AUSTRALIAN RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP CALENDAR CONFIRMED

2020 Australian Rally Championship calendar released – Photo: Aaron Wishart

A six-round Australian Rally Championship calendar has been revealed with the series set to receive new branding thanks to the CAMS name change to Motorsport Australia.

By HEATH McALPINE

Set to be known as the Motorsport Australia Rally Championship, the season will open with the National Capital Rally on March 21-22 held in the nation’s capital Canberra, before heading to Western Australia on April 17-19 for the Forest Rally held in the areas of Busselton and Nannup.

The ARC returns to Tasmania for its third round situated in and around Launceston on June 19-21 before Ballarat in Victoria hosts the next round on the same weekend as this past season on August 22-23. The championship heads to South Australia for the penultimate round, the Adelaide Hills Rally, before a final unconfirmed event with discussions currently being undertaken to replace the finale traditionally held at Rally Australia.

The National Capital Rally and Eureka Rush will again feature a shortened one-day format just like this season.

Motorsport Australia CEO Eugene Arocca is pleased with the mix of events featured on the calendar.

“The 2019 Championship was certainly a captivating one on many fronts for both competitors and spectators alike,” Arocca said.

“2020 is shaping up to be even better as we continue to work closely with the event organisers to further grow the Championship events that are held across Australia, as well as step up the coverage these events receive. Our audience has grown year-on-year and we’re focused on further improvements to our digital offering next year to generate even more exposure for the Motorsport Australia Rally Championship.

“While the final round is yet to be confirmed, we are committed to hosting a sixth event and will look to confirm details of this event as soon as we are able to.”

Motorsport Australia Rally Championship 2020

Round 1: Netier National Capital Rally, 21-22 March

Round 2: Make Smoking History Forest Rally, 17-19 April

Round 3: Subaru Rally Tasmania, 19-21 June

Round 4: Pedders Eureka Rush, 22-23 August

Round 5: Adelaide Hills Rally, 2-4 October

Round 6: TBC

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