Atlanta Motorsports Park (AMP) is an American

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facility that contains two driving circuits in the North Georgia mountains. Designed by

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architect Hermann Tilke, Atlanta Motorsports Park's two-mile main road course is held in high regard by outlets such as ''

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'', who named it to its list of Top 10 Tracks in North America. The park is known for the aggressive elevation changes and technical layout. Atlanta Motorsports Park has two “signature” corners as a tribute to Europe's road circuits – Belgium's

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and Germany's

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. In close proximity to the main circuit, Atlanta Motorsports Park's Driver Development Center has an on-site skid pad and an ice hill, providing a place to test in both wet and dry conditions. Atlanta Motorsports Park's second circuit is a professional kart circuit built to CIK Level A/1 Standards. It is .83 miles in length and has 43 feet of elevation changes.

History

Jeremy W. Porter is the creator and

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of Atlanta Motorsports Park. Porter began as a driver in Formula ICC kart racing and went on to win two consecutive Southeastern Points Championships. Jeremy Porter saw the business potential in creating his own track; consequently, AMP was created. The first official race at AMP was the Inaugural ChumpCar World Series Race in November 2013.

Road circuit description

AMP's road circuit consists of a two mile long track that was designed by

track architect Hermann Tilke. The track consists of 16 turns and 98 feet of elevation changes throughout the course. To accommodate all driver skill levels, the circuit can be configured in several different ways and can host up to three simultaneous events. Two famous corners have also been incorporated into the track: Spa-Francorchamp's corner of Eau Rouge and the famous

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from Germany's

track.

Kart circuit

AMP's kart circuit is a long track that can be divided into four separate tracks and allows up to three simultaneous events at once. The track was built to meet CIK Level A standards and the full course has 43 feet of elevation changes. It is known around the world to have the most radical elevation changes of any kart track in the world. AMP hosts a few different kart races including Endurance Karting, WKA, Chump Car, SCCA, NASA, World Racing League, ProCup Karting League, member racing series, time trials, and the Public Karting Racing Series.

In the media

In 2013 AMP was featured on an episode of MotoMan when George J. Notaras (MotoMan) interviewed the Vice President of Marketing for

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, Don Butler, and drove a Cadillac ATS around the track. Motor trend's Wide Open Throttle drove and reviewed the 2013 Cadillac ATS at the road circuit where the article and video was then posted on July 26, 2012. A commercial for the Ford Escape EcoBoost challenge that aired in March 2013 was filmed at the road circuit.

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filmed a segment at the road circuit on the

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that aired in June 2013. AMP was also a part of Taste of Speed's Rally For CURE 2013, a charity driving event that started at

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of Atlanta and ended at Atlanta Motorsports Park. The event was created to raise money for CURE Childhood Cancer, 2013 was its inaugural year.

Electric Vehicle Charging

In 2023, AMP announced a partnership with Indigo Energy and Autel Energy to host Direct Current Fast Chargers (DCFCs) on its property. According to the 2023 press release, AMP and Indigo Energy would begin this phase of their partnership with five dual-port DCFCs, able to charge 10 EVs simultaneously. Each DCFC is rated for an output of 160kW, for a site total of 800kW. AMP and Indigo Energy have agreed that the charging infrastructure would be able to upgrade to get the site total to 900kW or 180kW to each charging station. Operating with an input voltage of 480VAC, these charging stations can output 150 to 950 VDC to match any EV's request. These stations will be equipped with dual CCS1 ports for simultaneous charging. The cables on these charging stations are limited to 400A output, allowing even ~400V EVs to charge over 150kW. In addition to the added DC Fast Charging, Indigo Energy will also be upgrading the Level 2 AC Charging equipment on site. There will be three dual-port Autel MaxiCharger AC Ultra units. Each of these new Level 2 AC charging stations will have a maximum output of 16.6kW.

References

External links

{{Commons category, Atlanta Motorsports Park
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