Welcome to the home page of the Bega Valley Rally, to be conducted over the Queen’s Birthday long weekend on Sunday 10th June 2012. The event will be based at the picturesque township of Eden on the Sapphire Coast in the south east of NSW.
The origins of the Bega Valley go back to the very early sixties, when it was variously known as the Snowy Rally and Southern Mountains Rally. In 1973 it was based at Bega and became the Bega Valley Rally. The Bega Valley represents the south coastal region of New South Wales, and is known as the ‘Sapphire Coast’. Since 2009 it has been based at Eden, opening up the large forests area to the south and west of this town, and extending into the far East Gippsland region of of Victoria.
The Bega Valley Rally in 2012 will be national, non-paced noted special stage rally, conducted in the forests to the west, south-west and south of Eden. It will be a round of the following championships and series:
New South Wales Rally Championship
NSW 2WD Rally Championship
NSW Rallyschool.com Excel Rally Series
EXEDY Victorian Rally Championship
EXEDY Victorian 2WD Rally Championship
BATRONIC VIC Hyundai Excel Series
Shannons Insurance ACT Regional Series
MAJOR RALLY CALENDAR 2012
(New South Wales/Victoria)
The following are subject to change and events should be checked with the relevant websites.NEW SOUTH WALES STATE RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP 2012
| 1 | Apr 14 | National Capital Rally | ACT | Adrian Dudok |
| 2 | Jun 10 | Bega Valley Rally | Eden/Orbost | Tom Snooks |
| 3 | Aug 11 | Myall Stages | Bulahdelah | Graham Humphries |
| 4 | Sep 29 | Bathurst Light Car Club | Bathurst | Gwyn Mullholland |
| 5 | Oct 13 | Rally Coffs | Coffs Harbour | Adrian Dudok |
VICTORIAN STATE RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP 2012
| 1 | Mar 10 | Begonia Rally | Midlands | John Roberts |
| 2 | Mar 31 | George Derrick Memorial Rally | Heyfield | Andrew Roseman |
| 3 | May 5 | East Gippsland Stages | Bairnsdale | Darren McKemmish |
| 4 | Jun 9 | Bega Valley Rally | Eden/Orbost | Tom Snooks |
| 5 | Oct 14 | Akademos | Murrindindi | Peter Otzen |
| 6 | Nov 9 | Rally Victoria | Baw Baw/Yarra | Alan Mackay |
| 7 | Dec 1 | Bonnie Doon | Goulburn | Scott Spedding |
ACT REGIONAL RALLY SERIES 2012
To be advised
AUSTRALIAN RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP 2012
| 1 | Mar 1 | Rally Calder | Vic |
| 2 | Mar 30 | Quit Forest Rally | WA |
| 3 | May 25 | International Rally | Qld |
| 4 | Jul 27 | Scout Rally | SA |
| 5 | Oct 12 | Rally Coffs | NSW |
| 6 | Nov 9 | Rally Victoria | Vic |
