Latest / 360 with Katie Woolf / Katie Woolf spoke with NTMEC CEO Tim Watsford on Supercars & Katie doing a Hotlap

Transcript

Katie Woolf spoke with NTMEC CEO Tim Watsford on Supercars & Katie doing a Hotlap · 360 with Katie Woolf

• 0:00
  Speaker 1: Mix one O four point nine dot com DOTU for
• 0:03
  Speaker 1: all the latest news and information. Now three sixty with
• 0:06
  Speaker 1: Katie Wolf. Everyone is listening Mix one oh four point
• 0:10
  Speaker 1: nine one hundred percent NT.
• 0:12
  Speaker 2: Joining me live in the studio is the CEO of
• 0:15
  Speaker 2: NT major events company, Tim Watsford. Good morning to you, Tim.
• 0:18
  Speaker 3: Good morning Katie. How are you?
• 0:19
  Speaker 1: Oh?
• 0:20
  Speaker 2: Very well? Mate? You must be pretty stressed or pretty well,
• 0:25
  Speaker 2: trying to make sure everything's organized ahead of what is
• 0:28
  Speaker 2: such a busy week and weekend.
• 0:30
  Speaker 3: It is biggest, biggest speaking in the territory for some
• 0:33
  Speaker 3: years running. So you know we're dotting the i's crossing
• 0:35
  Speaker 3: the t's now and ahead of you know, our transport
• 0:38
  Speaker 3: of convoy rolling through the CBDO tomorrow afternoon. But look
• 0:42
  Speaker 3: we're in good shape. Transporters across the border yesterday, everyone's
• 0:45
  Speaker 3: on their way up. We're ready to ready to drive
• 0:47
  Speaker 3: and roll.
• 0:48
  Speaker 2: I guess yeah, because I did ask the Health Minister
• 0:50
  Speaker 2: a bit earlier on the show how we're looking when
• 0:52
  Speaker 2: it comes to that Melbourne hot spot. I have no
• 0:54
  Speaker 2: doubt that there would be people who are in Melbourne
• 0:57
  Speaker 2: who were keen to get here for the supercars. How's
• 0:59
  Speaker 2: that looking from your perspective.
• 1:01
  Speaker 3: Yeah, Look, to be honest, we had, We've had a
• 1:03
  Speaker 3: few cancelations and tickets refunded, not a whole lot. And
• 1:06
  Speaker 3: to be honest, which is good, a lot of people
• 1:08
  Speaker 3: were in Regional Victoria as well, so that when that
• 1:10
  Speaker 3: area dropped, they've obviously booked their booked their travel and
• 1:13
  Speaker 3: all kept their travel, should say, and are on their
• 1:15
  Speaker 3: way up. So look from a from a crowd perspective,
• 1:17
  Speaker 3: we haven't really been hit that hard touch wood, So
• 1:20
  Speaker 3: I guess from a teams and motorsports or programming perspective,
• 1:23
  Speaker 3: all all are out and are on their way up
• 1:25
  Speaker 3: to the territory as we speak.
• 1:26
  Speaker 2: Well, that is good news and a good thing. Let's
• 1:29
  Speaker 2: hope that everything stays as he is at this point
• 1:31
  Speaker 2: in time. You did say that there were some cancelations
• 1:34
  Speaker 2: and tickets refunded. Was there very many from that Regional
• 1:36
  Speaker 2: Victoria in Victoria area?
• 1:38
  Speaker 3: Not a lot we had. We had a couple of
• 1:41
  Speaker 3: the corporates that unfortunately couldn't make it. As part of
• 1:43
  Speaker 3: their broader sponsorships with the companies that we partner with
• 1:46
  Speaker 3: on a national scale, they've they've redirected their tickets to
• 1:49
  Speaker 3: other I guess cities and states that are lucky enough
• 1:52
  Speaker 3: to still get to the territory. So looking from an
• 1:54
  Speaker 3: impact perspective, where okay, so it's all systems go.
• 1:58
  Speaker 2: Now talk us through tomorrow with it's the transporter convoy.
• 2:02
  Speaker 2: What time do people need to sort of get organized.
• 2:04
  Speaker 2: I know that the kids absolutely love this one.
• 2:07
  Speaker 3: Yeah, it's a big one and the city, I think
• 2:08
  Speaker 3: we all agree, is very very busy at the moment,
• 2:11
  Speaker 3: which is great for the top end. So I guess effectively,
• 2:14
  Speaker 3: the transporters leave Hidden Valley at six thirty. The full
• 2:17
  Speaker 3: maps on Supercars Darwin dot com dot au. In terms
• 2:20
  Speaker 3: of the way they get to get to view. If
• 2:22
  Speaker 3: you're going to hit one of the city streets, whether
• 2:23
  Speaker 3: it's Mitchell, Nucky or Daily, kind of get there early.
• 2:26
  Speaker 3: There's going to be entertainment at Raintree Park from round
• 2:28
  Speaker 3: about four pm, so there's plenty to do for the kids.
• 2:32
  Speaker 3: And look, I'm assuming as per previous years, they'll roll
• 2:34
  Speaker 3: through about quarter to seven from the Nucky Street, which
• 2:37
  Speaker 3: seems to be the main spot to tick at the
• 2:38
  Speaker 3: best site.
• 2:39
  Speaker 2: Awesome stuff and as I say, the kids absolutely love it.
• 2:42
  Speaker 2: I mean the adults do as well, but the kids
• 2:44
  Speaker 2: go crazy for it, especially if you've got little ones
• 2:46
  Speaker 2: that are into trucks.
• 2:47
  Speaker 3: They go mad, right and I love a little daughter
• 2:49
  Speaker 3: that loves trucks too. Now. But look, I think I
• 2:51
  Speaker 3: mentioned befoty Akadi. This is probably one of the most
• 2:53
  Speaker 3: special parts of the week, I think, and I'll be
• 2:56
  Speaker 3: honest when when I came to the territory and you
• 2:58
  Speaker 3: kind of look at and go, well, does trucks really
• 2:59
  Speaker 3: do it for people? It does? And the smiles on
• 3:02
  Speaker 3: the faces from the kids as they go through, and
• 3:05
  Speaker 3: full credit to the supercars guys. They have fun with
• 3:07
  Speaker 3: it as well, so plenty of horns pumping and whatnot,
• 3:10
  Speaker 3: so yeah, it can't wait for them or not.
• 3:12
  Speaker 2: Well and then Thursday we're going to be broadcasting live
• 3:14
  Speaker 2: from the waterfront and we know that fans can meet
• 3:16
  Speaker 2: their Supercars and Australian Superbikes heroes at the signings at
• 3:19
  Speaker 2: Darwin Waterfront and then a bit later in the afternoon
• 3:22
  Speaker 2: as well, they'll be at Mindle Beach at the Sunset Market.
• 3:25
  Speaker 2: So it is an action pack day on Thursday's night.
• 3:28
  Speaker 3: Yeah, it is at once again Supercarsdale and dot Com
• 3:30
  Speaker 3: Dot you to really have a look and see where
• 3:32
  Speaker 3: you want to plant yourself. But yeah, around lunchtime we're
• 3:34
  Speaker 3: going to be activating the waterfront Larikia Welcome to Country.
• 3:38
  Speaker 3: And then we've got a full driver signing which which
• 3:40
  Speaker 3: is a really good way to activate that waterfront precinct.
• 3:42
  Speaker 3: And I once I mentioned before the city's busy, so
• 3:44
  Speaker 3: I'm assuming that's going to go off. And then and
• 3:47
  Speaker 3: then around about five third in the afternoon, mindle markets
• 3:50
  Speaker 3: for another driver signing session and a bit of the
• 3:51
  Speaker 3: Mattmingo and the stunt boys that'd be doing their things.
• 3:53
  Speaker 3: So Thursday is Thursday shaping up to be quite memorable
• 3:57
  Speaker 3: ahead of head of the weekend racing.
• 3:59
  Speaker 2: Well, then you've got Friday, Saturday, Sunday. It is going
• 4:02
  Speaker 2: to be all go out there, isn't it?
• 4:04
  Speaker 1: Yeah?
• 4:04
  Speaker 3: It is, And I guess the on track from a
• 4:06
  Speaker 3: practicing perspective, will have all programs doing their thing on Friday.
• 4:09
  Speaker 3: Make sure if you've got your hot pass, get out
• 4:11
  Speaker 3: there early and set up camp. And then I think
• 4:13
  Speaker 3: the real feather in the cap this year is what
• 4:15
  Speaker 3: we've spoken about at length, is the drag racing for
• 4:17
  Speaker 3: Friday night Nightroup North are coming through. I know you
• 4:21
  Speaker 3: are rural Queenslander, Katie and I did see the guys
• 4:23
  Speaker 3: run through from a national series at Ipsweech over the weekend.
• 4:26
  Speaker 3: Those things are fast. So yeah, Friday night's going to
• 4:29
  Speaker 3: be a real thunder in the top end. So we're
• 4:31
  Speaker 3: really looking forward to hosting that for the first time ever.
• 4:33
  Speaker 2: Oh good stuff. So it sounds like these heats on
• 4:35
  Speaker 2: and then indeed Saturday night Bernard Fanning, he is awesome.
• 4:39
  Speaker 2: That's going to be fantastic.
• 4:40
  Speaker 3: Yeah, Bernard Fanning Ballpark Music in our local draft day
• 4:43
  Speaker 3: that did perform at Based on the Grass will be
• 4:45
  Speaker 3: getting up and performing, which'd be great. Bernard Fanning's obviously hit.
• 4:49
  Speaker 3: If it's we're going to have a quiet word to
• 4:51
  Speaker 3: him and play some of those powder Finger songs that
• 4:52
  Speaker 3: we all like. But yeah, look that's another that's another
• 4:55
  Speaker 3: great night. And then ye're all closing out on Sunday.
• 4:58
  Speaker 2: Good stuff. So it sounds like it's going to be
• 4:59
  Speaker 2: action packed, no doubt about it.
• 5:01
  Speaker 3: Yeah, no doubt about it. There's one more thing that
• 5:03
  Speaker 3: we do want to talk to you about in behalf
• 5:05
  Speaker 3: event two major events, and that's putting you in a
• 5:07
  Speaker 3: supercar over the weekend.
• 5:08
  Speaker 2: Oh my gosh. If anyone knows me very well, they
• 5:13
  Speaker 2: know that I'm an absolute nana in the car. There's
• 5:17
  Speaker 2: one thing I don't do. It's drive fast.
• 5:20
  Speaker 3: So that's a yes. Listeners, And it looks like Katie's
• 5:22
  Speaker 3: going to jump in with us and have a run.
• 5:25
  Speaker 2: The thought of this actually makes me really nervous.
• 5:29
  Speaker 3: It should be very fast, Katie.
• 5:31
  Speaker 2: But so hang on, So what would I have to do.
• 5:33
  Speaker 3: You'll be a passenger in one of the Supercars teams
• 5:35
  Speaker 3: over the weekend and they'll take you for roughly two
• 5:38
  Speaker 3: and a half laps of you know, longest straight in
• 5:40
  Speaker 3: the country. They do it speeds in excess of two
• 5:43
  Speaker 3: hundred and fifty kilometers per hour. They corner like they
• 5:46
  Speaker 3: are on rails, and I think, yeah, you'll leave your
• 5:50
  Speaker 3: stomach twenty k's behind.
• 5:52
  Speaker 2: No joke. I know that people absolutely froth over this,
• 5:55
  Speaker 2: and I'm just packing myself.
• 5:58
  Speaker 3: You're frothing now. I can see.
• 6:02
  Speaker 2: My whole demeanor has changed. My arms have crossed. I'm
• 6:05
  Speaker 2: incredibly nervous.
• 6:06
  Speaker 3: No, it's good fun. Yeah, I think I'm half a
• 6:09
  Speaker 3: super Cars but thanks to putting some people in cars,
• 6:11
  Speaker 3: and you're lucky enough to do that this weekend?
• 6:15
  Speaker 2: Is that what you call it? Wow? Let's that'll be
• 6:21
  Speaker 2: really interesting. Please no one put a go pro on me,
• 6:24
  Speaker 2: because I'll probably cry or scream or swear a lot
• 6:28
  Speaker 2: go pro concerned, Oh dear, I don't know whether to
• 6:34
  Speaker 2: thank you or kick you out of the studio. Yeah,
• 6:36
  Speaker 2: I've gone read. I'm pretty concerned about I'm going to say. Anyway,
• 6:41
  Speaker 2: we'll talk more of it. I don't know if it's
• 6:44
  Speaker 2: good to catch up with you today.
• 6:46
  Speaker 3: Actually it might be the last time. Thank God.
• 6:50
  Speaker 2: So this say you get yourself out of interviewstplished.
• 6:55
  Speaker 3: Thanks,