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DMTD April update
Category: Track Days News
Next event - June 27-28
For those that would like to purchase and install any video or data recording devices please contact Joe Hullett with Digital Competition Systems. He can be sure you get the right product for your application. Joe will install it for at our event at no charge if you arrange it ahead of our time. Click on the icon for entire line of products and services and contact infomation.
We had a successful sold out event at VIR in April. Thanks to all that came and participated.
Atlanta Motorsports Park will be active this week after a long awaited completion! We will be scheduling a date for our DMTD event soon. Watch for an announcement and be sure to put it on your calendar. "I drove the track yesterday in a BMW M3. It is incredible. The first half of the track is technical and the last half is high speed with a great flow. Spa has nothing on the long twisty high speed stretch that leads onto the front straight, you better hold on", exclaimed David Murry. See his in car video, click here.
DMTD March update
Category: Track Days NewsOur event at 
, April 10-11 is full. Our next event is , June 26-27. Please check the website for a full schedule.
Atlanta Motorsports Park is progressing very well and shoud be open mid April sometime. DMTD will announce a firm date of when we will plan for an event there later. Click here for to see a video of the track (including the kart track-you won't believe this track!).
DMTD will be announcing a new world class destination track for 2013 at the April VIR event to its particiapants there. A newsletter to all will follow.
DMTD - February update
Category: Track Days NewsNext event: April 10-11 
Signups are even stronger this year than last year. This year will be special since VIR has installed FIA curbing to meet the FIA requirements for the ALMS race scheduled later this year. VIR is a "destination" track there are all the amenities on site so there is no need to ever leave during the event. There are hotels, condominiums, restaurant, spa, shooting range, kart tracks, and many other attractions on site so bring everyone in the family with you. All this plus 14 hours of open track time.
Joe Hullett of "Digital Compeitition Systems"
Joe Hullett will again join us April 10-11 for our VIR event. He will be there compliments of DMTD and happy to help any of our participants with thier electronics needs. Have wiring needs, data system update needs, can't get something to work? Joe will help get it working for you.
TPC Racing will also be at our April 10-11 VIR event. They are track support so if you need any technical advice with your car these guys are very good and have all the answers. Don't hesitate to ask Mike Levitas or any of the TPC folks questions, they are happy to help.
Atlanta Motorsports Park: Progress as of February 24, 2012
A lot of progress has been made on AMP since our last video update. The section that was missing last month has been completed with not only GAB but two layers of top ashphalt along with the entire track, guardrail, catch fencing, etc. See the video for a current state of the track. It's located just a half hour north of the north Altanta area in Dawsonville, GA. We will continue with updates of the track. Keep your calendar open for this one.
Click picture for video.
VIR hosts ALMS race, September 15, 2012
Category: Track Days NewsDMTD Next event - April 10-11
VIRginia International Raceway Proudly Hosts
The American Le Mans Series
presented by Tequila Patrón
Thursday-Saturday, September 13-15, 2012
Series' debut race at VIR will be on 4.1-mile Grand Course
< Danville, VA - January 17, 2012 >
The list of American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón venues continues to grow with the addition of historic Virginia International Raceway for the 2012 season. North America's leading sports car championship will contest its first race at VIR on Saturday, Sept. 15 in a four-hour enduro.
The first ALMS race at VIR - located in Danville, Va. - also will mark the first competition on the track's impressive 4.1-mile, 21-turn Grand Course. It's a safe bet that track speed records will fall at the hands of the world's most exotic prototype sports cars and premier production-based GT cars. The race will be broadcast on ESPN2.
"For years we have received numerous inquiries from fans and competitors on when we would race at VIR, I'm proud to say that time is now," said Scott Atherton, ALMS President and CEO. "Virginia International Raceway is an excellent addition to what no doubt will be a fantastic 2012 season for the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón. Given VIR's history and acclaim as a world-class road racing facility, this is a natural fit. We look forward to working closely with the VIR team to introduce their fans and lots of new ones to the fastest, toughest and most entertaining competition VIR has witnessed."
Competitors over the years have heaped praise on the circuit. Paul Newman once opined that "if there's a heaven on Earth, it's VIR." Car and Driver named it one of the six best road courses in the U.S. and called a lap around the Grand Course the closest thing in America to a lap of the Nürburgring Nordschleife.
"The list of drivers and manufacturers who have achieved success at VIR is a storied one," Atherton said. "We are thrilled at the prospect of ushering in a new era of competition at VIR as the first series to run its Grand Course. The sights and sounds of our prototype and GT cars racing at high speeds around such a demanding and picturesque layout will create a spectacle no one should miss."
The American Le Mans Series by Tequila Patrón - including the IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge by Yokohama, Cooper Tires Prototype Lites powered by Mazda, USF2000 National Championship powered by Mazda and the SCCA Pro Racing Playboy MX5 Cup to race here September 13th-15th - will add a spectacular new chapter to the storied history of VIR.
"Virginia International Raceway and our partners in the surrounding communities are thrilled to witness the incomparable show that will be delivered by the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón and IMSA's top-flight development championships," said Connie Nyholm, managing partner of VIR." To be able to give our fans and sponsors the leaders in cutting edge racing technology and the Global Leader in Green Racing, competing at speeds never seen at our historic track is an opportunity not to be missed."
Tickets for the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón race at VIR on September 15 will be available at VIRnow.com beginning February 1, 2012. More information on The American Le Mans Series by Tequila Patrón is available at americanlemans.com.
Recently chosen as one of Car & Driver's Top 6 tracks in the nation, VIRginia International Raceway is a multi-purpose road racing facility, located on the Dan River between Danville and South Boston, Virginia. VIR hosts a wide range of professional and amateur auto and motorcycle racing and track events, and is well established as "America's Motorsport Resort." For further information, call 434-822-7700 or visit our web site at www.VIRnow.com and subscribe to our newsletter or follow us on facebook.
News, January 2012
Category: Track Days News
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Next event: April 10-11 Signups are ahead of schedule for last year's sold out event. Still plenty of time and room now but be sure to sign up early to ensure a space. VIR is a "must drive" track. Being a "destination" track there are all the amenities on site so there is no need to ever leave during the event. There are hotels, condominiums, restaurant, spa, shooting range, kart tracks, and many other attractions on site. If you have never driven VIR but always wanted to, here is a chance to come and make it worth the trip with 14 hours of track time for all.Atlanta Motorsports Park: Progress as of January 11 We are hoping for this track to be open by our April 16-17 event and very excited about it. It is a super track with all the elevation change of north Georgia. See the video for a current state of the track. It's located just a half hour north of the north Altanta area in Dawsonville, GA. We will continue with updates of the track. Keep your calendar open for this one.
Daytona "Roar before the 24" testing with Mitchum:David Murry is driving the Porsche 911 with Mithcum Motorsports at the Daytona 24 hour race. Testing went well at the January "Roar before the 24" test days. "We had a few minor mechanical issues that kept us from running all of the seassions in full and fine tunning. We did have a competitive run and feel good about the results of the race in a couple of weeks. The team will do a shake down with the car before we go back to Daytona for the race week to run in all the new components installed for the long race ahead. I am really proud to represent Mithcum Motorsports and Liqui Molly as they are both upstanding and qualty enterprises", David said. 
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Testing at Daytona
Category: Track Days NewsDavid Murry tests Porsche with Mitchum Motorsports at December Grand Am test days in preparation for 2012 Daytona 24 Hour. "Testing went well. We changed to the new larger mandatory Continental tire for the second day and made some suspension changes and calculated what gear ratios we need when we come back in January for the Grand Am test days. Mitchum puts together a solid car and effort", said Murry.
Merry Christmas!
DMTD 2012 schedule announced
Category: Track Days News2012 begins the 4th year of "David Murry Track Days". Begining with VIR in 2009, DMTD has continued to grow each year. In 2010 we expanded to 2 dates both at VIR - our original venue, one in the Spring and the other in the Fall. Last year, 2011 continued those dates at VIR and added New Jersey Motorsports Park in the summer. We are pleased to announce our 2012 event schedule with yet another addition to the schedule - Atlanta Motorsports Park, a terrific new track utilizing elevation from the north Georgia rolling hills for a thrilling track layout. Construction of AMP is being finalized over the winter. We are working on more exciting venues and dates and will announce them as they become available.
2012 David Murry Track Days schedule:
Registration is open for all events.
April 10-11
VIRginia International Raceway
April 16-17
Atlanta Motorsports Park
June 27-28
New Jersey Motorsports Park
September 26-27
VIRginia International Raceway
Additional services for September 21-22
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David Murry Track Days is proud to offer these complimentary services at our next event,
Joe Hullett , AKA "Motec Joe" will be on hand to take care of your electronic, data, and video system needs (any brand). Owner of Digital Competition Systems, Joe has extensive experience with most systems and is the "GURU" of electronics. He is an AIM dealer, works with Motec and other system manufacturers, and has been responsible for many professional and factory race efforts electronic department. Joe will have AIM's SmartyCam video/data in car cameras available for complimentary use and David Murry will be available for evaluation of those videos.
Paul Haney, tire guru and author of "The Racing & High Performance Tire" will be available for questions and help with tires. Paul can look at your tires and give you more information about them then you knew exsisted. Ever wondered why your tires look the way they do sometimes after a run? Why do they grain, what does the wear pattern mean, what temperature should they run at, what PSI should I run? Paul can help with all of this. Check out his website to find out more about him at www.insideracingtechnology.com.
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TPC Racing will provide track support for the event. If you need any technical advice or even help with mechanical things while you are there the folks at TPC will be happy to help you. TPC Racing is a leader in track preparation and street car tunning. Porsches are their specialty.
Weather DMTD VIR, September 21-21
Category: Track Days News
Another few gorgeous fall days at VIR for DMTD.
Register now for September 21-22 at VIR for 14 hours of open track, data/video evaluation and a digital track walk with David Murry, and more with a great weather forecast. join us for dinner at the Oak Tree Restaurant.More Articles ...
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