Baltimore Update

Sounds pretty cool....

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/a...,1794189.story

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Originally Posted by Hoop-98

Sounds pretty cool....

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/a...,1794189.story

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6000 thousand is probably more than the attendance at the last race at Homestead.

Just as important as number of tickets (likely more) is dollars of tickets. When a city is involved we tend to get a better look at that number (look back at CART Miami) and it bears no relationship to "tickets distributed".

At the first San Jose race we walked in on friday and no one counted us, yet by noon they had a 50,000 figure?

Not picking on CART/CC I just have a lot more experience with their races.

I think if you sell 40, 000 ticket packages and have 120,000 3 day attendance you are more viable than the Vegas, San Jose, and Denver rounds.

I am always suspect of the 'City races" but wish Baltimore the best, I think I will find a way to get there.

At the last Houston race i was on the phone with Ticketmaster, my tickets weren't there, a guy behind me opened his briefcase and and gave my 4 full race packages with pit access etc, that was easier than fixing the ones I bought.

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Pretty good.

I was looking at those VIP tickets. Honestly, $895's a nice lump of cash, but hmmmmm. Less than I would spend travelling to an "away" race. If I factor in my food and especially my drink for three full days, I'm probably going to be damn close to that.

"Guaranteed to the be the place to be on race weekend, the VIP Balcony Club will be an exclusive area on the Baltimore Convention Center balcony on the corner of West Conway and Howard Streets giving you broad views of Turns 5, 6 and 7, and the entrance to Pit Lane.
The VIP Balcony Club includes:
Three day exclusive access to the Convention Center Balcony
Three day full access Paddock Pass for each ticket purchased
Private catered reception area in the Convention Center
Premium food package including breakfast, lunch and dinner all three days
Complimentary alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages all weekend
Complimentary snacks all weekend
Air conditioning, restrooms and seating in the Convention Center
Closed-circuit TVs for following the action around the track
Convenient access to the Party Zone where all of the concerts will take place "

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Originally Posted by nigelred5

I was looking at those VIP tickets. Honestly, $895's a nice lump of cash, but hmmmmm. Less than I would spend travelling to an "away" race. If I factor in my food and especially my drink for three full days, I'm probably going to be damn close to that.

"Guaranteed to the be the place to be on race weekend, the VIP Balcony Club will be an exclusive area on the Baltimore Convention Center balcony on the corner of West Conway and Howard Streets giving you broad views of Turns 5, 6 and 7, and the entrance to Pit Lane.
The VIP Balcony Club includes:
Three day exclusive access to the Convention Center Balcony
Three day full access Paddock Pass for each ticket purchased
Private catered reception area in the Convention Center
Premium food package including breakfast, lunch and dinner all three days
Complimentary alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages all weekend
Complimentary snacks all weekend
Air conditioning, restrooms and seating in the Convention Center
Closed-circuit TVs for following the action around the track
Convenient access to the Party Zone where all of the concerts will take place "

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I'll be checking stubhub!

What really sucks is I have 5 people on 1 year details working with me, all living a block from the track at Lombard and Howard and their details all end the week before the race so we won't have the 5 apartments. Maybe I can find justification and a volunteer or two to stay an extra month or so. :)

I've already been trying to see what places like Hooters are going to be doing for the weekend. They will have a really good view of the track from just turn 2, down to turn 3 and back up to turn 4, especially the braking zone for 4 as long as the fencing and walls don't obscure turn 4 too much since It should be a relatively open runoff area.

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Originally Posted by Starter

There was an article in today's Baltimore Sun saying the organizers are no longer focused on getting a title sponsor. "WE have a bucket to fill and it doesn't matter how we fill that bucket.", said the principle of BRD. They also said they expect the race to be worth 70 million to the local economy - "more than twice as much as Long Beach". They claim that more than 26,000 tickets have been sold.

On a side note, I was flying back into BWI on Thursday, and there was one of the Dallara show cars on display with a sign about the race near the baggage claim area.

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http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/mar...,6528201.story

The $70 million for the local economy is laughable. If they sell every one of the 100,000 tickets it would mean that every one of those ticket holders would have to spend $700 each.......Ain't gonna happen

Tony, how about a 3h tourism advertisement highlighted by fast cars, broadcasted live to dozens of countries including air television in Brazil?

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Originally Posted by anthonyvop

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/mar...,6528201.story

The $70 million for the local economy is laughable. If they sell every one of the 100,000 tickets it would mean that every one of those ticket holders would have to spend $700 each.......Ain't gonna happen

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Another business major apparently who doesn't understand that that $70 million doesn't mean cash in hand, it means everything from fans buying meals, the exposure the local economy gets, the advertising the area gets, the jobs that are created for the weekend by the event etc...

All this money contributes the local economy in some sort of fashion, and people presenting projects to the public know how to spin the numbers the way they need to.

However, your right Anthony, I doubt they will reach $70 million, however, they will get a lot closer than you think, even without each ticket holder spending $700.