Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit in Midrand is gearing up to host the first A1GP Gauteng, South Africa on 20 to 22 February.

Workers are busy erecting additional grandstands at Kyalami to accommodate the expected influx of fans from around the country, while a 'park and ride' system in conjunction with road closures will operate over the weekend to avoid traffic jams and congestion.

There will be no public parking within the precincts of Kyalami on the Saturday and Sunday, although Kyalami?s on-site parking facilities will be fully operational on the Friday. Instead, remote parking sites will be set up and dedicated shuttle buses will run between these sites and their respective gates on a continual basis, ensuring rapid movement of race fans from their car parks to the circuit and back again.

Saturday and Sunday ticket holders should ensure that they park in the remote parking that relates to their grandstand ticket or the general admission area. This system has been colour-coded for easier interpretation and each ?zone? will include its own parking area, grandstands and amenities, including food concession areas and toilets.

For further information and illustrated maps of the park and ride system and road closures, please visit www.a1gp.com or www.kyalamiracing.co.za.

Paul Mashitile, premier of Gauteng Province, said the province was pleased and proud to be hosting the South African round of the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport. "It is a fantastic opportunity to showcase our province and our city of Johannesburg — the culture, the history and the people — to the rest of the world.

"The A1GP Gauteng, South Africa will strengthen even further South Africa?s place on the map in world motor sport and will result in a substantial boost to the local economy.?

The Gauteng provincial government, through its new Gauteng Motor Sport Company, is the promoter of the event.

Tickets for A1GP Gauteng went on sale in November and may be purchased from Computicket stores nationwide or at www.computicket.com.