The Middle of Everywhere Gippsland Rally
EROAD Australian Rally Championship 2025 - Round 4
Vroom Events Inc
ARC Promoter Pty Ltd
Permit 825/2408/01
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Entry available From Friday Jun 27 2025 to Friday Aug 8 2025 at 11:30 PM
Event Dates
From Friday Aug 22 2025 to Sunday Aug 24 2025
Service Park & Rally HQ - Gordon Street Recreation Reserve, 1 Gordon Street Heyfield VIC 3858 Australia
Locations
Service Park & Rally HQ - Gordon Street Recreation Reserve, 1 Gordon Street Heyfield VIC 3858 Australia
Ceremonial Start - Port of Sale, Grand Canal Drive Sale VIC 3850 Australia
Scrutineering - Wilmour Motors, 163 Johnson Street Maffra VIC 3860 Australia
Event Lead Up - Pace Noted
Testing Starts Thursday Aug 21 2025 from 0800-1200
Reconnaissance from Thursday Aug 21 2025 to Friday Aug 22 2025
Event Kilometres
Total Competitive: 216.6 km
Total Liason: 215.29 km
Total Day One: 249.30 km
Total Day Two: 182.59 km
Accommodation
m.hotel (Use promotion code RALLY10) , 91-103 York Street Sale VIC 3850
Peppertree Apartments, 137 MacAlister Street Sale VIC 3850
Maffra Motor Inn (Mates Rates: booking directly, mention Dave) , 184 Johnson Street Maffra VIC 3860
Contacts
Clerk of the Course: Andrew Roseman - 0413 307 766- andrew@gippslandrally.com.au
Deputy Clerk of the Course: Andrew Thorpe - 0438802427- athorpe@gippslandrally.com.au
Event Secretary: Lynn Cuttle - 0421058175- entries@gippslandrally.com.au
Welcome to The Middle of Everywhere Gippsland Rally 2025, Round 4 of the EROAD Australian Rally Championship and Round 4 of the DRC 4x4 Victorian Rally Championship.
We are excited to continue to host national level rallying for the fourth year in Victoria’s Gippsland region, based again in Heyfield. The are grateful for the continued support of Wellington Shire Council as naming rights partner and we love to showcase their tourism brand The Middle of Everywhere all over Australia and the world.
This year marks a number of exciting changes to the event format. Saturday's action will now comprise of a 65km daylight loop and following a generous service and dinner break, all crews will tackle 60km of night competition. This will include the 2024 "Stage of the Year" Deep Creek, as voted by ARC Competitors. The ARC has not seen night forest competition for over a decade.
The event is fortunate again have the support of a host of event partners including BSR Automotive, Mattronics, Sonax, EzyUp Tyre Repair, Australian Sustainable Hardwood, Wilmour Motors and the Railway Hotel.
Thanks to Forest Fire Management Victoria for the use and maintenance of the roads in our State Forests we love to rally on and for their support of the event for the region.
We encourage you to download the Middle of Everywhere App for access to accommodation in the region.
Testing will be available on Thursday morning only this year with three test stages available. Two of which are loops and the third our expertly run up and back stage that will be used for passenger rides. Stages will range from 4-6km in length.
Recce of Sunday's stages for ARC crews will commence Thursday afternoon and recce will continue for both ARC & VRC crews for Saturday's stages on Friday morning.
The Rally show and ceremonial start will again be hosted at the picturesque Port of Sale Friday evening where we will also conduct the competitor's briefing and the all important Bosch Motorsport Start Order Ballot.
On behalf of the Gippsland Rally Team, I look forward to welcoming you and your Team to Gippsland
in August, and who knows there may be snow!
Andrew Roseman
Clerk of the Course