here's the contents of an email I received on the GP of DC:

As a Preferred Patron to The National Grand Prix of Washington, D.C., we are pleased to offer you the exclusive opportunity to purchase tickets before they become available to the general public.

Beginning 10:00 a.m. January 29, 2002 and through February 5, 2002, you may purchase National Grand Prix event tickets before they are available to the general public by calling Ticketmaster at (202) 432-SEAT, by visiting http://www.ticketmaster.com and entering "National Grand Prix" in the search field, or by clicking on the link at the bottom of this page. This is your only opportunity to obtain your preferred seat selections in the best locations before the general sale on February 6, 2001.

The BEST VALUE is the ‘Super Pass’ which combines a Premium Reserved Grandstand Seat with Pit & Paddock Access for all three days of the event for only $150.

TICKET PRICING:

FRIDAY GENERAL ADMISSION $20
SATURDAY ‘WALK ABOUT’* $25
SATURDAY RESERVED SEAT ADMISSION $40
SUNDAY ‘WALK ABOUT’ * $35
SUNDAY RESERVED SEAT ADMISSION (ROWS 1-5) $65
SUNDAY RESERVED SEAT ADMISSION (ROWS 6 AND HIGHER) $85

* ‘Walk About’ ticket provides access to the facility and expo, but DOES NOT provide access to a seat.

PIT & PADDOCK PASSES

Single Day Pit & Paddock Pass $10
3-Day Pit & Paddock Pass $25
· Pit & Paddock passes allow spectators to see the racing machines up-close while the drivers and teams are preparing for each day’s events.

The featured event of the weekend will be the American LeMans Series (ALMS) race. In addition to the ALMS race, on-track action will include the Trans-Am Series, Speedvision World Challenge Series, Star Mazda Series and a special celebrity invitational match race.

The National Grand Prix will also feature a Motorsports Expo in the DC Armory, Monster Truck Rides, and a record-setting motorcycle jump by Robbie Knievel.

EVENT WEEKEND SCHEDULE (Schedule Subject to Change):

Friday
· American LeMans Series Practice & Qualifying
· Trans-Am Series Practice & Qualifying
· Speedvision World Challenge Series Practice & Qualifying
· Star Mazda Series Race
· Expo

Saturday
· American LeMans Series Practice & Qualifying
· Trans-Am Series Race
· Celebrity Pro Am Match Race
· Speedvision World Challenge Series Race
· Expo

Sunday
· American LeMans Series Race
· Speedvision World Challenge Series Race
· Robby Knievel Record Motorcycle Jump
· Expo

As the race approaches, you can keep up-to-date on other event-related announcements by visiting our web site, http://www.nationalgrandprix.com.

Thank you again for your interest in the First Annual National Grand Prix of Washington, D.C. and we look forward to hosting you at RFK the weekend of July 19-21, 2002.

Sincerely,

National Grand Prix Holding, LLC

 

I think its superpass for me...

 

me too...

 

I'm there man.............

 

How is this exclusive for us "preferred patrons"? Sounds like a great event, but don't insult my intelligence by offering this poorly schemed marketing tactic. What is to preclude the general public from calling ticketmaster or going to the event's website to purchase tickets?

 

nothing, I don't think his intention was to give us a deal but to let us know the word about the event
frankly i didn't know and am glad he spoke up before these passes become sold out

 

hey dacksauce, peterz has no ties to the event, he was just cutting n pasting info about it. he's a good friend and the father of "ceas" on the board, watch what you say about him...

Brian


[Modified by Brian*Black99Si, 3:38 PM 1/30/2002]

 

well, i just did

Brian
-who plans to go to the race

 

absolutely! and like Brian said, I'm just passing the info on. I happened to get on a mailing list for advanced info. I just hope Ceas doesn't expect me to pay for him too.

 

i would hope my POPs would spring for the ticket!! sorry i didn't meet you at vir....your car does look nice!! mine was the or one of the ugly red hatches...i would say though that mine is the ugliest of them all!

 

I probably will, for both Ceas and Rexman (what a pushover). I remember your car at VIR. Come to think of it, there were quite a few red hatches there last time out. Look forward to seeing you again.

 

I'm there.

Can we say, ... H-T meet!
For those already holding tickets .... which section/grandstand .. or whatever?

As George said:
OK, well, if all of NoVA is going to the Grand Prix, let's make sure we all buy the same kind of ticket.

 

If you boys cant play nice we will have to seperate you.

Bryan

 

George, ... Yawn...
We all know you can't argue with a sick mind.

BTW -- you don't EVEN want to know what scheme I'm cooking up!

 

That was easy.

 

I too rcv'd this "premium member" email and found it quite lacking in detail.
But, considering that the website is 4 months behind schedule and still looks pretty bad, I'm only expecting so much.
While the email states prior to public release, ticketmaster says "Public Sale Now". So whatever. I don't really care as long as I get my SuperPass.
But here's the other problem with NGP and TicketMaster. They have not finished building (designing?) the grandstands yet, so they can't tell you what seat you'll have. Which REALLY SUCKS, because I have to organize tickets for about 10 people, some on SuperPass, others just Sunday. I need to make sure we all sit next to each other, duh.
So far NGP and TicketMaster have not provided me with any answers or solutions.
Such as: What the difference between Rows 1-5 and 6-up? Fence-line, incline, canopy, wtf over.
I really HATE ticketmaster. Bunch of lazy terds.



[Modified by AkiraLite, 4:43 PM 1/31/2002]

 

I'm so in... and so is my old man!

 

I recieved a reply to some questions that I sent into NGP. Here yougo:

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"I aopologize for the delay. We had some issues to correct from launching the new website on January 28. The track layout is now available on the site at http://www.nationalgrandprix.com

In motorsports the higher the seat the better. The price difference in the row reflects that. Additionally each seat in all rows will have view of a big screen. 3 big screen will placed facing the grandstands.

The best way to ensure that all of your seats are together for Sunday is purchase all seats at once for everyone.

Thanks for your interest"

Shawn Hackman
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So there you go. I finally got a hold of everyone in my group, so I should be buying my tickets today.

I'm so ready for this. My friend and I are going to be fricking loaded like the paparrazzi, 2 digitial(still and motion), 1 35mm, 1 VHS, & 1 Hi-8.

I don't know the qty of tickets available but here's what I'm getting
2 SuperPass & 6 Sunday Rsrvrd GrandStand w/Pit Pass.

See you there.

 

I know Corey and I are going, so if there is a big group of NOVA people that want to sit together let me know in a few days.

 

ok, what about Ross and the others?

 

i'm down, but where the hell are they going to race? the roads around RFK will tear those suspensions apart...

 

I should be there as well. Hopefully I'll have a small army of other folks from Richmond with me as well.

 

Only a 1.6 mile track???

 

Upsetting, isn't it? I honestly hope that next year they decide to do it in the "right" part of town, down along the river on Rock Creek Parkway and out onto Constitution Avenue.

For what it's worth, the roads aren't in good condition around there, either. I can only hope they do some resurfacing.

 

They are paving a circuit on the satellite parking lot.