Road Atlanta Track Days Sept.9-10, 2000

Vince Howard and Wei-Shen Chin checking in at The Chateau Elan at Road Atlanta

Florida members Vince Howard and Wei-Shen Chin made the 8 hour trip to Atlanta, GA, the site of NSXPO 2000, to participate in the Track Days driving school at Road Atlanta.  This is a two day driving school with multiple run groups and some really neat cars.

Road Atlanta is a 2-mile 12-turn track set in the hills northeast of Atlanta.  The track is AWESOME with marked elevation change and many technical corners.  I was able to reach 145mph on the back straight before braking hard for the 9-10 combination before cresting the hill where the earth FALLS AWAY and you're looking at the sky.  You know the track is there somewhere below you to the right....very intimidating.  The track is the Laguna Seca of the east.

Since I'm updating the site from our hotel room at Atlanta Airport I'll upload some pictures and minimal copy.  More story later when I get back to Orlando.

Vince Howard, Mark and Maria Hicks day 1 (Mark bought Paul Nichols silver NSX)

me and my NSX in pit lane

pit overview

Jim Bauman runs his Type R through turn 12

S2000 and a beautiful sounding 355F1 with Tubi exhaust in turn 12

Vince Howard flies through turn 12 at 80+mph

this Ferrari spun coming out of turn 5 (an uphill left) and tagged the inside wall...it happened right in front of me...thank goodness my right foot stayed on the throttle and the back end stayed put...

views of the Road Atlanta track....the Essess, turns 3 through 5

looking back at turns 9 and 10 (speeds down the long straight in the distance reach 145mph in my car)

a supercharged Mustang passes a BMW in the front straight

Vince, Alex, and our NSXs in front of the brand new Alpharetta Marriott, headquarters hotel of NSXPO2000

Steve Grenleski's NSX with cars in pursuit

Surprise!!...John Foster from El Paso runs into me in the Chateau Elan lobby!

More photos and copy will be uploaded as they becomes available.