Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST) will offer free bus service on all MST routes July 18, 19 and 20, 2008, for Laguna Seca Raceway ticket holders to the 2008 Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix. Those holding race event tickets may ride the bus to and from the Laguna Seca Recreational Park at no charge. Non-ticket holders pay the regular MST fare of $2.00 per zone for adults or $1.00 per zone for youth, seniors and disabled.

The Line 36 Laguna Seca-Carmel, Line 37 Laguna Seca-Seaside, Line 38 Laguna Seca-Monterey and Line 39 Laguna Seca-Salinas will operate all three days of the event. MST will provide bus service every 60 minutes on Friday and Saturday between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. and Sunday between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.

The Line 36 Laguna Seca-Carmel begins at Carmel Rancho and stops at 6th & Mission and Carpenter & Valley in Carmel before arriving at the raceway. Three Line 36 trips will begin in Carmel Valley Village at 6:45 am, 8:45 and 10:45 am and travel down Carmel Valley Road stopping at existing stops as it heads to the raceway. (Passengers returning to Carmel Valley Village in the evening will transfer from Line 36 to Line 24 Carmel Valley Grapevine Express at Carmel Rancho.) Line 37 Laguna Seca-Seaside will run from the Embassy Suites Hotel, to Fremont & Canyon Del Rey, on to Casa Verde & Fremont, and down Garden Road before completing the trip to the raceway. Line 38 Laguna Seca-Monterey provides bus service from the Monterey Conference Center, serving the Monterey Transit Plaza and the Monterey Peninsula College parking area before continuing on to the raceway. Line 39 Laguna Seca-Salinas buses will depart from the Salinas Transit Center to South Main Street, on to Highway 68 to the raceway.

These bus lines are designed to make visits to the Laguna Seca race events easier and more enjoyable, as well as to reduce parking congestion. For the safety of MST passengers and other Laguna Seca attendees, please use caution in and around buses at the track and refrain from walking in front of or near buses as they approach the loading and unloading areas.

For additional information, please click on the inderlined bus schedules above or call MST toll free at 1-888-MST-BUS1. Plus, race fans can visit www.mst.org and click on the Red Bull race photo on the home page for Laguna Seca bus service map and schedule information.