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Fan Guide “ My Wish Is to Be a Hollywood Stunt Driver.” FAN GUIDE “ MY WISH IS TO BE A HOLLYWOOD STUNT DRIVER.” BIGGER...BETTER...FASTER! That's the 43rd Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, America's #1 Street Race! Six wheel-to-wheel races - including one very special event - promise virtually non-stop racing on Long Beach's storied street circuit, headlined by the turbocharged cars and stars of the Verizon IndyCar Series with drivers like Simon Pagenaud, Scott Dixon, Will Power and Josef Newgarden. You'll also enjoy the Motegi Racing Super Drift Challenge under the lights Fri. and Sat. nights, BUBBA burger Sports Car Grand Prix at Long Beach, Robby Gordon's SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks and Pirelli World Challenge. And new this year, a ground-shaking "blast from the past," - the Can-Am Challenge — featuring the 1000-hp Can-Am cars that thrilled race fans in the late 1960s and 70s. Family Fun? You've got three full days of the Lifestyle Expo and Family Fun Zone, featuring video games, KidRacer Electric Kart track, Bubble Rollers, Dance Masters, displays and the K1 Speed Kart Track so you can put your driving skills to the test. Plus, two great concerts are free with your race ticket! Moderatto will highlight Tecate Light's Fiesta Friday Concert and on Saturday SMG presents Kings of Chaos starring Billy Idol, Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top and Chester Bennington of Linkin Park. For up-to-the-minute Grand Prix news and information, visit gplb.com. pg. 2, 3 Weekend Schedule pg. 26, 27 Circuit Map pg. 4, 5 Race Week Events pg. 30 Reserved Parking pg. 6, 7 3 Days/2 Nights of HOT CARS pg. 32 Super Photo/Paddock pg. 8 Historic Can-Am Cars pg. 36 Transportation Options pg. 10 Lifestyle Expo pg. 38 Committee of 300/Grand Prix Foundation pg. 12 Race Weekend Fun pg. 40 Race Artist/Souvenir Booths pg. 16, 18 Ticket information pg. 42 Official Hotel/What to do and see With an available sport-tuned suspension, pg. 22, 24 General Info pg. 52 Long Beach City Story Camry can handle the boldest of wishes. of Contents Table Professional driver on closed course. Do not attempt. Prototype shown with options. Production model will vary. ©2016 Toyota GPLB.COM | 1 Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. 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Creative Director Legal/Product PROOF NUMBER ––––––––––––– SPECIAL INFO: Bill to B1194-00455-00 Product TMS Diversity Binder Saturday, April 8 2017 TOYOTA GRAND PRIX OF LONG BEACH Gates open ............................................................................................. 7 a.m. TENTATIVE SCHEDULE Lifestyle Expo opens .............................................................................. 8 a.m. PWC practice .................................................................................... 8:45 a.m. Verizon INDYCAR Series – INDYCAR PWC qualifying ................................................................................. 9:20 a.m. BUBBA burger Sports Car Grand Prix at Long Beach – BBGP Pirelli World Challenge – PWC INDYCAR practice 3 ........................................................................ 10:45 a.m. Can-Am Challenge – Can-Am Can-Am Challenge RACE (20 minutes) ............................... Noon Motegi Racing Super Drift Challenge – Super Drift BBGP pre-race ceremonies ............................................................. 12:30 p.m. SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks – SST BUBBA burger Sports Car Grand Prix at Long Beach RACE ..1:05 p.m. (Round 3 of the 2017 IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship - 100 mintues) Friday, April 7 INDYCAR qualifying and FIRESTONE FAST 6 ................................... 3:30 p.m. Gates open ............................................................................................. 7 a.m. Stadium SUPER Trucks RACE #1 ......................................5:05 p.m. BBGP practice ................................................................................... 7:40 a.m. Lifestyle Expo closes .............................................................................. 6 p.m. Lifestyle Expo opens .............................................................................. 8 a.m. Motegi Racing Super Drift Challenge #2 (Turns 9-10-11) ........6 p.m. SMG presents Kings of Chaos starring .................................................. 6 p.m. INDYCAR practice 1 ............................................................................. 10 a.m. Billy Idol, Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top and Chester Bennington of Linkin Park Can-Am practice ............................................................................. 11:40 a.m. Sunday, April 9 SST Practice.................................................................................... 12:20 p.m. Gates open ............................................................................................. 7 a.m. INDYCAR practice 2 ............................................................................... 2 p.m. Lifestyle Expo opens .............................................................................. 8 a.m. Can-Am qualifying ................................................................................. 3 p.m. INDYCAR warmup .................................................................................. 9 a.m. PWC Practice .................................................................................... 3:30 p.m. Pirelli World Challenge RACE (50 minutes) ........................ 10 a.m. INDYCAR Fan Appreciation All-Driver Autograph ..................4 p.m. Mothers Exotic Car Parade .......................................................................Noon Session, (INDYCAR Paddock-FREE to all spectators) INDYCAR pre-race ceremonies ....................................................... 12:30 p.m. BBGP qualifying ................................................................................ 4:45 p.m. IndyCars to grid .............................................................................. 12:50 p.m. Lifestyle Expo closes .............................................................................. 6 p.m. 43rd TOYOTA GRAND PRIX OF LONG BEACH ...................1:30 p.m. Motegi Racing Super Drift Challenge #1 (Turns 9-10-11) ................. 6:45 p.m. (Race #2 of the 2017 Verizon INDYCAR Series-85 laps) Tecate Light Fiesta Friday Concert ..................................................... 6:45 p.m. Stadium SUPER Trucks RACE #2 ..................................4:05 p.m. (Moderatto) Lifestyle Expo closes ......................................................................... 5:00 p.m. (Schedule Subject to Change without Notice) APRIL 7-9, 2017 | 2 GPLB.COM | 3 RACE WEEK FUN STARTS EARLY...AND KEEP ON GOING! Wed., April 5 *Tecate Light's Fiesta Friday Concert, starring popular Mexican Roar in the Shore, presented by the Belmont Shore Business pop-rock band Moderatto, begins at 6:45 pm. on the Concert Stage. Association, runs from 5-8 p.m., with car displays (Corona and Covina The concert is free with your race ticket. Avenues and 2nd Street), driver autographs, racing simulators and motorcycle stunts. Admission is free, and after the Roar... Monte Carlo Night, presented by the Grand Prix Foundation at 7 p.m. at the Renaissance Hotel Long Beach, includes a Texas Hold 'Em ...you can watch Miss Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach 2017 be poker tournament and other casino-style gambling with prizes for crowned! The free-admission contest finals begin at 8 p.m. at the Hotel the winners. Proceeds benefit the many charities of the Foundation, Maya, on Queensway Drive near the Queen Mary. which has donated more than $4 million to needy organizations since 1991. For more information about Monte Carlo Night or the Thurs., April 6 Foundation, call (562) 490-4509. The Long Beach Motorsports Walk of Fame induction ceremony honors two drivers (Emerson Fittipaldi and Tommy Kendall) who Sat., April 8 have starred not only on the streets of Long Beach but around the *Saturday night's Rock-N-Roar Concert - free with your race ticket globe. The ceremony gets underway at 11 a.m. on Pine Ave. in - takes the Concert Stage at 6 p.m. as SMG presents Kings of Chaos, front of the Convention Center and admission is free. starring Billy Idol, Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top and Chester Bennington of Linkin Park. Thursday Thunder at The Pike Outlets, the annual pre-race party, starts at 6:30 p.m. with a "Taste of the Pike," including food treats Dance Masters, a nationwide organization from local restaurants. Featured events include motocross freestyle dedicated to the elevation of the art of demonstrations,
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