lan motorsport technologies . this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . february 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message panoz llc type corporation industry automotive founded 1989 headquarters braselton georgia u.s. key people don panoz dan panoz products limited production luxury cars website www.panoz.com panoz llc is an american manufacturer of high performance sports automobiles . the company has also been extensively involved in professional racing and designs engineers and builds its own race cars i.e. chassis and components . 1 2 3 founded in 1989 as panoz auto development by dan panoz son of pharmaceutical and motorsport mogul don panoz . the company is located in braselton georgia . panoz products have included the panoz roadster and aiv roadster and the panoz esperante . all panoz road cars are tested at panoz owned road atlanta in braselton georgia and built at the braselton workshop . contents 1 panoz and racing 2 road cars 3 race cars 4 panoz motor sports group 4.1 american le mans series 4.2 circuits 4.3 lan motorsport technologies 4.4 panoz racing school & series 4.5 leisure holdings 5 references 6 external links panoz and racing edit this section does not cite any sources . please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . february 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message panoz esperante . since 1997 panoz cars have competed in racing series around the world . panoz has shifted its american le mans and european racing programs toward production based classes that allow esperante variants to be raced in modified form . in addition to le mans series wins an esperante gtlm won the gt2 class at the 2006 24 hours of le mans . for the 2007 american lemans season panoz has contracted longtime bmw motorsport partner prototype technology group to campaign the gtlm in the alms and le mans . panoz has also provided indycar with the g force gf05 and gf09 ; and the champ car world series with their final race car the panoz dp01 . road cars edit panoz aiv roadster panoz esperante panoz esperante gt panoz esperante gtlm panoz esperante jrd tuned by jrd panoz esperante panoz abruzzi in development race cars edit panoz esperante gtr 1 panoz lmp 1 roadster s panoz lmp07 panoz lmp01 evo panoz esperante gts panoz esperante gtlm race version panoz abruzzi panoz motor sports group edit the panoz motor sports group was sold to nascar in 2012 . it was made up of the motorsports related holdings of don panoz . headquartered in braselton georgia the group includes several racing series a racetrack and a leasing agreement at another racetrack . the group also owns a racing school operating at multiple locations . american le mans series edit main article american le mans series the american le mans series alms was created by don panoz in 1999 . it held its inaugural event the 1998 petit le mans as part of the professional sportscar racing series . the alms has a partnership with the automobile club de l ouest the organizers of the 24 hours of le mans to allow teams to compete to the same regulations . the series now holds 12 rounds across north america . in 2014 the series merged with the rolex sports car series to form united sportscar racing . 4 panoz also owns the international motor sports association the organization that sanctions the alms . circuits edit the panoz group owns road atlanta in braselton georgia and holds a long term lease to operate sebring international raceway in sebring florida . it previously owned mosport international raceway in bowmanville ontario canada but was sold in 2011 . the tracks host the american le mans series in addition to other top level auto and motorcycle racing series . lan motorsport technologies edit main article lan motorsport technologies lan motorsport technologies is an umbrella company containing the racing car manufacturing companies owned by panoz . panoz began by making their own car the esperante gtr 1 and have since acquired other manufacturers including famous formula ford builders van diemen and indy racing league constructor g force technologies . lan built cars now race in the indy racing league champ car world series american le mans series le mans series and other championships . panoz racing school & series edit this section does not cite any sources . please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . february 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message the panoz racing school is a driver training school operated at road atlanta and sebring international raceway . students learn racing techniques in purpose built panoz gt ra cars . following completion of the course students are eligible for an scca regional racing license . the school also includes programs where customers can receive instruction in their own road cars . the panoz racing series is a one make series made up of the panoz school cars as well as the more powerful panoz gts model . the series is designed for amateurs to learn racing in a low cost environment . leisure holdings edit panoz also owns and operates ch teau lan resort & winery in braselton georgia the diablo grande winery & resort in patterson california and the st. andrews bay hotel in st andrews scotland . references edit http panoz.com about http elanmotorsports.com http www.autoevolution.com panoz history grand am alms to become united sportscar racing series in 2014 . autoweek . retrieved 2013 07 21 . external links edit panoz llc panoz racing school panoz at the 24 hours of le mans in depth article about one man s experience at the panoz racing school driving the panoz gt ra v t e panoz auto development road cars roadster aiv roadster esperante abruzzi race cars 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