The book contains the following chapters: a framework for the analysis of major special events (burns,jpa and mules,tj); the grand prix and tourism (van der lee,p and williams,j); the impact of the grand prix on the transport sector (arnold,a); the impact of the grand prix on the accommodation sector (bishop,g and hayles,j); the impact of the grand prix on the restaurant industry (hatch,jh); living with the grand prix - good or bad? (dunstan,g); some social impacts of the grand prix on residents closest to the circuit - noise and property damage (mckay,jm); road accidents and the grand prix (fischer,a, hatch,jh and paix,b); the role of the grand prix in promoting south Australian entrepreneurship, exports and the terms of trade (bentick,bl); financial impacts upon the public sector (thomson,nj); the grand prix surveys - design aspects (mableson,r, cheok,f and rowlands,d).