2009

South Australian rally enthusiasts are invited to celebrate the opening of the 2009 season. The night will be hosted by Adelaide sporting icon, Mark Bickley, on behalf of Jarvis Subaru.

The highlight of the night will be special guest and rallying champion, Ed Ordynski. Ed will present a rare insight into his 1986 state championship win. To be held at the showroom of 'Jarvis Subaru' in West Terrace, guests can expect to see some exciting footage from that series, hear the interesting stories and events surrounding that year in rallying.

Planning for the 2009 Alpine Rally is well advanced and is set to continue the tradition of Australia’s longest running motorsport event.

The weekend of November 13, 14 & 15 will see Lakes Entrance play host to 100 of the best Classic and 2 wheel drive rally cars and crews in Australia and New Zealand competing over some of the best rally roads this country has to offer. There will be 350 km of competitive stages once again including the awesome 35km bitumen stage from Orbost to Buchan.

Mazda will drive home its commitment to motorsport in Australia with a turbocharged triple treat for Targa Tasmania 2009. Two Mazda3 MPS performance hatchbacks and a turbocharged Mazda RX-8 SP rotary sports coupe will headline Mazda's biggest attack on Targa Tasmania in over a decade.

Not content to merely make up the numbers, Mazda has secured a top notch driver line-up that will ensure all three Mazda Motorsport-prepared race cars perform at their peak.

Sprint Auto Parts Rally SA have joined with Scouts SA to take action to reduce the carbon footprint of the Rally over the 3 days Jul 31 - Aug 2.

In what is believed to be a motor sport first, Sprint Auto Parts Rally SA is working with Scouts SA to plant thousands of trees as part of the Scouts and Greenfleet's Murray Darling Rescue, which has so far planted 1,000,000 trees in the Murray Darling Basin. These trees, through a carbon agreement, will significantly reduce the carbon footprint of this fantastic motorsport event for several years. This planting is further to the action already taken by Sprint Auto Parts Rally SA with Scouts and Greenfleet.