{"id":415947,"date":"2026-05-07T08:48:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T08:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/415947\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T08:48:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T08:48:16","slug":"supercars-confirms-details-for-new-tasmania-street-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/415947\/","title":{"rendered":"Supercars confirms details for new Tasmania street party"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/EV08-24-MH2_8341.jpg\" alt=\"Supercars shifts Tasmania fan event to new city\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Supercars Championship will host a free fan event on the streets of Devonport ahead of the Tasmania Super440. Image: Supplied<\/p>\n<p>From 3:00pm to 6:00pm on Wednesday May 20, the series will host the \u2018Supercars Fanfare\u2019 on Formby Road and at the Market Square Pavillion.<\/p>\n<p>It marks a year-on-year move from the state\u2019s capital, Hobart.<\/p>\n<p>Fans will have the opportunity to get up close to the drivers and cars before on-track action kicks off at Symmons Plains Raceway, near Launceston, on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The free public event will feature several Gen3 cars and star drivers, including reigning champion Chaz Mostert, Bathurst winner Matt Payne and front-runner Cam Waters.<\/p>\n<p>Devonport has a strong connection to Supercars, with team transporters arriving in the city via ferry before making the trek south east to Symmons Plains raceway.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSupercars Fanfare is a fantastic way to kick off race week in Tasmania and bring the excitement of Supercars to the fans as we arrive in Tasmania,\u201d said Tasmania Super440 event manager Matt Gregg.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDevonport plays an important role in Supercars\u2019 journey to Tasmania each year, so it\u2019s fitting that we celebrate that connection by hosting a free fan event in the heart of town.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a great opportunity for locals and visitors to meet the drivers, see the cars up close, and really get a taste of what\u2019s to come at the Tyrepower Tasmania Super440.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Devonport City Council noted the event would be a valuable opportunity for the city.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDevonport is proud to host the inaugural Supercars Fanfare and welcome fans, teams and visitors into our city as part of race week,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvents like this deliver great energy into the CBD, support local businesses and showcase Devonport as a vibrant destination for major events and community celebration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The event will feature the 100th ATCC\/Supercars race held at the circuit, joining Wanneroo Raceway as the only two venues on the calendar to reach the milestone.<\/p>\n<p>The Tasmania Super440 will be held on May 22-24.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.cfjump.com\/92797\/b\/250635\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none; vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/250635.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Supercars Championship will host a free fan event on the streets of Devonport ahead of the Tasmania&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":415948,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[111,139,69,213,217,213889],"class_list":["post-415947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-sports","tag-supercars","tag-symmons-plains"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/415947","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=415947"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/415947\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/415948"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=415947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=415947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=415947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}