Laguna Seca Sells Out Of Weekend MotoGP Tickets
Jul 01, 2005

From a press release issued by Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca:

SATURDAY & SUNDAY TICKETS SOLD OUT FOR RED BULL U.S. GRAND PRIX

Friday Tickets Still Available

Monterey, Calif. (July 1, 2005) – Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca officials announced today that tickets for Saturday, July 9 and Sunday, July 10 of the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix are no longer available for purchase through the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca ticket office. A limited number of general admission tickets will be available for sale at the official 2005 Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix ticket outlets while their supplies last. Approximately 53,900 tickets have been sold to spectators for each of the weekend days.

General Admission tickets are still available for the Friday, July 8 practice day, the first opportunity for two-wheeled fans to see the MotoGP World Championship in its first appearance in the United States since 1994. Defending champion Valentino Rossi, his Yamaha teammate Colin Edwards and the rest of the MotoGP World Championship competitors will be on-track on Friday from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. and 2 p.m.-3 p.m. for practice sessions. The sold-out days include Saturday’s AMA Superbike Championship race and Sunday’s much-anticipated MotoGP World Championship race.

“With almost 150,000 people expected to be here, next week’s Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix will be the largest event in the 49-year history of Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca,” said Gill Campbell, CEO/general manager of the historic track. “The combination of MotoGP, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca and the Monterey Peninsula has proven irresistible. Our phones have barely stopped ringing since we announced the event last August.”

Only once before has a sellout been announced at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. That was the 1998 Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races with Porsche as the event’s featured marque. That announcement was not made, however, until after a large walk-up crowd on Sunday of the event. Next weekend’s Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix marks the first time a sellout announcement has been made prior to the event weekend in the 49-year history of the world-renowned circuit.

A very limited number of tickets remain at the official 2005 Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix ticket outlets located around California. These tickets are available only in person. The outlets are:

Mission Honda Yamaha, 6232 Mission St, Daly City, 650-992-1234

Cycle Center of Fremont, 41315 Albrae St, Fremont, 510-657-7200

Clawson Motorsports, 6334 N. Blackstone, Fresno, 559-435-5000

South County MX, 8585 Monterey Hwy, Gilroy, 408-848-2999

Honda of Glendale, 1331 E. Colorado, Glendale, 816-246-2461

Goleta Suzuki Yamaha, 5718 Hollister Ave, Goleta, 805-967-9898

East Bay Motorsports, 21756 Foothill Blvd, Hayward, 510-889-7900

Marina Suzuki, 12973 Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, 310-306-8595

Honda of Modesto, 1120 N. Carpenter, Modesto, 209-529-5424

MWR Ticket Office, 1 University Circle, Monterey, 831-656-3223

Outdoor Recreation, Presidio of Monterey, Monterey, 831-242-6635

South Bay Motorsports, 1 West 35th Street, National City, 619-420-2300

Malcolm Smith Motorsports, 7563 Indiana Ave, Riverside, 909-687-1300

Cycle Stop Honda, 511 Abbott Street, Salinas, 831-424-0008

Blanco Shell, 1300 S. Main Street, Salinas, 831-422-5474

Yamaha of Salinas, 330 Kings Street, Salinas, 831-422-3232

Salinas Motorcycle Center, 1286 N. Main, Salinas, 831-442-3511

Helimot European, 1141 Old Bayshore Hwy, San Jose, 408-298-9608

San Jose Yamaha, 776 N. 13th Street, San Jose, 408-287-2946

Honda Suzuki of San Mateo, 101 E. 25th Ave, San Mateo, 650-341-5867

Seaside Shell, 1600 Canyon Del Rey, Seaside, 831-899-8530

We All Ride, 2636 S. Rodeo Gulch Rd, Unit D, Soquel, 831-465-9279

Honda Peninsula, 1289 W. El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, 408-245-7840

Cal Coast Motors

 

So who is going from the forum?? anyone??

 

I'll be there in spirit. Does that count? Watching on the tube isn't quite the same as being there but I'll enjoy it. I'll keep an eye out for you in the crowds Tom!