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Various ticket packages available for 3-day event

- Staff writer Kristy Hutchings contribute­d to this report.

The Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach is almost here — so if you haven't bought tickets yet, you better do so soon.

The Grand Prix, which organizers have dubbed “Long Beach's 200-mph beach party,” is expected to attract more the 180,000 people during its threeday run, from Friday to Sunday.

And whether you're thrifty or extravagan­t, the Grand Prix of Long Beach has a ticket package for you.

The various packages in fact, run from as little as $40 — all the way up to $1,275.

Below is a breakdown of available ticket packages and their cost. To buy tickets, go to gplb. com/tickets.

General admission

General admission tickets come with unreserved seating on the first two days of the Grand Prix, but not during the Sunday finale. Tickets:

Friday: $40. Saturday: $82. Sunday: $87. Three-day package: $120.

Reserved seating

The Sunday tickets for this package vary based on where your seats are, though children 12 and under get a discounted price. Tickets: Saturday: $90 for adults. Sunday: $98 or $114 for adults, and $72 or $86 for juniors, depending on the seats.

Three-day package (no reserved seating on Friday): $131 or $185, and $102 or $144 for juniors, depending on the seats.

Paddock access

These packages provide access to the NTT IndyCar Series paddock. But they do not provide admission to the circuit, so you have to buy those tickets as well. Tickets:

Friday, Saturday or Sunday: $32.

Three-day package: $75.

Super photo ticket

This is the package for you if you want to take great photos of the racing.

The Super Photo Ticket includes three-day admission, paddock access, access to three special photo locations and limited access to the racing pit during practice and qualifying.

Minors aren't allowed, however, and there are other conditions. For more informatio­n, go to gplb.com/super-photo.

This package costs $360.

Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.

With this package, you can hang out at the iconic restaurant during the races. Bubba Gump Shrimp, 87 Aquarium Way, has views of multiple turns, and will also have television screens broadcasti­ng the action. The package also comes with free buffet breakfast and brunch.

This package costs $285 for Saturday and $300 for Sunday.

Club C300

This club is hosted by the Committee of 300, a nonprofit that has worked to benefit the community for more than four decades.

The club has a live television feed of the circuit, a dance floor, free breakfast and lunch, and other amenities.

This package, like the Bubba Gump Shrimp one, is an add-on, so you must first buy a reserved ticket. Tickets: Saturday: $210. Sunday: $240. Three-day: $430.

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Hospitalit­y clubs

There are three clubs from which to choose: Vista, Seaside and Pit Lane.

The Vista Club is on the 17th floor of the Hyatt Regency Hotel and offers a view of the pits, the oceanfront straightaw­ay, and turns 1 to 6, as well as the harbor and Long Beach skyline.

The Seaside Club is on the Seaside Way back straight and is usually the first to sell out, according to the Grand Prix Associatio­n of Long Beach website.

The Pit Lane Club is the most exclusive, putting you right above the pit and the straightaw­ay. It also comes with limited pit access.

While the compliment­ary meals vary at each club, all three offer a full bar with compliment­ary beer, wine and soft drinks on Saturday and Sunday.

But you can't buy these tickets the way you do the others. Instead, you must fill out an order form, which is available at gplb. com/vip-club-packages. Tickets:

Vista Club: $450 for Friday/ Saturday only; $525 for Sunday only and $850 for all three days.

Seaside Club (all three days): $850.

Pit Lane Club (all three days): $1,275.

Parking

Parking is at a premium during the Grand Prix of Long Beach. There are so many cars trying to get in and out of downtown Long Beach during the event, in fact, that you might find it easier to take public transporta­tion — even if you live as far away as Pasadena.

But if you do drive, there are parking packages available:

Shoreline: $20 a day or $50 for all three days.

Pike: $60 for all three days.

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