61.   This is the last Australian Grand Prix to be held in Adelaide before the race moves to Melbourne next year, the event has attracted extraordinary interest nationwide.

62.   One reason the accomplishment means more is the international field the event has attracted.

63.   Organisers expect the event to attract more than two million Muslims, making it the second biggest Islamic assembly after the hajj pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia.

64.   The event attracts competitors ranging from multi-national manufacturers to high schools, university teams and backyard inventors.

65.   The event has attracted unusually high attention from US media because of the strike by Major League Baseball players.