Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach kick off this weekend

The three-day 48th Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach begins Friday with qualifying and practice sessions.

begins Friday with qualifying and practice sessions, the start of the drifting competition and a concert by the Mexican American DJ act Boombox Cartel.will be held from 3 p.m.-4:15 p.m. on the 1.97-mile, 11-turn street circuit surrounding the Long Beach Convention Center. An autograph session for IndyCar drivers will be conducted from 4:55 p.m.-5:55 p.m. in the IndyCar paddock, open to all spectators.

A practice for Saturday and Sunday's Historic F1 Challenge race of Formula One cars from the 1970s and 1980s, including many which raced in Long Beach when it was part of the Formula 1 circuit from 1976-83, will be held from 10:15 a.m.-10:35 a.m. The Boombox Cartel concert will begin at approximately 6:30 p.m. on the plaza in front of the Long Beach Performing Arts Center adjacent to the Long Beach Convention Center and is free to Friday race ticket holders.

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