Well I received an email from the Singapore Grand Prix organisers recently that I’ve been “randomly selected from the SGP database to have the option to purchase tickets before the public release.”

Hmm sound privilege eh … well I don’t know how many are “randomly selected”, but its a cool and clever thing to do so, as last year F1 ticket delay fiasco was a shame.

Anyway here’s an extract of the email

Dear Sir/Madam,

Firstly, thank you very much for helping to make the first Formula One night race such a resounding success. With your continued support in 2009, we hope the FORMULA 1 SINGTEL SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX will reach even greater heights.

As you may have read in the press, we are testing the new upgraded ticketing system before we start public sales on April 9. As part of the evaluation, you have been randomly selected from the SGP database to have the option to purchase tickets before the public release. All the transactions during this period will allow us to ‘load’ test the system.

So if you were intending to buy tickets for this year’s race, we have set aside early bird inventory exclusively for you in return for you booking during the testing period. The prices will be the same as those offered during the public sales starting April 9.

In order for your purchase to be validated, you will need to quote the following password when purchasing the ticket within the password validity period stated below, after which time the password will not work.

Link: http://tickets.singaporegp.sg/password
Password (This password is a case-sensitive password): NIGHTRACE
Password Validity Period: From 28 March (0900hrs) till 31 March (2359hrs) – based on Singapore Time

As a reminder, this trial period is designed to help us resolve any problems with the ticketing system before it is released to the public. You may therefore experience some system issues at certain times. If this is the case please try again later. Should you experience any ongoing technical issues please email your feedback to tickets@singaporegp.sg or call +65 6738 6738.

Once again, thank you for your support, we look forward to welcoming you at the 2009 FORMULA 1 SINGTEL SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX.

Best regards,
The Singapore GP Team

I’ve had no trouble logging on to the ticketing system and the early bird ticket prices are really enticing, but I’m holding out for the 20th March ticket release where I’m planning to buy the one day walkabout pass which is cheaper.