2008

Following a number of recent comments in the media querying CAMS' position on rallying and its National Officiating Program (NOP), CAMS CEO Graham Fountain today reaffirmed the organisation's commitment to club level motor sport.

"CAMS fully appreciates a number of frustrations expressed by various members of the motor sport community with regard to rallying and officiating and we are currently progressing resolution to a number of these issues."

The Walkerville All Cars Club presents the Tarrawatta Stages, Round 1 of the 2008 South Australian Rally Championship.

Held on the ANZAC day long weekend, April 25-27th, this exciting new event will be based around Murray Bridge, only 45 minutes East of Adelaide on the banks of the Murray River.

The fully pace-noted event will start from the Murray Bridge Racing Club and comprises of 8 Special Stages totaling over 120km of competitive driving.

The Australian Rally Commission has been asked to consider a range of substantial changes to the Australian Rally Championship by Chairman, Colin Trinder. The reform plan is aimed at drastically reducing overall costs of participation, creating a new competition and adopting a new formula for standard production rally cars.

Trinder said that "the reforms are big picture at this stage - focusing mainly on reducing participation costs in the ARC for privateer, state and club level participants."