"David Reininger" <dreining@gmu.edu> wrote in message news:4255528C.52BD56DD@gmu.edu...>> Motor guy wrote:>> I just on planetkaizen.com they are giving away tickets to the Long>> Beach Grand Prix. if you live in the LA area you should check it out.>
Which says "The first 15 residents who respond to planetkaizen@saatchila.com will receive two (2) free 3-day general admission passes to the Long Beach Grand Prix April 8-10, 2005. The following information is necessary to reserve the tickets.."
That's actually pretty cool. Thanks for posting motor guy, and for the link, David. If I wash in California, that would have been awesome.
Notice how it is *15* x pairs of 3-day tickets? Not quite enough to fill a grandstand, is it??
That actually is a very cool 'freebie' if you are lucky enough to get in on it. That's good promotion - it rewards people who are visiting the site (winners will probably be regulars), and is 'exlusive' enough to make the winners feel special, and the people who entered and didn't win envious.
Buy a $5.00 sandwich at 7-11 .. everyone & anyone can do that.. pfft.
Bridgestone will promote a buy four tires, get two Sunday, reserved seat> tickets promotion at all Bridgestone/Firestone tire locations in Southern> California.
Hmm.. not great to see absolute (raceday) giveaways, but a worthwhile promotion - but again, 4x tires = $400+ purchase > $5.00 sandwich. It's a nice bonus for customers who were planning to buy 4 tires anyhow, and a good incentive to buy 4 Bridgestone/Firestone tires rather than 2, or rather than some other brand. As for 7-11 sandwiches, it screams "COME AND GET THEM.. WHY PAY REGULAR PRICE AT THE GATE?". Sad.
All the other ones - Friday and/or Saturday, not Sunday (like the Indy Car freebies).
While I don't agree with giving tickets away, no purchase necessary (what good does that do the business that is handing out the tickets?), Friday freebies (and to a lesser extent Saturday tickets) are a good way of getting people who otherwise might not be all that interested into the event to show them what is going on. Hopefully they will like what they see and pay for a Sunday raceday ticket.
The issue Champ Car fans have with the way Tony George & his cronies do business is that they cheapen the sport for everyone. When there are an abundance of freebies on offer, not only will any other event seem expensive in comparison, but expectations and standards are lowered (& raised for the paying events) because, hey you didn't pay so what right do you have to complain, and hey something free could be mediocre but it was still better than sitting at home and you can make the most out of it ($6 beers are not so hard to swallow when you saved $100 at the gate).
Anyhow, I hope the promotions work and there are lots of paying customers on Sunday!!
"beaner" <notme@nospam.com> wrote in message news:vGj5e.29855$UW6.20822@bignews5.bellsouth.net...> Wonder just how many of those were actually paid seats by the people who > were sitting in them. Not only was the red hat brigade there in full > force, but check out the white hat brigade as well.
Don't worry about the free red hats. Go to lbgp.com and buy a block of twenty LBGP tickets while it's still a OWRS race.
Bobby D Bob@bob.com wrote in message: news:<yMl5e.1817$B93.453@lakeread06>> "beaner" <notme@nospam.com> wrote in message > news:vGj5e.29855$UW6.20822@bignews5.bellsouth.net...> > Wonder just how many of those were actually paid seats by the people who > > were sitting in them. Not only was the red hat brigade there in full > > force, but check out the white hat brigade as well.>
Don't worry about the free red hats. Go to lbgp.com and buy a block of > twenty LBGP> tickets while it's still a OWRS race.>
Said by one of the 3 people in all of North America who really believes that the IRL will usurp 22 years of Champ Car at Long Beach.
"Bobby D" <Bob@bob.com> wrote in message news:yMl5e.1817$B93.453@lakeread06...>
"beaner" <notme@nospam.com> wrote in message > news:vGj5e.29855$UW6.20822@bignews5.bellsouth.net...>> Wonder just how many of those were actually paid seats by the people who >> were sitting in them. Not only was the red hat brigade there in full >> force, but check out the white hat brigade as well.>
Don't worry about the free red hats. Go to lbgp.com and buy a block of > twenty LBGP> tickets while it's still a OWRS race.>
TV for the IRL at St Pete was .4. Feel free to hold your breath for the IRL to take over Long Beach.
"beaner" <notme@nospam.com> wrote in message news:wtE5e.52022$wo1.32689@bignews6.bellsouth.net...> "Bobby D" <Bob@bob.com> wrote in message > news:yMl5e.1817$B93.453@lakeread06...>>
"beaner" <notme@nospam.com> wrote in message >> news:vGj5e.29855$UW6.20822@bignews5.bellsouth.net...>>> Wonder just how many of those were actually paid seats by the people >>> who were sitting in them. Not only was the red hat brigade there in >>> full force, but check out the white hat brigade as well.>>
Don't worry about the free red hats. Go to lbgp.com and buy a block of >> twenty LBGP>> tickets while it's still a OWRS race.>>
TV for the IRL at St Pete was .4. Feel free to hold your breath for the > IRL to take over Long Beach.
"Bobby D" <Bob@bob.com> somewhere out there wrote fnews:NBJ5e.2216$B93.1058@lakeread06:
"beaner" <notme@nospam.com> wrote in message > news:wtE5e.52022$wo1.32689@bignews6.bellsouth.net...>> "Bobby D" <Bob@bob.com> wrote in message >> news:yMl5e.1817$B93.453@lakeread06...>>>
"beaner" <notme@nospam.com> wrote in message >>> news:vGj5e.29855$UW6.20822@bignews5.bellsouth.net...>>>> Wonder just how many of those were actually paid seats by the>>>> people >>>> who were sitting in them. Not only was the red hat brigade there>>>> in full force, but check out the white hat brigade as well.>>>
Don't worry about the free red hats. Go to lbgp.com and buy a block>>> of twenty LBGP>>> tickets while it's still a OWRS race.>>>
TV for the IRL at St Pete was .4. Feel free to hold your breath for>> the IRL to take over Long Beach.>
Announcement in 3 weeks.>
IRL to Long Beach.>
Last I heard it was the "IR" something or other that don`t mean squat.
"Bobby D" <Bob@bob.com> wrote in message news:NBJ5e.2216$B93.1058@lakeread06...>
"beaner" <notme@nospam.com> wrote in message > news:wtE5e.52022$wo1.32689@bignews6.bellsouth.net...>> "Bobby D" <Bob@bob.com> wrote in message >> news:yMl5e.1817$B93.453@lakeread06...>>>
"beaner" <notme@nospam.com> wrote in message >>> news:vGj5e.29855$UW6.20822@bignews5.bellsouth.net...>>>> Wonder just how many of those were actually paid seats by the people >>>> who were sitting in them. Not only was the red hat brigade there in >>>> full force, but check out the white hat brigade as well.>>>
Don't worry about the free red hats. Go to lbgp.com and buy a block of >>> twenty LBGP>>> tickets while it's still a OWRS race.>>>
TV for the IRL at St Pete was .4. Feel free to hold your breath for the >> IRL to take over Long Beach.>
Announcement in 3 weeks.>
IRL to Long Beach.>
You going to be around to defend this should your prediction not come true?
Bobby D Bob@bob.com wrote in message: news:<NBJ5e.2216$B93.1058@lakeread06>>
"beaner" <notme@nospam.com> wrote in message > news:wtE5e.52022$wo1.32689@bignews6.bellsouth.net...> > "Bobby D" <Bob@bob.com> wrote in message > > news:yMl5e.1817$B93.453@lakeread06...> >>
"beaner" <notme@nospam.com> wrote in message > >> news:vGj5e.29855$UW6.20822@bignews5.bellsouth.net...> >>> Wonder just how many of those were actually paid seats by the people > >>> who were sitting in them. Not only was the red hat brigade there in > >>> full force, but check out the white hat brigade as well.> >>
Don't worry about the free red hats. Go to lbgp.com and buy a block of > >> twenty LBGP> >> tickets while it's still a OWRS race.> >>
TV for the IRL at St Pete was .4. Feel free to hold your breath for the > > IRL to take over Long Beach.>
Announcement in 3 weeks.>
IRL to Long Beach.>
IRL to take over Formula 1 in 4 weeks. It's in the bag! Everybody wants a crack at that old Indy Magic!
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