Return To Road Atlanta

Jerami Bailey coming through the Esses at Road Atlanta during GridLife Track Battle.

There are tracks you remember because they’re legendary. Then there are tracks you remember because they left a mark—on your pride, your car, and your story. For us, Road Atlanta is both.

The last time we rolled into this iconic Georgia circuit was 2019. We came in riding high and left on a tow strap. Turn 1 bit hard that year, put us into the wall and ended the weekend. That sting stayed with us. So when we saw Road Atlanta on the schedule for 2025, it wasn’t just another event.

It was a reckoning.

We didn’t come back just to drive. We came back to face the beast. The same pavement that broke us was now the battlefield for a redemption arc years in the making. And we survived. That alone is a victory.

Day 1: Fire Drill on Four Wheels

Session 1 was pure chaos. Nerves were high across the board and you could feel it. Lap one, we came under the Fox bridge into Turn 12 and watched five cars dive off into pit lane like they saw a ghost. Two engines grenaded themselves within minutes. The rest of the session? Basically a slow dance with disaster. No rhythm, no pace, just a chance to shake hands with the track again and remember what it feels like to be back.

Session 2 didn’t get much better. Traffic was relentless, yellow flags were flying like confetti, and the pace car made an appearance. A few competitors went full-send in all the wrong ways—erratic moves and wild lines that made it nearly impossible to find a clean lap. It was like trying to run a sprint through a stampede.

Then came Session 3, and it was more of the same madness. Wall-to-wall traffic, inconsistent pace, and only four laps before the checkered dropped. It was less "track session" and more "survival drill." But we hung in. We adapted. We got through it. End of Day 1, we were sitting P6—not where we wanted to be, but still in the fight.

Day 2: Drenched and Done

Saturday didn’t bring laps—it brought rain. All day. Sheet after sheet of it. The car stayed parked, and we stayed dry. There was nothing to gain and everything to risk. So we called it. The track never opened back up, and just like that, the weekend was over.

A Bittersweet Wrap

We won’t sugarcoat it, this weekend wasn’t what we hoped for. Less seat time, tighter schedules, a rainout on Day 2, and very little room to shine. But we walked away in one piece. The car’s in great shape. No crashes, no failures, no regrets. That’s a win in our book, especially given our last trip here.

We came back to Road Atlanta with something to prove—and while the weekend didn’t give us the full shot we wanted, we survived the return. That’s closure. That’s progress. And that’s fuel for what’s next.

Next Stop: Midwest Festival

Now it's time to bring the noise.

We’re headed back to Midwest Festival at Gingerman Raceway, and this is the one we’ve been counting down to. This event hits different—energy’s higher, vibes are stronger, and the crowd is always electric. There’s a bit of prep ahead to get the car dialed in, but morale is high and the team’s locked in.

We’re ready to put in the work, earn every lap, and make the most of every moment on track. Midwest Festival, we’re coming in focused and fired up.