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As the country’s newest race track to open it’s gates to members in beautiful Dawsonville, GA, Atlanta Motorsports Park continues to capture the interest and imagination of track day and sports car enthusiasts all over the country. Oftentimes, the best way to understand and develop an appreciation of a new racing circuit is to walk the track. Just 1 hr north of Metro Atlanta region, AMP offers an impressive array of technical corners, unprecedented elevation change, and blind corner entries and exits that will challenge the most experienced of drivers. This photo is illustrative of just how much elevation change you will experience at Atlanta Motorsports Park.

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AMP was designed by Tilke Architects , the same firm that is responsible for the design of nearly every Formula 1 circuit built in the last ten years, including the tracks in Bahrain, Sepang, and Malaysia. The track is built to extremely high levels of safety and includes FIA curbing for easy visual apex, and track out recognition.

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All of the impact zones have been buffered with sand traps, guardrails, and thousands of tires that provide energy absorption, should a driver leave the track surface unintentionally.

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Now that the track is 100% open for business, the AMP team is working on additional improvements for member, such as a club house, a timing and scoring tower, and a second round of garage construction. Every week, significant progress is being made across the board.

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This past weekend, Ryan Doi (Forged’s Sales Manager) and I spent Sunday morning enjoying a few dozen laps around AMP and finally got a good sense of what this track is all about.

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All it takes one lap around the circuit, to realize this is a very serious and challenging road course. The turns and straights come fast and furiously and quick hands and precise car control are required to master the track. With very little dwell between corners, the driver is kept very busy throughout the lap and the incredible elevation change only adds to the excitement that is Atlanta Motorsports Park.

The Forged Performance team hopes to see you all at our upcoming AMP Track Day/HPDE on July 28-29th . Spots are filling up very quickly, but it’s not too late. You can sign up by clicking on this link to our online store.

Memberships to AMP are available!

Forged Performance is pleased to announce we have signed with Atlanta Motorsports Park to offer our first private track day at the newly completed Atlanta Motorsports Park. AMP is the newest track to open their gates in the South East and many of you have undoubtedly heard of this fantastic facility. Although Forged Performance is a Founding Member of AMP, track rentals to the public are extremely limited and currently booked out for the remainder of 2012. The circuit is located in Dawsonville, Georgia just 1 hr north of metro Atlanta and offers the most extreme and radical changes in elevation most drivers will ever experience. Those that have driven the track will agree it is a real challenge to master and an enormous amount of fun.

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Event Details:

• Sat/Sun 2-Day Event: July 28th-29th, 2012

• All Skill Levels Welcome: 3 Run Groups based on experience

• All Makes and Models welcome (98dB Sound Limit Strictly Enforced)

• Up to 3 hours of track time EACH DAY

• Professional Instructors for all Novice Drivers

• Classroom Instruction by Scott Siegel of Siegel Racing

• Traqmate Data Analysis Private Training available

• Suspension Setup tips by Forged Performance Senior Technicians

• Catered Lunch both days included for Registered Drivers

• Guests Welcome for Ride-Alongs or spectating at no charge

• $495 for both Sat/Sunday

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Enrollment will be limited to only 60 drivers, and we are expecting the event to quickly sell out. Please sign up on our website, and as always, your Credit Card will not be charged until 2 weeks before the event. Once your entry is received there will be no refunds and the event will run rain or shine!

**PLEASE REGISTER HERE and note your run group: Beginner, Intermediate, or Advanced in the notes section of the order.