Indianapolis MotoGP: August 07, 08 09
THE GOAL: a taste of motogp on a road trip with minimal freeway miles and a five day timeline.
TARGET: Friday, August 07: practice day
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| Practice day runs from 9am to 3:50pm |
PRACTICE
August 7, 2015
PRICE: $20.00
FRIDAY PADDOCK PASS
Not good for gate admission. Good for August 7, 2015. Limited to one (1) per Reserved Seat.
PRICE: $125.00
MOTORCYCLE TRACK LAP
Motorcycles Only. One Lap. Controlled Speed. Limited to one (1) per Reserved Seat.
PRICE: $40.00
But the Paddock Pass or track lap don't seem to be available if you only buy Friday tickets. I'll have to dig in further.
In any case, twenty bucks US to get into Friday's practice is pretty accessible, and we might be able to find our way into paddock passes once we're there.
Other events (bike shows and many other satellite events going on in Indianapolis that weekend):
INDY AND BACK IN FIVE DAYS
Wednesday, August 5: head toward Michigan and strike south.
Thursday, August 6th: we're in the hotel outside of Indianapolis
Thursday, August 6th: we're in the hotel outside of Indianapolis
Friday, August 7th: a day at Indy, an evening in town at MotoGP related events
Saturday, August 8th: begin the ride home
Sunday, August 9th: return home
The MAP shows about 850kms and a 10 hour travel time (trying to stay off interstates - it can be much faster but more tedious on them).
Broken into two days each way, the trip should offer plenty of time for stops.
Overnight on the way down somewhere on the southern end of the Detroit/Ann Arbour area.
Find a hotel in the north end of Indianapolis for the overnight on Thursday night and Friday night, then strike back north again Saturday morning.
http://www.visitindy.com/redbullhotels
https://goo.gl/maps/OQCVc
Hampton Inn Indianapolis Northwest - Park 100
5860 West 73rd Street, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46278, USA +1-317-290-6000
~ $300 for two nights - north of the Speedway (better)http://www.visitindy.com/redbullhotels
https://goo.gl/maps/OQCVc
This isn't that hard to arrange - practice and qualifying are super cheap if cost is an issue, and the whole thing happens over the weekend, minimizing time off work. If you're in Southern Ontario it's a straight shot down to Indy to see a legend like Valentino Rossi fight for a championship in his 36th year (!)
You should go.
