(NEWS RELEASE)

INDIANAPOLIS, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012 – Information about Red Bull Indianapolis GP activity Friday, Aug. 17 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway:

DAY: Practice Day

SCHEDULE (all times local):

8 a.m.-7:45 p.m. Public Gates Open

9:15-9:55 a.m. Moto3 Free Practice #1

10 a.m.-6 p.m. Vendor Marketplace Open

10:10-10:55 a.m. MotoGP Free Practice #1

11:10-11:55 a.m. Moto2 Free Practice #1

11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. AMA Pro Flat Track Q&A/Autograph Session, 6th Street Stage

12:10-12:35 p.m. AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200 Free Practice #1

1-2:30 p.m. Live Music by Jasmine Cain, 6th Street Stage

1:15-1:55 p.m. Moto3 Free Practice #2

2:10-2:55 p.m. MotoGP Free Practice #2

3:10-3:55 p.m. Moto2 Free Practice #2

3:15-4:45 p.m. Live Music by Lynda Sayyah, 6th Street Stage

4:10-4:55 p.m. AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200 Qualifying Practice #1

5-6:40 p.m. Riders For Health Charity Auction, Rider Chats, 6th Street Stage

TICKETS: $20, 12 and under free. Tickets can be purchased or picked up from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. at the IMS Ticket Office at the IMS Administration Building on the corner of 16th Street and Georgetown Road. Remote locations also are available for ticket sales and pickup from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at Gates 3 and 6 and from 8 a.m.-10 p.m. at Gate 10.

PUBLIC ENTRY GATES OPEN: 8 a.m. (local time). Gates open are 1,1A, 1B, 1C, 2, 4/4A, 6, 7, 10/10A, 12. All public automobiles must enter IMS through Gate 10 from 30th Street. No public cars will be allowed to enter Gate 2. Public motorcycles also should enter Gate 10, with parking on the backstretch of the oval.

STANDS OPEN: Tower Terrace (as needed), Tower Terrace Wheelchair (as needed), Wheelchair Accessible Stand (inside), Turn 2 Viewing Mounds, Family Mounds, Paddock (as needed), Paddock Wheelchair (as needed), Paddock Penthouse (as needed), Paddock Box (as needed), B Penthouse (as needed), E Stand (as needed), E Penthouse (as needed), Ducati Island.

MUSEUM HOURS: 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for fans 6-15 years old, with children under 6 free. Gate admission to the Red Bull Indianapolis GP is not included in IMS Hall of Fame Museum admission and must be purchased separately.

MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES (all times local):

5-6:40 p.m. Riders For Health Charity Auction

Who: MotoGP stars will auction team apparel and other items to benefit Riders For Health, a charity that works to ensure all health workers in Africa have access to reliable transportation so they can reach the most isolated people with regular and predictable health care.
Where: 6th Street Stage, Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Note: Photo opportunity for credentialed Red Bull Indianapolis GP journalists/photographers only.

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2012 Red Bull Indianapolis GP tickets: 2012 Red Bull Indianapolis GP tickets are on sale now.

To buy tickets, visit www.imstix.com, call the IMS ticket office at (317) 492-6700 or (800) 822-INDY outside the Indianapolis area or visit the ticket office at the IMS Administration Building at the corner of Georgetown Road and 16th Street. Ticket office and phone hours are 8 a.m.-6 p.m. (ET) Thursday-Saturday.

The 2012 Red Bull Indianapolis GP is scheduled for Aug. 17-19 at IMS.

Race Day general admission tickets cost $50, with Friday general admission $20 and Saturday general admission $20. A three-day general admission ticket is $75. A Friday-Saturday general admission ticket is $20.

Children ages 12 and under will be admitted free any of the three days of the event when accompanied by an adult with a general admission ticket.

Race Day reserved seat prices will start at $70.