Brisbane claims Australian round
August 24, 2006
BRISBANE is set to replace Perth as home for the Australian leg of the world rally championship from next year.
A new promoter has won the right to stage the event in Brisbane for the next five years - pending approval from the international governing body, the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) announced today.
Western Australia later this year will hosts its final WRC round for the immediate future.
No date or location has been chosen for the proposed Queensland-staged rally, but it's understood the event would be staged in South-East Queensland, within 50km of Brisbane.
The rally could be slotted in between Rally New Zealand in late August and another leg staged in France in October.
CAMS President, Colin Osborne, was thrilled the event had found a new home.
"It's pleasing that a process which started over 15 months ago has finally come to fruition," Osborne said.
"Rally Australia is one of our hallmark international events, and the legacy built since 1988 in Western Australia is something that both CAMS and our new promoters, IQG Rally Events Australia Pty Ltd, hope to continue to build on for many years to come."