Congratulations to Katherine Legge and Takuma Sato, the 2024 honorees who will be inducted into the Long Beach Motorsports Walk of Fame. Legge, a trailblazer among women in motorsports, will be the first female honoree with a plaque on our beautiful Downtown shoreline.🏝️
#AGPLB
MARK YOUR CALENDARS… The 49th Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach will take place April 19-21, 2024. Southern California’s 200-MPH Beach Party Returns with world class racing and non-stop family fun and we want to see you there! Get your tickets now at 🎉
Dear Long Beach,
First off, THANK YOU.
Secondly, Love ya bae.
Thirdly, Goodnight.
Sincerely,
44 Years STRONG
#TGPLB
, America’s Longest Running Street Race
P.P.P.S. Thanks to
@robertgarcialb
and LB City Council Members, (UNANIMOUSLY) we WILL see you next year.
@KatherineLegge
, the first female to be inducted into the Long Beach Motorsports Walk of Fame, will soon have her legacy stamped on the same streets where her racing career started 19 years ago! Watch her compete in the
@IMSA
@WeatherTech
SportsCar Championship on April 20th.🏝️
The
#200mphBeachParty
will feature six fast-and-furious races…
1️⃣ NTT INDYCAR SERIES
2️⃣ IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Grand Prix
3️⃣ Super Drift Challenge
4️⃣ SRO GT America
5️⃣ SPEED/UTV Stadium Super Trucks
6️⃣ Historic Indy Car Challenge
Which series are you most excited for?🏎️💨
Construction on the world-famous
#AGPLB
race circuit is underway! Today,
@LongBeachMayor
Rex Richardson and Grand Prix Association of Long Beach President and CEO Jim Michaelian commemorated the start of the
#200mphBeachParty
buildout.🚜
Thank you
@IndyCar
fans! Now if we could get the longest running, and most beautiful we might add, street course on
@NBC
, not
@NBCSN
— we could do some real damage!
#AGPLB
The Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach returns Sept. 24-26! Tickets go on sale Monday at 10 am PT - join us for a weekend full of exciting events! Click here to get your tickets on Monday, and we’ll see you soon!
Yesterday
@TakumaSatoRacer
became the first Japanese driver to be inducted into the Motorsports Walk of Fame. He is a two-time Indy 500 winner and the first Japanese driver to win the race. He is a trailblazer in the sport and a legend here at the Beach!
#AGPLB
#200mphBeachParty
In light of today’s announcement from the City of Long Beach prohibiting all large-scale events in the City through April 30, 2020, the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach will not take place as scheduled on April 17-19.
READ MORE HERE:
America's
#1
Street Race is roaring back into action for a three-day festival of speed, sun and fun!🏎💨
For all info on the
#200mphBeachParty
check out the
#AGPLB
Fan Guide at
HUGE ‘Thank You’ to EVERYONE who came out this weekend, we ❤️ you all!
We can’t wait see you all your lovely faces next year for the... 45th
@ToyotaGPLB
!!
#TGPLB
#LongBeach
Get your first look at this beautiful piece of motorsports art - unveiled today - commemorating the 2021 Race Weekend! Read the full release, and get your tickets, here — .
#AGPLB
#LongBeach
And poof💨 the weekend was over. This video is what it felt like. Thank you to every volunteer, staff member, pit crew worker, safety personnel, trash collector, beer vendor and the list goes on. It takes a village, they say. And ours has helped us reach 46 years. We ❤️ you LBC!
Just announced:
@Chargers
head Coach Anthony Lynn named Grand Marshal, while 👑 of the Beach,
@AlUnserJr
, will wave the green flag as Honorary Starter before the
@IndyCar
race on Sunday, April 14th, at the 45th
#AGPLB
!
Let’s see…
-Longest running major street race
-200mph Beach Party
-West coast = best coast
-Non-stop family fun
-Spring break, sunshine, & champagne showers
Yep, we’re going to say the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach.🌊☀️
Congratulations to Willy T. Ribbs and Oriol Servia who will be honored with induction into the Long Beach Motorsports Walk of Fame. The ceremony will be open to the public on April 16th!
#AGPLB
Read more:
Congrats to
@CGRTeams
for securing their first GTP victory in nearly a year after a long fought battle on the streets of Long Beach!🏆
Renger van der Zande and Sebastien Bourdais utilized quite the strategy to take home the
@IMSA
@WeatherTech
SportsCar Championship
#AGPLB
win!🍾
@Hinchtown
and
@RyanHunterReay
were inducted into the Motorsports Walk of Fame to kick off race weekend festivities at the
@Acura
Grand Prix of Long Beach. Congratulations!
50 days. 2,400 concrete blocks. A 1.97-mile, 11-turn track. 14 grandstands.
…
Construction starts tomorrow on the city streets comprising the world-famous
@Acura
#GrandPrixofLongBeach
race circuit.
…
What are you looking forward to most at this year’s
#200mphBeachParty
?
We were sad to hear of "Jeopardy!" host and 2009 Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race participant Alex Trebek's passing yesterday. Rest in peace, Alex ... you will be missed.
If these 2019 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach Onboards don't get you excited and ready for a great week, we're not sure what will!
#AGPLB
#MondayMotivation
@IndyCar
The Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach’s
#200MPHBeachParty
is set for next April 14-16! Six world-class racing events headlined by
@IndyCar
, plus concerts and much more! Ticket renewals start Oct. 24 and tickets go on sale Nov. 28!
#INDYCAR
//
#AGPLB
Back to Back,
@AlexanderRossi
takes checkers at
#AGPLB
from the Pole, the first time since
@BourdaisOnTrack
did it in 2006-2007, also from Pole. It’s been 12 years since it’s been done. He came, he saw, he conquered... twice.
#INDYCAR
🥳
GIVEAWAY!!
FOUR winners when the GREEN flag drops
@ISMRaceway
! We have TWO autographed
@TakumaSatoRacer
and TWO autographed
@GrahamRahal
pictures!
Rules:
1. RT this Tweet
2. FOLLOW
@ToyotaGPLB
3. Quote this tweet with
#TGPLB
, and tell us whose picture you want to win and why!
We join the racing community in mourning the loss of 4-time
#Indy500
winner Al Unser Sr., who raced in the inaugural Long Beach Grand Prix in 1975 and is seen here racing to a fifth-place finish in the 1985 event. A true legend of the sport, he will be missed.
#RIP
#INDYCAR
Good night, drunk, you’re Long Beach. 😵🍻🍾
Wait, what? 😉
(Whispers) Guys... today was incredible. Like face-melting. Like, I can’t even.
(Shouting) AND THE BEST PART IS, IT’S NOT OVER!! Day 4 of 5 for the history books. Tomorrow is gonna be EPIC. 🙌🏽😍🏁🏎🌴🏆🍻
#TGPLB
If you are in
@LongBeachCity
today, stop by the
@AquariumPacific
and check out our first ever underwater press conference with
@ToyotaGPLB
Defending Champion,
@Hinchtown
!
The Press Conference is open to the public, but you must have an Aquarium ticket!
3 pm sharp!
Today marks the first full day of track construction for the 2020 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach!
@Acura
handed off brand new construction vehicles, while
#AGPLB
staff,
@LIUNA
Local 1309 leadership and workers were also on-site! Read more:
Turn 1 tends to narrow the pack.
Turn 2 & 3 make hearts race.
Turn 4 comes fast.
Turn 5 brings ‘em back to DTLB.
Turn 6 takes them Northbound and down.
Turn 7 SERPENTINE.
Turn 8 sends them into the short chute.
Turn 9 & 10 are a doozy.
Hairpin.
Straightaway.
REPEAT.
#AGPLB
#FlashbackFriday
to 1984📸 A new era dawned at
#GPLB
as CART Indy Cars replaced the F1 machinery. But one thing stayed constant:
@MarioAndretti
was still the guy to beat! He won in a
@Budweiser
Lola, becoming the race’s first 2x winner and first to win in both
@F1
and
@IndyCar
🏁
Today the City of Long Beach issued new COVID protocols which may impact some guests attending the Sept. 24-26 AGPLB race weekend. Details here - . We are intent on providing fans the traditional fun and excitement within a safe and secure environment.
BIG announcement coming on Monday morning with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for fans to get involved at the 2020 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach! Make sure to check back in, you won't want to miss it!
#AGPLB
Do you have the California kid’s ‘John Hancock’?
Want it?
Comment below your favorite pic of
#AGPLB
weekend, for your chance to win a signed picture of back-to-back winner
@AlexanderRossi
!
#INDYCAR
Here’s to 50 years of King Taco and 30 years of our partnership!🌮🤝🏎️
#AGPLB
For 50 years,
@KingTacoFan
has been a mouthwatering fixture in L.A. County… you’ll never guess how founders Raúl and Maria Martinez got their start.
Find out at
Southern California's
#200mphBeachParty
is just 7 days away, and we cannot wait for the roaring engines to take over the streets of Long Beach!
@PatricioOWard
fans are guaranteed to show up and show out... who will you be repping at this year's
#AGPLB
?
Watch out for
@GrahamRahal
at Long Beach this year… he’s hungry for that first place trophy!🏆
…
Comment below if you think Rahal will secure the
@INDYCAR
victory at the Acura Grand Prix this April👇