Double the excitement as Supercars lock in second Townsville meeting
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Northern Territory Govern- the coronavirus pandemic. “Townsville is one of our marquee events on the calendar d and we w are thrilled th to be b racing back b to back, b in front fr of fans fa on b o t h w e e k - e n d s , ” Supercars S event manager Sam Pearce said.
“To be able to showcase Townsville and North Queensland to the world is a great honour for Supercars.”
It will also provide a chance to showcase the local racing community with Townsville drivers able to get themselves on the Reid Park surface as part of a support category event.
Local club members will race as part of the NQ Super Sprinters event, which will be one of two support classes in the first weekend of racing.
On the second weekend the support classes will include a motley event involving Super 3, Carrera Cup and V8 Rally Cars as well as the Hyundai Excel Cup – a spin-off of the Hyundai Excel State Racing series. It is all part of the organisation’s attempt to give fans as much excitement as possible in the Covid-19-affected sporting landscape.