From the media release, "To kick off the exciting festival weekend set for July 19-21, in lieu of paid admission, spectators can make a voluntary donation to Make-A-Wish® Canada and receive complimentary gate admission on Friday, July 19. More than $1 million has been raised for children with critical illnesses to grant their wishes through these efforts over the past 12 years. Honda Canada Foundation will match donations dollar-for-dollar made by generous race fans up to a total of $50,000 during the Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto weekend."
You can donate at the entrance or within Enercare Centre where a Make-A-Wish® Canada Zone is set up. There will be activities, prizes and photos with the charity's mascot Roary. There will also be a 50-50 raffle contest with the draw to be held on the Monday after the race weekend.
Gates will open at 8:30am on Friday and on track action starts at 9am with a Radicals Cup practice session. All five race series will be taking part in the first day, including the NTT IndyCar Series practice at 3pm, with the first race of the weekend by the Radicals Cup starting at 5:05pm.
There are four driver autograph sessions planned for Friday; 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM NTT INDYCAR SERIES Autograph Session (Heritage Court in Enercare Centre), 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Sports Car Championship Canada Autograph Session (Heritage Court in Enercare Centre), 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Radicals Cup Autograph Session (Heritage Court in Enercare Centre) and 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM USF2000 & USF Pro 2000 Autograph Session (Heritage Court in Enercare Centre).
A charity running event, the Rev and Run 5000, will begin after the cars have left the track for the day beginning at 6:25pm.
There will a food truck section along with beer gardens and vendors in Thunder Alley and you can also view the supporting series paddocks, no ticket required. For entrance into the IndyCar Paddock or the Pit area additional tickets are required.
Check out the full 2024 race weekend coverage at the following links.
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