The Hodgman Liberal Government welcomes the return of the V8 Supercars for another successful round at Symmons Plains this weekend.
The V8 supercars represent Tasmania’s single biggest sports event and regularly attracts crowds over the three days in excess of 50,000.
It also represents a major tourism attraction with many visitors basing their stay in Tasmania around this event while viewers in the hundreds of thousands tune in nationally and internationally.
It is estimated that each round of the V8s generates in excess of $4.5 million for Tasmania and attracts nearly 4000 interstate visitors so it was for this reason that late last year we locked in the V8 Supercars contract until 2019.
Additionally we think it is also important for Tasmania to stage national events of this calibre so that Tasmanians and their families can experience and participate in events of this standing.
The V8 Supercars are one of the most professional and competitive car racing competitions in the world and it is for this reason they have such a huge domestic and international following.
Symmons Plains has hosted 42 rounds of the V8 Supercars/Australian Touring Cars since 1969 and rates only second to Sandown, in Victoria, with 44 races.