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What does Road Atlanta and Mick Jagger Have in Common?

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Category: History

01 Jul

Hey movie and racing trivia enthusiasts – What do Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones and Road Atlanta have in common?  Not much.  But there is a strange connection…

In 1992 the movie “Freejack” was released, starring Emilio Estavez and Mick Jagger.  A major scene in that movie was filmed at Road Atlanta. Take a look at the first few seconds of this trailer and watch the scene from Road Atlanta- <<CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE TRAILER>>

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10 Petit Le Mans Memories to Remember

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Category: Petit Le Mans

28 Jun

Over the past 15 years there have been many thrilling moments at the Petit Le Mans powered by Mazda. This year’s race runs October 16-19 and will certainly be another classic as Road Atlanta bids farewell to the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón (tickets are on sale here!).

So here are ten great memories from Petit Le Mans (it was hard to pick only ten):

1998 – The first Petit Le Mans will forever be remembered for the spectacular incident when the Porsche driven by Yannick Dalmas did a back flip along the backstretch. Here’s the video: Click Here

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Several Le Mans Teams and Drivers Coming to Petit Le Mans

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Category: Petit Le Mans

18 Jun

The 24 Hours of Le Mans runs this weekend at the famous French circuit.   In four months the 16^th Annual Petit Le Mans runs at Road Atlanta, featuring several of the same teams competing at Le Mans.

At the recent Le Mans test day, nine cars representing six teams from the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón and the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series participated.

World's best non-factory
LMP1 team: Rebellion Racing

The GT class at Le Mans is perhaps the most intriguing: Corvette, Viper, Porsche, Ferrari and Aston Martin are all entered, and all those marques will likely be represented at Petit Le Mans (plus BMW!). The American muscle rivalry of Corvette vs. Viper could make this year’s Petit one of the most exciting ever!

The LMP2 category entry is huge at Le Mans- and remember that P2 cars will be part of the new United SportsCar Racing Series next year. Level 5 Motorsports will be a top challenger at Le Mans and this USA-based team will also be at Petit Le Mans later this year.

The world’s best non-factory LMP1 team is Rebellion. While challenging the factory Audi and Toyota teams for the overall win is unlikely at Le Mans, you can be sure their Lola will be the big favorite at Petit Le Mans. Rebellion won last year at Road Atlanta’s 1,000-mile classic and is running the full ALMS calendar this year.

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