Drivers, spectators and officials are buckling-up, with less than 24-hours to go until the Newcastle 500.
At Queens Wharf, precious supercars cargo was unloaded off the back of a luxury yacht by retired American professional off-road racing driver Scott Taylor.
Meanwhile, the pace was much slower on Hunter Street, traffic reduced to a crawl with road closures now in place.
On Thursday afternoon, the public will get the chance to get up close and personal with their favourite driver, including Supercars champion Scott McLaughlin and Jamie Whincup.
Back to back @supercars champion @smclaughlin93 says he’s already looking forward to 2020 and defending his title. He feels sorry for his rivals who’ve criticised his 2019 championship win and he’s going to savour his victory lap at Newcastle. @nbnnews pic.twitter.com/QmjBTt7GMm
— Mitchell Hughes (@mitchhughesnbn) November 20, 2019
Racing on the track begins tomorrow, with New South Wales Police today launching a high-visibility operator to ensure racegoers enjoy the event safely.
General duties officers from Newcastle City Police District and across Northern Region, will be assisted by specialist police, from the Public Order and Riot Squad (PORS), Operations Support Groups (OSG), Dog Unit, PolAir, Licensing Police, Bicycle Unit, Youth Command (PCYC), Police Transport Command and Traffic & Highway Patrol Command throughout the operation.
Assistant Commissioner Max Mitchell says in past years he’s been pleased with crowd behaviour.
“The past two years we have been very pleased with crowd behaviour, and we hope we can maintain this standard going forward. Local officers and specialist police will be out in force across the event footprint, focusing on road safety, crowd behaviour, alcohol-related violence, and minimising disruption to the local community,” Ass Comm Mitchell said.
For special event traffic information, including road closures, special event clearways and live traffic reports, visit www.livetraffic.com.
Further information about the event, including venue maps, transport and parking availability, can be found at: www.supercars.com/newcastle/
Plan your trip to and from the venue precinct ahead of time.
Extra bus, train, and light rail services have been scheduled, for more visit https://transportnsw.info/events/2019/11/supercars-newcastle-500
