Rally of the Bay
25 July 2026 · NSW
Round three of the NSW Rally Championship took us to the Eurobodalla forests for the Lazer Rally of the Bay. We brought the classic Impreza home 14th outright — and 4th in class in the East Coast Classic — on a day that wrecked a third of the field.
About the Rally of the Bay
Lazer Rally of the Bay 2026 is a single-day gravel rally held on Saturday 25 July 2026 in and around Batemans Bay on the NSW South Coast, run by Sydney's North Shore Sporting Car Club (NSSCC) as it has been for around 30 years. The State Championship Bay Stages event comprises eight special stages (one repeated) on forest gravel roads through the Eurobodalla forests, including the well-known River Road stage. It counts as Round 3 of the Shamrock Haulage NSW Rally Championship, the East Coast Classic Rally Series (2WD and 4WD) and the NSW Clubman Rally Series, also counting toward the ACT Regional Rally Series, and runs alongside the club-permit Bay Ramble and the Shamrock Haulage RD Cup regularity.
- Championship
- Round 3 of the Shamrock Haulage NSW Rally Championship (NSWRC), the East Coast Classic Rally Series (ECCRS) 2WD and 4WD, and the NSW Clubman Rally Series; also counts toward the ACT Regional Rally Series, and includes the Shamrock Haulage RD Cup regularity event.
- Organiser
- North Shore Sporting Car Club (NSSCC)
- Base
- Batemans Bay, NSW
- Surface
- Gravel
- Format: Single-day rally. The 2026 Bay Stages (State Championship) event comprises 8 special stages (with 1 stage repeated), run alongside the club-permit Bay Ramble and the RD Cup regularity
- Terrain: Forest stages on gravel roads through the Eurobodalla forests, including the iconic River Road stage
- History: Long-running event; NSSCC describes an approximately 30-year tradition of running the rally in the Eurobodalla Shire forests, making it a fixture of the NSW rally calendar
- Notable: One of the highlights of the NSW rally calendar - fast, technical forest gravel roads set against the Batemans Bay coastal backdrop; open to amateur and semi-professional crews across multiple classes and series, with the well-known…
Stage by stage
All 8 special stages — 137.41 km — with our stage times. Watch the full onboard of every stage on @shakewellracingpov.
| SS | Stage | Distance | Our time | On stage | Onboard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ridge Runner | 7.28 km | 4:56.5 | 18th | Watch |
| 2 | Barking Highway | 10.1 km | 6:41.7 | 21st | Watch |
| 3 | School of Lyons 1 | 18.56 km | 12:53.6 | 17th | Watch |
| 4 | Runnyford Road | 16.95 km | 12:22.8 | 15th | Soon |
| 5 | School of Lyons 2 | 18.56 km | 12:51.2 | 15th | Soon |
| 6 | Buckenbowra | 29.01 km | 19:58.3 | 21st | Soon |
| 7 | Lyon of Pigs | 23.45 km | 17:19.9 | 17th | Soon |
| 8 | Black River | 13.5 km | 10:35.2 | 12th | Soon |
Photos
From the Rally of the Bay — shot by our team.
Rally of the Bay 2026 — FAQ
- When is the Rally of the Bay 2026?
- The Rally of the Bay runs 25 July 2026, based in Batemans Bay, NSW. The event has now run — results, stage times and onboard video are on this page.
- Where is the Rally of the Bay held?
- It's based in Batemans Bay, NSW. Forest stages on gravel roads through the Eurobodalla forests, including the iconic River Road stage.
- What championship does the Rally of the Bay count for?
- Round 3 of the Shamrock Haulage NSW Rally Championship (NSWRC), the East Coast Classic Rally Series (ECCRS) 2WD and 4WD, and the NSW Clubman Rally Series; also counts toward the ACT Regional Rally Series, and includes the Shamrock Haulage RD Cup regularity event..
- Is spectating free at the Rally of the Bay?
- Yes — spectating is free at the public spectator points. Check the official event page for spectator locations, timings and safety info.
- How did Shakewell Racing go at the Rally of the Bay 2026?
- We finished 14th outright. Our full stage-by-stage times are in the table on this page, with an onboard video of every stage.