Targa Tasmania competitors are still awaiting further information on the competition side of next year’s event, with the review process still underway after this year’s fatalities.
The Hellyer Rally provided an action-packed end to the Tasmanian Rally Championship, with drama throughout the rally providing a nail-biting finish to the series.
Two-time Targa Tasmania winner, Eddie Maguire, is eyeing off an extended Australian Rally Championship campaign after an impressive performance on gravel last month.
The relatively low entry numbers at Tasmania’s round of the Australian Rally Championship has been put into context by figures supplied to RallySport Magazine.
Welcoming back the ARC after a two-year hiatus, Tasmanians were handed the opportunity to compete against the country’s best, on the stages north of Launceston, in the Retreat and Lisle plantations.
Rally Launceston will play host to a double header this weekend, with the second and third rounds of the Tasmanian Rally Championship also being contested alongside the ARC competition.Â
Six cars will fight it out for Production Cup honours at the third round of the Australian Rally Championship in Launceston, in what may again throw up some unlikely contenders.
Despite a first stage retirement in Canberra in April, Queensland’s Ryan Williams goes into this weekend’s Rally Launceston as favourite in the ARC’s 2WD Cup.