V8 Supercars parade through Sydney streets
17/3/2005 15:50 (Press Release) -
More than $50 million of state of the art equipment will be on show through the Sydney streets and outside Telstra Stadium at Sydney Olympic Park this Saturday as the V8 Supercar Championship Series put on a free public display for the people.
As part of an ongoing plan to make V8 Supercars available to one and all, theV8 Supercar Championship, its drivers, teams, cars and massive transporters will be based outside of Telstra Stadium at Sydney Olympic Park for two hours on Saturday for the free day.
The complete field of 16 state of the art and fully liveried semi-trailers will start the day at Patrick’s Wharf, Miller’s Point, near the CBD, work their way across the Darling Harbour flyover, the New Glebe Island Bridge, Victoria Road, Iron Cove Bridge and the Gladesville Bridge.
From there they will exit into Church Street onto Homebush Bay Drive and make their way to Olympic Boulevard to prepare for the free public open day from 2pm-4pm that afternoon outside of the main entrance to Telstra Stadium (Gates C and D).
With each transporter valued in excess of $1.5 million and each car $500,000 the V8 Supercar Championship Series has spared no expense in making this technology available for people to get a ‘hands on’ look at the inner workings of the sport.
The official season launch for invited guests, sponsors and the media will follow this.
During the public component of the day 29 of the sport’s 32 drivers will be available to the public including current champion Marcos Ambrose, Russell Ingall, Mark Skaife, Greg Murphy, Craig Lowndes and Steven Richards.
There will be five formal autograph sessions, carnival rides, games, food and drink. Entry is completely free. There are bus and train services direct to Homebush and Olympic Boulevard that will virtually drop people at the front door.
In order to comply with New South Wales regulations the transporters will be without their “A” trailers which will not detract from the spectacle. Normally these trailers are a third longer again with both trailers attached.
The parade route is:
• Exit Patrick’s Wharf - turn right into Sussex Street
• Cross Darling Harbour flyover
• Cross the New Glebe Island Bridge
• Right into Victoria Road
• Cross the Iron Cove Bridge
• Cross the Gladesville Bridge
• Left into Church Street/Concorde Road
• Entering Homebush Bay Drive
• Exiting onto Australia Avenue
• Left into Kevin Coombes Avenue
• Left into Olympic Boulevard
Release Date: 18/02/2005
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