{"id":33946,"date":"2025-07-31T02:50:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T02:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/33946\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T02:50:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T02:50:10","slug":"motorsport-news-emma-gilmour-joins-australian-rally-championship-for-tasmania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/33946\/","title":{"rendered":"Motorsport news: Emma Gilmour joins Australian Rally Championship for Tasmania"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025OTAGORALLY_DUNEDIN_SHOTSBYTAYB_TAYLERBURKE_176987-copy.jpg\" alt=\"Former McLaren Extreme E driver enters Australian rally\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEmma Gilmour. Image: Tayler Burke<\/p>\n<p>Gilmour is a regular in the New Zealand Rally Championship, having competed since the mid-2000s.<\/p>\n<p>She became synonymous with Subaru in the Group N era and then Suzuki under the AP4 regulations but in recent years made the switch to a Rally2-sepc Citroen.<\/p>\n<p>Later this year, Gilmour will get behind the wheel of a Skoda prepared by Perth-based team Maximum Motorsport.<\/p>\n<p>Gilmour will contest Rally Tasmania on November 7-9 with Australian co-driver Ben Searcy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel fortunate to have an on-the-ground knowledgeable team supplying my rally car for this event,\u201d said Gilmour.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCombined with Ben\u2019s experience rallying in Australia, it will give me a leg up rallying in Tasmania for the first time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Australian sojourn marks the climax of Gilmour\u2019s season, which includes several rallies across New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p>Her next event will be the Ashley Forest Rallysprint on September 20-21 before making her return to the New Zealand Rally Championship for Rally Bay of Plenty on October 11.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m so excited to have such a cool variety of events to round off the 2025 season,\u201d said Gilmour.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRally Tasmania will be a real highlight\u2014competing against some of Australia\u2019s best drivers and experiencing the Tasmanian stages for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a shame to miss the final NZRC round in Whang\u0101rei, but the chance to jump into a competitive car with a great team and return to the ARC was too good to pass up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone raves about the roads in Tasmania, so I can\u2019t wait to see what all the fuss is about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-997320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025OTAGORALLY_DUNEDIN_SHOTSBYTAYB_TAYLERBURKE_178477.jpg\" alt=\"A Citroen C2 Rally2 car driven by Emma Gilmour at Rally Otago.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Emma Gilmour in her Citroen C2 Rally2 car at Rally Otaga. Image: Tayler Burke<\/p>\n<p>Maximum Motorsport boss Dean Herridge welcomed Gilmour to the fold.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEmma is a quality driver with a heap of experience, so we\u2019re excited to see how she enjoys the Skoda and the Tassie roads,\u201d said Herridge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s fantastic to see her back in the ARC and she\u2019ll no doubt be a fan favourite and is a great addition to the field.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAdding another high-calibre international driver like Emma strengthens the entry list and highlights the quality of the ARC.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The EROAD Australian Rally Championship continues on August 22-24 with the Gippsland Rally.<\/p>\n<p>The Adelaide Hills Rally on October 3-5 and Rally Tasmania on November 7-9 round of the season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Emma Gilmour. 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