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CLASSIC TARGA ADELAIDE

319 Mr HAMILTON-SMITH (Waite) (23 August 2011) (First Session). With respect to 2011-12 Budget Paper 4—Volume 4, p19—

What are the proposed arrangements and budget for the new Classic Targa Adelaide, in 2011 and future years, and how will this year's event differ from previous events?

The Hon. L.W.K. BIGNELL (Mawson—Minister for Tourism, Minister for Recreation and Sport): The South Australian Tourism Commission entered into a sponsorship agreement with the new event owner and manager Octagon. The details of the funding agreement are commercial in confidence. The first of these events was held in 2011.

The principal difference between the previous events and the 2011 Supaloc Classic Targa Adelaide was that the event focussed on delivering a better value for money experience for the drivers and their crew.

The event utilised different roads. It had a prologue, which was staged in the Barossa in 2011.

Furthermore, the Supaloc Classic Targa Adelaide is part of the Targa Rally Championship which includes the iconic Targa Tasmania.