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ATHLETICS: Grand Slam Track opens ticket sales, from $10 for one day (in Kingston) to $200 for three days (plus fees, of course)

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≡ GRAND SLAM TRACK ≡

Tickets are now on sale for the first season of four Grand Slam Track meets in 2025, showcasing an all-track program in four locations/

Ticket pricing is fairly standardized, with individual-day tickets in three categories at most of the meets: General Admission, a reserved seat and then a VIP level, close to the finish line.

All tickets also have added fees of 7.5% – and there may be applicable sales taxes – except for Los Angeles (fees included), and the line-up as shown today:

Meet no. 1: 04-06 Apr.: Kingston (JAM)
(Gen. Admission-Grandstand-VIP-VIP Finish Line)
● 1-day tickets at $10-50-60-100
● 2-day tickets at $15-80-100-180
● 3-day tickets at $20-130-160-200

Meet no. 2: 02-04 May: Miramar, Florida
(Gen. Admission-Grandstand-VIP Finish Line)
● 1-day tickets at $25-60-75
● 2-day tickets at $40-80-100
● 3-day tickets at $60-150-200

Meet no. 3: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(Gen. Admission-Premium-VIP Finish Line)
● 1-day tickets at $25-60-75 (also Reserved at $40)
● 2-day tickets at $40-80-100
● 3-day tickets at $60-150-200

Meet no. 4: 27-29 Jun.: Los Angeles, California
(Gen. Admission-Golden Circle-VIP Finish Line I and II)
● 1-day tickets at $31.89 – 47.83 – 69.12 – 85.41
● 2-day tickets at $48.83 – 91.41 – 158.82 (I & II)
● 3-day tickets at $71.12 – 165.24 – 227.19 (1 & II)

All meets are shown with 5 p.m. starts (local time) on all three days.

The Grand Slam Track meets will include 96 athletes in track events only: 48 seasonally-contracted “Racers” (38 signed so far) and 48 single-meet “Challengers” in a two-race format:

“Racers and Challengers will be assigned to compete in one of the following categories, and will all race in two events during each Slam: short sprints (100 m/200 m), short hurdles (100H or 110H/100 m), long sprints (200 m/400 m), long hurdles (400H/400 m), short distance (800 m/1500 m), or long distance (3000 m/5000 m).”

Prize money of $100,000 down to $10,000 for eighth place will be available in each race.

The prices are quite reasonable compared to other high-end events in other sports. Here’s what tickets cost for the 2024 USATF-organized one-day LA Grand Prix (also at UCLA’s Drake Stadium) and the NYC Grand Prix at Icahn Stadium:

LA Grand Prix: 17-18 May 2024
(USATF Distance Classic included)
● $30: General Admission (plus fees)
● $75: Premium (plus fees)
● $175: VIP (plus fees)

NYC Grand Prix: 9 June 2024
● $20: Bronze sections
● $40: Silver sections
● $70: Gold sections

For the 2024 Penn Relays – a different kind of event, but held at Franklin Field – prices were in two stages:

Penn Relays: 25-26 April 2024
● $26: General Admission
● $31: Reserved I
● $41: Reserved II
● $76: Finish Line

Penn Relays: 27 April 2024
● $26: General Admission
● $39: Reserved I
● $54: Reserved II
● $69: Reserved III
● $250: Finish Line

The Grand Slam Track pricing is very much in line with these events; how well they do will be up to how well they are promoted. That’s the next phase. But the race – to fill the seats – has started.

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