With the countdown now on, the most exciting changes in the history of the Bosch Australian Rally Championship will take place with the start of Rally Calder running from March 2 - 4.

SPECTATOR INFORMATION

• FREE ENTRY Rally Show and Ceremonial Start
  Here is your opportunity to mingle amongst the cars and stars. The Rally Show and official ceremonial start will take place in the CS Square Shopping Centre Carpark in front of West Waters Hotel and Entertainment Complex, Lake Street, Caroline Springs starting from 5pm on Thursday 1st March
• Round 1 of the BOSCH Australian Rally Championship
  See Australia’s best rally drivers battle it out over 27 tarmac, gravel and mixed surface “urban rally” stages across the weekend. Rally Calder, presented by East Coast Bullbars is the most unique event in the 45 year history of the Australian Rally Championship and what this event lacks in competitive distance compared to a normal BOSCH ARC round it makes up for in technical difficulty and promotional excitement. The BOSCH ARC field will be broken up into competitions for the BOSCH two-wheel drive Australian Rally Championship, BOSCH four-wheel drive Australian Rally Championship, Classics Australian Rally Championship, ECB World’s Best Alloy Bullbars Australian SUV Rally Challenge and also the rallyschool.com.au Australian Junior Rally Challenge. Crews will be going all out to get a jump on the opposition for the 2012 BOSCH Australian Rally Championship.
• Round 1 of the CAMS Australian Tarmac Rally Championship
  See these supercars twist and wind their way through the BOSCH Dome and National Circuit and take on the Thunderdome banking and chicanes at crazy speeds. Australia’s best tarmac rally drivers and cars will be in action over the 3 days across three separate stages repeated several times.
• Round 1 of the Australian Side by Side (All-Terrain Vehicles) Rally Challenge
  Polaris and CanAm are the Holden and Ford of the Powersports market and have joined forces with the BOSCH ARC to hold the first ever round of the Australian Side by Side Rally Challenge. Several tough challenges await competitors and their all-terrain vehicles and you can watch all the action from the ECB Paddock. See these “farm vehicles on steroids” compete against the clock over jumps, into ravines and across the open ground of Calder. Side by Side action can be seen over the full 3-days of the event.
• ARC Just Car Insurance Forum Battle featuring Australia’s fastest road cars competing via a series of motorsport disciplines including Time Attack, One-Lap Dash, Gymkhana and Drag
  Who will be crowned Australia’s best Online Car Forum? 2012 Rally Calder will see the first ever Online Car Forum challenge which brings together these car enthusiasts for a range of offline motorsport tests and challenges. Entry into the competition is restricted to only the very best modified road cars and drivers from each forum and marque which means great action and competition for spectators. The ARC Forum Battle will take place on Saturday 3rd March only.
• ARC Just Car Insurance Forum Battle Show ‘n Shine
  Take a look at some of Australia’s best road cars up close and personal within the Bosch Dome on Sunday 4th March.
• Drift Car Demonstrations
  Thanks to VicDrift some of Australia’s leading cars and drivers will be on hand to show the spectators within the Bosch Dome some sideways action across the 3 days of the event
• Rallyschool.com.au Rally Hotlaps available from the event
  Here is your chance to witness the thrills of gravel rallying first hand! Utilising corners used by the BOSCH ARC crews out at the ECB Paddock the team at rallyschool.com.au will strap you in for a short blast in a full-spec gravel rally car.
• Displays, Kids Zone and much more!
  Check out the displays, rally simulator, kids zone and more family fun at Rally Calder

A range of viewing options allows spectators the opportunity of seeing multiple motorsport disciplines from different parts of the track and complex. Rally spectating is a nomadic experience and at Rally Calder a vast array of motorsport disciplines can be viewed from a vast array of different positions enabling the spectator a real feel for the excitement of championship rally action.
 

The Bosch Dome: The hub of 2012 Rally Calder across the 3-days and includes multiple general admission standing areas.
- BOSCH Australian Rally Championship Stages
- CAMS Australian Tarmac Rally Championship Stages
- Drift Demonstrations
- ARC Forum Battle Gymkhana (Saturday 3rd March Only)
- ARC Forum Battle Show ‘N Shine (Sunday 4th March Only)
- Service Park and Teams Displays
- Displays, Vendors and General Event Facilities
 

The East Coast Bullbars Paddock: See the gravel action across the 3-days including multiple general admission standing areas.
- BOSCH Australian Rally Championship Stages
- Australian Side by Side Rally Challenge Stages
- Rallyschool.com.au Hotlaps
- Displays, Vendors and General Event Facilities

The National Circuit: Access the National Circuit through the rally concourse and holding area and see the final corners of the tarmac rally stages from the existing grandstand seats which come as part of the General Admission Package. Action at the National Circuit grandstand consists of;
- BOSCH Australian Rally Championship Stages
- CAMS Australian Tarmac Rally Championship Stages
- ARC Forum Battle Time Attack, One-Lap Dash and Drag (Saturday 3rd March Only)
 

Friday February 10th, 2012: Shane Jacobson Set To Go Rallying At Inaugural Rally Calder

Link: http://www.rally.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1545%3Ashane-jacobson-set-to-go-rallying-at-inaugural-rally-calder&Itemid=1

For a full media wrap up please visit:  http://www.thomsonpr.com.au/EDM/epr_arc_040312_3/epr_arc_040312_3.html