By Butch Davis

Special Report for: DSBA

Indy Car Series driver Darren Manning of the A.J. Foyt Racing team along with Grand Prix Event Chairman Bud Denker, Public and Community Relations Director Merrill Cain and Communications Associate Edward J. Williams were all featured guests Wednesday at the Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association (DSBA) media event luncheon. The luncheon that was held at Hockeytown Café in Detroit, Wednesday afternoon as featured guests all took turns to promote the upcoming Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix, August 29-31, 2008.

Manning, who finished fourth last season in the Indy Car Series race on Belle Isle, said at the luncheon “Big events are important and the Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix committee has meant the challenge in its pursuit of excellent of making this stop on the race circuit the best in the country.

Grand Prix Event Chairman Bud Denker said that ticket sale are up 15 percent from last year and although Sunday tickets are almost sold out, Saturday tickets for the event maybe the best buy for the money. Denker stated,” Saturday is great day to take in the event at Belle Isle with the American Le Mans Series: Warm-up & Race Detroit Sports Car Challenge presented by Bosch, Indy Car Series: Practice & Qualifying and the SCCA Speed World Challenge GT: Practice.” In addition, Denker said, “Shortly after 6 p.m. on Saturday, August 30, the summertime groove of Sugar Ray will entertain fans at the Grand Prix, presented by XM Radio. The concert on the XM Stage in the Meijer Family Fun Zone is free for Saturday ticket holders at the Grand Prix and Sugar Ray will take the stage shortly after the completion of the Detroit Sports Challenge presented by Bosch American Le Mans Series race on Belle Isle.

By the way, do you remember last year when it was a very frustrating to get off the island because of transpires extremely heavy traffic? Well, Event Chairman Bud Denker insure that traffic related to leaving the island on the bus shuttles has been change to keep traffic moving getting off the island and to create with the intention of leaving Belle Isle with a credibly great excursion.

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