First 2,500 customers to purchase tickets to receive free, limited-edition Formula One book
Race Day reserved tickets for the 2007 United States Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway will go on sale Wednesday, Nov. 1, and any fan who buys selected tickets by Friday, Dec. 15 will receive a free, limited-edition gift.
The first 2,500 customers to purchase at least two Race Day reserved tickets or a pair of four-day “Season Pass” tickets from Nov. 1-Dec. 15 will be mailed the Official Formula One Season Review 2006. This is the only opportunity for fans in the United States to get this special full-color book – a $40 value – that features a detailed recap of all 18 Grands Prix in this exciting season, including the USGP.
This special offer makes an ideal holiday gift, so order today.
The eighth annual United States Grand Prix at Indianapolis is scheduled for Sunday, June 17, returning to the third weekend of June on which the race took place in 2004 and 2005. This year’s race, won for a record fifth time by the legendary Michael Schumacher, was July 2.
Tickets can be purchased through the Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s Web site, www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com. Fans also can purchase tickets by phone or at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Ticket Office.
The IMS Ticket Office can be contacted at (800) 822-INDY outside the Indianapolis area or (317) 492-6700 locally. Ticket Office hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
The Ticket Office is located in the IMS Administration Building, at the intersection of 16th Street and Georgetown Road in Indianapolis.
Parking and camping permits also can be purchased online, by phone or at the Ticket Office.
“Season Pass” and general admission tickets already are for sale online, via phone or in person at the IMS Ticket Office.
At $60 each, the “Season Pass” represents arguably the best value of any IMS event ticket. It provides general-admission access for all four days of the USGP, starting with the popular Pit Walkabout on Thursday, June 14. Race Day reserved seat holders also will have total access to the Walkabout, which opens the world of F1, its drivers and machines to fans. The USGP schedule continues with practice Friday, June 15, qualifying Saturday, June 16 and Race Day, Sunday, June 17.
USGP fans will receive even more value than ever for a “Season Pass” due to new rules for 2007 that will have F1 cars on track for three hours for Friday practice, up from two hours in 2006.
In another bonus for fans, the rules that limit F1 teams to one engine every two races will apply only to Saturday and Sunday on race weekends in 2007. Teams will have more incentive to turn laps during Friday practice, as they won’t have to restrict mileage to conserve engines.
Race Day also could be more exciting due to new Safety Car rules instituted for 2007.
When the Safety Car is deployed, lapped cars between cars running on the lead lap will pass those cars and the Safety Car and move to the rear of the field for the restart. This will put all lead-lap cars nose-to-tail on the track, allowing those drivers to resume duels for position immediately after the restart without interference from lapped cars.
There also will be a host of new driver-team combinations during the 2007 USGP to keep fans intrigued.
Leading those changes are two-time defending World Champion Fernando Alonso, moving to McLaren-Mercedes from Renault, and Kimi Raikkonen, heading to Ferrari from McLaren-Mercedes to replace retired seven-time World Champion Michael Schumacher.
California native Scott Speed will return as the only American driver in F1 for his second season with Scuderia Toro Rosso.
