Sydney Olympic Park. V8 Supercars

Promoters of the V8 Supercars event, at Sydney Olympic Park, on December 4-6, have sold 138,000 tickets, to date. The target is more than 150,000 over the three days About 25,000 corporate tickets have sold. The State Government has contributed $30 million to support the race for five years. Treasurer, Eric Roozendaal, said the event would generate more than $100 million for the NSW economy during the next five years and create 110 full-time jobs. He said it would attract 15,000 overseas and interstate tourists this year and show off Sydney as a tourist destination, via television coverage in more than 100 countries.