Monterey Salinas Transit (MST) will offer free bus service on all MST routes Saturday, August 15 and Sunday, August 16, 2009 for Laguna Seca Raceway ticket holders. 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 $2.50 per zone for adults or $1.25 per zone for youth, seniors and disabled.

Line 37 Seaside-Laguna Seca, Line 38 Monterey-Laguna Seca and Line 39 Salinas-Laguna Seca will operate Saturday and Sunday for this event. MST services to Laguna Seca will not operate on Friday, August 14. On Saturday and Sunday, all three lines will operate hourly from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Line 37 Seaside-Laguna Seca will operate from the Embassy Suites Hotel, to Fremont and Canyon Del Rey, on to Casa Verde and Fremont, and down Garden Road before completing the trip to the raceway. Line 38 Monterey-Laguna Seca 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 Salinas-Laguna Seca provides bus service from the Salinas Transit Center, serving South Main Street before continuing on to the raceway.

Line 36 Carmel-Laguna Seca will not operate during this event. Passengers may ride Lines 5 or 24 from Carmel and transfer to Line 38 Laguna Seca-Monterey at the Monterey Transit Plaza.

These bus lines are designed to make visits to Laguna Seca race events easier and more enjoyable, as well as to reduce traffic congestion. The Laguna Seca bus service conveniently boards and de-boards race fans inside the racetrack at Turn 5.

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