Bring a Child’s $20 Gift & See NASA Races at Road Atlanta

It’s hard to capture all that’s going on at Road Atlanta this weekend in one short headline.  Yes, you get to watch your favorite NASA races with high performance street cars and race cars battling for position around the Road Atlanta circuit.  Yes, you can bring …

See Spooky-Fast SCCA Racing at Road Atlanta

The promotional material about the Sports Car Club of America’s (SCCA) races at Road Atlanta over the Halloween weekend mentions “fire-breathing Corvettes.”   Ain’t that the truth! SCCA races include the widest and wildest variety of cars driven by amateur and semi-pro drivers anywhere this side of I-285 …

The Petit Le Mans ~ Road Atlanta Captures the Racing World’s Attention

With the possible exception of Gainesville’s notoriety for being the Poultry Capital of America, we don’t receive much global attention.  Even our Bridge to Nowhere downtown doesn’t get its share of the world’s notice.  Then, once a year, the Petit Le Mans races come to Road Atlanta …

3 Goals of the Lake Lanier Association

The Lake Lanier Association (LLA) stays true to its primary goals: keeping Lake Lanier Clean Full and Safe. What I like most about LLA is how they successfully work with various local, state and federal agencies to keep Lanier clean, full and safe. They’re guardians …

Fatality at Road Atlanta Motorcycle Races

What began as another weekend of world-class WERA motorcycle racing ended with a fatality at Road Atlanta. According to Hall County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Deputy Nicole Bailes 29-year-old Andrew White from Dallas, Georgia, was participating in one of the WERA motorcycle events on Saturday, …

Mitty Vintage Races at Road Atlanta April 24-27, 2014

There’s a bit of Walter Mitty in us all. Who is he?  According to the website who2.com: Walter Mitty appears in the short story The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, written by humorist James Thurber and published in The New Yorker in 1939. Mitty is …

Canada National Canoe Kayak Team Trials: April 25-27

The Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club has more good news for us. They’ll be hosting the Canoe Kayak Canada National Team Trials during the weekend of April 25th through the 27th at the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue. The races will begin at 8:30 AM.  Friday and Saturday’s races will …

Morgan House: New Lake Lanier Olympic Venue Manager

The board of directors of the non-profit group Gainesville-Hall ’96 has selected Mr. Morgan House to be the venue manager for the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue. Morgan has 18 years experience as a member of Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club and was a contender in …

Road Atlanta Racers are Starting Their Engines

March is starting off like a Ferrari at Road Atlanta, just down the road from Lake Lanier. First in line are the National Auto Sport Association (NASA) races, beginning on Friday, March 14, 2014. These outstanding motor car competitions have: Endurance Challenges, Spec Miata, American Iron, …