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> Where we headed?

Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport Temporary Grand Prix Circuit.
Here's your Cleveland Travel Guide including tickets and hotels for the Rock and Roll City by Lake Erie Unfortunately with the demise of Champ Car in early 2008, it remains to be seen if Cleveland hosts another Grand Prix in the near future, but boy was it fun to head out there on Labor Day in the heat and check out how an aiport could become a race circuit, could become a ton of fun under lights. Hopefully something will develop soon and the scream of racing engines will again fill the downtown area. Enjoy my guide and as always, Godspeed on your travel adventures, wherever they take you. Cvetko Ostroznik, Grand Prix Cities

VENUE ADDRESS: Cleveland Downtown, just along the lake shoreline from Browns Stadium and the Rock and Roll Hall of fame.

> Directions? How do we get there?
You could almost throw a rock from the North (downtown) end of Rock and Roll Blvd. When you see the Hall of Fame turn right and follow the crowd to the airport enterance. The sign I'm standing under in the picture above was slung accross Lakeside Drive right by between the expressway and the lakeshore.

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Find 120 + Hotels in the Cleveland downtown and inner metropolitan area
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The Ritz-Carlton Cleveland
Hotel Location: The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Cleveland - 1515 West Third Street Cleveland, OH 44113 (0 miles from cleveland downtown )
Marriott Cleveland At Key Center
Hotel Address: Marriott Cleveland At Key Center 127 Public Square Cleveland, OH 44114 (0 miles from cleveland downtown )
Hyatt Regency Cleveland At The Arcade
Hotel Address: Hyatt Regency Cleveland At The Arcade 420 Superior Avenue Cleveland, OH 44114 (0 miles from cleveland downtown )
Renaissance Cleveland Hotel
Hotel Address: Renaissance Cleveland Hotel 24 Public Square Cleveland, OH 44113 (0 miles from cleveland downtown )
Holiday Inn Select Cleveland-Cty Ctr Lakeshore
Hotel Address: Holiday Inn Select-City Centre Cleveland, OH 44114 (YOu can see the track from the hotel rooftop )

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> What's the nearest major airport?
Even though the event is set at an airport, Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport (BKL), it is a small commuter facility that is mostly closed down during the grand prix weekend to make room for the cars which compete on the runway. The nearest major airport is ...

> (CLE) Cleveland Hopkins International Airport 18 KMs/11 MIs SW of downtown.
> Find Hotels near Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) Ohio
> Airport Website: Cleveland-Hopkins Airport (CLE) weblink -

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Shop for the cheapest airfare to cleveland hopkins international airport (CLE) for your trip to the cleveland with travel package (flight hotel car) providers like Travelocity, Priceline and Hotwire at my Online Travel Store . For info about getting from Hopkins Airport to Cleveland Downtown (Transfers, Transit Options, Etc) visit to and from the airport.
RV Parking and Camping at this track? ???
Check organizers for RV parking Trackside, there is no circuit tent camping.
> Where's the Map?
> Cleveland Ohio Map including satellite picture, main streets and Fwys. Look on the top right of the map for the Burke Lakefront airport.

> Local road work / construction?
Road Advisories & Local road work / construction?
> Ohio Dept of Transport (ODOT)
> Ohio Turnpike (toll road) info.
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> Got the weather and radar?
> Cleveland OHIO Official Government Weather Forecast & Radar

Local Public Transit
Buses & Trains: Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) Trip Planner. Note on a cleveland transit system map, while South Harbor seems the nearest station to the track (top right), and it is as the crow flies, just across Cleveland Memorial Shoreway, an uncrossable 3-lane highway, the lack of a bridge or tunnel means you'd need to walk so far west to get over to the shoreline (via East 9th Street aka Rock'n'Roll Boulevard), that you're better off alighting at North Shore station.


> What's the local newspaper say?
> Cleveland Plain Dealer Newspaper weblink

Entertainment / Things to do in Cleveland:
Find Cleveland Tix (including NFL Cleveland Browns and MLB Cleveland Indians and NBA Cleveland Cavs Tickets)
Venues in Cleveland include: Quicken Loans Arena (Formerly Gund Arena), Jacobs Field, Peabodys Downunder, Wolstein Center - CSU Convocation Center, HOuse of Blues, Grog Shop, Agora Theatre, Palace Theatre, State Theatre.

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Casino?Illegal in Ohio. Try Detroit, MI
Arts/Musuems/History:
> see stuff to do in Cleveland section below.
Movies Cleveland Movie Times .com
Go Carts in Cleveland?: Cuffari's Go-Karts & Arcade World-4103 Pearl Road, Cleveland. Ph: +1 216-741-4494

Theme Parks Near by:
Restaurants/Clubs/Cafes:
While in the downtown area check out the Cleveland Warehouse district, around W 6th Street or St. Clair & W.9th.

While in Cleveland, take time to see famous stuff
> Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
> University Circle Museum & Parkland district.
> The Peter B. Lewis Building at Case Western Reserve University
> Cleveland Children's Museum

> What racing series races there?
Champ Car World Series (when it still existed)
> SCCA Trans-Am;
> Toyota Atlantic;
> Formula BMW USA
When? Click link for coming series dates / schedule

Other revhead Activites
> Cleveland Auto Show check link for exhibition dates.
> Cleveland Cycle WOrld International Motorcycle Show - I-X Center (Usually January - Click link for dates)
> Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum
> Classic car cruise-Ins, swap meets and car shows seem to occur almost daily in the region. See Cruisein' Times
> see my listing of Ohio Raceways Circuits, Speedways, Short Tracks, Dirt Tracks. including my guide to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course

Other Major Local Sports
For tickets see link in entertainment above
> Official websites:
NFL Football: Cleveland Browns
MLB Baseball: Cleveland Indians
NBA Basketball: Cleveland Cavaliers
WNBA Basketball: Clevland Rockers
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Just out of town
> NFL Football Hall of Fame - Canton, OH, 40MIs/66KMs South - Find Canton OH Hotels
> Ceder Point theme Park - Sandusky, OH 55MIs/90KMs East. - Find Sandusky OH Hotels

HANDY LINKS
Speedway Circuit Official Website: Official Circuit Website

> Tourism Websites
Travel Cleveland CVB Visitors & Convention Bureau Website. Check this site for Cleveland Discount Coupons for your sight seeing adventures around this great downtown area.

MISC INFO
... Curency: USD - U.S. Dollar - Oanda Exchange Rate Converter
... ATM Locator
...Tipping & Taxes: Tipping is expected. Usually you'll round up your bill 15%.
Ohio State Sales Tax: 7%, included in listed price. Hotel tax add 7.5%
> Time Zone: EST Eastern Standard Time GMT -6
> Telephone Info:
... Emergency Number: 11
... U.S. International dialing code is +1

> Local Liquor Laws: Legal Drinking Age in Ohio is 21. Alcohol can only be purchased after 1pm on Sundays.

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Extra Notes about Cleveland
If the fun I had in Cleveland on the 4th of July weekend 2003 is any indication of what the Rock'n'roll city is all about, sign me up for one of those lofts they're renovating down by the river on West 9th Street!
It's a warm, friendly, safe, and cultured city filled with interesting tourist spots, nice places to eat, entertainment districts of several different ambiences, mounds of Culture, &, I learned, before Henry Ford started hammering out the hummers in Detroit, Cleveland was America's ORIGINAL motor city.
As far as the race itself, I've seen plenty and been in a zillion towns that host them but so very rarely did I find an event that so completely catered for the needs of race fans, while managing to completely side step the uppity trash that passes for excitement at other races. A truly down to earth event at a spectacular one-of-a-kind location, not only an airport but in 2003 they ran the event at night!
I know I'll be going back to visit Cleveland Ohio as many times as I can. I'll see you there. Godspeed, Cvetko Ostroznik.


THE PODIUM INTERVIEWS AT CLEVELAND GRAND PRIX 2003

Race winner, future champion Sebastien Bourdais
Sebastian Bourdais fields questions. Read my interview with Sebastien
Paul Tracy
Another interview for Paul Tracy
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Godspeed on all your motorsport travel adventures, wherever they may take you, Cvetko Ostroznik.
PICS FROM MY TRIP TO THE CLEVELAND GRAND PRIX 2003
SAW SOME RACECARS
Sebastien Bourdais' Newman-Haas racer
Sebastien Bourdais' Newman-Haas racer. Sebastien was a rookie then!
Champ Car Players team Pits
The Players team tent. Read my Paul Tracy Champ Car Driver Interview
Bruno Junqueira's car in peices in the pits
Bruno Junqueira . His Newman-Haas Monster in pieces - VIP pit access exclusive
champ car racing cleveland grand prix pic
Pit stop pic during race - Under lights on an airport runway. Don't get much better than this!
champ car autoracing! ...
Roar by the shore cleveland grand prix
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PODIUM CELEBRATIONS
winners podium pic grand prix of cleveland champ car
The winners podium at the 2003 Grand Prix of Cleveland!

sebastien bourdais winner
The winner of the Grand Prix of Cleveland, Sebastien Bourdais with that Irish guy from U.S. television.
Paul Newman Karl Haas
The winning owners, Paul Newman and Karl Haas
Bruno Junquiera
Autograph signing. Read my interview with Bruno Junquiera

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Special Feature

cvetko ostroznik with sebastien bourdais 3 times champ car world series champion
Here I am with Sebastien Bourdais, 4 times Champ Car series world Champion and winner at Cleveland Grand Prix 2003 and current F1 race car driver! Go Seb! Read all of my Rider and Driver Interviews!
MET SOME OTHER FAST FOLKS
Emerson Fittipaldi
Emerson Fittipaldi! You know Emmo IS the coolest dude in the world!
Cvetko Ostroznik with race cardriver Patrick Carpentier
With Patrick Carpentier, then Champ Car driver now IRL Indy Car Series speedster.
Danica Patrick pic
With Danica Patrick (who then drove Atlantic series, and now is with IRL)

PICS FROM MY TRIP TO THE CLEVELAND GRAND PRIX 2003
cleveland burke lakefront airport sign
The sign says you're here
cleveland rock and roll hall of fame
overlooking the famous cleveland rock and roll hall of fame.
Cleveland ohio sherrif
Local lad - Deputy Sheriff J. Karl, outside the Rock'n'boom 4th of July Festival. Keep Protecting and serving, dude!
Blue gt40
Here it is! The 2005 Blue Ford GT40

Paul Tracy checks out the little blue Ford GT40. It was his 200th champ car start, so he had dibs. I think he liked it
2003 Champ Car drivers yearbook picture
The yearbook picture
VISITED THE CRAWFORD AUTO AND AVIATION MUSEUM
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