LAUSITZ, Germany - Tickets for the Red Bull Air Race in Germany are being snapped up fast and organisers are expecting a sell-out crowd this weekend for the final race of the 2010 season -- the first time in the sport's eight-year history that a race has been held on a motorsport track.
More than 60 percent of the tickets for the August 7-8 race at the EuroSpeedway Lausitz have been sold already, with the main grandstand area (gold) already sold out and tickets for the 27 hospitality lounges also all sold out. There are still some tickets available in the silver and bronze grandstand and general admission areas, organisers announced on Friday. Tickets can be purchased by clicking here or at ticket outlets throughout Germany.
Because the air race will be taking part in the centre infield area of the race track, the capacity at the EuroSpeedway Lausitz has been limited to about 60,000. The lower portion of the main grandstand, for instance, have been closed because the view of the Red Bull Air Race track in the infield area would be impaired from the lower seating levels. Also, there are other grandstand areas in the flight zone that have been closed to ensure the safety of the spectators.
The priority is to ensure that all spectators have the best possible experience, Red Bull Air Race said.
The most exciting championship battle in the sport's history will be decided at the weekend starting with Qualifying on Saturday, where one championship point is up for grabs, and the race on Sunday, where the winner will get 12 points. There is an exciting three-way battle for the title with Paul Bonhomme of Britain (53 points), Hannes Arch of Austria (48) and Nigel Lamb of Britain (47) in the chase. Germany's ace Matthias Dolderer is hoping to get the second podium of his career after finishing a strong second in training on Thursday.
All 14 pilots have said they are thrilled to be racing on land rather than over water and with the unique conditions at the EuroSpeedway, where for the first time ever they will be flying in a permanent motorsport venue.
Ticket holders have also been urged by organisers to get to their seating areas between 10 a.m. and 12 noon on both Saturday and Sunday because during the flight operations they will not be able to transfer away from their designed areas due to safety reasons. All foot and vehicle traffic between the north and south sections will be suspended during the hours of flying operations, officials said.
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