Australasian Safari

The Australasian Safari is an off-road motor sport racing event held in Australia. Just like the Dakar Rally, the vehicle classes involved are motorcycles and cars, however there is no truck class. The event was first run in 1985 and has been held under the International Sporting Code of FIM and the General Competition Rules of Motorcycling Australia since 1999 [ [http://www.motorsm.com/motorsport/Aus-Safari/default.htm MotorSM.com - Australia Safari] ] [ [http://www.ma.org.au/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Racing_Disciplines&section=Supp_regs_entry_forms8&template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentFileID=23910 2007 Australian Safari Entry Form] ] .

The event is usually held around the end of August, in the Australian winter, and covers approximately 5500 kilometers, mostly through the Outback in just over a week. [ [http://www.ma.org.au/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Racing_Disciplines&template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=16695 Motorcycling Australia - Australian Safari, the ultimate off-road adventure] ] .

Results

ee also

* Baja 1000
* Budapest-Bamako
* Dakar Rally
* Finke Desert Race
* Offroad racing
* Plymouth-Banjul Challenge

References

External links

* [http://www.australasiansafari.com.au/ Australiasian Safari Homepage]
* [http://www.ma.org.au/ Motorcycling Australia]
* [http://race.off-road.com/race/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=237969 Detailed Report of 2002 Event - Off-Road.com]