_Atlanta in the "History" section, one of the 1993 purchasers Bill Waddell), have driven here IRL, and you all will probably still kill me, but it is my test track, just like Lucky. I love this place like Spa. Kind of reminds me of VIR, which Forza needs to get on their list.

More Bio:

Road Atlanta, a track full of lore and red clay, drivers often call it "Red Atlanta" and the likes of Paul Newman, Jerry Glanville, and Mario Andretti have raced there. It is nestled in the North Georgia hills not far from Bill Elliot's home town and is indeed the home town of Kim Bassinger (possibly the most beautiful movie star ever, IMO). After the glory days in the 1970's the track fell into disrepair and rumor has it that the owner used to land planes full of cocaine on the backstretch.

After the 1993 purchase, the old track started creaking back to life. Back was the famous Trans-Am series. Commercials even were filmed there. Exxon brought their famous and very real "tiger" in the tank and he promptly got loose while the commercial was being filmed. The famous "dip" was removed by new owner Panoz, which in many drivers' mind was like removing Eau Rouge from Spa. Ironically, this was done to bring the track "up to FIA standards" for the new American LeMans Series. NASCAR, under the influence of the infamous Bruton Smith (who some say helped destroy the traditional roots of the sport, said "NASCAR would never race" at Road Atlanta. Strange because,

This is the saddest news of all: "In September 2012, the track was purchased by NASCAR...."

WE OWN EVERYTHING!!! LOL

RR Lucky Dog wrote:WE OWN EVERYTHING!!! LOL

leasing is not owning! Let alone everything you have is rent to own from Aarons

Talking about NASCAR. And I own nothing from Aaron's. some people might take offense to that response, I on the other hand do not. Lol. Lucky Dog is the going to get you that 60 inch flat screen, with a 60% upcharge after 90 days.

Please Send me a pm stating who will be qualifying for your team this weekend.

I still need qualifiers from most teams pm'd to me. Please send these to me as soon as you can.

10-4 my good man

Still need qualifying drivers for the following teams:

Turner Yellow
Turner Black
Flying Lizard
Team Lemons
Ford/FM Racing
Boosted Evolution Racing Group

Please PM your drivers to be guys

Qualifying room will be open in 15 min.

Congrats to flying lizard for getting pole at Road Atlanta

ATTENTION ALL TEAM LEADERS

please send your stint roster to me this week please. I will not view them until sunday. Please put put your team name, and Road Atlanta in the subject bar.

.... i see a vette lerking in the shadows.....

Stint rosters received:

Speed 2 RG
Turner Yellow (No qual penalty)
Corvette Racing
Team Lemons
Turner Black

I am keeping a rolling status of all teams that have sent me rosters. I will emphasize that i am not looking at these rosters.

ROSCOEpCOTRAIN wrote:.... i see a vette lerking in the shadows.....

We had a good qual, race should be good for sure.

Please sent those stint rosters guys. As soon as you find out who is running where. Pm those to me before Saturday at midnight EDT.

Thanks