Adelaide 500 Supercar Race Locked in for 5 Years Despite Declared Climate Emergency

The Adelaide 500 Supercars Championship at Adelaide Parklands Circuit in Adelaide, Australia on March 2, 2019 Photo by Daniel Kalisz/Getty Images

The South Australian (SA) government and Supercars Australia have signed a deal to lock in the Adelaide 500 as the final race of the Supercars Championship for the next five years despite the premier declaring a climate emergency earlier in the month.

Known as the Clipsal 500 Adelaide up until 2017, the 500 had already been secured for 2022, but this new agreement will see the iconic race held as the finale to the championship from Dec.1 to 4 until 2026.