Safety in Schools

Committee member Glen Auricht and Finke competitor Ken Cullenane visited Braitling School recently. They explained to the children the importance of keeping themselves safe at the Tattersall's Finke Desert Race.

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First Official Recce

The first pre-race event for the 2011 Tattersall's Finke Desert Race took place last weekend with competitors taking up the opportunity to ride in the first official reconnaissance from Bundooma to Finke and return.

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2011 Biggest Year Yet!

2011 Biggest Year Yet2011 will see the biggest year yet for the Tattersall’s Finke Desert Race.  Entry records in the bike and quad section have been well and truly exceeded with the increased capacity field of 550 full two days and a half days after entries opened.

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Record Numbers All Round

The 2011 Tattersall’s Finke Desert Race is only 16 days away and it is set to be the biggest event ever. 

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Rain, Rain and More Rain!

Rain, Rain and More RainThe record rainfall in Alice Springs is definitely continuing into 2011 and the committee are continuously on the go repairing and maintaining the race track.

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Floods in Queensland & Victoria

Queensland & Victoria FloodsThe flooding in Queensland & Victoria is truly devastating and the Finke Desert Race committee urge everyone in the Finke family to dig deep and help in anyway they can.

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Grid Girls Photo Shoot

Grid Girls Photo Shoot With just under four weeks until the 2011 Tattersall’s Finke Desert Race, Alice Springs is getting colder, but the weekend was sizzling with all 10 Grid Girls in town for the annual photo shoot.

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Bike Numbers increased in 2011

More bikes in 2011The 2011 Tattersall’s Finke Desert Race will be the biggest yet, with the entry limit in the bike division (including quads and sidecars) increased to 550. A cap of 80 has also been introduced onto the quad entries.

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9th Year for Grid Girls

Grid Girls2011 will be a big year for the Grid Girls as it is the ninth year the girls have been adding their touch of glamour to the event since the first year they graced the start/finish line back in 2003.

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2011 Applications Open

Grid Girls 20102011 will be a big year for the Grid Girls as it is the ninth year the girls have been adding their touch of glamour to the event since the first year they graced the start/finish line back in 2003.

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2011 Grid Girls Announced

Grid Girls 2011 The 2011 Tattersall’s Finke Desert Race has just got even bigger with ten local and interstate beauties chosen to be the face of the event as Grid Girls.

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