Monterey Salinas Transit (MST) will offer free bus service on all MST routes Saturday and Sunday, October 10 and 11, 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 $2.25 per zone for adults or $1.10 per zone for youth, seniors, disabled and Medicare Card holders. There will be no bus service to Laguna Seca Friday, October 9, 2009.

Line 37 Seaside-Laguna Seca, Line 38 Monterey-Laguna Seca and the Line 39 Salinas-Laguna Seca will operate Saturday and Sunday for this event. 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 at Nissen before continuing on to the raceway.

Lines 37, 38 and 39 will operate hourly Saturday and Sunday beginning at 8:00 a.m. with the last bus departing Laguna Seca at 8:00 p.m. Saturday and 5:00 p.m. Sunday. Race fans should be aware of the periods during mid-day Sunday where there is no bus service to/from their locations.

Line 36 Carmel-Laguna Seca will not operate during this event. Passengers may ride Line 5 Monterey-Carmel or Line 24 Carmel Valley Grapevine Express 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 five.

For more information call Monterey-Salinas Transit toll free at 1-888-MST-BUS1.