FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP TO PUT NORTHERN NEW SOUTH WALES ON THE MAP
Events NSW and the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) have announced the prestigious FIA (Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile) World Rally Championship will be staged biennially in the NSW Northern Rivers region, beginning next year and continuing until 2017.
The first event will be Repco Rally Australia 2009, taking place in early September next year at Kyogle.
The FIA World Rally Championship - the highest profile four-wheeled motor sport championship after the Formula One – is set to generate more than $100 million towards the state-wide economy over the duration of the arrangement, and will drive tourism, create jobs and deliver major economic benefits to the community at a local level.
Rally Australia has been previously held in Perth, and following tough competition from other states to host the event this time around, Events NSW is excited to have secured the event for regional New South Wales.
With more than 816 million people in 180 countries watching the televised World Rally event last year, the staging of the Championship locally will also provide a unique platform to showcase the spectacular Northern New South Wales region to the rest of the world.
