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This coming February, Burnie and Hellyer Gorge in North West Tasmania, will come alive to the sounds of a new tarmac rally event, with a waterfront finish line and celebrations at Burnie Bite and Brew. Supported by Burnie City Council, the event to be known as the Hellyer North West…

Launceston’s Adam Garwood has taken outright honours and won the Contemporary competition of Sunday's inaugural Neil Buckby Jaguar Ross Auto Classic motoring festival, while Damien Moore, of Hobart, took a victory in the Heritage competition. Driving a turbocharged and all-wheel drive Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec, Garwood recorded the fastest stage…

This March long weekend, the leafy Tasmanian Midlands village of Ross will play host to a brand-new, classic-focused motoring festival, celebrating the automobile and international motorsport. The inaugural Neil Buckby Jaguar - Ross Auto Classic, will feature a competitive closed road town stage, and a vehicle display featuring some of the…

Hobart’s Mike Pritchard and Michael Hutchinson have won the tarmac rally title at this year’s Stuart Benson Petrusma Property Poatina Mountain Race, while Damien Moore, also of Hobart, took a victory in the tarmac rally driver only category. Pritchard, driving a 2016 Dodge Viper ACR, and navigator Hutchinson, achieved both…

Auto Corsa Group disappointing wishes to confirm postponement of the Waikerie Auto Corsa Riverland Tarmac Rally, scheduled to take place on Sunday 25 September 2016. Auto Corsa Group has expended considerable time, effort and resources in gaining approvals and planning, particularly towards developing a rigorous safety process to meet the…

Entries have opened for an exciting brand new one-day, tarmac rally event to be held in regional South Australia. The inaugural Waikerie Auto Corsa Riverland Tarmac Rally, will occur on a collection of challenging closed roads between Waikerie and Ramco, in the stunning Riverland region of South Australia, on Sunday 25…

Top Nissan GT-R teams have made final preparations at Pepsi Max Baskerville Raceway for next week’s twenty fifth anniversary Targa Tasmania tarmac rally. Competition contenders David Ayers of Just Jap Racing and Angus Kennard of the Kennards Hire team, have put their road registered supercars through their paces around Hobart’s…

If you haven’t yet, be sure to grab yourself a copy of the latest issues of Unique Cars magazine. Along with all the great usual content, within the new look format you’ll also see fantastic features on Auto Corsa Group’s most recent events. Issue 385 (18 Feb) has a sensational…

Australia’s newest tarmac rally, the Huon Valley Auto Corsa is being rescheduled to Saturday 13 August 2016, due to organsiers concern over road damage caused by recent unseasonal weather and important road works that are now being carried out. The event comprises 100 competitive kilometres over seven technical special stages…

Having secured state and local government support, motorsport event promoter Auto Corsa Group has opened entries for a new one-day, multi-stage closed tarmac rally in Tasmania’s Huon Valley. The inaugural Huon Valley Auto Corsa tarmac rally will be held on Saturday 27 February 2016 with cars being flagged off from…

The inaugural Eden Valley Hillclimb was held on Sunday 13 December 2015 in the beautiful Barossa region of South Australia. A field of nearly 90 sports, rally and circuit cars convened for the 2015 event.

Watch Steve Glenney as he completes his winning run over the 2015 Eden Valley Hillclimb's 3.5km course in an Australian Motors-prepared 2012 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 10.

The second annual Poatina Hillclimb was held on Sunday 6 December 2015 in Northern Tasmania. A field of around 50 sports, rally and circuit cars convened for the 2015 event including an array of Japanese and European sports marques.

The inaugural running of the Eden Valley Hillclimb on Sunday 13 December 2015 attracted an outstanding field of 86 entrants in its first year - among them an impressive list of class winners: Class A (2WD 0001>1600cc): Stephen Short, 2000 Future Racer (1:50.270) Class B (2WD 1601>2000cc): Oscar Matthews, 1984…

Accomplished South Australian tarmac rally and circuit racer, Steve Glenney, has clocked the fastest overall time at the inaugural Eden Valley Hillclimb behind the wheel of an Australian Motors-prepared 2012 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 10. Held on Sunday 13 December 2015 over a challenging closed-road section of Sedan Hill Road between…

Tomorrow’s Eden Valley Hillclimb is shaping up to be a great event. There are plenty of people behind-the-scenes who ensure that the event is not only a great experience for competitors and spectators, but a safe one too. In planning the hillclimb we have consulted Country Fire Services who are…

A non-starter at the recent Willunga Hillclimb due to unexpected car mechanical issues, South Australian Nick Streckeisen will for tomorrow’s inaugural Eden Valley Hillclimb trade his World Time Attack Challenge-prepared 2008 Nissan R35 GT-R, for its road-going equivalent. Likely to be a top contender at this year’s event, Streckeisen has…

The inaugural Eden Valley Hillclimb, which will be held in South Australia’s Barossa region this Sunday 13 December 2015, has attracted an impressive field of nearly 90 sports-bred circuit racing, tarmac rally and drift cars from across the state. The event, which is the longest of its type in South…

Event organisers have received official confirmation that the competitor injured in a single car incident at today’s Poatina Hillclimb, Andrew Kuc of Hobart, is in a stable condition and has been moved from the Launceston General Hospital’s Emergency Department to intensive care. Read the initial statement here Media Contact: Lydia…

Launceston’s Adam Garwood has won the Tarmac Rally title at this year’s Poatina Hillclimb, while Hobart’s Jamie Lonergan successfully defended his title in the Driver Only category. Only two of the event’s six runs were completed today following an incident involving a competition car. Hobart’s Andrew Kuc, the car’s navigator,…

Earlier today, a competitor in the 2015 Poatina Hillclimb was transported to hospital for treatment after sustaining injuries as the result of a single car incident. As a result of the incident, the navigator in competition car number 22, Andrew Kuc of Hobart, has been transported to Launceston General Hospital.…

A field of around 50 local production-based classic and modern sports, rally and circuit cars and their crews will convene for this year’s second annual Poatina Hillclimb on Sunday 6 December. Crews will compete six times over the event’s extended 10.2km course over Poatina Road, which snakes up Mount Blackwood…

South Australian drifting sensation Jake Jones (aka DriftSquid) will finally realise a long time dream when he competes in the inaugural Eden Valley Hillclimb on Sunday 13 December 2015. The 26-year-old apprentice electrician, who grew up in the Barossa Valley, is looking forward to tackling the new event, which will…

Arguably the fastest brothers in Tasmanian tarmac rallying, Eddie and Steve Maguire, will go head-to-head this Sunday 6 December at the second annual running of the Poatina Hillclimb. Hailing from Somerset in Tasmania’s North West, 28-year old Eddie and his younger brother Steve, will campaign the event’s Tarmac Rally category…

Tasmanian rally stalwart, Andrew Morris, is in a race against the clock to be a starter at this year’s second annual running of the Poatina Hillclimb on Sunday 6 December. 46-year-old Andrew, who owns and operates Signworks in Hobart, blew the engine on his 1982 Mazda RX-7 Group B Replica…

Fresh from a podium finish at the recent Classic Adelaide, highly acclaimed Adelaide Hills winemaker, Tim Knappstein, is gearing up for his next major motorsport outing – this year’s inaugural Eden Valley Hillclimb on Sunday 13 December. The award-winning vigneron and owner of Riposte Wines will share his early classic…

With the 2015 Poatina Hillclimb fast approaching, we thought we’d share with you some things you may not know about this quaint and picturesque town, nestled at the foothills of the Great Western Tiers, about 45 minutes south west of Launceston. 1. Poatina is home to Hydro Tasmania’s second largest…

Still on a high from finishing second at the 2015 Tasmanian Sports GT Championship circuit series, Hobart’s Peter O’Keefe has turned his attention to his next motorsport outing - this year’s second annual running of the Poatina Hillclimb on Sunday 6 December. The 53-year-old, who manages the automotive Derwent Park…

A stunning Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera LP570-4, valued at over $300,000 will act as the official safety 'Zero' car for the inaugural Eden Valley Hillclimb on Sunday 13 December 2015. The Lamborghini safety car will be crewed by 2015 Classic Adelaide runner-up and 2013 Targa Tasmania winner Dennis Sims, who will…

This December, South Australia’s Barossa region will play host to an all-new closed road hillclimb competition that will be the longest event of its type in the state. Entries are now open for the inaugural Eden Valley Hillclimb, which will be held on Sunday 13 December 2015. The event’s all-tarmac…

Launceston couple Ben Manion and Aleshia Penney will make their return to this year’s Poatina Hillclimb on Sunday 6 December, in their self-built 1990 Nissan Skyline GTS-t tarmac rally car. Promoted by Auto Corsa Group, the second annual running of the Poatina Hillclimb, formerly the Poatina Mountain Race, in 2015…

A STATEMENT FROM THE ORGANISERS Auto Corsa Group has been forced to postpone next month’s Hotham Auto Corsa Alpine Tarmac Rally, following advice from our sanctioning partner (insurer) that it cannot support the event in 2015. On Wednesday 14 October 2015, we received a letter from the Australian Auto-Sport Alliance…

This year’s 130th Omeo & District Agricultural Show in Victoria’s North East will experience horsepower of a new kind, as it joins forces with the Alpine region’s newest green season activity; the Hotham Auto Corsa Alpine Tarmac Rally from November 14-15. Expected to attract a field of around 80 modern…

Local communities in North East Victoria’s Alpine region are the big winners with the inaugural Hotham Auto Corsa Alpine Tarmac Rally official indicative course announced today. Promoted by Auto Corsa Group, the two-day tarmac rally from November 14-15 is expected to attract a field of up to 80 classic and…

Auto Corsa Group has made the difficult decision to postpone the inaugural Mount Hotham Alpine Cup International Hillclimb, originally scheduled for 14-15 November this year. While the hillclimb will not run in 2015, planning continues in earnest for the inaugural Hotham Auto Corsa Alpine Tarmac Rally, which will run on the same…

Red Hill’s Phil Blunden and his son Tom are gearing up for this year’s Hotham Auto Corsa Alpine Tarmac Rally from November 14-15 in their 1995 Mazda RX-7. The inaugural Hotham Auto Corsa will be held over 250 competitive kilometres around Mount Hotham in Victoria’s North East and take in…

Seasoned rally driver Peter Eames and daughter Rebecca are preparing their 1974 Group S Porsche 911 Carrera for the first Hotham Auto Corsa Alpine Tarmac Rally – held over 250 competitive kilometres around Mount Hotham in Victoria’s North East from 14-15 November. The Eames family have grown up in motorsports…

The owner of one the country’s most successful independent race outfits, Adelaide-based Team BRM, will be taking some well earned time out this November to try his hand at Australia’s newest tarmac rally; the Hotham Auto Corsa Alpine Tarmac Rally. Team BRM boss Mark Rundle, who lives in the inner…

The second annual running of the popular Poatina Mountain Race hillclimb event in Tasmania’s north-east will be held on Sunday 6 December 2015, and it promises to be bigger and better than before. Promoted by Auto Corsa Group, the 2015 event will see an exciting extended course offered over a…

Darren Fogarty is one of two directors of motorsport event promoter, Auto Corsa Group. He and long-time friend, Stuart Benson created Auto Corsa Group to deliver the kinds of events they enjoy – with great service, great roads and plenty of fun for spectators and participants. Darren’s love for cars…

The Australian designed and built 2009 Skelta G-Force that finished third in the Open class at Pikes Peak in 2012, will be a thrilling starter at this year’s inaugural Mount Hotham Alpine Cup International Hillclimb from 14-15 November. The head turning and lightweight Skelta is the brainchild of 66-year old…

Great Alpine Road resident and classic car enthusiast, David Thirlwall, is rubbing his hands together with delight at the news Australia’s first all new major tarmac rally in five years will be right on his doorstep. This year’s inaugural Hotham Auto Corsa Alpine Tarmac Rally from 14-15 November, promoted by…

Auto Corsa Group’s vehicle safety and technical regulations, finalised today, will create a fairer and more accessible sport for drivers of all makes and models in its new tarmac rally and hillclimb events. The Melbourne-based promoter of closed road motorsport events released the regulations two weeks ago in draft form…

A modern-day recreation of the World Rally Championship and Pikes Peak-winning Audi Sport Quattro S1 Group B rally car is set to thrill onlookers at this year’s inaugural Mount Hotham Alpine Cup International Hillclimb from November 14-15. The 1981 replica four-wheel-drive Audi, built by Auckland rally driver Andrew Hawkeswood and…

Following a two year sabbatical, the biggest name in Australian classic tarmac rallying – Rex Broadbent – is set to make his comeback at this year’s inaugural Hotham Auto Corsa Alpine Tarmac Rally. The 66-year old Porsche driver from Melbourne has been lured back by the brand new event that…

Auto Corsa Group is pleased to issue for competitor and industry feedback its draft Vehicle Safety and Technical Regulations for this year’s inaugural Hotham Auto Corsa Alpine Tarmac Rally and Mount Hotham Alpine Cup International Hillclimb events. Auto Corsa Group Co-director, Stuart Benson, said that feedback on the regulations would…

One of the fastest tarmac rally drivers in the country, Tasmanian Eddie Maguire, has signed up for this year’s inaugural Hotham Auto Corsa Alpine Tarmac Rally from 14-15 November; and the young gun says he’s driving to win. The 28-year old from Elliot in Tasmania’s North West, has shaken off…

This year’s inaugural Alpine Cup International Hillclimb will prove the perfect testing ground for Rob Garnsworthy’s stunning 1970 Mustang Boss, as both driver and car prepare for the gruelling Peking to Paris Motor Challenge in 2016. The Victorian rally veteran will tackle the world’s longest hillclimb in the Victorian Alps…

Auto Corsa Group Co-director and former Targa Tasmania Event Director, Stuart Benson, will return to the Tasmanian tarmac rally from 27 April-2 May – this time as a competitor. Stuart attended Targa Tasmania as a spectator in 1992 – the year of its inception. “My brother in law and I braved…

South Australian motorsport identity, Kevin Weeks, is charged and at the ready for this year’s inaugural Mount Hotham Alpine Cup International Hillclimb where he will run his 2009 Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera. The experienced rally and circuit driver will contest the world’s longest hillclimb in Victoria’s North East from 14-15 November.…

This November, Mount Hotham and the surrounding Alpine and Gippsland Shires in North East Victoria will host two brand new motorsport events: The world's longest hillclimb and Australia’s first all-new major tarmac rally in five years. Motorsport promoter, Auto Corsa Group, has worked with the Mount Hotham Alpine Resort Management…

Auto Corsa Group has signed four-time Australian Rally Champion, Simon Evans, as an ambassador for its new Victorian alpine hillclimb and tarmac rally events that will run on the weekend of 14-15 November this year. Launched this week, the Alpine Cup International Hillclimb will be the world’s longest hillclimb event.…

Australia’s newest promoter of closed road motorsport events, Auto Corsa Group, has launched this week along with its two exciting new events for North East Victoria’s alpine region. The Melbourne-based company has worked with the Mount Hotham Alpine Resort Management Board to design and deliver the events; the world’s longest…