TARGA Tasmania focus delays Buller event

With the exciting new spring-time return of the iconic TARGA Tasmania on November 16-21 this year, all focus is being directed towards the event’s successful return.

Unfortunately, that also means that April’s planned Park to Peak Mt. Buller has been delayed until 2026, with the newly formed TARGA Academy and competitive Buller run having to take a back seat until next year.

The new format four-day event that was going to see several runs starting from Mirimbah Park to the village square, which would also having included a full day of classroom learning and on-course driver training as part of the new Targa Academy, will now be apart of a bigger 2026 when other events can also return.

TARGA CEO Mark Perry says that the delay for any events in 2025 is a vital move in order for the team to fully focus on the return of the Tassie classic.

“With a new team in place, we have met on several occasions over the last week, including a full planning day.  In getting stuck into the details, we all agreed that in proceeding with this event in April we were ultimately delaying work on Targa Tasmania and therefore detrimentally impacting what it will look like on its return in November,” Perry said.

“…We must remain completely focused on the successful return of Targa Tasmania in 2025 and everything else can return from 2026.

“Whilst we had well-intentioned aspirations to provide a Targa Academy and competition opportunity at Mt. Buller in April, we need to ensure that this could be achieved without any detrimental impact on Targa Tasmania.”

Stay tuned into AUTO ACTION for more news about the historic return of the 2025 TARGA Tasmania.

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