Event Notes: V8 Brings 15,000 People To Sydney Motorsport Park

The V8 revolution "burst into life" Saturday with an estimated 15,000 people packing into Sydney Motorsport Park to watch Nissan and Mercedes officially end Holden and Ford's 19-year V8 Supercar duopoly. Packed stands and "lengthy paddock queues ushered in the 'Car of the Future' era" with 25 of the 28 all new V8 Supercars taking to the track formerly known as Eastern Creek for the official Test day (SUNDAY TELEGRAPH, 2/17). ... Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority, which brought the Volvo Ocean Race to the Arabian Gulf for the first time in '12 said that the stopover will return to the Abu Dhabi in '14 (ISPORTSCONNECT, 2/18).