Hino Supercars Tour a smash hit success in regional Victoria
THIS week’s first Hino Supercars Tour powered by V8 Sleuth though regional Victoria has been labelled a smashing success with a big three nights for motorsport fans.
Taking in Sale, Bendigo and Ballarat across August 12 to 14, the regional Victorian tour backed by Hino Australia brought some of the biggest stars of the sport to markets packed with passionate enthusiasts.
More than 500 guests came along to the evenings featuring V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan and five-time Bathurst 1000 winner Garth Tander.
Fellow five-time Bathurst 1000 winner Steve Richards, Supercars Hall of Famer Neil Crompton and 2017 Bathurst 1000 winner David Reynolds joined the duo in Sale, Bendigo and Ballarat respectively.
The casual laid back nights saw the drivers at their best and the guests thoroughly entertained by a variety of stories from their careers – from both on and off the track.
“The Hino Supercars Tour has been a smashing success,” says V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan.
“There’s a massive amount of people in regional centres who are fans of racing and these nights really bring the stars to these places that don’t have a race in their area.
“Many of our guests were first timers to one of our V8 Sleuth events and all commented on how relaxed the evenings were and the different insight they gained into our guests.
“The casual atmosphere helped bring out stories from our guests that they had never heard before.
“Anytime you can get Neil Crompton doing an impression of Dame Edna Everage and the other boys telling stories they’ve never told in public before, you’ve got a great night out!”
Thousands of dollars’ worth of prizes were won by guests across the three nights, including a range of corporate hospitality packages to the Saturday and Sunday of next month’s Sandown 500 in Melbourne and Team 18 model cars courtesy of Hino Australia.
Tickets are now on sale here for the next V8 Sleuth Live Night on Thursday October 10 at the Repco Bathurst 1000 with special guest Tony Cochrane appearing at Bathurst for the first time since his last year with V8 Supercars in 2012.This year’s annual event has also had a venue change, moving from its usual home of the National Motor Racing Museum to The Showroom at the Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre.
‘TC’ will take no prisoners and open up on his time in the driver’s seat of a golden era, the Bathurst 1000 split and the expansion and growth of the championship in the 1990s and 2000s – and so much more!
This will be a no-holds-barred evening, including a special question and answer session for fans to ask Tony whatever questions they can muster! … this is one night you will not want to miss!
Tickets are limited and expected to sell out, don’t miss out and book now.
