Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix or MotoGP

About a 90-minute drive away from Melbourne can be found in Phillip Island, home to a lot of experiences that Victoria is surely proud of. Phillip Island has among the exciting activities in store for adventure seekers such as surfing at Cat Bay and YCW Beach, fishing in San Reno and New Haven, golfing on Cowes Golf Club, seeing the wildlife and nature (including the penguin parade on coasts), cycling around the island and witnessing the world-renowned MotoGP.

Out of all these attractions, it can be said that the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix or MotoGP, for short, is the most anticipated. Every year, the mentioned event draws in a great number of motor enthusiasts to the island for three whole days of high-spirited motor racing competition.

The MotoGP Experience

The Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix has a fast race circuit against a beautiful backdrop of the Bass Strait, which makes the experience really noteworthy. A member of Federation Internationale Motorcycliste Road Racing World Championship, the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix is basically divided into 125cc, 250cc and 500cc race categories. But aside from the race championship itself, the event also hosts a lot of activities around, on and outside the circuit.

Around the race area, the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix renders its audience with the vast displays on the podium. There are also Playstation2 sets so that the visitors can experience for themselves a race on the circuit of Phillip Island. To help the visitors observe every turn and every move of the race on the track, eight Michelin huge screens are put up on strategic locations. Meanwhile, on the stage near the GP expo, fanatics can meet in person the racing superstars and even ask for their autographs. Ticket holders also have free access to the support paddock, where they can see more of the MotoGP riders and the equipment and hardware they use for their motorcycles.

Prior to the start of the race, the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix features a parade of racers, complete with a gun's salute and exhibition shows on the circuit that will surely leave the audiences amazed. Outside the circuit, the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix provides guests with some entertainment, including parties with live bands and Grand Prix crash course programs, which can be taken advantage of on the race day itself or even ahead of the event.

MotoGP Ticketing

Because the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix is flocked by people, the event makes sure not to disappoint its fans by offering another venue for ticket reservations. Nowadays, tickets for this world-renowned event may be booked through the website; reservations to four different grandstands and VIP tickets already cover the whole three-day event.

Aside from the convenient process, the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix also has various special bundles. For example, those who will book for a group of 10 are entitled to 1 free ticket. Tickets for general admission may cost from AUD30 up to AUD99, while grandstand tickets cost around AUD235.

Transportations to the MotoGP Event

The Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix is commonly accessible to many, since it is located on one of the most popular islands in Australia. To attend a MotoGP Event, guests can just take advantage of the numerous transportations to Phillip Island; among these are shuttles, coaches, charter flights, helicopters, private vehicles and ferries.

Those who choose the helicopter and charter flights need to contact the services' numbers posted on websites of the MotoGP event. Coaches and shuttles straight to the Phillip Island, meanwhile, can be caught on different stations while ferry tickets must be reserved online days before the ride. For the private vehicles, such as cars and motorcycles, parking lots will be reserved only for the holders of VIP tickets; other tickets holders' requests for parking slots will not be entertained.