Red Bull Air Race returns to Perth

There is now less than a month to go until the Red Bull Air Race returns to Perth for the finale of the 2007 World Series.

Last year more than 300,000 spectators flocked to the Swan River to see world-class pilots perform impressive gate crossings and turning manoeuvres, with even larger crowds expected in 2007.

This year’s event will take place over the weekend of November 3 and 4

To get a taste of this top class event watch the exciting footage of last year’s Red Bull Air Eace at Tourism Western Australia’s online television website.

Women's Golf Tournament for Perth

Perth is to host the Lexus Cup, a top international women’s golf tournament in 2007. This new major sporting event for Western Australia is expected to attract many of the world’s leading female golfers.

It will be played in December at the Novotel Vines Resort and Country Club in the Swan Valley, just a 35-minutes drive from downtown Perth.
Western Australia has also secured the first option to host the Lexus Cup again in 2010 and 2013.

The new event will follow a team match format, similar to the Ryder Cup, fostering the development of top-level women’s golf.

The inaugural Lexus Cup was held in December 2005 in Singapore. An LPGA Tour-sanctioned ladies team event, it puts 12 international players against 12 leading players from Asia. Team members are selected based on their rankings and season earnings, including two captain’s picks and two sponsor’s exemptions.

The Novotel Vines Resort, which is surrounded by wineries, hosted the Johnnie Walker Classic last year, and was home to the Heineken Classic for nine years up until 2001.

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