Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta
Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta is regarded as one of the top road courses in the world. It’s an over 2.500-mile road track located near Gainesville, Georgia. Michelin Raceway is 35 miles north of Atlanta and only a few minutes' drive from Chateau Elan.
Sports car racing, both novice and pros, and motorbike competitions, and drive schools, business activities, and tests for race teams are only some of the events held at the venue. There are 12 corners on the course. The Petit Le Mans, as well as AMA races are hold year round, and also several other events. The Michelin Tower, a five-story state-of-the-art building with private rooms and a 300-person hospitality space, media center, meeting space, catering facilities, race control, timing and scoring, and a rooftop terrace, is also part of the property.
The Motul Petit Le Mans, Drift Atlanta, MotoAmerica, and the HSR Mitty are all held at Michelin Raceway.
It was built on a 750-acre parcel of farmland near Braselton, Georgia, that was purchased in 1969 with the with the goal of creating the best road racing track. The organizer decided to replace it with Road Atlanta when a Can-Am event was canceled. The course took shape quickly after that, with the road course excavation, grading, and paving taking less than a half a year.
In 1970, the very first competition was held. More top-tier races, like as Can-Am, Formula 5000, IMSA Camel GT, and Trans-Am, Sports Car Club of America, the SCCA Runoffs came to Road Atlanta between 1970 and 1993
In 1978 the facility was sold and moved through several owners before declaring bankruptcy in 1993. To buy the track, Frank Drendel, Jim Kanely, Eddie Edwards, George Nuse, and Bill Waddell formed a partnership with business professionals Frank Drendel, Jim Kanely, Eddie Edwards, George Nuse, and Bill Waddell. The following few years were devoted gradually improving the facility. The premises were renovated and the track was expanded and repaved. New facilities were created, others were renovated, and the track was widened and resurfaced.
Don Panoz bought the facility in 1996, intending to use it as a headquarters for his motorsports-related businesses. The first substantial improvements that brought the circuit up to FIA standards, a new pit and paddock area was built, allowing for larger events and international competitions to take place were made to the course by Panoz.
With the first Petit Le Mans endurance race in 1998, drew international attention and with that, serious racing returned to Road Atlanta.
The Tour de Georgia's fourth stage, one of the country's largest cycling stage races, was held at Road Atlanta in 2008. Instead of employing more efficient trial bikes, the stage was completed on normal racing bikes.
The facility was acquired by IMSA Holdings in 2012 as part of the acquisition of Panoz Motor Sports Group. The Grand AM and American Le Mans Series were to be combined. As part of the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, the NASCAR K&N series returned here in 2013.
The Kim Harmon Scrotium 500, took place in 2017.
The track was renamed Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta in 2019.
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Michelin Raceway held the PNC Atlanta 10 Miler: Extreme Hill Edition and 4k Races in 2020.
Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta
5300 Winder Hwy, Braselton, GA 30517
(800) 849-7223
Sports car racing, both novice and pros, and motorbike competitions, and drive schools, business activities, and tests for race teams are only some of the events held at the venue. There are 12 corners on the course. The Petit Le Mans, as well as AMA races are hold year round, and also several other events. The Michelin Tower, a five-story state-of-the-art building with private rooms and a 300-person hospitality space, media center, meeting space, catering facilities, race control, timing and scoring, and a rooftop terrace, is also part of the property.
The Motul Petit Le Mans, Drift Atlanta, MotoAmerica, and the HSR Mitty are all held at Michelin Raceway.
It was built on a 750-acre parcel of farmland near Braselton, Georgia, that was purchased in 1969 with the with the goal of creating the best road racing track. The organizer decided to replace it with Road Atlanta when a Can-Am event was canceled. The course took shape quickly after that, with the road course excavation, grading, and paving taking less than a half a year.
In 1970, the very first competition was held. More top-tier races, like as Can-Am, Formula 5000, IMSA Camel GT, and Trans-Am, Sports Car Club of America, the SCCA Runoffs came to Road Atlanta between 1970 and 1993
In 1978 the facility was sold and moved through several owners before declaring bankruptcy in 1993. To buy the track, Frank Drendel, Jim Kanely, Eddie Edwards, George Nuse, and Bill Waddell formed a partnership with business professionals Frank Drendel, Jim Kanely, Eddie Edwards, George Nuse, and Bill Waddell. The following few years were devoted gradually improving the facility. The premises were renovated and the track was expanded and repaved. New facilities were created, others were renovated, and the track was widened and resurfaced.
Don Panoz bought the facility in 1996, intending to use it as a headquarters for his motorsports-related businesses. The first substantial improvements that brought the circuit up to FIA standards, a new pit and paddock area was built, allowing for larger events and international competitions to take place were made to the course by Panoz.
With the first Petit Le Mans endurance race in 1998, drew international attention and with that, serious racing returned to Road Atlanta.
The Tour de Georgia's fourth stage, one of the country's largest cycling stage races, was held at Road Atlanta in 2008. Instead of employing more efficient trial bikes, the stage was completed on normal racing bikes.
The facility was acquired by IMSA Holdings in 2012 as part of the acquisition of Panoz Motor Sports Group. The Grand AM and American Le Mans Series were to be combined. As part of the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, the NASCAR K&N series returned here in 2013.
The Kim Harmon Scrotium 500, took place in 2017.
The track was renamed Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta in 2019.
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Michelin Raceway held the PNC Atlanta 10 Miler: Extreme Hill Edition and 4k Races in 2020.
Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta
5300 Winder Hwy, Braselton, GA 30517
(800) 849-7223
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