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Toyota’s Neal Bates has extended his lead in the Australian Rally Championship after winning Heat 2 of the Tasmanian Tarmac Challenge at Burnie, in the state’s north west. Driving a TRD Corolla S2000, Bates had to fight hard for his victory. He trailed privateer Spencer Lowndes for much of the day, only reeling in the Mitsubishi driver on the penultimate stage.

Mazda Australia has secured a convincing showroom win and a top ten finish at the Tasmanian Tarmac Challenge after two intense days of racing. Blistering through the second day’s six rain-soaked stages, the Mazda3 MPS driven by 20-year-old rally star Brendan Reeves finished eighth outright, and was the quickest two-wheel drive car in the competition.

Toyota’s Neal Bates has taken a convincing victory in Heat 1 of the Australian Rally Championship round at the Tasmanian Tarmac Challenge. Driving a Toyota TRD Corolla S2000, Bates and co-driver, Coral Taylor, led from the first stage of the day to further extend their lead in this year’s ARC.

Championship leader Neal Bates has moved one step closer to claiming his fourth national crown by recording a commanding victory in Heat 1 of the penultimate round of the Australian Rally Championship, the Tasmanian Tarmac Challenge.

Pirtek Les Walkden Rallying driver, Michael Guest, has had a day of frustration in the fifth round of the Australian Rally Championship in Burnie. Competing in the Tasmanian Tarmac Challenge, Guest was confident of a good result in his team’s home event, and started the rally well, taking the fourth fastest time on the opening stage of Heat 1.

It was supposed to be a fun experience for competitors, sponsors and fans, but the Official Shakedown of the Tasmanian Tarmac Challenge had major implications for two of the leading drivers today.

Team TRD Rally drivers Simon Evans and Neal Bates have concluded their preparations for this weekend's Tasmanian Tarmac Challenge by successfully completing a wet shakedown session just outside rally host city Burnie.

Leading Mitsubishi driver, Access Hardware’s Spencer Lowndes has completed testing ahead of the only tarmac round of the Australian Rally Championship. The Tasmanian Tarmac Challenge is being held in Burnie, in north-west Tasmania this weekend, and crews from across the country are busy making the final preparations to their cars ahead of the opening stage on Saturday morning.

LWR Pirtek Rally Team driver, Michael Guest, will be calling on his World Rally Championship experience in this weekend’s Tasmanian Tarmac Challenge. The Australian Rally Championship ventures onto tarmac for the first time, and as one of only a few regular ARC drivers with experience on the black stuff, Guest is confident of finishing on the podium.