MONTH HEADLINES
Vegas Grand Prix makes call for 600 volunteers
Oct 26 \\
Special incentives to be provided to those who sign up
LAS VEGAS (Oct. 26, 2006) – An estimated 600 volunteers are needed for the first running of the Vegas Grand Prix scheduled April 6-8 through the streets of downtown Las Vegas.
Volunteers will be able to enjoy a week of activities including top-flight Champ Car auto racing along with major rock concerts, a celebrity poker tournament, giant Easter egg hunt and much more, creating a festival of speed and entertainment. Each volunteer will receive event t-shirts, a hat, discounted tickets for friends and family, coffee, donuts and lunch each day as well as enjoy a volunteer appreciation party.
Volunteers must be 18 years of age by April 6, 2007 and available for a three-day commitment of at least 25 total hours, including a Saturday and Sunday. Volunteers are needed for: credentials, expo/festival, guest services, hospitality, hotel ambassadors, media center, office services, paddock tours, pass control, pedestrian flow, special events, track services, ushers, volunteer pool and to create a Vegas Grand Prix promotional team that is separate from race weekend volunteers.
Those interested in participating in the event can apply online at www.vegasgrandprix.com. Further information may be obtained by calling Rena Shanaman at 702-944-8661, extension 304.
The internationally televised Vegas Grand Prix will cap an action-packed, three-day festival being held Easter weekend on and around Fremont Street. It is expected to be one of the largest events in the history of downtown Las Vegas. The culmination of the festival will be the kickoff to the 2007 Champ Car World Series season. It will be conducted over a 2.44-mile course run through Glitter Gulch.
About Vegas Grand Prix
The Vegas Grand Prix is a three-day festival of speed and entertainment being held April 6-8, 2007 that will encircle the heart of downtown Las Vegas. The weekend will feature rock concerts, a celebrity poker tournament, Easter services, an impressive Easter egg hunt and culminate in the internationally televised 2007 series opener for the Champ Car World Series.
The racing portion of the weekend will also present a Historic Grand Prix with legendary open-wheel racers participating as well as the season opener for Champ Car Atlantic – Champ Car’s support series. The temporary street circuit is a 2.44-mile, 12-turn course through the heart of “Glitter Gulch.” Champ Cars generate nearly 750 horsepower and can reach speeds up to 180 miles per hour on the Vegas street course. It is expected to be one of the largest events in the history of downtown Las Vegas.
About DDB Ventures
DDB Ventures, LLC was founded in 2005 and is owned by two Arizona businessmen, Dale Jensen and Bradley Yonover. Yonover, an entertainment entrepreneur and real estate developer, and Jensen, a financial software visionary and largest single owner of the Arizona Diamondbacks MLB team and part owner in the Phoenix Suns NBA team, have partnered to create an entertainment, motorsports and real estate development entity. Operating the Vegas Grand Prix for DDB Ventures is Jim Freudenberg and his team of professionals, who have successfully run more than 70 Champ Car street racing festivals and other major motorsports events in the U.S. and throughout the world over the past 25 years.
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Media contacts: Mike Henle
702-279-3483 or mhenle@aol.com
Aimee Worth, Brown & Partners
702-853-7333 or aworth@brown-partners.com
LAS VEGAS (Oct. 26, 2006) – An estimated 600 volunteers are needed for the first running of the Vegas Grand Prix scheduled April 6-8 through the streets of downtown Las Vegas.
Volunteers will be able to enjoy a week of activities including top-flight Champ Car auto racing along with major rock concerts, a celebrity poker tournament, giant Easter egg hunt and much more, creating a festival of speed and entertainment. Each volunteer will receive event t-shirts, a hat, discounted tickets for friends and family, coffee, donuts and lunch each day as well as enjoy a volunteer appreciation party.
Volunteers must be 18 years of age by April 6, 2007 and available for a three-day commitment of at least 25 total hours, including a Saturday and Sunday. Volunteers are needed for: credentials, expo/festival, guest services, hospitality, hotel ambassadors, media center, office services, paddock tours, pass control, pedestrian flow, special events, track services, ushers, volunteer pool and to create a Vegas Grand Prix promotional team that is separate from race weekend volunteers.
Those interested in participating in the event can apply online at www.vegasgrandprix.com. Further information may be obtained by calling Rena Shanaman at 702-944-8661, extension 304.
The internationally televised Vegas Grand Prix will cap an action-packed, three-day festival being held Easter weekend on and around Fremont Street. It is expected to be one of the largest events in the history of downtown Las Vegas. The culmination of the festival will be the kickoff to the 2007 Champ Car World Series season. It will be conducted over a 2.44-mile course run through Glitter Gulch.
About Vegas Grand Prix
The Vegas Grand Prix is a three-day festival of speed and entertainment being held April 6-8, 2007 that will encircle the heart of downtown Las Vegas. The weekend will feature rock concerts, a celebrity poker tournament, Easter services, an impressive Easter egg hunt and culminate in the internationally televised 2007 series opener for the Champ Car World Series.
The racing portion of the weekend will also present a Historic Grand Prix with legendary open-wheel racers participating as well as the season opener for Champ Car Atlantic – Champ Car’s support series. The temporary street circuit is a 2.44-mile, 12-turn course through the heart of “Glitter Gulch.” Champ Cars generate nearly 750 horsepower and can reach speeds up to 180 miles per hour on the Vegas street course. It is expected to be one of the largest events in the history of downtown Las Vegas.
About DDB Ventures
DDB Ventures, LLC was founded in 2005 and is owned by two Arizona businessmen, Dale Jensen and Bradley Yonover. Yonover, an entertainment entrepreneur and real estate developer, and Jensen, a financial software visionary and largest single owner of the Arizona Diamondbacks MLB team and part owner in the Phoenix Suns NBA team, have partnered to create an entertainment, motorsports and real estate development entity. Operating the Vegas Grand Prix for DDB Ventures is Jim Freudenberg and his team of professionals, who have successfully run more than 70 Champ Car street racing festivals and other major motorsports events in the U.S. and throughout the world over the past 25 years.
-- VGP --
Media contacts: Mike Henle
702-279-3483 or mhenle@aol.com
Aimee Worth, Brown & Partners
702-853-7333 or aworth@brown-partners.com
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