
Record-breaking year with more than 53,000 spectators at Lance East Exotics Tarmac West 18-21 September 2025
At a glance
- The numbers are in, 45,111 people attended Celebration of Motorsport at Langley Park on Sunday, 21 September 2025
- About 8,000 attended the sunset stages in Ellenbrook on Thursday 18 September 2025
- Celebration of Motorsport was part of Lance East Exotics Tarmac West, a four-day tarmac rally held in and around Perth 18-21 September 2025
- This year, the Celebration of Motorsport was Perth’s biggest ever motoring showcase with 600 vehicles on display
- Lance East Exotics Tarmac West: Four days, 33 stages, 230 competitive kilometres, and a total distance of 902 kilometres
- 45 rally cars started the rally on Thursday 18 September 2025, 28 finished on Sunday, 21 September 2025
The fourth and final day of the Lance East Exotics Tarmac West has been run in Perth with six city stages (three in Malaga and three in the City of Perth), a total of 24 competitive kilometres, all of them with car-breaking kerbs and tight turns.
Bright blue skies and 28 degrees drew thousands who lined the streets of Malaga in the morning for the first three stages of the day, and more than 25,000 people in the City of Perth for the final three sprint-style stages along Riverside Drive and around the Terrace Road car park.
In the biggest motoring display ever seen in Perth, Langley Park was transformed into a Motoring Mecca at the Celebration of Motorsport with over 600 cars on display there and along Riverside Drive in addition to a huge collection of stunning classic cars from yesteryear along the river in the Shannons Classics on the Swan display.
Lance East Exotics Tarmac West competitors start at 30-second intervals, with the winner being the fastest over all 33 stages, a total of 230 competitive kilometres, across four days.
Owned by Tarmac Events, Lance East Exotics Tarmac West is powered by a dedicated committee and an army of 500 passionate volunteers.
Event Director Ross Tapper said the 19th running of Tarmac West has been a great success with growing crowd numbers at spectator points.
“Our priority is always safety, and the event has been successful in that respect,” Tapper said.
“We had the biggest crowd we’ve ever seen in Ellenbrook on Thursday night and today, Malaga and Langley Park have been packed, it’s so good to see.
“The Celebration of Motorsport has grown, now the biggest motoring display in Perth with 600 cars, and we’ve intentionally kept everything free so it can be enjoyed by everyone.
“This event would not be possible without our officials, sponsors, competitors and spectators, I’d like to thank all of them for their support,” Tapper said.
On Thursday, 45 cars lined up for the start of Lance East Exotics Tarmac West, and Sunday afternoon, 28 cars crossed the finish line of the last stage.
Media contact Dianne Bortoletto, ProntoPR, dianne@prontopr.com.au, 0439 997 07