Facts & Figures

EVENT CONSTRUCTION

Construction of the Nikon street circuit generally begins in mid-August with the positioning of the first pedestrian bridge at the northern end of the circuit and preliminary work for Pit Buildings on Macintosh Island.
Construction of the circuit took less than 100 days in 2007 encompassing construction, the four days of the Event and demobilisation.
The schedule has been reduced each year although the infrastructure inventory has tripled from 1991, when it was 199 days.
The circuit is constructed of 2515 concrete blocks which all weigh four tonnes each. They are moved to the circuit on the back of semi-trailers and then positioned by construction staff.
The 4.47km circuit uses 10km of heavy-duty debris fencing, 16km of security fencing, and 10 temporary bridges. Approximately 100km of cabling is required and 6000 man-hours of electrical reticulation.
Approximately 13,500 grandstand seats are constructed around the circuit.
In total there are approximately 420 temporary structures used for the Event. There are more than 140 corporate hospitality suites that can cater for groups of 10 to 280 people. More than 70 hard-wall portable buildings are used for team and administration needs. Approximately 190 temporary buildings are used for facilities including the event Media Centre, Medical sites, Merchandise Sales and Emergency Services.
During the construction process, two traffic lanes remain open on the Gold Coast Highway at all times with the speed limit on the Gold Coast Highway southbound reduced from 70km/h to 50km/h. At some periods this is again reduced to 40km/h in specific zones which are sign posted.

ECONOMIC & TOURISM IMPACT

An Economic & Tourism Impact study was undertaken on the 2005 Nikon Indy 300.

The 2005 Gold Coast Indy 300 generated a total economic and tourism impact value of $58.3 million in Queensland.
A total of 173,174 visitor nights were generated in Queensland from the Gold Coast Indy 300.
Spectators and Event participants spent $50.4 million at the 2005 Nikon Indy 300.
The accommodation, cafes and restaurants industry was the main beneficiary receiving over 50% of all spending.
The 2005 attendance was the highest in the Event’s 15-year history, attracting 316,459 people over the four days.
Since its inception in 1991, the Event’s annual daily corporate attendance has increased to more than 6000 in 2005 (more than 24,000 over the four days).

HUMAN RESOURCES

The Nikon Indy 300 is organised by more than 20 full-time staff on a 12-month basis. The full-time staffing levels increase by about five in the lead up to the Event. There are also dozens of volunteers who assist in its preparation from about a month out.
There are approximately 1700 volunteers who give their time for the four days of the Event. These people work in varied positions including corporate hosts, gate keepers, pit lane guides, office assistants, information desk attendants, flag and fire marshals and grandstand officials. All volunteers are supplied with full training, a uniform, a guest pass, lunch, as well as a post-race party. 43 volunteers have worked over the entire 14 years of the Event.
More than 60 companies are contracted to supply a service at the Nikon Indy 300, with the total number of employees close to 1000.

SPONSORS & SUPPORTERS

The naming rights sponsor of the Event is Nikon.
The major sponsors and supporters of the Event are the Queensland Government, Lexmark, XXXX GOLD, Conrad Jupiters, Falken Tyres, Bartercard, VeryGC and Coca Cola.
More than 270 national and international companies annually take up corporate hospitality packages at the event.