anges

improve

race for fans

A NEW reserved seat con-
firmation systera, increased

seating, reiocation§ of
selected grandstands and

giant TV screens are among
the changes for the second
annual Molsen Indy Van-
couver, scheduled for Aug.
30, 31, and Sept. 1.

The inaugural Molson Indy
drew a record race-day crowd, as
close to 70,000 fans jammed the
1.73 mile circuit around Pacitic
Place and B.C, Stadium.

The race, which offers $1 mil-
lion U.S. in prize money, 1s one
of 17 events forming the CART/
PPG Indy Car World | series
championship won last year by Al
Unser Jr.

“One of the advantages to a
temporary race circuit such as
ours is the ability to make ad-
justments from year to year, such
as improving sightlines and overall
viewing for the race fans,’ said
John Frasco, president of the
Molson Indy Vancouver.

Reserved seating capacity has
been increased from 38,000 to
41,000. The most significant
grandstand change will be the ad-
dition of a new reserved Blue
grandstand. Known as Grandstand

Woman racer
to compete

KATHRYN “KAT” Teasdale,
Canada’s leading female race car
driver, will compete in this year’s
Players Ltd. Formula Ailantic
series, part of the Labor Day
Weekend Molson Indy.

This race will be held in the
afternoon of Saturday, Aug. 3ist,
foitowing the Indy route.

As Canada’s only woman to
possess an international pro-racing

driver’s licence, Kat Teasdale
clearly takes her driving career
seriously.

‘*Racing cars is a full-time job
for me," says Kat, ‘‘and | have to
treat it like a business. [ love what
I do, but that makes me no dif-
ferent from many business people
1 meet every day.’’

Kat's reputation as a world
class driver and her impressive list
of awards support her belief that
women can compete effectively in
this predominantly male sport.

Kim Baker, president of
Bakeracing, cails her ‘‘feariess,’’
and ‘‘a championship § calibre
driver.”? In 1990 Kat joined the
prestigious Bakeracing Corvette
team to drive the Protein
Foods/Bakeracing Corvette,
chailenging for the championship
in the Sports Car Club of America
(SCCA) Escort World Challenge.

Kat, whose home town is
Toronto, Ontario, began racing in
1988 in Formula 2600 cars. In
1989, she became the first woman
to compete at the Torento Molson
Indy, in the Players Lid./GM
Motorsports Series.

Kat is a two-time Canadian Na-
tional Champion in Showroom
Stock GrandSport, with over !00

first-place finishes to her credi
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23, it will be erected in’ corner
eight, which is located on Pacific
Boulevard North just eust of B.C.
Place Stadium.

Organizers also have plars to
provide six Diamond Vision
screens for reserved seating areas,
including the new grandstand.

Diamond Vision is a large tcle-
vision screen positioned so spee-
tators can follow the race cars
around the entire circuit. With six
such screens, the Molson Indy
Vancouver provides unprecedented
race viewing for the fans, and
represents the greatest number of
screens at any sporting event in
North America.

Finally, wih a new reserved
seat confirmation system in place,
race fans may now confirm their
actual seat location when ordering
by calling the Molson indy Ticket
Hotline 280-INDY (280-4639).
“We were genuinely over-
whelmed with the community
response in 1990 and our early
tickets sales indicate an even
stronger potential for attendance
this year,’’ said Frasco.

Corporations have also shown
their desire to return as part of
the “olson Indy through the pur-
chase of hospitality suites. Molson
Indy Vancouver will have 12 more
suites than in 1990 for a total of

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THE INAUGURAL Molson indy drew a record race-day crowd, as close to 70,000 fans jammed the
1.73 mile circuit around Pacific Place and B.C. Stadium.

67 and already more than 75% are
sold,

In addition to Sunday’s feature
race for Indy cars, the Player's
Formula Atlantic event and the
Player’s/GM Motorsport series
for Camaros and Firebirds will be
returning offering fans a full three
days of racing, practice and quali-
“ying.

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Other weekend activities and
entertainment are planned as a
major attraction with the fans in
1990 focused on the Plaza of Na-
tions and entertainment provided
throughout the weekend.

The Molson Indy will again
have an active volunteer program
with close to 700 workers fulfilling
duties such as ushers, accredita-~

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tion, information centres, media
centre and cerporate hospitality
suites. The volunteers are in addi-
tion to the on-track workers.

Reserved Seating Ticket prices
tange from $45 for the three-day
reserved Blue grandstand to $140
for the premiura three-day Goid.

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