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Working press will have access to the media center located next
to the garage area on the infield or in the drag strip media center.
Assigned seats will be given to deadline media in the Walt Glathaar
Deadline Media Room next to the officials at the oval track, and
in the main press box at the drag strip. Non-deadline media personnel,
Team PR representatives and photojournalists filing their images
from the track will be allocated space in the main media center
room of the oval or the media trailer opposite the staging lanes.
To request a credential for an upcoming event at Gateway
International Raceway, please print out the request form below,
fill out the required information and either mail it or fax it to
us.
If you choose to fax it, send it to the attention of Brandon Mudd
at 618-482-3919. If you plan on mailing it, please send it to the
following address:
Gateway International Raceway
c/o Brandon Mudd
700 Raceway Blvd.
P.O. Box 200
Madison, IL 62060
Credential Request form PDF
CREDENTIAL PICKUP
Media credentials may be picked up starting the Thursday before
each major event. The credentials pickup trailers are located in
the the parking lot outside Turn 3 of the facility’s oval. Signs will be posted at the interchanges for Gateway to take
you to the location. Media credentials will NOT be issued at the
Infield Media Center.
PARKING
During oval track events, parking for media members will be provided
in the infield parking lot located behind the paddock/garage area,
with additional space in the Orange North Lot. NOTE: There will be
space along the front row of the infield parking lot for designated
television satellite trucks and auxiliary vehicles. St. Louis-area
stations will be given two spots, one for a satellite truck and one
for a vehicle that can go through the tunnel. Other stations will
be given one space. It is recommended that local stations keep a satellite
truck parked through the event weekend and move personnel in and out
of the track through the infield tunnel using regular vehicles. Those
vehicles cannot go through the tunnel (nine-foot-high clearance) may
enter and exit through the backstretch entrance only when the track
is cold.
During drag strip events, parking will be located in the hospitality
area to the south of the staging lanes behind the drag tower.
TELEPHONES
Telephones are plentiful and located throughout the media center.
Those phones can be used to call in the area (618, 314, 636) and
toll free numbers. The phones are to be shared and used on a first
come-first serve basis. If you have a specific need for a dedicated
line, contact Ev Nelson at (615) 547-7500 to order service.
FAX/COPY SERVICE
Fax and copy machines will be available in the Media Center at both
the oval ad drag tower. Those media members and Team PR reps needing
either service may ask one of the Gateway Media Center volunteers
for assistance. Any media member with special needs should contact
a member of the Gateway PR staff to make the proper arrangements.
INTERVIEWS
The pole winner for each oval track event will be brought to the
Media Center deadline room. For those on tight deadlines, there will
be an area behind the Victory Circle where the winners will be made
available for a brief period before going to the general interview
area. We request that all interviews held in the Victory Circle are
brief.
During the NHRA event, the drivers holding the No. 1 qualifying
sports will be brought to the Media Center for interviews. After
eliminations, all pro class winners will also be brought to the
Media Center.
PIT NOTES
Results, daily pit notes, quotes, and announcements will be distributed
in the media center by GIR officials, team, and manufacturer representatives.
PHOTOGRAPHERS
During oval track races, there are several areas designated for
photographers. There will be marked photo stands set up in each corner
of the oval to photographers. The stands will be marked “For
Media Use Only” and will be patrolled by security on a regular
basis. The lane behind Pit Road is also open to photographers. Photographers
may go into pit areas if cleared with a team’s crew chief, but
are asked to exercise caution and discretion, giving sufficient space
for crew members to do their job. A limited area on the balcony of
the Oval Suite Tower will be designated for limited use by the media.
A signup sheet for those interested in shooting from this area is
located in the GIR office. No photography is allowed from outside
the oval without permission of Gateway officials. Anyone caught cutting
holes in the fence surrounding the oval will forfeit their credential
and be removed from the facility.
Victory circle will be limited to one photographer per media outlet,
with exceptions granted on a case-by-case basis by GIR and sanctioning
body officials. There will be a photographers meeting held on the
day of each major event to discuss these policies and any questions
photographers have.
During the NHRA event, photographers will be allowed on each side
of the drag strip in an area from the starting line to no farther
than 200 feet down the track. Photographers may not put any equipment
along the retaining wall of use strobes when shooting any place
around the track.
PHOTO VESTS
All photographers must wear a numbered Gateway photo vest. This
is for your safety as well as security. The vests may be obtained
from the GIR office in the Media Center. As deposit, a credit card
number or check for $75 must be given when obtaining the vest. Upon
returning the vest, all checks will be destroyed or returned to
the photographer. Photographers will have access to the infield
during race weekend, but are requested to respect the working space
of the teams in the garage area and the haulers.
PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
This is a working media area. You are asked to give
your fellow media members the respect, and quiet, they need to do
their jobs, especially during deadline periods. You are also asked
to give the teams the space they need to do their jobs. Media members
should not enter garage areas, or haulers, unless given permission
to do so by team members. Those with media credentials referred to
the GIR PR staff by teams or sanctioning bodies for unprofessional
conduct (asking for autographs, souvenirs, etc.) may be asked to leave
the premises and forfeit their credential. It is also asked that if
you have had your credential request confirmed, but are unable to
attend, please contact the GIR PR staff to cancel the credential.
Multiple no-shows could result in your organization losing its credentials
priveleges for GIR events.
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