Welcome to the Homebush Motor Racing Authority’s website
Sydney Telstra 500
The Homebush Motor Racing Authority was established under the Homebush Motor Racing (Sydney 400) Act 2008 and has responsibility for the preparation, management and conduct of the works associated with the annual V8 Supercar motor race at Sydney Olympic Park. The event is to run each December from 2009 to 2013. The Authority works with government agencies and the event proponent, V8 Supercars Australia Pty Ltd, to develop co-ordinated emergency services and traffic and transport plans to facilitate the delivery of government services in support of the event.
The inaugural event, the Sydney Telstra 500, held from 4 to 6 December 2009, was a fantastic success with V8 Supercars Australia advising that attendance numbers over the three days were around 184,000. The 2010 Sydney Telstra 500 proved to be another great success, with the Sydney event taking out the V8 Supercar Event of the Year award. The 2011 event again drew huge crowd numbers to Sydney Olympic Park to witness an action-packed racing program supported by a variety of on and off track entertainment.
The Authority looks forward to another very successful "Grand Finale" V8 Supercar event at Sydney Olympic Park over the first weekend in December 2012.
World Rally Championship
With the introduction of the Motor Sports (World Rally Championship) Act 2009, HMRA was given the responsibility for administering the Act and undertaking the necessary approvals for the conduct of the World Rally Championship event staged in the Northern Rivers region of NSW in September 2009. HMRA undertook the same role in 2011 for the World Rally Championship event held on the Mid North Coast of NSW from 8 to 11 September.
The 2011 rally event was held from 8 to 11 September and covered the Local Government Areas of Coffs Harbour City Council, Nambucca and Bellingen Shire Councils, and Clarence Valley Council. The event was a fantastic success attracting large crowds to the Coffs Coast.
The Authority was one of a number of NSW Government agencies working on the delivery of government services. The Authority also managed the approvals process and led the community consultation required for the staging of the event.
The Federation Internationale de l'Autombile (FIA) has indicated that NSW will continue to host the Australian round of the World Rally Championship every two years to 2017. The Authority looks forward to working with the Rally organiser, NSW Government agencies, local councils and stakeholders to deliver the next Rally event on the Mid North Coast in 2013.