Asian Motor Sports

Ticket sales for the first-ever A1GP World Cup of Motorsport event in Taupo, New Zealand, from January 18 and 21, 2007, are off to a flying start.

The tickets went on sale via Australasian ticketing agency Ticketek over the weekend, but already hundreds of Kiwi motorsport fans have purchased seats through the series’ website. The tickets direct from A1GP only went on sale on Wednesday 25 October without any fanfare, but already more than NZ $200,000 worth of sales have been generated.

A1 Team NZL corporate affairs director Bob McMurray said, “We’re told that the tickets are the second-fastest selling in A1GP’s short history, only behind this season’s first round in the Netherlands where they generated a crowd of more than one hundred thousand.”

“We always knew there was tremendous interest in the Taupo round and expected a strong start to sales. At this early stage, our only worry is having enough seats to satisfy demand.”

The stands will accommodate 25,000 spectators with room for up to 3,000 on grass embankments. Corporate hospitality will account for a further 5,000, bringing the crowd total to 33,000.

Thursday will be a free day for spectators and ticket prices for the remaining three days range from NZ $295 (195 USD) for the best grandstand seats to NZ $90 (63 USD) for General Admission.

The overwhelming majority of tickets have been purchased by New Zealanders, but tickets have also been purchased in Australia and the United Kingdom.