V8's in Hamilton

Hamilton is the place to be this weekend as it will be a buzz and a varoom with the Hamilton ITM 400 V8's. It is the third year of this exciting event and while it causes controversy with some of the locals, most Hamiltonians and surrounding districts get in behind it.

One such programme that I visit is smack bang in the middle of the event and had raised the issue of what to do with the impending loss of revenue for the Friday and possibly the whole week leading up to the V8's due to traffic constrictions. We talked about making the event work for the programme and seeing if they could get some of the sponsors behind an event on or around their programme venue.

Well they did and my, what a response they got! Not only do they have an event that will go for the whole three days of the V8's but all the proceeds of this event, a children's fun park just outside the race track, will go to this programme's charity.

I am in awe of this programme and their foresight and vision to turn around what could have been a potential loss of earnings into a fun, productive and truely amazing thing.

Well done and may we all take a leaf out of your books.

Tania