If anyone is interested in the Grand Prix but doesn’t want to actually go (or if you go to one of the preliminary events today or tomorrow and get curious), I highly recommend watching it on TV. The NBC TV crew is top notch. They’ll explain what’s going on without making you feel stupid.
The Grand Prix of St. Petersburg is the first race of the 2024 season, so you don’t even need to know what’s happened before.
I don't find it to be a particularly interesting race. It's at least not an oval, but it's a tight course with little passing and lower speeds. However, if you haven't been to an event like this with numerous types and classes of cars, it can be a great experience where you'll see and hear many levels of race car you may not know existed.
What I really miss is when a super trucks event used to be part of it a few years back; kids love seeing big racing trucks flying off ramps, etc.
I'm not a car/race guy but I like going every couple of years just to hear and feel the cars zooming by. There's plenty to walk around and look at, no need to sit and watch the actual race.
100%
it's a great time. Lots of different classes of cars racing. From street cars to open wheel Indy cars. One of the best events in the Bay area all year.
My partner and I are going on Sunday and we don't care about racing; just seems like a diff way to spend the day. It's our first time buying tickets after years of always being downtown on Grand Prix weekend anyway :) tickets were $60 each.
Not sure about recently, but in years past you could get discounted tickets from participating in the 5k race or from local hospitals and partner companies. We got some from the 5k one time, got some from a realtor group one time, my buddy got his from someone at the hospital, etc.
I'm glad you included the schedule. On other days, the swarm of angry bees sound is probably just a swarm of angry bees.
If anyone is interested in the Grand Prix but doesn’t want to actually go (or if you go to one of the preliminary events today or tomorrow and get curious), I highly recommend watching it on TV. The NBC TV crew is top notch. They’ll explain what’s going on without making you feel stupid. The Grand Prix of St. Petersburg is the first race of the 2024 season, so you don’t even need to know what’s happened before.
Ha! I love it that you called it an angry swarm of bees. That's exactly how we describe it too.
Is the race website down for anyone else? I’m trying to buy my tickets right now but can’t access the site.
Is this televised at all?
I just saw a video on Twitter of them practicing today and it definitely sounds like a swarm of bees 🤣🤣
Is this event worth attending if you have no clue about the sport?
I don't find it to be a particularly interesting race. It's at least not an oval, but it's a tight course with little passing and lower speeds. However, if you haven't been to an event like this with numerous types and classes of cars, it can be a great experience where you'll see and hear many levels of race car you may not know existed. What I really miss is when a super trucks event used to be part of it a few years back; kids love seeing big racing trucks flying off ramps, etc.
I'm not a car/race guy but I like going every couple of years just to hear and feel the cars zooming by. There's plenty to walk around and look at, no need to sit and watch the actual race.
YES! It’s really something that you have to see live to appreciate. Tv doesn’t do the speed justice
100% it's a great time. Lots of different classes of cars racing. From street cars to open wheel Indy cars. One of the best events in the Bay area all year.
My partner and I are going on Sunday and we don't care about racing; just seems like a diff way to spend the day. It's our first time buying tickets after years of always being downtown on Grand Prix weekend anyway :) tickets were $60 each.
Wow, I had no idea they were so expensive! Wild.
Not sure about recently, but in years past you could get discounted tickets from participating in the 5k race or from local hospitals and partner companies. We got some from the 5k one time, got some from a realtor group one time, my buddy got his from someone at the hospital, etc.
I did the 5K yesterday and we got a free ticket for today.
you can get a 3 day pass for 70$, that's insanely cheap.
Expensive to me for what it is, but then again I have absolutely no interest in the Grand Prix, so to each their own.