We wish to Welcome you all to our new Official Taupo1000 International Offroad Race web site for the buildup to September 2013.

As you can see this is the start of an event buildup that will give the event partners, competitor, spectators and the volunteers all the information required to be a part of this ” The Largest Offroad Event in the Southern Hemisphere, consisting of 1000 km of Forest Racing.

After many requests Tony Saelman has decided to continue managing the Taupo1000, bugger retirement, lets do whats best for the event and the sport.

We all want to have a flagship event that New Zealand can be proud of, an event that the rest of the world want to come and be a part of, an event that has the profile to which spectators and partners alike want to be involved with, and this is what is coming in September 2013, so just watch this site for updates and news flashes.

The Taupo1000 Team has been confirmed and they are all keen to get started and make this event one that you all want to come and have fun at. Their details can be found on the contacts page, which includes what each team member is responsible for. A big thanks to those that are continuing and to those that have come on board to help make everyone’s job easier.

For those that were at the last Taupo1000 Offroad Race you will have all seen the size the event has grown into and area we had for the Pits called “Te Awa Airstrip”. Well this pit area is no longer available. The forestry have decided that to have an Offroad event of this size, and now getting much larger, is just to dangerous to have this in the middle of their transport and logging hub and there were some roads that we could not use. So our first task is to find a pit the same  size or possibly bigger and the forestry is helping us with this. We have already received many offers of support from all over the country and also overseas to ensure 2013 is even better and safer. So bring it on.

We will be updating you on a regular bases with what the team has been doing and what can be confirmed. If you have any questions go to facebook link (on this site) and just ask or even to just make suggestions. I will endevor to answer you all.