LAST CALL: PADDOCK PASSES ALMOST GONE Flagroom Hospitality Tickets Nearly Sold-Out MONTEREY, Calif. (June 18, 2009) Fans looking for Paddock Passes for unprecedented access at the fifth annual Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca July 3-5, need to act fast as there are less than 200 Paddock Passes left for round 8 of the MotoGP World Championship and a limited number of tickets are available for Flagroom hospitality. The Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix featuring the prestigious MotoGP World Championship will offer new opportunities to race fans attending the event as they will be able to walk the MotoGP paddock, join a Pit Walk, experience the celebratory spraying of the champagne at the podium ceremony and, a first for MotoGP anywhere, to watch practice and qualifying literally on the front straight in the “Rev Limiter Zone.” To participate in any of these opportunities, fans must have a race ticket and more importantly, a paddock pass. The “Rev Limiter Zone” is available as an up-grade to the paddock pass. The fans with Flagroom hospitality will be treated to a special visit from the Red Bull MotoGP riders Chris Vermeulen, Andrea Dovizioso and Dani Pedrosa on Saturday afternoon after the MotoGP qualifying. Flagroom hospitality for the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix include a three-day general admission ticket, paddock pass, souvenir program, parking, reserved grandstand seat in Turn 4, hospitality on Saturday and Sunday and closed-circuit TV. Race tickets, Paddock Passes and Flagroom hospitality are available by calling (800) 327-SECA or logging onto www.MazdaRaceway.com. Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca was established in 1957. The world-renowned raceway has been operated since its inception by the Sports Car Racing Association of the Monterey Peninsula (SCRAMP), a not-for-profit 501C(4) corporation. Each race season, SCRAMP donates its net proceeds to the volunteer groups that help put on the races. Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca’s world-class 2009 racing schedule includes the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix featuring MotoGP World Championship July 3-5, the 36th Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races August 14-16 and the Monterey Sports Car Championships featuring the American Le Mans Series October 9-11. More, from a press release issued by Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca: BANDS FROM LIVE 105 AND MOTOGP RIDER TOSELAND TO PERFORM Entertaining the Fans at the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix MONTEREY, Calif. (June 18, 2009) The fifth annual Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix is at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca July 3-5. To celebrate the fourth of July fans will enjoy Tech 3 Yamaha’s Factory rider James Toseland and his rock band Crash performing on the main stage on Saturday evening, July 4th following the scheduled afternoon MotoGP qualifying session. In addition to Crash performing on the main stage, located conveniently in the Yamaha Marketplace, there will be continuous live performances from bands featured on San Francisco radio station Live 105 throughout the event weekend. “We’re totally excited to be partnering with Mazda Raceway on this great event. With the motorcycles and the bands James Toseland, Music for Animals, everyone else this is a great way to celebrate the 4th of July,” said Sharon Ann Walsh of Live 105. Bands scheduled to play throughout the event include Ambience, Forrest Day, Music for Animals and The Highway Ballers. Ambience is based out of the Bay Area with a passion for music found in their live shows, which visit several spectrums of sound and instrumentation, including well received ethnic hand percussion and drum circles. Audience members experience a large picture of sound and rhythm that has a rare sense of control. www.enjoyambience.com Based out of San Francisco Forrest Day is up and coming, a year and a half new, and beginning to reach other cities and states. Their style is Indie/Soul/Experimental and will continue to expand. They are going city by city, exposing fans to their music with a truly grassroots effort. http://www.myspace.com/forrestday Straight off the San Francisco summer music festival BFD opening for Yeah Yeah Yeas, 311 and the Offspring, Music For Animals’ new EP has garnered support from many West Coast radio stations. The band has released their second EP “If Looks Could Kill” to rave reviews and packed shows. www.music4animals.com The Hallway Ballers are a close knit group whose music, brotherhood and influence run deep from all the sunny and shady points of the Monterey Bay. The group started with a couple friends whose common interest in the beach and music brought them together. The Hallway Ballers have played numerous shows and are continuing their dreams with the release of their self-titled album. www.myspace.com/hallwayballers Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix tickets are available by calling (800) 327-SECA or logging onto www.MazdaRaceway.com. Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca was established in 1957. The world-renowned raceway has been operated since its inception by the Sports Car Racing Association of the Monterey Peninsula (SCRAMP), a not-for-profit 501C(4) corporation. Each race season, SCRAMP donates its net proceeds to the volunteer groups that help put on the races. Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca’s world-class 2009 racing schedule includes the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix featuring MotoGP World Championship July 3-5, the 36th Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races August 14-16 and the Monterey Sports Car Championships featuring the American Le Mans Series October 9-11.