Now Is the Perfect Time to Give VIR Annual Passes DANVILLE, VA. The holiday gift season is here, and VIRginia International Raceway offers a great gift for the racing fan with its 2009 Season Pass. With a low price of only $250 until the December 22 cutoff date, the early purchase special means a savings of over $100 off the regular price on season passes bought after December 22, and over $200 off the price of regular tickets. Season passes include special parking and other special benefits throughout the season. “Season passes make a great holiday gift for the road racing fan,” said track general manager Josh Lief. “Our 2009 Calendar is full of action-packed road racing excitement that is the best you can find anywhere in the U.S.” VIR’s 2009 calendar includes nationally televised events like the Bosch Engineering 250 Grand-Am Rolex races, featuring the 185mph Daytona Prototypes; the AMA Suzuki Big Kahuna Nationals, featuring the thrills of AMA Superbike racing; the Heacock Classic Gold Cup Historics, which feature the great race cars of yesteryear; and drifting, time attack and Bosch Engineering Twin Six Hour Grand-Am Koni Challenge races which are all part of the action-packed GT Live Weekend. The season pass includes all of the following events: 2009 VIR Spectator Schedule Dates Event March 21-22……………….. WERA Motorcycle Roadracing April 17-19………………….. SCCA Double National Races April 24-26………………….. Bosch Engineering 250 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Star Mazda Championship; SCCA Pro Racing Jetta TDI Cup; Skip Barber National Championship May 9-10……………………… SCCA SARRC/MARRS Challenge May 26 (tentative)………… Stock Car Open Test Day June 5-7……………………… Heacock Classic Gold Cup Historic Races June 20-21…………………. Championship Cup Series Motorcycle Roadracing 9th Annual Virginia Festival of Speed June 27-28…………………. Porsche Club of America Rumble at the Oak Tree August 8-9………………….. WERA Motorcycle Roadracing Cycle Jam Aug. 14-16………………….. AMA Superbike Championship Suzuki Big Kahuna Nationals Sept. 19-20…………………. Championship Cup Series Motorcycle Roadracing Oct. 2-4………………………. GT Live Interactive Motorsports Festival Bosch Engineering Grand-Am KONI Challenge Twin Six Hour Races SCCA Pro Racing Playboy MX-5 Cup Skip Barber National Championship Oct. 10-11…………………… NASA Oktoberfast Roadracing and German Car Festival Oct. 31………………………… SCCA Charge of the Headlight Brigade 13-Hour Enduro Schedule as of 11/11/08 and subject to change VIRginia International Raceway is a multi-purpose road racing facility, located on the Dan River between Danville and South Boston, Virginia. Reopened in 2000, VIR hosts a wide range professional and amateur auto and motorcycle racing and track events, and is well established as “America’s Motorsport Resort.” In addition to its historic 3.27 mile natural-terrain road racing circuit, VIR is the cornerstone of VIR Club, America’s first motorsports country club; the VIR Raceplex Industrial Park and Motorsports Technology Park, which includes the Virginia Institute for Performance Engineering and Research (“VIPER”); the Plantation Valley Kart Track, a 5/8 mile paved natural terrain karting circuit; an expanding variety of on-site lodging (including 45 hotel rooms and the trackside Villas which are for sale); Camp Motorsport for enthusiasts of all ages; and the Oak Tree Tavern, a full-service restaurant located within the circa-1840 Plantation Clubhouse. For information on the track and other event schedules, call 434-822-7700 or check our web site at www.virclub.com.