Atlanta Motorsports Park facts for kids
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 |
| 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 |
| Race lap record | 1:15.89 (Bruce Roch, West Race Cars, 2013, West WX10) |
| Kart Circuit | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | .85 mi (1.368 km) |
Atlanta Motorsports Park (AMP) is an exciting place for auto racing in the mountains of North Georgia, United States. It has two special tracks for driving. A famous designer named Hermann Tilke, who creates tracks for Formula One races, designed this park.
The main road course at AMP is two miles long. It is considered one of the best tracks in North America by magazines like Road & Track. Drivers love its big changes in height and tricky turns. The park even has two special corners that are like famous parts of tracks in Europe: Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium and the Nürburgring in Germany.
Near the main track, there is a Driver Development Center. This center has a special area called a skid pad and an "ice hill." These areas help drivers practice in both wet and dry conditions. AMP also has a professional kart racing track. It is about 0.85 miles long and has many ups and downs, with 43 feet of elevation changes.
Contents
How Atlanta Motorsports Park Started
Jeremy W. Porter is the person who created and leads Atlanta Motorsports Park. Before building AMP, Jeremy was a successful kart racer. He won two championships in the Southeastern Points series.
Jeremy saw a great chance to build his own racing track. Because of his vision, AMP was created. The very first official race at AMP was the ChumpCar World Series Race. This exciting event happened in November 2013.
Exploring the Main Road Circuit
The main road circuit at AMP is two miles long. It was designed by Hermann Tilke, a well-known architect for Formula One tracks. This track has 16 turns and goes up and down by 98 feet.
The circuit can be set up in different ways. This means it can host many types of drivers and events. It can even hold up to three races at the same time! Two famous corners from Europe are part of this track. These are the Eau Rouge corner from Spa-Francorchamps and the Carousel corner from Germany's Nürburgring.
Zooming Around the Kart Track
AMP's kart circuit is about 0.85 miles long. It can be split into four smaller tracks. This allows up to three different events to happen at once. The track was built to high international standards called CIK Level A.
The full kart course has 43 feet of elevation changes. It is known worldwide for having some of the most exciting ups and downs of any kart track. AMP hosts many different kart races. These include Endurance Karting, WKA, and the Public Karting Racing Series.
Atlanta Motorsports Park in the Media
Atlanta Motorsports Park has been featured in many media stories. In 2013, it appeared on an episode of MotoMan. The show's host, George J. Notaras, interviewed a Vice President from Cadillac there. He also drove a Cadillac ATS around the track.
Motor Trend's Wide Open Throttle also reviewed the 2013 Cadillac ATS. They drove it on the road circuit. An article and video about this were posted in July 2012.
A commercial for the Ford Escape EcoBoost challenge was filmed at the road circuit. This commercial aired in March 2013. CNN Money filmed a segment about the Aston Martin Rapide S at the road circuit. This segment was shown in June 2013.
AMP also took part in Taste of Speed's Rally For CURE 2013. This was a charity driving event. It started at Ferrari Maserati of Atlanta and finished at Atlanta Motorsports Park. The event raised money for CURE Childhood Cancer. 2013 was the first year for this special event.
