Significant changes to the six- day 2100km Targa course this year saw the traditional day four overnight stop in Burnie shifted to Strahan for the first time in the event's 17-year history.

The departure from Strahan on day five also reduced the distance and pressure on competitors heading to the finish line in Hobart.

Targa director Mark Perry said feedback from competitors, sponsors and West Coasters had been overwhelmingly positive.

"We recently signed a new three-year deal with the Federal Group under the banner of Pure Tasmania, which has locked in the Strahan stop," he said.

"It will mean the Country Club and Wrest Point will continue to play integral roles each year and the Strahan stop will remain until at least 2012."

However, while Strahan will remain the overnight stop on day four, Perry said Burnie was only one of several options for the lunch stop on the same day, with Ulverstone and Penguin under consideration.

"We dropped the Natone stage this year and it's a really good stage, so we'd like to bring it back in. This may involve moving the lunch stop on day four," he said.

"The feedback on this year's course has been fantastic, so there won't be too many major changes."

Meanwhile, Targa could attract more entries from the UK next year.

London Daily Telegraph motoring editor Peter Hall competed in the event this year and produced a six-page colour feature read by one million Brits.

Targa officials and representatives from Tourism Tasmania also recently visited the three- day Goodwood Festival of Speed, near London, one of the biggest classic motorsport meetings in the world, as a follow-up to the feature.

The event attracted more than 100,000 visitors, with the Targa Tasmania trade display attracting great interest.

"We've already had entries from the UK stemming directly as a result, but spectators also showed interest in holidaying in Tasmania and driving on the roads on which Targa is held," Perry said.