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Big race in Red Centre revs up for golden anniversary

Spectators are being warned to keep drones at home and stay 30 metres back from the race track as the renowned Finke Desert Race gets underway in the outback.

AAP · Jun 5

NT coroner finds Finke Desert Race safety measures 'entirely inadequate' prior to 2021 spectator death

The inquest found Nigel Harris, 60, died from multiple blunt force injuries after being hit by a competing trophy truck in 2021.

ABC News · Jun 5, 2023

2023 Finke Desert Race car section to proceed with new safety measures following permit uncertainty

Finke Desert Race organisers have been issued a permit for the car section of this year's event, after a spectator died in 2021.

ABC News · May 25, 2023

Coronial inquest hears safety measures 'lacking' at Finke Desert Race where spectator Nigel Harris was killed

A coronial inquest has heard spectators were standing within two metres of the Finke Desert Race track when a man was fatally struck by a vehicle last year.

ABC News · Aug 23, 2022

New Northern Territory coroner Elisabeth Armitage set to preside over high-profile inquests

The inquest into the 19-year-old's death by police shooting is one of several high-profile matters Elisabeth Armitage will preside over in the coming months, as well as a death in custody and a death at the Finke Desert Race.

ABC News · Jul 20, 2022

Pilbara girl Ruby McKie in coma after being hit by spectator's vehicle at Finke Desert Race

Pilbara girl Ruby McKie is in an induced coma in Alice Springs Hospital, with significant facial fractures and other head and body injuries, after an incident on day two of the Central Australian motorsport event.

ABC News · Jun 17, 2022

Father and daughter team Shannon and Keioni Lander survive horrific rollover at Finke Desert Race

An Alice Springs woman whose Finke Desert Race dream ended in a spectacular crash on day one, which was captured on video, says the accident has not put her off racing.

ABC News · Jun 14, 2022

Injury numbers down during record-breaking year for cars and bikes at NT's Finke Desert Race

Toby Price claimed his second win on four wheels, and David Walsh took home his third consecutive title in the bike race during a weekend of revs, dust and spills in the red centre.

ABC News · Jun 14, 2022

Finke Desert Race bikes and cars take to the track under sweeping new safety standards

Hundreds of competitors will attempt to take on the desert today in what's billed as the most challenging off-road motorsport event in the country.

ABC News · Jun 11, 2022

Young Finke Desert Race competitor's bike stolen during journey to Alice Springs

The 16-year-old says he spent months staying up late putting his bike together, only to have it stolen from a motel car park in Coober Pedy on the journey to the start line.

ABC News · Jun 7, 2022