08/30/2013 - 09/01/2013 - Baltimore Grand Prix Corral

[pseto]

I bought GS tickets through the club. Do they require a corral pass?

If you want to take advantage of everything we have going on throughout the weekend, then absolutely. I guess you can wander aimlessly back and forth between your car and the grandstand, but all the fun goes on in the tent.

Access to the tent gets you food/drink/snacks throughout the day, 'adult' tastings provided by Central Liquors (this is worth the price of corral passes by itself), meet and greets with BMW RLL team, live band, tons of door prizes including our grand prizes of a free HPDE and tires (courtesy of Radial Tire sponsored by Toyo Tires), parade laps around the track, closed circuit TV feed of qualifying and live race broadcast, and plenty more.

Personally, I think corral passes are the 'meat and potatoes' of the weekend; everything else is a side dish (but very tasty side dishes!). If you need to add corral passes to your order, go back into MSR and add them before midnight tonight (or you can PM me).

[AG]

Paul,

The following link has certain pricing for the car corrals (including paddock access?). It says to contact the club to get tickets, but I'm wondering if/how that correlates with what's available via motorsportreg.com.
http://grandprixofbaltimore.missiontix.com/carcorral

Oh, and is there any bonus for being last to register

Thanks,
Anand

[pseto]

Paul,

The following link has certain pricing for the car corrals (including paddock access?). It says to contact the club to get tickets, but I'm wondering if/how that correlates with what's available via motorsportreg.com.
http://grandprixofbaltimore.missiontix.com/carcorral

Oh, and is there any bonus for being last to register

Thanks,
Anand

That pricing is for Porsche and Corvette corrals. We run our own corral registration thru MSR; nothing for our corral can be bought from BGP

[Hops]

When do the tickets/passes get mailed out?

[pseto]

When do the tickets/passes get mailed out?

Should be later this week

[pseto]

Hello, National Capital Chapter BMW CCA Corral Attendees --

We're looking forward to welcoming you to the race next weekend. Please read this message carefully. It contains updated information about the NCC BMW CCA activities at the race.

Also, please refer to the NCC website – http://nccbmwcca.org -- and the associated BGP webpage links for general information about the corral and race weekend.

1. All the NCC BMW corral hospitality tent passes, parking passes and race tickets will be mailed out to you this year, hopefully by the end of this week. You should receive this mailing by Wednesday, Aug. 28 with everything you need for race weekend. If it does not arrive before race weekend, REMAIN CALM, we will still get you into the corral. Just send Kelsy an email so we can get reprints of all the items and hand them to you when you arrive.

2. You will need to hang around your neck and display the NCC BMW CORRAL pass throughout the day. The lanyard and ticket will need to be visible when you are inside the BGP fence line. Throughout the weekend, everyone that arrives at the NCC BMW Corral MUST have a corral ticket around their neck to enter the tent.

3. We will also be requiring a daily check-in at the tent so that everyone can sign the standard BMW CCA liability waiver and get a wristband for the day. Each days wristband is a different color. Please come by the NCC tent, sign the waiver and get your daily wristband.

4. The NCC BMW corral parking lot will be open Thursday evening after 8:00 pm. If you want to get a head start on the weekend, bring your car to the corral on Thursday evening and avoid the hassle of Friday morning traffic in downtown Baltimore. Please email Kelsy if you will be arriving on Thursday evening with your estimated time of arrival.

5. Cars will be able to enter the car corral parking lot at 7:00am on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. If you are bringing your BMW, Mini, Rolls-Royce or BMW Motorcycle to park in the corral, you will need a NCC parking pass for each day you will be parking.

6. Cars can be left in the car corral paddock overnight, assuming they have the proper credential for the next day. If not, they must be out of the by 11:00pm on the previous night. If you plan to leave your car in the corral lot on Thursday, Friday and/or Saturday night, please move your car close to our tent at the end of the evening. There will be 24-hour security on the BGP car corral grounds.

7. The Car Corral Paddock, Lot C, is located between Camden Yards and M&T Bank Stadium. Directions to the corral parking lot are located at the end of this email message.

8. If you did not purchase parking but now think you need it, email Kelsy by this Friday, August 23rd. The Car Corral area is completely sold out. We will do our best to accommodate you, but no promises this late in the game. Also, if you know someone who needs race tickets or tent passes, email Kelsy ASAP.

9. There will be door prizes awarded to several lucky BMW National Capital Chapter Corral attendees throughout the race weekend. In order to be eligible to win a BMW NCC corral door prize, you must be an active, card-carrying BMW CCA member and you must be present to win at the prize drawing. (Note: Associate members are considered members and any BMW CCA chapter member is eligible.) I strongly encourage each NCC BMW corral attendee to be an active BMW CCA member. You can start or update your BMW CCA membership by going to the Club website (www.bmwcca.org) or by calling 1-800-878-9292. We will verify memberships prior to handing out door prize tickets.

10. The schedule for NCC corral events will be included in your ticket mailing. Race day event schedules are available on the BGP website at: http://www.grandprixofbaltimore.com/.../race-schedule .

NOTE: All times and activities are subject to change. Check the NCC corral hospitality tent for updated schedule and times.

11. Meals and refreshments:
-- All lunches will be set by noon each day and include great food and delicious side dishes. Additionally sodas, water & snacks are available at all times in the tent.
-- Daily coffee service and an assortment of bagels and danishes, starting at 7:00 am
-- Central Liquors has added some additional vendors to our adult beverage bar on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

12. Some chairs and tables will be available in the corral hospitality tent. If you want a guaranteed place to sit and relax in the corral area, throw a folding chair in your trunk and bring it with you to the corral.

13. Don't forget to pack earplugs, sunscreen, hats, comfortable shoes. We will have earplugs in the tent, but plan ahead and bring you own.

14. There will be a bag check in place this year for all race attendees. Please leave anything questionable at home or place it in your trunk. Don't try to bring lots of stuff into the Grandstands or General Admission areas.

15. We will have some items for sale at the corral throughout the weekend (Polo shirts @ $60 each, club store items, new/renewing membership, etc..) This year attendees can purchase items on-site with credit cards, checks or cash.

16. Here is a link to the track map: http://www.grandprixofbaltimore.com/.../map-track.pdf

Special thanks to all our primary sponsors and contributors, including: BMW North America, Radial Tire sponsored by TOYO Tires, BMW of Silver Spring, Turner Motorsport, Bimmerworld, Battley's Cycles and Central Liquor.

Simply reply to this email if you have any further questions. If you need assistance at the race, you can contact an NCC BGP volunteer on their mobile phone as follows:

Paul -- 301.908.1928 -- pseto@hotmail.com
Kelsy -- 917.745.6413 -- kelsy.hill@gmail.com
Doug -- 301.526.4548 -- ddverner@verizon.net

Thank you all for your patience as we get ready for race weekend. We are all interested in enjoying a safe, fun and memorable event.

Your 2013 NCC Corral Organizers - Paul, Kelsy and Doug

----------------------DIRECTIONS-------------------
From the North, Taking I-95 South:
Take I-95 to Exit 55
Follow along under the I-95 overpass until you reach S. Hanover Street
Make a right onto S. Hanover Street
Follow to W. Ostend Street
Make a left onto W. Ostend Street and continue over a small bridge and under a large overpass
On your right will be Ravens Stadium, take the first right available onto Russell Street N.
At the light, take a right onto W. Hamburg Street
The entrance to the corral is on your immediate left—please have your corral parking pass out.

From the South via I-95 North:
Take I-95 to Exit 52 for Russell Street North—This exit ramp turns into Russell Street
On your right will be Ravens Stadium, take the first right available afterwards onto W. Hamburg Street
The entrance to the corral is on your immediate left—please have your corral parking pass out.
From the South via the Baltimore –Washington PKWY I-395:
Take I-395 to the very end—This exit ramp turns into Russell Street North
On your right will be Ravens Stadium, take the first right available afterwards onto W. Hamburg Street
The entrance to the corral is on your immediate left—please have your corral parking pass out.

[roykobs]

T-minus 7 days!

[mtb]

Paul -

Tried a number of PMs to get tix. Just realized that as a new forum member, they need to be moderated before you get them....Not sure what else to do.

Michael

[pseto]

Tickets have been sent via US Mail and should be in your mailbox today or Monday !

[roykobs]

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[trexcali]

If anyone hasnt bought GA tickets for this weekend there is a LivingSocial Deal for them. The price is $9 per person for Fri, $25 per person for Sat and $30 per person for Sun. Use the promo code "melt20" for an extra 20% off.

https://www.livingsocial.com/events/...washington-d-c

[Hops]

I recieved my tickets in the mail Saturday, but for my three day grand stand tickets, I did not get a Friday ticket. Do we not need a Friday ticket to get into the grandstands?

[AG]

Friday is General Admission. You're free to sit anywhere.

[isjoey]

If anyone is interested the Hilton Baltimore (inside the track at turn 12) has rooms for $199 a night Thurs, Friday and Sat. The last couple years the rooms were going for $500-$600 a night. I booked the weekend there with points - it's great waking up to the sounds of cars right outside my window. A lot of Indycar drivers stay at the Hilton as well.

Looking very forward this this weekend!

[Hops]

Friday is General Admission. You're free to sit anywhere.

yeah, but on BGP site they are selling Friday general admission tickets for $15, so i assume someone somewhere is taking tickets to get into the race, no?