jstout

Just registered for the Tracks Unlimited hpde at Atlanta Motorsport Park on Feb 18, 19. Who wants to get on track early this year. Track is south of Atlanta, so maybe weather will give us a break. Here is a paste from their website:

When: February 18-19, 2012
Where: Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton GA http://www.atlantamotorspeedway.com/
Registration: $449 (includes instructor for Novice drivers)
Track Time: 3.5 hours of track time per run group per day (including "Unlimited" hour)


Find out more info including a track map here: http://tracksunlimited.net


Cool Track Video: http://youtu.be/_zssFoWDBxk


Tracks Unlimited Trailer: http://youtu.be/GiCuXqxf36E

gmccreary

Jerry,
In your first sentence you say Atlanta Motorsports Park. You do mean Atlanta Motor Speedway don't you?

jaa1992

It seems that the Roval Road Course hasn't been used in a while.
I signed up to instruct - does anyone have a line on video or a better track map with elevation changes?
I've been out to the Oval a few times so I'm ok on the banking, have seen the road course paving, and have driven the Roval at Charlotte and Nashville.

Does anyone have any tips and tricks?
Anyone seen any video?
I'll drive the first session anyway and pick it up - but as an instructor I try to get all the info I can on a new track before I go out on it.

The Tracks Unlimited guys put on a good event, I've instructed for them a couple of times.

morris

I did it this past summer here you go http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7msVp5P9epM&sns=em


There are a few tricky areas one of them is a pretty sizeable bump at the end of a straight on the infield the car can catch air and it wants to go sideways once the tires get traction. I just lift off the throttle as I approach it. See it at 2:35

morris

Oh and those steel guardrails can be a surprise if you don't know they are coming

jaa1992

So they don't use the banking on Nascar 3 & 4 and stay on the low part of the front straight to make the left into the infield?

Are you comming out for the event? I know its a week after CMP

morris

Well the time I ran it you came down into the infield just a smidge on 3 exiting back onto the apron just before 4, see time stamp 3:28 view in hq if you can. You then stay on the apron until just after pit row.


Cmp is too far for me to drive but I am making plans to attend this I just need to firm things up. You know one day or two, come alone or not figure expenses,leave Memphis on Friday leave atl on Sunday or Monday etc.

I sure am hoping to attend because I need a fix in a bad way and I am going to be pissed if I don't get a chance to leave some of this expensive Mpsc rubber on a genuine racetrack instead of I40

jstout

My mistake. Atlanta Motorspeedway is correct. I guess I want to get on the new track so bad I subliminally substituted it. sorry Jerry

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SIK02SS

Wish I could make it!

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morris

I am in and bringing friends! It's going to be great

jstout

Looking forward to seeing you there. This will be a better track layout than Nashville I think. Jerry

SouthernSon

Certainly one I would not want to miss. Since the old Rockingham is closed down, this is a rare opportunity to run some banking. Weather patterns so far this year bode very well for a good outlook.

morris

Actually I think Nashville was more challenging but AMS is much faster and if I rememeber correctly it uses more of the oval as well.