V8 Supercars Australia Chairman, Tony Cochrane recently announced that the Board of V8 Supercars and its teams were donating $50,000 to the Queensland Premier’s Flood Appeal.
Mr Cochrane made the announcement of the cash donation at the ‘Mates in Need Street Party’ organised by Harvey Norman, Myer and V8 Supercars to coincide with the Magic Millions Thoroughbred Salesl on the Gold Coast.
Most of the staff from V8 Supercars Gold Coast headquarters volunteered to sell raffle tickets, providing prizes and giveaways, taking donations, fill sandbags, help clean streets and houses, donate funds, organising logistics and providing V8 Supercars, trucks and other hardware to boost the appeal.
2010 Champion James Courtney and former Champion Russell Ingall represented the drivers at the event while others such as Steve Johnson joined in the clean-up effort in Brisbane.
