SVRA @ Indianapolis SOLD OUT
02-18-2014, 05:41 PM
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SVRA @ Indianapolis SOLD OUT
The rush of drivers trying to enter a new vintage car race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was so fast and furious that the event promoter has been forced to turn away many of them.
Sportscar Vintage Racing Association CEO Tony Parella was prepared to admit 600-plus classic cars for the inaugural Brickyard Vintage Racing Invitational on June 6-8. He received nearly 1,000 requests in the first eight days after the event was announced Feb. 4.
“The outpouring has been absolutely phenomenal,” Parella said. “We’ve gotten requests from members and non-members from all over the U.S. and around the world. We’re expecting a monumental turnout.”
Parella knew demand to race at the venerable IMS would be big, but “it’s even exceeded what I’d imagined,” he said. “Unfortunately, I’m going to have to be the bad guy and tell some of these people they can’t race. The demand is simply much higher than the slots we have to offer.”
http://www.ibj.com/article?articleId=46207
The Monterey Motorsports Reunion held in California each August, one of the world’s biggest vintage car racing events, last year drew more than 50,000 spectators over three days. That event charged spectators considerably more ($50 for one day and $130 for a three-day pass) than the Indianapolis event, which will charge between $15 and $25 for a single-day admission and $40 for a three-day pass.
Sportscar Vintage Racing Association CEO Tony Parella was prepared to admit 600-plus classic cars for the inaugural Brickyard Vintage Racing Invitational on June 6-8. He received nearly 1,000 requests in the first eight days after the event was announced Feb. 4.
“The outpouring has been absolutely phenomenal,” Parella said. “We’ve gotten requests from members and non-members from all over the U.S. and around the world. We’re expecting a monumental turnout.”
Parella knew demand to race at the venerable IMS would be big, but “it’s even exceeded what I’d imagined,” he said. “Unfortunately, I’m going to have to be the bad guy and tell some of these people they can’t race. The demand is simply much higher than the slots we have to offer.”
http://www.ibj.com/article?articleId=46207
The Monterey Motorsports Reunion held in California each August, one of the world’s biggest vintage car racing events, last year drew more than 50,000 spectators over three days. That event charged spectators considerably more ($50 for one day and $130 for a three-day pass) than the Indianapolis event, which will charge between $15 and $25 for a single-day admission and $40 for a three-day pass.
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