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April 29, 2014

New club lets members drive their fast cars

  • The Georgia country club is adding a $3 million clubhouse with 14 luxury garages and a lift so members can display their cars during parties.
    • By JOHNNY CLARK
    Associated Press

    DAWSONVILLE, Ga. — Hidden in a remote area at the foothills of the Great Smokey Mountains, there's a new country club of sorts for the well-heeled. You won't find them driving golf balls down a fairway because they're too busy driving exotic cars. Fast.

    After more than four years in development, Atlanta Motorsports Park has a growing membership to run its two-mile road course and a waiting list to lease garage space. CEO Jeremy Porter created the development based on the slogan, “Why Buy a Fast Car, You Can't Drive Fast.”


     
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