Street circuit folly and creative counting

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Great story you won't find on Speedcafe here: http://www.carsales.com.au/news/2010...een-lost-18578

Excellent article that asks big questions of some of the real issues in motor racing. These include the REAL number of people who pay to watch the race, exactly what is the international TV audience for V8s and real figures of how much 'investment' into the Gold Coast comes as a result of staging the event.

Here's a snippet on Gold Goast V8 attendance:

Of the 205,000 reported attendance at the event, 52 per cent were spectators while the balance (48 per cent) comprised a range of categories that included guests of sponsors and corporate clients, VIP, media, volunteers, race and support teams, officials, free-of-charge guests, and so on.