PANOZ ROOM

The private room (seats 2 - 6) near the entrance behind the host stand, is named the "Panoz Room" in honor of the late Mr Don Panoz.

A lifelong entrepreneur, Panoz was the founder of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) and creator of the famously loud and uniquely styled front-engined Panoz LMP1 race cars.

After experiencing the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the first time, Panoz aimed to replicate the spirit of Le Mans by creating a “one-off” event at Road Atlanta — the 10-hour or 1,000-mile Petit Le Mans — that debuted Oct. 11, 1998.

Buoyed by the event’s success, Panoz founded the ALMS, a series of races throughout North America on world-class racetracks, including three that he owned: Sebring International Raceway, Road Atlanta and Mosport, today known as Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Through those efforts, Panoz became a driving force for sports car racing in North America.

Not only was he an inspirational entrepreneur, but both he and his wife were customers of ours.  Two weeks before his last breath, he gifted Kurt a large print from his racing empire that is a treasured gift.  We hung the photo in the small private room and it has now, and will forever be known as the Panoz Room.🏎

Next time you need a small intimate private space, call us and reserve the Panoz Room and also pay your respect to this remarkable individual

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