The Bega Valley Rally will be a round of the NSW (Round 3) and Victorian (Round 2) Rally Championships (including Two Wheel Drive Rally Championships), and a round of the Victorian Hyundai Excel Series.

With shire roads no longer available, after forty plus years, the Bega Valley Rally will now be based at Eden, with the competition conducted over eight special stages in forests made available by Forests NSW. As the Bega Valley extends to the NSW/Victorian border the event’s traditional name can continue. The event will be a non-pace noted event, and only the road book issued by the organisers can be used for instructions.

The course will be conducted in forests to the west and south of Eden over excellent roads, some of which replicate the lost Bega shire roads. The roads mostly have a hard compact surface, many with a firm sandy base. Heavy rain will not affect the roads to any degree.

Eight stages have been included in the day’s itinerary and there are no repeat stages. After consultation with the State Rally Panels, the length of the stages selected vary from around 20 to 27km. In all, the distance of the event will be 360m, of which 183km (50%) will be competitive. A short course will cover 255km, of which 135km (53%) will be competitive. For the Victorian Rally Championship the event will be conducted in two heats – the first over 90km and the second over 93km.

Information on the progress of the planning of the event will be placed on the event’s website, so this should be used to keep up to date; during the event it will also contain the Official Notice Board. Visit www.begavalleyrally.com.au