Rich Golfers Aren't So Awful Files: Fast Car Country Club Edition

We hear a lot about how stuffy or snooty or just plain d-baggy rich golfers are. Shoot, I just read that again today for the millionth time. And there's no question that some can be insufferable but AP's Johnny Clark helps make you feel a little better about being associated with our sport by traveling to the Great Smokey Mountains, home of "a new country club of sorts for the well-heeled." Where, "you won’t find them driving golf balls down a fairway because they’re too busy driving exotic cars. Fast."

The Atlanta Motorsports Park features a two-mile road course for its elite membership. This makes the collecting of drivers in a locker seem quaint.

“It’s like heaven here,” remarked Lotus owner David Wert. “It’s a place you get to surround yourself with likeminded people. Everybody here is passionate about cars.”

In less than two years since the track became fully operational, it has resonated with collectors who want more room to show off their expensive toys. Membership has grown to 322 and construction has just begun on 40 more garages for lease. The club has tiered membership fee structure that tops out at $40,000 per year for unlimited track privileges. The fees include insurance.

A $3 million clubhouse is coming with 14 luxury garages and a lift so members can display their cars during parties and events on the main level.

See!