MONTH HEADLINES
Volunteer positions available for Vegas Grand Prix
Feb 13 \\
LAS VEGAS (Feb. 13, 2007) – Excellent volunteer opportunities are available for people interested in being part of the inaugural Vegas Grand Prix, coming to the streets of downtown Las Vegas on April 6-8, 2007.
Volunteers will enjoy a “behind-the-scenes” perspective in assisting with the presentation of this new and unique event. A variety of activities are planned around the first Champ Car auto race of the 2007 season, including major rock concerts, a charity gala, celebrity poker tournament, giant Easter egg hunt and much more, creating a festival of speed and entertainment. Each volunteer will receive many benefits, such as uniform shirts and cap, discounted tickets for friends and family, lunch and snacks each day, as well as a volunteer appreciation party.
“Participation in this kind of an event creates memories that will last a lifetime and provides the opportunity to establish long-term friendships with people from all over the nation,” said Rena Shanaman, VGP special consultant for volunteers who has been in the business for 26 years. She said the selection of the volunteer management team will begin in February, while a series of orientation meetings for volunteers are scheduled to start in mid-March. An estimated 500 volunteers are needed for the first running of the Vegas Grand Prix.
Volunteers must be 18 years of age by April 6, 2007 and commit to working at least 25 total hours over the three-day event, including Friday, Saturday and Easter Sunday. Volunteers are needed in such areas as: credentials, expo/festival, guest services (information), hospitality, hotel ambassadors, office services, pass control, pedestrian flow, track services, ushers and the volunteer pool.
For further volunteer information, call Bahr Rapaport at 702-944-8661, Ext. 300. For volunteer applications, to purchase tickets or for event information, visit www.vegasgrandprix.com.
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 championship boxing match, 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
mhenle@aol.com
Aimee Worth, Brown & Partners
(702) 853-7333
aworth@brown-partners.com
Volunteers will enjoy a “behind-the-scenes” perspective in assisting with the presentation of this new and unique event. A variety of activities are planned around the first Champ Car auto race of the 2007 season, including major rock concerts, a charity gala, celebrity poker tournament, giant Easter egg hunt and much more, creating a festival of speed and entertainment. Each volunteer will receive many benefits, such as uniform shirts and cap, discounted tickets for friends and family, lunch and snacks each day, as well as a volunteer appreciation party.
“Participation in this kind of an event creates memories that will last a lifetime and provides the opportunity to establish long-term friendships with people from all over the nation,” said Rena Shanaman, VGP special consultant for volunteers who has been in the business for 26 years. She said the selection of the volunteer management team will begin in February, while a series of orientation meetings for volunteers are scheduled to start in mid-March. An estimated 500 volunteers are needed for the first running of the Vegas Grand Prix.
Volunteers must be 18 years of age by April 6, 2007 and commit to working at least 25 total hours over the three-day event, including Friday, Saturday and Easter Sunday. Volunteers are needed in such areas as: credentials, expo/festival, guest services (information), hospitality, hotel ambassadors, office services, pass control, pedestrian flow, track services, ushers and the volunteer pool.
For further volunteer information, call Bahr Rapaport at 702-944-8661, Ext. 300. For volunteer applications, to purchase tickets or for event information, visit www.vegasgrandprix.com.
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 championship boxing match, 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
mhenle@aol.com
Aimee Worth, Brown & Partners
(702) 853-7333
aworth@brown-partners.com
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