Australian Rally Championship
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Sep 9, 2026
Peter WhittenHOST
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Luke WhittenHOST
We've got an Australian Rally Championship calendar before a WRC calendar, and off the top of my head that's quite rare.
Luke WhittenHOST
So, uh-
Peter WhittenHOST
Yeah
Luke WhittonNARRATOR
When it comes to Australian Rallying Hall of Fame members, there are few more worthy than Ross Tapper.
Luke WhittonNARRATOR
The Western Australian has directed a staggering 37 Australian Rally Championship rounds, by far the most of anyone.
Luke WhittonNARRATOR
He first started directing in 1977 and 50 years later he's still going strong.
Luke WhittonNARRATOR
He played a key role at Rally Australia as an assistant clerk of course for seven years.
Peter WittonHOST
But looking back on some of the history, you directed your first rally in 1977.
Peter WittonHOST
So that's 50 years ago.
Peter WittonHOST
And you've directed, I think, 37 rounds of the Australian Rally Championship, which surely must be a record that is likely never to be beaten, I would imagine.
Ross TapperGUEST
I wouldn't imagine so, but who
Peter WittonHOST
A Motorsport Podcast Network production.
speaker_1NARRATOR
It's time for part two of our conversation with West Australian Rally Director Ross Taffer.
speaker_1NARRATOR
We get things going with how Tarmac Rally got to Western Australia and Ross had a lot to do with it.
Peter WittonHOST
You mentioned the tarmac rallying there, which you've been heavily involved in over the last probably 10 or 15 years.
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Ross TapperGUEST
And sometimes just a really good rally out in the bush is just as good as a rally that's had a high profile and all those sorts of things.
Peter WittonHOST
Absolutely.
Peter WittonHOST
On behalf of the Australian Rally community and certainly the guys in WA, thank you for your commitment and dedication to the sport over the years.
Peter WittonHOST
And, yeah, it's been fantastic to chat and to catch up on some of your memories of such a long and illustrious career.
Peter WhittenHOST
It does.
Peter WhittenHOST
And look, I think first off, Luke, we need to say that kudos to the Australian Rally Championship for getting their dates out so early.
Peter WhittenHOST
I mean, here we are.
Peter WhittenHOST
It's only just September and we've got the dates, which is, well, I guess it's very beneficial for competitors who are planning to do events next year.
Luke WhittenHOST
So it's tricky, let alone when you've got to move around the Australian Grand Prix that's looking likely it's going to be in early April next year.
Luke WhittenHOST
There's other events that has to be accounted for.
Peter WhittenHOST
It's really a pyramid system, isn't it? Because, I mean, at the top of the tree, you've got Formula One, then you've got V8 supercars and then the Australian Rally Championship under that.
Peter WhittenHOST
But there's also those other events like Easter and public holidays and football codes and and whatever it might be.