New TARGA regulations close to a release date

With the TARGA Tasmania set for a historic return on November 16-21, some great news from the desk of TARGA CEO Mark Perry is that the reworked technical and sporting regulations are completed and, will likely be released for competitors in late March.

Although the Park to Peak Mt. Buller was postponed recently, along with the first Targa Academy day, CEO Mark Perry reiterated the need to maintain a 100% focus on Targa Tasmania’s fruitful return.

It has been over 1000 days since Motorsport Australia suspended `Targa style’ tarmac rallying, but the TARGA team has never relented in its pursuit to bring the famous event back to the Apple Isle in a “relevant” way.

No one wanted a tempered touring event, and that’s not what’s going to happen, with the organisers committed to competitors who own modern GT style cars, ensuring that the top-class will be able to enter a competitive event.

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Perry’s latest communication, straight from the desk of the CEO, has reiterated that commitment, and that the technical and sporting regs are close to a release.

“We haven’t gone anywhere and we are not stopping now after having come this far and overcome many hurdles along the way,” Perry declared.

“Two years ago, we committed to competitors who own modern GT style cars that we would not abandon them, and we haven’t, and we won’t.

“Could we have come back sooner?  Well, yes, we could have, but it would have no longer been Targa Tasmania (or even a half reasonable tarmac rally to be frank) and for us, it would have been in a unsustainable way with not enough eligible vehicles and competitors to ensure our future, so we chose to wait and put plans in place to return properly and with Targa Tasmania continuing to be the event we all love.

“We are now living and breathing Targa Tasmania and our output is increasing at a dramatic rate, now that we have a great team of people working very hard.

“In the last week alone, we have completed an update project covering more than 1,000 pages of information needed to deliver Targa Tasmania.

“This includes important competitor information such as technical and sporting regulations along with a myriad of backend documents that don’t concern competitors too much such as operational manuals.”

As for the delayed Targa Academy program, that will now take place on November 14-15.

Note: people taking part in the Targa Tour do not need to attend the Targa Academy and will have a pre-event briefing, as normal, on the afternoon of 15 November.

The first Academy day will include briefings held at Wrest Point Hotel followed by on stage training on a test Targa stage in Hobart.   

It will then conclude on the morning of Saturday 15 November with a ninety-minute question and answer session, replacing the previous competitor briefings and thus keeping this vital innovation within the time confines of when most competitors have already arrived at the event.

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