2008 Year One Experience At Road Atlanta - Take It To The Track

Built specifically to showcase what can be done with Year One's products, this Forza Motorsport Camaro was laying down the law all weekend. It made fast-lap passes on the big track all day long without even a hiccup. The sheetmetal is all reproduction components, including the trim.

Hidden in the hills of beautiful Braselton, Georgia, lies 2.54 miles of pure bliss. Road Atlanta serves as a full road course circuit with the ability to accommodate a test facility as well. This race track's own community resides in the center of the track with separate wet and dry autocross tracks as well.

Mike Greenway's '68 Camaro caught our eye so we had to snap a photo of it. We learned it was once owned by Jerry Glanville, the former head coach of the Atlanta Falcons football team. Mike claims 25 mpg on the highway with a built LT1 and a 9-inch rearend with a locker.

Here anxious participants wait to try their hand at autocrossing their GM musclecars on Air Ride's sponsored circuit. Their goal was to beat the clock and each other in this timed event. Each guest got four laps to give it all they had. The fastest time overall was set by Don Ondrejcak in his '03 Vette with a lap time of 26.48 seconds, winning him a $500 gift certificate.

The participants can't have all the fun. Here Bret Voelkel of Air Ride Technologies stretches the legs on the company's newly finished '68 Camaro, dubbed Velocity.

Dave Briles of Monroe, Georgia, brought this '71 Vette to the grounds to show off. It sports a big-block with a four-speed. He says it's a blast to drive and he loves bringing it to local shows.

Detroit Speed & Engineering's '69 Camaro was in full effect making hot laps on Road Atlanta's Circuit. This is DSE's very own test car that's outfitted with prototype parts prior to hitting the public. The Camaro was going nonstop all weekend and further proved the reliability of the company's components.

Once again, Air Ride Technologies was at it on the autocross track. This time, Brad Coomer was at the helm of the company's '71 Camaro. We think Brad and Bret may have had a small side bet going as to who would have a faster time.

Seen one, seen them all? Not in this case. David Kinev brought this 427ci-powered '69 Yenko Camaro. It was nice and simple with its black coat and white hockey-stick stripe.

In recognition of his dedication to and relationship with the American musclecar and performance industry, Kevin King, Year One's president, was given this one-of-a-kind tire, presented by BFG. It includes the logos and signatures of many publications, including Chevy High Performance. His work and devotion to the industry has affected all of us and motivates us all to build better cars.

We love seeing things out of the ordinary. This meager-looking S10 is actually powered by an LS1. It's owned by Adam Moore of Bufford, Georgia, and while it was still in its "construction" stage, he wasn't afraid to make fast laps on Road Atlanta and we admired his spirit.

The shoebox Nova is a great project car-if you can find one. Robert and Lisa Spradley out of Dallas, North Carolina, own this subtle 383ci-powered '67 Nova II.

And here it sits in all of its glowing glory: the famous Year One Cup. Only one lucky individual who won the respect of all the judges received this trophy. And not only that: The winner also received a $5,000 gift certificate.