New Home for Motorama Tas
Tasmania’s largest motorsport show, Motorama Tas will have a new home from next year.
Symmons Plains Raceway will stage the event from 2024, with two key factors behind the venue change.
The first, with the event continuing to grow in popularity, a larger and more accessible venue was required to ensure the event continues to grow and remain sustainable.
And with organisers plans to see Motorama Tas turn into a '“mini-Goodwood” in years to come, the iconic racetrack will alleviate concerns and issues surrounding permits and road closures.
Event Spokesman Justin Brown said, “in the past, there has been so much red tape and drama trying to get approvals for road closures for Longford and surrounds.”
He added “we want to give the public the chance to see the amazing array of motorcycles and motor vehicles on the track as well as off, just like they do at Goodwood in the UK, the world’s largest and most famous motorsport festival, so moving to Symmons Plains was a no brainer”.
In another change, the 2024 Motorama Tas will not be held over its usual March long weekend fixture.
This is due to a clash of dates with another major motor racing event scheduled for Baskerville on the Long Weekend, so organisers have decided to move Motorama Tas to a two-day event, October 26-27.
Brown said, “The October weekend we have decided on, is strategic, as the Baskerville Historics is on the weekend after Motorama Tas, so we will be working hard to ensure many of those competitors and show vehicles not only know about our event but opt to come down early and visit our wonderful State and event”.
But to ensure Longford and Motorama remains at the forefront of people’s minds, “The Drive” to celebrate Sir Jack Brabham’s historic trek from Launceston to Longford in his Grand Prix car in 1963 will be held on Saturday March 9, 2024.
This iconic event will see a culmination of historic, classic and modern cars and bikes meet at the National Auto Museum in Launceston being on display from 9am til 11am, before making their way to the Village Green at Longford, where they will be on display until 4pm. This event is open to any car club or individual and is free of charge for whoever wants to be involved including spectators.