Right now this is a general guide to Land Rover rallies held in North America
on an annual basis. To make this listing, the rally does not have to be
specifically a Land Rover rally, but can be a general British car rally that
attractes a minimum number of Land Rovers. Ralles in other countries will be
added in the future as we find out more about them.
All-British Field Meet, Portland,
Oregon
Description: An annual British car show held in Oregon every year.
Club:None (Pacific Coast Rover Club attends)
Location: Portland International Raceway
Date: Labor Day Weekend
Size:1996 had 93 Land Rovers in attendence.
Events:Static car show, small off-road course on dirt motorcycle
track
Description: An annual rally held by OVLR in mid June every year.
Club:Ottawa Valley Land Rovers
Location:Eastern Ontario. The past two years have been at Silver
Lake, Ontario, approx 60 miles west of Ottawa.
Date:Mid June
Size: In 1997 there were approx. 50 Land Rovers in attendence from
the US northeast and Canada.
Events:The Rally offers a light off-road course of several hours in
duration to a heavy off-road course. Camping is available on site or in the
Provincial Park a quarter of a mile away.
Age:1998 will be the 15th year that the Birthday Party has been
held.
Press Coverage: The September 1996 issue of Land Rover World has a several page article on the Birthday Party, the November 1996 issue of
Land Rover Owner a much smaller article in the clubs section.
British Car Day Bowie Maryland
Description: A huge annual British car show
Club:None (Rover Owners of Virginia, R.O.V.E.R.S., OVLR members in
attendance, ROAV with a club display)
Location:Allen Pond in Bowie Maryland
Date: June 29th, 1998
Events:
Size:The show draws hundreds of British cars every year. Last year
(1997) thirty one Land Rovers were in attendence.
Events:Static car show.
Age:1998 is the 8th year of this show.
Press Coverage:
British Invasion Stowe Vermont
Description:An annual British car show held in mid September in
Stowe Vermont.
Clubs:None (Bay State ROA and Ottawa Valley LR members attend every
year)
Location:Stowe, Vermont
Date:Mid September - 1998 - 17,18 September
Size:Generally there are about 600+ British cars there of all
marques. Last year there were about 40 Land Rovers there, primarily members
of OVLR and BSROA, as well as other individuals from Ontario, Quebec and New
England.
Events:Static car show, People's Choice Awards. Tug of war (Austin
Mini owners versus Land Rover owners), Battle re-enactment, rugby, polo,
cricket.
Age:1996 was the sixth year that the British Invasion has been
held.
Description:An annual rally (described by some as "America's
Billings") held, in the past, on the American July 4th day weekend in
southern Maine along the Atlantic seaboard.
Club: None (Bay State Rover Owners Association, Connecticutt Yankee
Rovers club, Ottawa Valley Land Rovers in attendance)
Location: Between Camdem and Owl's Head. The off-road is inland a
few miles, the static show was at Owl's Head Transportation Museum. 1998
will see a static show at a different location
Date:Unlike previous years, the 1998 Downeast Rally will be on June
27th - 28th
Size:
1995: 136 Land Rovers on Sunday
1996: 170+ Land Rovers on Sunday
1997: 150 approx
Events: The rally offers an off-road day on the Saturday and a
static show on the Sunday at the Owl's Head
Transportation Museum in conjunction with a vintage air show. (For more
inforamation about the OHTM part call: 207-594-4418, fax: 207-594-4410,
email: ohtm@midcoast.com or go to their web
page.) There are generally other activities planned for the Friday and
Monday's around the weekend.
Age: 1998 will be the 10th year the Downeast has been held.
Press Coverage: The 1996 rally was covered in the October issues of
both Land Rover Owner magazine and Land Rover World magazine
Notes:
Fall Heritage Rally, Massachussets/New
England
Description An annual Land Rover Rally held each year in New
England.
Club: Bay State Rover Owners Association
Location:Varies. Generally in Massachussets, southern Vermont, New
Hampshire.
Date:End of September. 1998 will be September 26-27
Size:40 Land Rovers on average from New England
1996: approximately 50-60 Land Rovers.
Events:Light off-roading, camping.
Age:1998 will be the fifth year that the rally has been held.
Press Coverage:
Joe Lucas Mendicino Not-A-Rallye Mendicino
National Forest, California
Description: Annual joint camping trip to Mendicino National
Forest, California
Club: Mendo_recce email list
Location:Mendicino National Forest
Date:April
Size:1996 saw 34 Land Rovers
Events:Off-road driving, camping and lots of talking.
Description: An annual rally held at the end of September,
beginning of October in central Virginia.
Club:Rover Owners of Virginia (ROAV)
Location: Penlan Farm, Buckingham County, Virginia
Date:Held at the end of September or beginning of October every
year. 1998 will be on October 2-4
Size:
1994: About 80 Land Rovers
1995: 133 Land Rovers
1996: 133+ Land Rovers
1997: approx 200 Land Rovers
Largest club sponsored Rallye in the US
Events: The rally offers a trial course, which forms part of the
Aluminium Man competition put on annually by ROAV. Camping is available
on-site.
Age:1998 will be the fifth year that the Mid-Atlantic has been
held.
Press Coverage: An article appeared in the November 1995 Land
Rover Owner magazine covering the 1995 rally. An article appeared in the
February 1997 issue of Land Rover World covering the 1996 Rally
Notes: The Rally will be scaled back in numbers in 1998 because of
the ANARC 50th Anniversary Rally in Greek Peak, New York.
"National" Rally, Colorado
Description: An annual Rally held in July in Colorado.
Events:Off-road drives across portions of the Rockies
Age:1996 will be the third year of this rally
Notes: Solihull Society has indicated that they expect some 300
vehicles at their 1998 rally
Press Coverage: The 1996 Rally is covered in the November 1996
issue of Land Rover Owner magazine
If we have missed out any rallies, or links, please forward the information
to the maintainers of this site
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