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OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY SETS 2008 ADMISSION PRICES
With just a little over two months remaining until the sound of racing
engines come to life at Ohsweken Speedway, officials have released a fan
friendly slate of admission prices and related discounts that will place the
“affordable” back into weekly family entertainment. For the first time ever
in Ontario, Sprint Cars will be the weekly headline attraction at the fast
3/8 mile clay oval. A new entry level class named “Fun Stocks” will join the
Corr/Pak Sprint Cars along with ESSO Thunder Stocks and ESSO Mini Stocks as
the regular Friday night program. Coupled with an attractive slate of
“Special Events”, Ohsweken Speedway offers 22 race dates for 2008 with
something for everyone to satisfy their racing appetite.
A practice session that is open to all classes of cars who will
compete at the speedway during 2008 takes place on Friday night, May 9th.
While grandstand admission will be free, a $10 Pit Pass price will be in
effect.
Pit Memberships will be on sale all season long for a $25 fee. Holders of
these memberships will be granted access to the pit on any race night for
$15 while non members will have to pay a $25 entrance fee. Slightly higher
Pit Pass admissions will be charged during the five nights of “Special
Events” including the World of Outlaws Late Model and Sprint races along
with the Canadian Sprint Car Nationals. Drivers who wish to compete for
“Season Championship” points must have a Pit Membership to do so.
The “Friday Night Thunder” season then officially gets underway with the
first regular program on May 16th when Corr/Pak Merchandising presents the
inaugural running of the weekly Sprint Car division that will carry their
title sponsorship for the season. Regular season admission prices will be in
effect. Adults (18 to 64) will pay $10 while students (13 to 17) and seniors
(65 plus) will cost $8. Kids 12 and under are free.
Special admission prices will be in place when Arrow Express brings the
World of Outlaws Late Model series to visits on Thursday Night, June 19.
Adult Reserved seating will be available for $30 with Kids (12 and under)
Reserved seating at $20. A quantity of General admission tickets will be
available “Race Day Only” for $20 per adult and $10 for kids. No senior
prices will be available for the World of Outlaws Late Model event. Corr/Pak
Sprints will be on the Thursday night program as the support division and
people who present their Thursday night Reserved seat ticket stub will be
admitted the next night (Friday, June 20) for $5 when the Empire Super
Sprints join the regular Friday Night Thunder program.
The inaugural “ASCS Northern Summer Nationals” presented by Engine Pro
Racing will invade the speedway Friday and Saturday, July 4 & 5. Designed
around the popular Canadian Sprint Car Nationals season closer, the Friday
night portion of the program will be joined by all three regular support
divisions while Saturday will be a “Sprint Car Only” program. Special
admission pricing will once again be in effect with Friday adult admission
at the regular $10 with seniors and students at $8. Saturday adult prices
will be $15 with seniors and students at $12 however, if attendees present
your Friday, July 4th ticket stub adults will be admitted for $10 while
seniors and students will pay $7. Kids 12 and under are free both days.
July 22 and 23 sees the World of Outlaws Sprints return for the second
running of the “Arrow Express - Six Nations Showdown”. Tuesday reserved seat
prices are $35 for Adults while Kids 12 & under are $20. Wednesday prices
are $40 per adult with kids at $25. Two day combo passes are available until
June 1st at $65 per adult while kids 12 & under is $35. Again, a quantity of
General admission tickets will be available each “Race Day Only” for $20 per
adult and $15 for kids. No senior prices will be available for the World of
Outlaws Sprint events.
The Canadian Sprint Car Nationals presented by Arrow Express will once again
close out the season on September 12 & 13. Friday reserved seat prices are
$15 for Adults while Kids 6 to 12 are $5 when the “Village Pizza – Ohsweken
Shootout” and the “Dave MacLeod Memorial – Mr. Sprint Car” Challenge will be
contested. Saturday prices are $35 per adult with kids 6 to 12 are again $5.
Riverside Bar and Grill will host an added feature for this years Nationals
when a non-qualifiers “Little Feature” will be contested before the “A” Main
to give the winner a “last chance” to join the Nationals feature field.
Two day Reserved Seat combo passes are available until August 1st at $35 per
adult while kids 6 to 12 are $5. Again, a quantity of General admission
tickets will be available for each “Race Day” for $10 per adult on Friday
with kids 12 & under free and $20 per adult for Saturday with kids 6 to 12
at $5. Kids 5 and under are free both days. No senior prices will be
available for the Canadian Sprint Car Nationals.
Pit Upgrades are available on all adult reserved seat tickets for $5 on each
race day where reserved seating is available. No one under 13 years of age
is admitted to the pits. All minors aged 13 to 17 must have proper insurance
waivers signed by their guardian before being granted access to the pit.
All other special shows including the Lucas Oil Shootout Sportsman and 358
Modified races along with the Southern Ontario Sprints and Ontario Dirt Late
Model events will carry regular admission prices.
Advanced reserved ticket sales at Ohsweken Speedway for the 2008
World of Outlaws Late Model and Sprint Car shows along with the 4th Annual
Canadian Sprint Car Nationals continue to be delayed.
Cheryl Pelkie who is in charge of advanced ticket sales for the speedway
continues to monitor the situation. “Ohsweken Speedway continues to work
diligently with a contractor to advance the number of permanent spectator
seats. The move will see the capacity grow to close to 8,000 from its
current 5,000 and requires considerable planning. The final agreement is
getting close to being completed” revealed Pelkie. “We continue to get
numerous inquiries regarding sales and are disappointed to have to reveal
the delay continues however it is anticipated that if all goes well, we
should be in a position to release the tickets to the public soon. The last
thing that we want to do is go into this without a confirmed seating plan so
we don’t oversell any given seat” she concluded.
A release date for Advanced Ticket Sales for all events where
reserved seating will be utilized which include the three World of Outlaws
shows and the Canadian Nationals will be posted on the official website at
www.ohswekenspeedway.com as
soon as the new seating plan is available. Any questions should be directed
to Cheryl or Ken Pelkie at (1-888) 720-7223 or email to pelkiekj@ebtech.net. |
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