SHANNONS PHILLIP ISLAND ROUND CANCELLED
By Timothy Neal
Date posted: 7 June 2022
Motorsport Australia has announced that the June round of the Shannons Motorsport Australia Championships has been cancelled.
The fourth round of the series scheduled for June 24-26 at Phillip Island will no longer take place due to the late withdrawal of some categories and the unwillingness of others to travel to the Victorian venue for a second time in 2022.
Without the participation of some categories, Motorsport Australia Director of Motorsport and Commercial Operations Michael Smith said that the event was no longer viable.
“We thank everyone involved in the preparation for the event as well as our categories, and our loyal partners, for their support of the Shannons Motorsport Australia Championships,” Smith said.
“We’d also like to thank Destination Phillip Island and the Federal Government for their support of both Phillip Island events in 2022, including the terrific event held in March which saw a bumper crowd at the Island to see some great racing.
“With many categories already having been part of that first event in March, there wasn’t an opportunity or desire for those who had already raced at the Island this year to return to fill the gaps that had been left in the event schedule by those categories that were unable to compete.
“As such, the event is not able to continue and we will work closely with our category managers to find additional racing opportunities later in the year for those who had planned to be part of this Shannons round.”
Categories that were still able to compete will have their cancelled round incorporated into future Shannons Motorsport Australia Championships events, with schedules to be confirmed in the coming weeks.
Fans who had booked tickets to attend the Phillip Island event will be fully refunded.
The next round of the Shannons Motorsport Australia Championships will now take place at the new-look Queensland Raceway from August 5-7.
For more of the latest motorsport news pick up the current issue of Auto Action.
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