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Fifty facts about the Hamilton 400 you don't really need to know, but they are interesting.
1. The event will be the country's largest annual sporting event.
2. Up to 150,000 fans are expected for the three-day event.
3. The Hamilton 400 street circuit is 3.4km long.
4. There will be 24,500 grandstand seats around the circuit.
5. More than 20,000 corporate guests will be catered for.
6. Hamilton has the rights to host the V8s for seven years.
7. In its first year the event will cost about $22 million to put on, mainly because of track asset costs.
8. In subsequent years it will cost about $14 million to run.
9. Hamilton City Council has spent $7.9 million on the event this year.
10. The event is estimated to generate $25 million of new money for the region in its first year.
11. There will be four massive pedestrian overbridges across the
track as well as the Massey St overbridge, which will remain open for
the event.
12. More than 350 tonnes of steel were used to build the four overbridges.
13. Twelve giant TV screens will be dotted around the circuit, including two in Seddon Park.
14. The largest of the TV screens will be 40 sq m.
15. It takes six weeks to build the track around the streets of Frankton.
16. It will take two weeks to take it all down and store it for next year.
17. The track build and deconstruction will take more than 100,000 man hours to complete.
18. There are 2096 concrete barriers around the circuit, each weighing 4.5 tonnes.
19. More than 9000 tonnes of concrete and steel were used to build the track perimeter.
20. About 2300 debris fence panels were imported from Melbourne to sit on top of the barriers.
21. An estimated 40,000 bolts, 40,000 nuts and 80,000 washers help hold together the safety barriers.
22. Over the seven years it is expected to bring in more than $150 million of new money to the Waikato.
23. Estimated worldwide television audience of around 850 million in 100 countries.
24. More than 550 catering jobs have been created to look after corporate guests.
25. It will be the biggest catering project in New Zealand in the
last decade, and will provide work for 60 event supply companies.
26. Montana Catering will be making 12,000 raspberry and frangipani slices for guests over the event.
27. Three hundred additional recycling bins for plastic, metal and glass will be used.
28. A thousand extra eco-sourced trees are to be planted in and
around the city over and above the normal planting programme to help
offset carbon emissions.
29. Hamilton is the third official round of the 14-round Australian V8 Supercar Championship.
30. Hamilton and Adelaide are the only dedicated street circuits in the championship.
31. The drivers will have had a 33-day break between racing when the Hamilton 400 rolls around.
32. The Hamilton 400 is raced over, you guessed it, 400km.
33. The race is run over three legs.
34. Each leg is 40 laps of the circuit.
35. A five-litre V8 can go from zero to 100 km/h in 3.8 seconds, and has a top speed of 294km/h.
36. The fuel tank on the Fords and Holdens holds 120 litres.
37. Each car weighs a minimum of 1355kg, without the driver.
38. There are 19 teams coming to Hamilton, 10 Ford and nine Holden.
39. St John will have around 90 personnel involved during each day of the V8 Supercar event.
40. Four St John medical clinics will be set up and operating within the V8 Supercar event grounds.
41. Public buses will be running for free for 21 hours each day of the event.
42. Bodifuel Cafe in London St has ordered 2000 extra coffee cups
and 1000 extra bottles of V energy drink for customers over the three
days.
43. Three hundred Rotary Club members are hoping to raise up to
$50,000 for a hydrotherapy pool at Te Rapa, by working for Montana
Catering in their beverage tents.
44. About 650 portable toilets will be provided for racegoers around the event site.
45. More than 8800 tyres are used for safety purposes around the track.
46. The fastest point on the circuit is on Mill St near the
start/finish line, where drivers are expected to clock more than
250km/h.
47. The average lap speed is expected to take about 1m21s.
48. There will be three areas on the track where cars will top 200km/h.
49. The cables and wiring needed to run the Hamilton 400 would stretch from Auckland to Hamilton if laid end to end.
50. The winner of the inaugural Hamilton 400 will lift the
greenstone Mark Porter Trophy on April 20, named after the Hamilton
driver who died after a crash at the Bathurst V8 race in 2006.
1. The event will be the country's largest annual sporting event.
2. Up to 150,000 fans are expected for the three-day event.
3. The Hamilton 400 street circuit is 3.4km long.
4. There will be 24,500 grandstand seats around the circuit.
5. More than 20,000 corporate guests will be catered for.
6. Hamilton has the rights to host the V8s for seven years.
7. In its first year the event will cost about $22 million to put on, mainly because of track asset costs.
8. In subsequent years it will cost about $14 million to run.
9. Hamilton City Council has spent $7.9 million on the event this year.
10. The event is estimated to generate $25 million of new money for the region in its first year.
11. There will be four massive pedestrian overbridges across the
track as well as the Massey St overbridge, which will remain open for
the event.
12. More than 350 tonnes of steel were used to build the four overbridges.
13. Twelve giant TV screens will be dotted around the circuit, including two in Seddon Park.
14. The largest of the TV screens will be 40 sq m.
15. It takes six weeks to build the track around the streets of Frankton.
16. It will take two weeks to take it all down and store it for next year.
17. The track build and deconstruction will take more than 100,000 man hours to complete.
18. There are 2096 concrete barriers around the circuit, each weighing 4.5 tonnes.
19. More than 9000 tonnes of concrete and steel were used to build the track perimeter.
20. About 2300 debris fence panels were imported from Melbourne to sit on top of the barriers.
21. An estimated 40,000 bolts, 40,000 nuts and 80,000 washers help hold together the safety barriers.
22. Over the seven years it is expected to bring in more than $150 million of new money to the Waikato.
23. Estimated worldwide television audience of around 850 million in 100 countries.
24. More than 550 catering jobs have been created to look after corporate guests.
25. It will be the biggest catering project in New Zealand in the
last decade, and will provide work for 60 event supply companies.
26. Montana Catering will be making 12,000 raspberry and frangipani slices for guests over the event.
27. Three hundred additional recycling bins for plastic, metal and glass will be used.
28. A thousand extra eco-sourced trees are to be planted in and
around the city over and above the normal planting programme to help
offset carbon emissions.
29. Hamilton is the third official round of the 14-round Australian V8 Supercar Championship.
30. Hamilton and Adelaide are the only dedicated street circuits in the championship.
31. The drivers will have had a 33-day break between racing when the Hamilton 400 rolls around.
32. The Hamilton 400 is raced over, you guessed it, 400km.
33. The race is run over three legs.
34. Each leg is 40 laps of the circuit.
35. A five-litre V8 can go from zero to 100 km/h in 3.8 seconds, and has a top speed of 294km/h.
36. The fuel tank on the Fords and Holdens holds 120 litres.
37. Each car weighs a minimum of 1355kg, without the driver.
38. There are 19 teams coming to Hamilton, 10 Ford and nine Holden.
39. St John will have around 90 personnel involved during each day of the V8 Supercar event.
40. Four St John medical clinics will be set up and operating within the V8 Supercar event grounds.
41. Public buses will be running for free for 21 hours each day of the event.
42. Bodifuel Cafe in London St has ordered 2000 extra coffee cups
and 1000 extra bottles of V energy drink for customers over the three
days.
43. Three hundred Rotary Club members are hoping to raise up to
$50,000 for a hydrotherapy pool at Te Rapa, by working for Montana
Catering in their beverage tents.
44. About 650 portable toilets will be provided for racegoers around the event site.
45. More than 8800 tyres are used for safety purposes around the track.
46. The fastest point on the circuit is on Mill St near the
start/finish line, where drivers are expected to clock more than
250km/h.
47. The average lap speed is expected to take about 1m21s.
48. There will be three areas on the track where cars will top 200km/h.
49. The cables and wiring needed to run the Hamilton 400 would stretch from Auckland to Hamilton if laid end to end.
50. The winner of the inaugural Hamilton 400 will lift the
greenstone Mark Porter Trophy on April 20, named after the Hamilton
driver who died after a crash at the Bathurst V8 race in 2006.
