Q: I live in the Rototuna area and am going to the Hamilton 400. Can you please tell me which buses in our area will be dropping people off at the V8s? - Murray Watson.
A: %26quot;Your best bet would be to catch your regular bus to the Hamilton Transport Centre on Anglesea St then walk from there. All the buses are free that weekend, paid for by the event promoter.%26quot;
Q: Is it true the cars go clockwise? If that is the case, isn%26#39;t having a tight right-hand turn a couple of hundred metres from the start line an impediment to a quick start? - Anonymous
A: %26quot;Not at all. The (motorsport governing body) FIA insists that the first corner mustn%26#39;t be less than 200 metres from the start line, we%26#39;re at 240m. If anything, with that width, it%26#39;ll make for a much more exciting first corner.%26quot;
Q: Is the main straight down Mill St wide enough? Pit lane seems to take up a lot of space, doesn%26#39;t that cut down on passing opportunities? - Anonymous
A: %26quot;Absolutely not. (Tasman Motorsport driver) Greg Murphy commented on how wide the track was compared with other circuits. It looks narrow because of the walls, but we%26#39;re 12 metres wide at some points and the cars are 2.2 metres wide. There%26#39;s plenty of room.%26quot;
Q: Do you think there will be any vantage points to public who can%26#39;t afford tickets to see cars? - Peter Martyn
A: %26quot;I%26#39;m sorry but there won%26#39;t be. Take the Rugby World Cup for example, you can%26#39;t imagine getting a sneak peek at any of the games for nothing there. The same applies here.%26quot;
Q: We have purchased tickets for the Stadium grandstand (along Mill St) and are concerned that all we will be able to see is the rear of the corporate tents/boxes. Can we have some assurance this will not be the case? - Ford fan
A: %26quot;There will be no problem with viewing in this grandstand. The front row of the seats in the Stadium and Main Straight stands will be seven metres off the ground and will be well above the highest point of the front row of corporate facilities. There will be clear views of the main straight from these seats.%26quot;
Q: At Pukekohe when we entered on GA (general admission) tickets there were large grassy hills and areas to sit and picnic on all day long with toilets close by and stalls to keep us entertained between races. Where will the grassy areas or GA areas be in Hamilton? Where will we set up our picnic blankets? - Frances Anderson%26quot;
A: %26quot;The best spots for people with general admission tickets will be on the slight hill at Hinemoa Park, but you%26#39;ll have to get there early to secure a spot. We%26#39;re going to put in limited bleacher seating for general admission ticket holders along both sides of Norton Rd, part of Tristram St and a bit of Hinemoa Park. Some of those spots are only four metres from the edge of the track.%26quot;
Q: Why has Liverpool St at the Tristram St end already been blocked off, three weeks out from racing? - Anonymous
A: %26quot;The main reason we%26#39;ve had to close Liverpool St is because we%26#39;ve had to install very heavy steel gates there. They%26#39;re tricky to handle and very heavy, so we wanted to get them in place as early as we could. The road isn%26#39;t a major thoroughfare and it will not be a permanent closure.%26quot;
Q: Can I take food and drink into the event? - Mary
A: %26quot;We don%26#39;t allow any food or beverage into the event. There are three main reasons for this. The first is that the catering companies have paid for the right to serve at the event, so that%26#39;s the commercial side of it. Secondly, from a safety point of view it means we don%26#39;t have to deal with people trying to bring glass and crockery and cutlery in. And thirdly, from a hygiene point of view, if we didn%26#39;t have complete control over what comes in, any illness from food would end up looking like it came from the event. Remember, people can leave the event at any time and grab something from town if they want to. It%26#39;s the same for all motorsport events.%26quot;
Q: When will the official programmes be on sale and where can they be purchased? - Ross Gunn
A: %26quot;The official programmes will only be available for sale within the circuit from the Friday (April 18). That%26#39;s so we can get as much last minute stuff in as we can. It%26#39;s standard practice for any motorsport event.%26quot;
Q: I presume by the look of the tickets I%26#39;ve purchased for V8 Supercar entry they will be presented daily for entry. This means I could give them to anybody I wish to enter the circuit when I don%26#39;t wish to be there. On the other hand, maybe are they going to reissue a permanent wrist band entry system, so on trying to remove them they would probably end up destroying the band. This would then restrict it to one user. - Jeff
A: %26quot;Each ticket will be scanned on entry to the circuit and departure. People can share and interchange their tickets as they wish.%26quot;
Q: Is there a plan available showing the race track and available seating that we can get hold of to send to out of city friends that are contemplating coming to the race? - John Hill
A: %26quot;There are still a couple of hundred grandstand seats available along High St, as well as the bleacher seating for general admission ticket holders.%26quot;
Not everyone is enthused by the transformation of central Hamilton into a V8 track. Polled on the www.waikatotimes.co.nz website how they were feeling about the V8s three weeks out from racing, 388 people (57.1 per cent) said they were excited, but 234 people (34.5 per cent) said they couldn%26#39;t care less about the Supercars. There were 57 people (8.4 per cent) who said they were frustrated by the disruption caused by preparations.
- For ticket information visit the www.ticketek.co.nz website.
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