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Supercars announce Track to Town for Townsville 500 

By Auto Action

Supercars has announced that the Townsville 500 will have its first ever Track to Town for the 15th anniversary of the July 5-7 race.

For the first time, all 24 Championship Supercars will drive through the streets of Townsville to the Jezzine Barracks, with thousands of fans expected to line the streets.

Supercars fans in Darwin gave good feedback on the Track to Town before the Indigenous themed Triple Crown event, as the V8’s revved it up to Darwin City and back.

Supercars have announced back-to-back Track to Town events after its success in Darwin

As part of the packed pre-event activities calendar for July’s Townsville 500, Supercars will drive  out of the circuit and onto city streets as they make their way to the autograph session which this  year will take place at Jezzine Barracks on Townsville’s famous Strand on Thursday evening.

Fans are encouraged to bring signage and dress up for the track to town, with prizes, including  tickets on offer to the best dressed and best signs spotted along the route.

Drivers and their Supercars will depart the circuit at 4:45pm and drive back to the circuit at 5:45pm. Timings for the first ever Townsville Track to Town event are as follows:

o 4:45pm depart circuit

o 5:00pm arrive at Jezzine Barracks

o 5:00pm – 5:45pm free autograph session for fans

o 5:45pm depart Jezzine Barracks

o 6:00pm arrive back at the circuit

Supercars Chief Operating Officer Tim Watsford gave thanks to the QLD Government for getting behind the pre-event hype-up.

“We’re very thankful to Townsville City Council,  the QLD Government and QLD Police for supporting the first ever Track to Town event in North  Queensland,” Watsford said.

“The Track to Town journey is an exciting project that brings the Supercars experience right to the heart of Townsville.

“We invite fans to join us at the live site and at vantage points along the way, as Supercars take to the streets of Townsville on Thursday 4 July.”

2024 TOWNSVILLE TRACK TO TOWN CIRCUIT – 4:45pm START TIME 

• From circuit turn left onto Charters

Towers Road (at Officeworks)

• Right onto Yeatman Street

• Right onto Sommer Street

• Left onto Woolcock Street

• Right onto Kings Road

• Left onto Ingham Road

• Right onto Hugh Street

• Continue to Percy Street

• Continue onto Bundock Street

• Left onto Howitt Street

• Left onto Cook Street

• Right onto Jezzine Way West • Arrive at Jezzine Barracks

2024 TOWNSVILLE TRACK TO TOWN – RETURN TO CIRCUIT – 5:45pm 

• Start at Jezzine Barracks and leave  after autograph session

• Right onto Isley Street

• Left onto Cook Street

• Right onto Howitt Street

• Right onto Bundock Street

• Continue onto Percy Street

• Continue onto Hugh Street

• Left onto Ingham Road

• Right onto Kings Road

• Left onto Woolcock Street

• Right onto Sommer Street

• Left onto Yeatman Street

• Left onto Charters Towers Road

• Finish at circuit

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