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These changes brought the track up to FIA standards, so that international events could be held.

A new pit and paddock area was also constructed on the infield side of the track, allowing for larger events, and a 10,000-seat terrace area was constructed around the new Turn 10 complex.In 1998, major racing resumed at Road Atlanta with the first edition of the Petit Le Mans endurance race.

The race attracted worldwide attention, and included entries from the Le Mans-winning Porsche factory team.

Slipstream Chipotle won the stage with a time of 19:38.86, while Astana and Team High Road finished second and third respectively.The October 2008 Petit Le Mans had a four-day crowd of 113,000 people with an average weekend crowd of nearly 80,000 fans.[1] The race entry list includes a number of new and returning cars.

The race would be the first race of the American Le Mans Series and included a spectacular accident where a Porsche 911 GT1 backflipped and flew into the side barriers.

The track was also digitally created for Electronic Arts' F1 series (´01 - ´02), then "modded" to be compatible with mutiple PC games.

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