The Adelaide 500 (also known as the Clipsal 500 for naming sponsor Clipsal Electronics) is an annual racing carnival for Touring Cars held on a street circuit in the east end of Adelaide on a shortened form of the former Australian Grand Prix track. Touring car racing is a general term for a number of distinct automobile racing competitions in heavily-modified street cars. ... The Adelaide Street Circuit (34° 55′ 45″ S 138° 37′ 15″ E) is a temporary race track in the East Parklands adjacent to the central business district of the city of Adelaide in South Australia. ... Adelaide skyline as seen from Victoria Square The Adelaide CBD as seen from the Mount Lofty Ranges Adelaide is the capital city of the Australian state of South Australia. ... The Australian Grand Prix is a Formula One race held at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit in Albert Park as part of the annual Formula One championship season. ...
Usually held over four days in early March, the main event is the 500 km V8 Supercar race split over the last two days of the event. The rest of the four days are filled with support races for a number of other racing categories, including production cars and Australian Formula 3. March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... V8 Supercars in action V8 Supercar is the main motor racing series in Australia. ... Formula Three is a class of auto racing. ...
The evenings often have a concert on the playing fields in the middle of the circuit in the Adelaide Parklands. The Adelaide Parklands are the parklands that surround the City of Adelaide, the capital of South Australia. ...
This is a stub related to the city of Adelaide. See the WikiProject Adelaide for article coordination, and this template's What links here page for a list of other Adelaide-related stubs. Adelaide skyline as seen from Victoria Square The Adelaide CBD as seen from the Mount Lofty Ranges Adelaide is the capital city of the Australian state of South Australia. ...
Organisers of V8 Supercar racing's spectacular opening ceremony, the Clipsal500 in Adelaide, are expecting a new-record crowd in excess of 200,000 when the event expands to a four-day carnival next year.
Mr Rann said the Clipsal500 contributed more than $16 million to the state's economy this year alone.
The 2003 Clipsal500 opens the new-look V8 Supercar championship on March 20-23.
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