The Targa Tasmania tarmac rally will go ahead in 2023 despite the deaths of four competitors in two years — but race fans are already worried speeds will be limited, with a former champion admitting he's been 'worried' for some drivers in 'powerful cars'.
Targa Tasmania will go ahead in 2023 despite the deaths of four competitors in the past two years, but race fans are already worried speeds will be limited to the detriment of the event.The 2022 event was switched from a race format after a driver's death on day twoThe future of the Tasmanian race has been uncertain since Motorsport Australia froze all Targa-type rallies following the death of 59-year-old Brisbane driver Tony Seymour during this year's event.
"Whilst the actual stages and course design are still being worked on … we are excited to announce today where the event will start and finish along with where each overnight stop will be," Perry said in an email. Perry told Hobart's Mercury Newspaper there was a "process we are working through at the moment and it may look a bit different in the competition space, but keep in mind there are hundreds of cars and crews who enjoy Targa these days outside the competition"."Everybody from Motorsport Australia, the state government, Tasmania Police and all of the various stakeholders will have a say in the process.
"It's obvious many of the traditional stages are going to be run in the opposite direction from what they have traditionally … this is quite a change and when I look at the six days I'm not quite sure which way they're going to run some of the stages because we don't know that at this point of time," he said.
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