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Red Bull Indy GP Tickets With New Pricing Structure
INDIANAPOLIS, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009 – Tickets for the 2010 Red Bull Indianapolis GP go on sale Monday, Nov. 16, with a new structure that offers additional value and flexibility to fans attending the annual MotoGP event Aug. 27-29 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Among the highlights of the new ticket structure are lower prices and single-day reserved and general admission tickets for Race Day, Sunday, Aug. 29.
“This ticket plan will provide more opportunities for fans to attend this event and enjoy the exciting action and charismatic riders of MotoGP,” said Jeff Belskus, Indianapolis Motor Speedway president and chief executive officer. “This new pricing and availability structure is based upon direct feedback we have received over the last two years from fans.”
Lower prices for three-day reserved tickets will be featured in eight seating areas, with reductions of $10-25 per ticket. A three-day reserved seat ticket is good for full general admission access Friday and Saturday and provides a reserved seat for Race Day. A three-day general admission ticket also will feature a $15 price drop, from $75 to $60.
Race Day reserved tickets will range from $70-130, with Race Day general admission tickets $40. General admission tickets for Friday and Saturday will be $10 and $20, respectively.
In addition to new lower prices for most tickets, fans buying Reserved Race Day tickets, either single day reserved or three-day reserved, will get an additional $5 off each ticket if purchased before Dec. 31, 2009.
There are three methods to purchase tickets:
•Online: Visit the Tickets section of www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com.
•Phone: Call the IMS ticket office at (317) 492-6700, or (800) 822-INDY outside the Indianapolis area.
•In person: Visit the ticket office at the IMS Administration Building at the corner of Georgetown Road and 16th Street.
Online orders can be made at any time. Hours for phone orders and the ticket office are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (ET) Monday-Friday.
Tickets for groups of 20 or more also are on sale. Contact the IMS Group Sales Department at (866) 221-8775 for more information.
Seven-time MotoGP World Champion and 2008 Red Bull Indianapolis GP winner Valentino Rossi will lead a talented cast of riders that includes 2009 Indy winner Jorge Lorenzo, Casey Stoner, Dani Pedrosa and Americans Colin Edwards, Nicky Hayden and Ben Spies. Racing also will take place in the 125cc and Moto2 classes, creating three full days of on-track action.
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Red Bull Indy GP Tickets With New Pricing Structure
what they didnt say is that they are closing parts of the seating, for example the paddock press penthouse is closed. We had tickets in this location for the past two races there (by the starting line !) and were told we had to reserve new seats and also probably 90% of the tower terrace seating is going to be closed, you can only sit on the ends of that stand.
This has to be the most mis-managed track in the U.S.. There are sooooo many track employees just standing or sitting around the track it is funny/rediculous and the level of restriction to parts of the track is a big turn off. All of the track employees seem to be there only to tell you that you are not allowed in this area rather than being there to help you. You are allowed in the pits to see the bikes for a couple hours but the riders do not come out for autographs…except for a few people, this past race edwards and toseland came
out. I love to see the bikes in person there is nothing like them, they are amazing but for all of the bad you experience when you go to Indy’s motogp race you cannot imagine the race being there for too many more years. The attendance at the two motogp races there was pitiful and shocking. We sat there looking around laughing and could not believe how few people were there each day ! The new “pricing structure” is not going to fix the problems there. It has to be alot more “fan friendly” to attract people.
The AMA race at mid-ohio may be on the pitiful side with the level of talent and the bikes being basically a stripped down version of your streetbike…but at least you can be in the pits up close to the bikes, the riders walk right by you and I have to say I like the new “grid walk” and the only thing you are not allowed to do there is go up in the tower.
Hummmmmmmmmmmmm, The France’s and their Daytona Motorsports mis-managing things when it come to motorcycle racing? Who’d have figured?
It’s funny how one persons experience can be so different than anothers. Myself (and everyone else I’ve talked to or read from on the net) thought the last 2 years of Indy MotoGP have been great. It’s a first class facility and the track personel have been very helpful.
You can’t compare a MotoGP with AMA Superbike. They are two different environments. The restrictions on the riders aren’t as necessary in America but most everywhere else in the world these riders are mauled like rock stars and the rules are there for their protection and sanity.
I am ready to give Indy the benefit of doubt. I suspect they will continue to put on a good race and show in the upcomming years.
Sound like a reason for me not to attend. To attract people to any sport, you need to get them in the gates. A lot of people don’t know about bike racing other than a lot of people that ride bikes and the HD riders surely don’t care about racing (they prefer the party!). NASCAR is loosing their fan base and they surely won’t be gaining anything in the bike racing scene the way they handle things. $$ is a real issue this date and time. You can get more people at a low price than you can at a higher one!