BMW CCA Driving School At Road Atlanta

This was my second time at Road Atlanta but my first time behind the wheel of my own car. The last time was at a Cadillac sponsored event and we only did a few laps at about 6/10ths. We had beautiful weather for the weekend and it is always great to drive with my friends from the Peachtree Chapter of the BMW CCA.

As is always the case, the first session of the weekend in the C Group is slow going for the first couple of laps to help everyone get familiar with the track. There are typically lots of “trains” and today was no different. You have to remember to your first weekend of HPDE and be patient.

Still getting familiar with the track at Road Atlanta during session 2 on Saturday. Like most tracks, there are a couple of tricky turns to work through. Road Atlanta is a great combination of technical driving and put your foot down all out straight aways.

By session 3 the first timers were getting used to being on track and there weren’t as many trains to contend with. I was able to carry a bit more speed in a few places and had to adjust my braking points, but all minor tweaks.

During session 3 we started lining up early on the grid to get out in front of slower cars and drive in some clean air. Unfortunately I screwed up the Track Addict app and selected a AutoX segment instead of Road Atlanta. This messed up lap data and times a bit, but none of that matters when your in the car on the track!

All in all, a good 1st day getting up to speed at Road Atlanta.