DesmoOmaha Blog -
April 1st, 2008

Club Notes from President Jayme Frye

I wanted to give you all an update on "Project Mugello" @ the IndyGP.

DUCATI GRANDSTAND:

As of today, Zach Huston at the speedway is starting to assign seats and charge everyone's card. If you want a 100% guarantee you will be seated with your friends from DESMOmaha, you need to call in the next couple of days. He's going to leave some seats open next to each club for people that call in and ask to be added but the grandstand is down to just a couple hundred seats left so it's reasonable to assume this will sell out and sooner is better than later if you want to be part of this fun and historic part of the weekend.

PUTNAM DUCATI ONLY TRACK DAY SPONSORED BY DUCATI INDY:

Tickets are on sale for $170 for Novice, Intermediate and Advanced track time. The link is up on SportBike Track Time:

http://www.sportbiketracktime.com/ca...08+TRACK+DATES

Scroll down until you see DUCATI ONLY Putnam Park

Plans are still forming as to what else will be going on at the track this day but Demo rides are expected as is $10 charity donation touring laps behind a control rider. Details to come as they solidify and I get word.

HOTELS:

I'm told there are still a few rooms left. Here are the choices that have rooms in the immediate area of the DOC Central hotel (Country Inn and Suites), where the parking lot activities will be centered. All "Ducati Hotels" are on the North side of town near the Ducati Indy dealer where the Thursday night open house will be held, so roughly 15 miles from the racetrack itself. These hotels are for Ducati owners and traveling companions only.

Holiday Inn - This hotel has a huge parking lot to accommodate trailers and has a top rated sports bar and a 50,000 square foot water park on the grounds - $179 per night for single King rooms. Booking code is Project Mugello. 317-872-9790 (They may have some doubles available but we don't have a negotiated rate for those so I think they are $229)

Red Roof Inn - This is a newly redone hotel, they still have singles and doubles. $105 per night. Speak to Vicki, the hotel manager to book. Booking code Project Mugello. 317-418-0981


Jayme Frye
Club President