The following is a statement directly from the CAMS website after the recent controversy over top Buggy teams not attending the AROC round that has been appointed on the same weekend that Finke is run.

CAMS intends to work on re-instatement of the Finke Desert Race to the Australian Off Road Championship as quickly as possible.

The race is currently not part of the Australian Off Road Championship in 2012.

David Morgan, CAMS CEO, says he is disappointed that the Organisers of the Finke Desert Race chose not to be part of the Championship, but would like to see it return to the Championship in the near future.

“The Finke is one of the iconic Australian races,” said Mr Morgan. “It is a marquee event on the Australian Off Road Racing calendar, and we are working to have it back in the championship.”

Organisers for the race withdrew their Expression of Interest to be included as part of the 2012 Championship late in 2011, and subsequently declined to attend a meeting in December with CAMS to negotiate a resolution to their key issues.

Organisers of the Sea Lake Mallee Rally in Victoria submitted an Expression of Interest for the Australian Off Road Championship in January 2012, – which was accepted.

The Sea Lake event is the second longest-running event of its type in Australia, and returns to the Championship after an eleven-year absence to open the series on 8-10 June, 2012.

“The Sea Lake event has traditionally been held on the June long weekend since 1973,” said Mr Morgan.

“This is the weekend it is always held, and it was the only event that the Championship had a submission for on that weekend for 2012.

“We welcome Sea Lake back to the Championship as it, too, is a special race in Australian Off Road Racing.”

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