The Georgia Racing Hall of Fame reached a milestone last week as it celebrated its 10th year.Opening in 2002, the museum, originally a tourist attraction called “Thunder Road,” has overcome numerous obstacles.Following some hardship, the city of Dawsonville offered financial stability to the museum in 2007.One of the big steps came last year when the museum was renamed a 501(c)3 organization, operating under the volunteer-run Dawsonville History Museum Inc.In recent months, since beginning to charge admission, there has been an increase in visitors, according to Gordon Pirkle, board member and local racing historian.Pirkle said the 10th anniversary represents a “landmark for the organization.”“In a bad economy it was hard opening, but now we are getting lots of visitors and are basically self-sufficient,” he said. “We are running over where we were at this time last year.”On Saturday, the museum celebrated its success with numerous car-focused festivities, including a car show, swap meet, arts and crafts and a driver autograph session.Pirkle said he was “real proud of the turnout.”“I (saw) lots of new faces. I was surprised at that,” he said.