The ARC Plant Hire Forest Rally is set to rev up from Friday 22 May to Sunday 24 May 2026 (please note that Ewarts Road will be temporarily closed for this event on Saturday 23 May 2026)

There are ample opportunities for spectators to enjoy the action out in the forests and in the Service Park, where crews can be seen frantically maintaining their cars.

A Rally differs from other forms of motorsport in that the cars do not compete on a ‘circuit’; instead, they compete on closed road sections that they have only driven over twice to make their ‘pace notes’, a short-hand system of symbols that enables the Co-Driver to describe to the Driver what hides around the next corner or over that blind crest. In an event, they may only see a particular corner 4 times…and given that the gravel conditions will be different each time, rather than the same lap after lap after lap, many argue that Rally drivers are the most skilled of all motorsport competitors.

Spectating is FREE!!

Visit the Forest Rally website

Road closure map (Forest Rally - Ferndale Stage)