First off, pictures of the amazing track that is Road Atlanta

The elevation change is

End of the front straight and turn-1


Turns before the Esses and turn-5 in the background


The beautiful steep downhill Esses and turn-5


Between turn-6 and 7


The famous turn-10a and 10b


The view of turn-12 and start of the front straight from the Suzuki bridge


The view of turn-12 and start of the front straight from the Yokohama bridge

 

Now for the eye-candy!!!

The LMP1 class winning Peugeot


LMP2 class winner Dyson Racing Mazda


GT2 class winner Risi Ferrari


The awesome Flying Lizard Racing Porches


The new Rocket Sports Racing Jaguar that will join the GT2 field in 2010


The new for 2009 Corvette C6R running in GT2


Also new for 2009 and sexy BMW M3 running in GT2


Always front-running and legendary Audi TDI R-15 of the LMP1 class


Boris Said's Speed World Challenge GT Mustang


James Clay's Speed World Challenge Touring Car BMW 328


.....and just for the heck of it, Jimmie Johnson's Chevy Impala displayed in the GM area

 

Now for the action shots and special mentions....

The damaged FarnbacherLoles Porche involved in the wreck that destroyed the LMP1 Patron Acura


The driver of the above Porche Dirk Werner being interviewed after the wreck


Patron Acura racing team's lead driver David Brabham being interviewed after the wreck. The other driver of the team Scott Sharp was driving the car when it wrecked.


Very popular Mid-A Honda Challenge driver Kevin Helms between turn6 and 7 during the SWC-TC race


The Bimmerworld team BMWs running 1-2-3 during the SWC-TC race, they ended up sweeping the podium


ALMS-GT2 Rahal Letterman Racing BMW M3s in the grid waiting to go out for qualifying


ALMS-LMP1 Peugeots in the grid waiting to go out for qualifying


Speed World Challenge GT cars on the front straight gridded and ready for their F1 style standing start


A classic BMW E30 race car


A pristine Corvette Sting Ray that attracted a lot of attention parked in the corvette corral

 

A professional photographer that was carrying some pricey equipment to capture the action.


I definitely did not have anything even remotely close. All my pictures are from a digital Canon Elph SD450.

 

The customary "I was there having loads of fun" and "I can't believe I'm this close to million dollar machines and racing royalties" picture.

 

......and FINALLY,



...nuff said!!

 

 

 

The pics make me hope I can do the December event down there.

 

Great pics Mani. You've definitely got an Egyptian thing going on in your shot--notice your pointy dog ears. (Am I the only one that sees the hieroglyphic pointy dog ears?)

Thanks for sharing. Road Atlanta does look like a fantastic track.