Shannons Adelaide Rally – Live Blog

🕒 Update at 18:29 – 17.10.26

Big crowd, big green rig, big-name guest 👌

The Shannons Adelaide Rally Street Party has the Shannons big rig doing its thing, with the crowd locked in as Bathurst 1000 winner Todd Hazelwood hit the mic. Not a bad way to soak up the rally atmosphere before the closed-road action kicks on through Adelaide and the Adelaide Hills 🚗🎤

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🕒 Update at 18:22 – 17.10.26

Best way to finish Day 2 of the Shannons Adelaide Rally? Park the cars, fill the street, and let the crowd do the rest 😎🏁

The Saturday street party is on now, with rally metal lined up and plenty of eyeballs giving the field a well-earned once-over.

#ShannonsAdelaideRally #AdelaideRally #RallySA #TarmacRally #KingWilliamRoad

🕒 Update at 18:14 – 17.10.26

King William Road absolutely heaving and fair to say Adelaide knows how to throw a rally street party 😍🏁

Huge crowd, warm night, cars packed kerb to kerb and plenty of people doing the very important motorsport work of pointing at bonnets and saying “how good’s that?” 🍻

If you’re in town, don’t miss the Shannons Adelaide Rally Street Party at Unley on now until 8 pm. It’s a free community event with 400+ cars, music and plenty of dining options.

#ShannonsAdelaideRally #AdelaideRally #RallyAustralia #SouthAustralia #KingWilliamRoad

🕒 Update at 18:04 – 17.10.26

Not every retirement happens on stage 😅

Car 707, Richard Lovell and Karl Alexander, missed the King William Road Street Party at the Shannons Adelaide Rally after the Subaru broke a clutch… but the team still turned up in force 🍾

The girls are here flying the flag while the boys are back on the tools fixing the car. Proper rally teamwork.

#ShannonsAdelaideRally #AdelaideRally #RallyLife #Subaru #OTD

🕒 Update at 17:59 – 17.10.26

King William Road is absolutely humming 🔥

The crowd is loving the Shannons Adelaide Rally Street Party in Unley, and fair enough too. Rally cars, road cars, plenty of people and not much spare footpath left between 4pm and 8pm 😄

If you’re in Adelaide, this free community event is happening now and it’s a beauty. Get down for a close-up look at the field before the Shannons Adelaide Rally heads across Adelaide and the Adelaide Hills this weekend.

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🕒 Update at 17:24 – 17.10.26

The Main Tour field at the Shannons Adelaide Rally never rolls in quietly 😍

Car 305 brought plenty of style to the hills, with this Martini-liveried Hyundai turning heads while Samantha and Emma showed the crowd how it’s done. Not everything at Shannons Adelaide Rally is flat-chat stopwatch stuff, but it still looks properly at home on a closed road 👌

#ShannonsAdelaideRally #AdelaideHills #MainTour #TarmacRally #RallyLife

🕒 Update at 17:20 – 17.10.26

That’s one way to make sure the spectators know you’ve arrived 👀💗

Car 713, Zach Hegde and Tyler Schippan, looking properly at home in the pink Porsche with a packed spectator point lining the road at the Shannons Adelaide Rally. Plenty of colour, plenty of noise, and plenty of attention for this weapon.

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🕒 Update at 17:15 – 17.10.26

Car 706 putting on a proper show at the Shannons Adelaide Rally 👌

Tim Ramages hustles the Holden Commodore VT past a packed spectator point on Day 2, with Steve Fisher on the notes. Big sedan, big noise, big crowd energy 📣

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🕒 Update at 16:27 – 17.10.26

Massive turnout at the spectator stage and plenty to cheer about for Tony Sullens and Julia Barkley 👏

Car 708 might not be the obvious outright weapon, but the former Targa Tasmania winner knows exactly how to hustle on tarmac. After Stage 15, the Citroen DS3R3T crew is sitting seventh outright in the Shannons Adelaide Rally.

Proof again that pedigree still counts… and so does commitment over the white lines 😏

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🕒 Update at 16:18 – 17.10.26

Best thumbs-up of the day? These three at the spectator point 👍👍👍

Love seeing the younger generation getting right into the rally spirit at the Shannons Adelaide Rally. Today’s fans, tomorrow’s co-drivers… or the ones telling us we picked the wrong corner to watch from 😄

That’s what this event does so well. Great cars, great stages, and plenty of smiles trackside across Adelaide and the Adelaide Hills.

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🕒 Update at 15:41 – 17.10.26

Edward is locked in and ready to roll for the Shannons Adelaide Rally live stream 🎥👍

If the cameraman’s this excited, you know the stage action is about to be on. Tune in shortly and catch the field tackle the Adelaide Hills the proper way, flat-out on tarmac 😎

Don’t miss it, the livestream kicks off pretty soon.

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🕒 Update at 15:38 – 17.10.26

Plenty of spectators already lined up at Wairoa for SS20 at the Shannons Adelaide Rally 👀

Chairs are out, cameras are ready, and the chatter is building while everyone waits for the field to fire through. This is one of those classic Adelaide Hills moments where the stage hasn’t even started yet and it already feels like an event 🍿

If you know, you know… the wait at a good spectator spot is half the fun.

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🕒 Update at 14:28 – 17.10.26

Mark Griffith and James Forrest are a fair bit happier today in the Shannons Adelaide Rally 😅

After yesterday’s no-brakes drama, their Datsun 1600 is back doing what it’s meant to do, charging through the Adelaide Hills with everything working as advertised 👌

That is always a handy feature in rallying.

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🕒 Update at 14:17 – 17.10.26

Car 703 of Matthew Selley and Hamish McKendrick is back on song at the Shannons Adelaide Rally 👌

We caught up with Matthew at the Bridgewater Oval lunch stop, where he said yesterday’s electrical gremlins have now been sorted. Today, the Mitsubishi Evo 8 RS is charging on and sitting 4th in Rally Pro Competition after SS15 ⚡

Check out the video, the crew’s got plenty to say.

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🕒 Update at 14:05 – 17.10.26

Tony Sullens and Julia Barkley are usually spotted mixing it up on ARC rounds or in Rally NSW, so it’s a nice little bonus seeing car 708 tackling the all-tarmac test at the Shannons Adelaide Rally 👌

The Citroen DS3R3T looks right at home in the Adelaide Hills, even if those roads have a cheeky habit of tightening when you least want them to 😅

The 2026 Shannons Adelaide Rally runs 16 to 18 October with close to 500 cars and 30 closed-road stages across Adelaide and the Hills. Proper tarmac rallying, no dirt, no excuses.

#ShannonsAdelaideRally #Rallying #AdelaideHills #TarmacRally #OnTheDirt

🕒 Update at 13:58 – 17.10.26

Car 714 looking properly at home in the hills 👌

Andrew Booker and Neil Branum hustle the Nissan DR30 through the bends at the Shannons Adelaide Rally, sitting 4th overall after SS15 in the Heritage Trophy. Old-school shape, proper commitment, and no shortage of attitude. 🔥

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🕒 Update at 13:51 – 17.10.26

Peter Rullo and Brad Jones are giving that Porsche 911 992 R-GT a proper workout at the Shannons Adelaide Rally 👊

Car 702 has bagged two morning stage wins today and the crew is still sitting nicely in second in Rally Pro competition. Not a bad way to wake up the Adelaide Hills 😮‍💨

#ShannonsAdelaideRally #AdelaideRally #RallyPro #TarmacRally #OTD

🕒 Update at 13:02 – 17.10.26

The Shannons Adelaide Rally always serves up a seriously cool field, but this classic Porsche might just be the pick of the bunch 😍

Old-school curves, proper rally presence, and enough character to fill a service park twice over.

Question is, where do you sit? Classic Porsche every day, or do you prefer the newer version? Let us know in the comments 👇

#ShannonsAdelaideRally #AdelaideRally #Porsche #RallyLife #MotorsportAustralia

🕒 Update at 12:57 – 17.10.26

Plenty happening out on the stages at the Shannons Adelaide Rally, and this is exactly why the tours are such a hit 👌

Closed roads, Adelaide Hills scenery, and a field full of seriously cool machinery like this Ferrari leading a Porsche through the twists. Not a bad way to spend a day, is it? 😍

From the Main Tour to the Spirit Tour and Prima Tour, the Shannons Adelaide Rally has plenty for crews who want to soak up the roads and the atmosphere without chasing the stopwatch flat-out.

#ShannonsAdelaideRally #AdelaideHills #TarmacRally #RallyLife #OTD

🕒 Update at 12:45 – 17.10.26

Bridgewater Oval absolutely heaving at the Shannons Adelaide Rally 😍🏁

A proper sea of people and rally cars, with fans getting right up close to the machinery and soaking it all in. This is what the Shannons Adelaide Rally does so well, big cars, big crowds and that brilliant community feel all in one place.

If you like your tarmac rally with a side of people-watching, this is hard to top. And yes, there was plenty to look at besides the cars… but mostly the cars 😉🔥

#ShannonsAdelaideRally #AdelaideHills #RallyAustralia #TarmacRally #OTD

🕒 Update at 12:16 – 17.10.26

Bridgewater Oval looking properly loaded up 😍

The Shannons Adelaide Rally field is stacked up and ready to roll into the afternoon stages, with crews, cars and plenty of fence-line experts soaking it all in. From classics to modern tarmac weapons, this is a very tidy way to spend a day in the Adelaide Hills 🚗💨

No dust, no drama, just bitumen, noise and a queue of rally cars waiting for their turn.

#ShannonsAdelaideRally #AdelaideHills #TarmacRally #RallyLife #OTD

🕒 Update at 11:34 – 17.10.26

This is what the Shannons Adelaide Rally is all about 👌

While the field tackles the Adelaide Hills, the legends at the Bridgewater Cricket Club are already hard at work on the sausage sangers for the regroup 🌭

Closed roads, hot tarmac, and a proper community welcome waiting at the other end. Rally crews might be chasing seconds, but nobody’s knocking back one of these.

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🕒 Update at 11:28 – 17.10.26

If you reckon a great weekend involves carving through the Adelaide Hills on closed roads in something properly interesting, the Main Tour at the Shannons Adelaide Rally might be your kind of therapy 😍🏁

Three days, all tarmac, stunning roads and a field packed with character. Not a stopwatch battle here, just the rare chance to enjoy some of the best rally roads in the country without worrying about oncoming traffic. Hard to argue with that.

Shannons Adelaide Rally runs 16–18 October across Adelaide and the Adelaide Hills.

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🕒 Update at 11:26 – 17.10.26

Before the field fires into the Shannons Adelaide Rally, there’s another vital service stop at Victoria Park ☕🏁

The Kombi Crew are on duty serving the good stuff, with a fresh brew of 95 octane and 98 octane for crews, officials and rally fans waiting for the action to start. Not quite race fuel… but just as important early in the day.

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🕒 Update at 11:16 – 17.10.26

Regroup in at Bridgewater Oval, and here’s a reminder that the Shannons Adelaide Rally simply would not happen without this cracking crew of volunteers 🙌

While the field chases closed-road stages through the Adelaide Hills, these legends are the ones keeping it all moving, on time and pointing in the right direction… usually better than your co-driver 😄

If you’re out and about at the Shannons Adelaide Rally this weekend, say g’day and give the officials and volunteers a well-earned thank you.

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🕒 Update at 11:12 – 17.10.26

Not long now until the Porsche Club SA tour heads for the best bit of bitumen in the country 😎

These legends are just one part of the touring flavour at the 2026 Shannons Adelaide Rally, with the Adelaide Hills ready to serve up plenty of smiles, scenery and a few very healthy flat-six soundtracks. 🚗💨

Competition is one thing, but the tours are a massive part of what makes the Shannons Adelaide Rally tick.

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🕒 Update at 11:10 – 17.10.26

Car 701 absolutely on the stretch in the Shannons Adelaide Rally 😮‍💨

Alexander Rullo had the Hyundai i20 Rally2 pinned on the day 2 stages, working to hang on to top spot in the Rally Pro field. Fast bit of Adelaide Hills road, big commitment, and about zero time to admire the scenery despite that postcard backdrop.

That is proper tarmac rallying. Flat chat, neat lines, no sightseeing. 🔥

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🕒 Update at 10:57 – 17.10.26

Rally Pro machinery is out doing Rally Pro things, but how good does Thomas Dermody and John Doble’s Ford RS 2500 look on stage? 🔥

That Escort shape just makes every bit of road look better, even before it starts making plenty of noise in the Adelaide Hills. Proper tarmac rally scenery at the Shannons Adelaide Rally 👌

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🕒 Update at 10:52 – 17.10.26

Let’s take a look at some of the machinery lined up this morning at the Shannons Adelaide Rally 👀

Car 224 is the Audi of Paul Morris and Samantha Hodson, featured in the Autosports Group Tour. Sharp livery, neat stance, and looking very ready for a proper Adelaide Hills weekend. Not everything here is sideways and flat-chat… but it still has to look the part 😎

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🕒 Update at 10:46 – 17.10.26

Day 2 of the Shannons Adelaide Rally and the Bowden’s Own bucket is doing just as much work as the crews 😄🧼

With all-tarmac roads across Adelaide and the Adelaide Hills, keeping the field looking sharp is almost a competition of its own. Clean cars, serious machinery, and not a speck of gravel in sight.

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🕒 Update at 10:12 – 17.10.26

Flags up, cars lined up, and plenty of polish before the proper tarmac business begins at the Shannons Adelaide Rally 👌🏁

A tidy row of machinery sitting patiently under the brand banners… for now. They always look calm in the paddock. Give them a closed road and that changes pretty quickly 😄

The 2026 Shannons Adelaide Rally runs 16 to 18 October across Adelaide and the Adelaide Hills, with close to 500 cars tackling 30 closed-road stages, all on tarmac.

#ShannonsAdelaideRally #AdelaideRally #TarmacRally #AdelaideHills #RallyLife

🕒 Update at 10:06 – 17.10.26

Nothing beats a yellow Ferrari in the morning sun 😍

Car 961 from the Ferrari Club Tour looking properly at home as Day 2 gets rolling at the Shannons Adelaide Rally. Not a bad way to warm up for a big day in the Adelaide Hills. ☀️🏁

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🕒 Update at 10:01 – 17.10.26

The Mercedes-AMG Tour cars are scrubbed up and looking very serious for day 2 of the Shannons Adelaide Rally 😎

Not a bad way to tackle Adelaide and the Hills for a full tarmac weekend. Plenty of grunt, plenty of style, and hopefully enough boot space for the overnight bags too.

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🕒 Update at 09:55 – 17.10.26

Plenty to smile about for Anthony and Kel in car 506, their Hyundai i30 N, at the start of day 2 of the Shannons Adelaide Rally 😄

The crew came in as TSD winners on day 1, so the mood around the service park was understandably pretty solid. Nothing like nailing your target times to start the weekend right.

The Shannons Adelaide Rally is back across Adelaide and the Adelaide Hills from 16 to 18 October 2026, with nearly 500 cars tackling 30 closed-road tarmac stages. No dust, no gravel, just proper bitumen rallying. 🔥

#ShannonsAdelaideRally #AdelaideRally #TSD #RallyAustralia #OTD

🕒 Update at 09:50 – 17.10.26

Day 2 at the Shannons Adelaide Rally and this is the event in one frame 👌

Car 333, the classic MG, parked up alongside car 334, a sharp Ford Focus RS, at this morning’s start. Old school charm meets modern turbo punch, and both look right at home in the Adelaide Hills.

That’s the beauty of the Shannons Adelaide Rally. Nearly 500 cars, all tarmac, and a field so varied there’s something for every revhead 🚗💨

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🕒 Update at 08:22 – 17.10.26

Filling up the car is one job. Filling up the driver before the start is just as important ☕🏁

Early doors at the Shannons Adelaide Rally, and the coffee queue is already doing solid work before the first closed-road stages fire up. With three big days across Adelaide and the Adelaide Hills, the field knows premium fuel comes in a cup too.

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🕒 Update at 08:15 – 17.10.26

Parc Ferme is awake and the Shannons Adelaide Rally field is stretching the legs early 👌

The Rally Pro cars are first out this morning, due to leave at 8:15am Adelaide time, and you can feel the buzz already. Crews are warming up, making the final checks and getting set for another big day of all-tarmac action in the Adelaide Hills. No gravel, no excuses 😏

Plenty to like in this shot too, with Daniel Gonzalez / Adrian Burney’s Porsche 911 997 R-GT and Mark Povey / Naomi Povey’s Datsun Stanza in the mix.

Game on. 🔥🏁

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🕒 Update at 07:56 – 17.10.26

Not every crew in the Shannons Adelaide Rally is chasing tenths 😎

Following the Zagame tour through the stages, Adrian and Madison Zagame are making the most of South Australia’s finest tarmac, mixing with customers and enjoying the roads this event does so well. Tough day at the office, really.

The 2026 Shannons Adelaide Rally runs 16 to 18 October across Adelaide and the Adelaide Hills, with close to 500 cars and 30 closed-road stages. All tarmac. No dust, just style. 🚗🔥

#ShannonsAdelaideRally #AdelaideRally #RallyAustralia #TarmacRally #AdelaideHills

🕒 Update at 21:02 – 16.10.26

Simon Brennan and Sylvia Hamerlik have stamped their authority on Challenge 130 at the Shannons Adelaide Rally, stretching the BMW M4 out to a lead of almost a minute. ⏱️🔥

Big coupe, big pace, and not much room for mistakes on roads like these through the Adelaide Hills.

Challenge 130 is doing exactly what it says on the tin, quick, tidy and seriously competitive.

#ShannonsAdelaideRally #AdelaideRally #RallyAustralia #AdelaideHills #TarmacRally

🕒 Update at 20:44 – 16.10.26

Tight at the top in Challenge 120 at the Shannons Adelaide Rally 👀

After three timed stages today, Willa and Louis Wauchope lead the way in their Toyota GR Yaris, and only by 7 seconds. That is not exactly room to relax and admire the scenery 😅

Worth remembering in Challenge 120, not every stage is timed, so it is all about being sharp when the clock is on.

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🕒 Update at 20:19 – 16.10.26

Jack Monkhouse has the blue Datsun 180B SSS singing in the Adelaide Hills and, after 11 stages of the Shannons Adelaide Rally, he’s the man to catch in the Heritage Trophy 👊

With the handicap format doing its thing, Monkhouse leads by 17 seconds over Thomas Dermody. Old school, still properly quick, and looking very tidy doing it too 😎

#ShannonsAdelaideRally #AdelaideHills #TarmacRally #Datsun180B #OTD

🕒 Update at 19:07 – 16.10.26

Alex Rullo has hit the front at the end of Day 1 of the Shannons Adelaide Rally, opening up a 27-second lead in Competition aboard the Hyundai i20 Rally2 🚗💨

Plenty of road still to come in the Adelaide Hills, but that is a handy margin on all tarmac where every second counts and every corner seems to arrive a bit earlier than expected 😅

📸 Rullo in action on the Hills roads

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🕒 Update at 15:38 – 16.10.26

The front of the Shannons Adelaide Rally competition field is still a family affair, with the Rullos keeping control up front 👀

But the big mover is Jack Monkhouse and Neill Woolley, with the mighty Datsun 180B SSS climbing into 3rd. Proof once again that an old Datsun on a proper Adelaide Hills road is always going to get people talking 🔥

This thing looks very at home between the white lines too.

#ShannonsAdelaideRally #AdelaideHills #RallyAustralia #Datsun180B #MotorsportAustralia

🕒 Update at 15:03 – 16.10.26

One thing’s for sure, the Prima Tour at the Shannons Adelaide Rally is a brilliant way to go rallying 😍

Closed roads, great driving, Adelaide Hills scenery and then this for lunch… honestly, it’s a tough gig. If there’s a better way to spend a Friday, we haven’t found it yet 🍽️🚗

The Shannons Adelaide Rally Prima Tour is Friday only, around 100km, with up to four closed-road stages before finishing at Golding Wines. Not a bad way to do it at all.

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🕒 Update at 14:52 – 16.10.26

The Prima Tour field has rolled into Golding Wines and fair to say, this is a very tidy way to spend a rally Friday 🍇🚗

Vineyards, classics, modern metal and a lineup that looks just as good parked up as it does on a closed road. The Shannons Adelaide Rally knows how to do a lunch stop with a bit of style.

Petrolheads 🤝 Adelaide Hills

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🕒 Update at 14:25 – 16.10.26

Kachow? Yeah, we’re calling it 😄⚡️

When it comes to Shannons Adelaide Rally liveries, a little animation inspiration never hurts. Car 331 is bringing full Lightning McQueen energy to the field, and honestly, it’s hard not to love it.

With close to 500 cars hitting the all-tarmac stages across Adelaide and the Adelaide Hills on 16 to 18 October, the Shannons Adelaide Rally always serves up plenty to look at, and this is right up there 👌

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🕒 Update at 14:20 – 16.10.26

The Prima Tour at the Shannons Adelaide Rally always pulls a great mix, and this crew is a beauty 👌

Bathurst 1000 winner Todd Hazelwood rolled in with Charlie Dixon in the navigator seat, proving you do not need pace notes to enjoy a proper closed-road blast through the hills. Great to have them along for the ride in 2026.

#ShannonsAdelaideRally #PrimaTour #AdelaideHills #RallyLife #MotorsportAustralia

🕒 Update at 12:54 – 16.10.26

There’s definitely plenty of muscle at the Shannons Adelaide Rally 💪

Some of it’s American, some of it’s Japanese, and honestly we’re not here to start an international incident. We love it all. From big V8 grunt to classic coupe attitude, this field always brings the noise and the drama on the tarmac.

That’s one of the great things about the Shannons Adelaide Rally. No gravel, no dirt, just proper closed-road action and a paddock full of tough machinery with plenty of character.

#ShannonsAdelaideRally #AdelaideRally #RallyAustralia #TarmacRally #MuscleCars

🕒 Update at 12:14 – 16.10.26

Game on at the Shannons Adelaide Rally 👊

After four special stages, Alex Rullo and Ben Searcy have struck first and lead outright in the Hyundai i20 Rally2. Tight at the top, strong start, and the pace is properly on across the Adelaide Hills.

Exactly the sort of opening you want on these roads. Calm? Not likely 😏

#ShannonsAdelaideRally #AdelaideRally #RallyAustralia #Hyundaii20Rally2 #AdelaideHills

🕒 Update at 10:57 – 16.10.26

Not every queue for SS1 is full of wings, numbers and anti-lag 👀

This Mercedes-AMG tour group is lined up and ready to tackle the opening stage at the Shannons Adelaide Rally, proving the Adelaide Hills can serve up style as well as stopwatch pressure. Plenty of grunt, plenty of shine, and probably a few V8 burbles bouncing off the trees too 🔊🔥

The Shannons Adelaide Rally returns 16 to 18 October 2026 with close to 500 cars and 30 closed-road tarmac stages across Adelaide and the Adelaide Hills.

#ShannonsAdelaideRally #AdelaideRally #RallyAustralia #AdelaideHills #TarmacRally

🕒 Update at 10:25 – 16.10.26

One of the best things about the Shannons Adelaide Rally is the mix of machinery. Modern weapons, proper classics, and plenty in between 👌

We’ll be dropping a few of our favourite cars across the weekend, and this Ford Escort Mk1 is a cracking place to start. How good does this thing look? Compact, tough, and ready to get stuck into the tarmac stages 😍

#ShannonsAdelaideRally #AdelaideRally #Rally #FordEscortMk1 #TarmacRally

🕒 Update at 10:05 – 16.10.26

The Zagame tour is rolling out into the first stage at the Shannons Adelaide Rally, and fair dinkum, that is one seriously good-looking queue of machinery 😍🔥

All tarmac, all style, and not a gravel rash in sight. If ever there was a way to start a stage, this is it.

#ShannonsAdelaideRally #AdelaideHills #TarmacRally #RallyAustralia #OTD

🕒 Update at 09:50 – 16.10.26

Competition cars rolling out for the opening stage at the Shannons Adelaide Rally 👊

Car 720, Daniel Gonzalez and Adrian Burney, head away in the Porsche 911 997 R-GT as the field gets its first proper hit-out of the day. This one does not count toward the outright, but it is the perfect chance for crews to get some heat in everything and knock the cobwebs out before full competition begins. No pressure… yet 😅

#ShannonsAdelaideRally #AdelaideHills #TarmacRally #RallyAustralia #Porsche911

🕒 Update at 09:47 – 16.10.26

Zero car is away on SS1 and that can only mean one thing… game on. 🚦

The roads are closed, the Hills are waking up, and the 2026 Shannons Adelaide Rally is officially about to let rip. No dust, no gravel, just proper tarmac rallying and a big field ready to roll.

This is the calm before the loud bit. 😄

#ShannonsAdelaideRally #AdelaideHills #TarmacRally #RallyAustralia #OTD

🕒 Update at 09:01 – 16.10.26

The old and the new, dressed to impress 👌

One of the cool sights around the Shannons Adelaide Rally is seeing the Martini stripes nailed on two very different weapons, with a brand-new Hyundai parked up alongside an old-school Lancia. Same attitude, very different era.

That’s rally style done properly. Some liveries just never miss 😍

#ShannonsAdelaideRally #AdelaideRally #RallyCars #MartiniRacing #OTD

🕒 Update at 08:39 – 16.10.26

Plenty happening around the Shannons Adelaide Rally this weekend, and the tour field is well and truly flying the flag for BMW 👌

Great to see the Adelaide BMW mini tour teams out in force, with a proper line-up of Bavarian metal adding to the colour of the event. Not everything here is about outright pace, sometimes it’s about enjoying three days of brilliant tarmac roads with your mates and a very healthy obsession with German engineering 😄

The Shannons Adelaide Rally really does have something for everyone. #ShannonsAdelaideRally #AdelaideBMW #RallyLife #TarmacRally #AdelaideHills

🕒 Update at 08:33 – 16.10.26

It’s not just the competitors rolling out the good gear at the Shannons Adelaide Rally 👀

How cool is the OB Safety Checker? That Stratos in full Alitalia colours is an absolute show-stealer even before the field heads for the stages 🔥

And yes, parked nearby is Cox / Martin, with Dermody / Doble in the background. Tough paddock to blend into… but the checker car still found a way 😎

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🕒 Update at 08:29 – 16.10.26

Now this is a proper way to start a rally weekend 👌

More than 450 cars have rolled into Victoria Park for the start of the Shannons Adelaide Rally, and parc ferme is absolutely packed. From classic metal to serious tarmac weapons, the field is stacked and the lawn is doing some very heavy lifting 😅

With the 2026 Shannons Adelaide Rally running 16 to 18 October across Adelaide and the Adelaide Hills, this is the calm before 30 closed-road tarmac stages kick into life.

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🕒 Update at 21:49 – 15.10.26

One door card, plenty of possibilities 👀

The Shannons Adelaide Rally really does have a class for just about everyone, and this Competition plate on car 708 is a tidy reminder of that. From flat-out Competition and Rally Pro, to Challenge 130, the new Challenge 120, TSD, Spirit Tour, Main Tour and even the Friday-only Prima Tour, there’s more than one way to tackle 16 to 18 October.

All tarmac, close to 500 cars, 30 closed-road stages… so what’s your pick? Go all in, chase the clock, or keep it neat and enjoy the hills without needing fresh underwear? 😅🏁

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🕒 Update at 19:31 – 15.10.26

Alright rally fans, time to stir the pot a little… 👀

Modern weapon or classic hero? This BMW M4 is a proper head-turner in the AR field, but we want to know where you sit.

Are you all about the new-school grunt, tech and sharp lines? Or do the old-school rally cars still have your heart with a bit more noise and a lot more character? 😄

Drop your vote in the comments: MODERN or CLASSIC? 👇

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🕒 Update at 19:25 – 15.10.26

While the teams are tied up at the drivers briefing, we’re doing the important work and checking out the cars 👀

Car 668 is serving up some proper classic livery vibes, and fair to say it looks the goods out in the sunshine 🔥 Can’t wait to see this one fired into the stages.

Bonus points for making us all a bit nostalgic.

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🕒 Update at 18:46 – 15.10.26

If you want a feel for just how HUGE the Shannons Adelaide Rally is, the drivers briefing says it all 👀

Wall-to-wall crews, standing room up the back, and enough rally brainpower in one room to keep everyone honest tomorrow morning 😄

It all gets underway tomorrow and, just like the field, we can’t wait! 🔥🚗💨

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🕒 Update at 17:24 – 15.10.26

Now we’re talking 👌

The Parc Ferme is starting to fill up in Victoria Park, and it’s finally looking like a proper rally weekend. Rows of rally cars, blue skies, and plenty of crews ready to get on with it. Bring it on 🚗💨

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🕒 Update at 16:28 – 15.10.26

It wouldn’t be the Adelaide Rally without a few cars rocking wings big enough to need their own postcode 😄

Matt Hudson and Erryn Taylor’s Nissan Cefiro is absolutely serving the full aero-kit fantasy, and we are not complaining one bit 👌🔥

How good does this thing look?

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🕒 Update at 15:01 – 15.10.26

Plenty happening down at Victoria Park for scrutineering 👀🚗

The lawns are full, the field is looking the goods, and there are some seriously tidy bits of gear rolling through. If scrutiny is this busy, we’re in for a cracking weekend of rallying. Not a bad way to spend the day unless you’re the one finding last-minute jobs 😅

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🕒 Update at 14:55 – 15.10.26

You could spend all day at Adelaide Rally just admiring the machinery… and honestly, we wouldn’t blame you 👀🔥

Case in point, Ben Pfeiffer’s 1977 Celica. It looks an absolute treat parked up, but Ben and Andrew will be putting the old girl to work over the next three days. Thumbs up now, game faces later 👍

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🕒 Update at 14:46 – 15.10.26

Before the helmets go on and the clocks start ticking, the real work is already underway ✍️🗺️

Julia Barkley getting stuck into the notes for the Citroen crew of Barkley and Tony Sullens. In rallying, getting the pace notes right is worth its weight in gold. Or at least worth fewer “that corner tightened more than expected” moments 😅

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🕒 Update at 14:35 – 15.10.26

Say g’day to Simon Brennan and Sylvia Hamerlik 👋

The BMW M4 Competition crew are rolling into scrutineering with plenty of smiles and a big thumbs up, ready for 3 full days of driving fun in the Challenge 120 class. That BMW should make the transport sections pretty comfy too 😄

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🕒 Update at 13:40 – 15.10.26

How cool is this 70s Ford Capri Perana! 😍 Car 705 is the sort of gear that makes you stop mid-service walk for a proper look under the bonnet.

You won’t see too many of these around, but you’ll be seeing plenty of it this weekend in the Adelaide Hills. Old school shape, serious attitude, and absolutely rally-ready 👌

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🕒 Update at 13:33 – 15.10.26

Plenty of cool cars are starting to roll into the park, and this beauty has definitely turned a few heads 👀🔥

Car 446, Mark Hoffman and Adam Shaw in the Ferrari F355 Challenge. Not your average rally bus, and we’re absolutely here for it. Can’t wait to see and hear this one out on the tarmac stages 🍝🚗💨

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🕒 Update at 13:00 – 15.10.26

Before the flag drops, the checks begin ✅

Down at scrutineering, it’s not just the cars under the microscope. Helmets, apparel, shoes and all the safety gear are getting the once-over as officials make sure the field is good to go 🪖👟

It might not be the flashiest part of rally, but it’s one of the most important. No shortcuts here, and that is exactly how it should be 👍

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🕒 Update at 12:07 – 15.10.26

Scrutineering is still 30 minutes away and the queue is already looking properly serious 👀🏁

Plenty of tidy machinery lined up under the tents, with Victoria Park about to come alive for the Shannons Adelaide Rally. The crews have done their bit, now it’s time for the check-over before the fun starts. No pressure, just don’t forget anything important 😅

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🕒 Update at 11:50 – 15.10.26

Scrutineering gets underway from 12pm at Victoria Park and the cars are already rolling in 👌

The Rullo cars are on site and fair dinkum, they’ve turned up looking the part. If presentation points were a thing, they’d be right in the mix 😍🚗

Game on for AR.

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🕒 Update at 16:26 – 14.10.26

Victoria Park is looking pretty calm today… almost suspiciously calm 😄

Give it until Friday and this place will be packed with more than 450 cars as the Shannons Adelaide Rally rolls into town, with the Adelaide Hills waiting in the background ready to welcome our drivers and navigators. 🏁⛰️

Just two sleeps to go.

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🕒 Update at 13:20 – 13.10.26

One of the real treats of the Shannons Adelaide Rally is the classic machinery getting out and doing what it was built for 👌

Tom Dermody’s Escort is a beauty, and let’s be honest, an old-school Escort on rally roads just feels right 😍

What’s your favourite classic car? 🚗💨

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🕒 Update at 12:26 – 13.10.26

This is what Shannon’s Adelaide Rally is all about 👌

From the start-line buzz to the variety in the field, there are so many ways to tackle the event. Tour, Spirit Tour, TSD, Challenge or full Competition… honestly, it is the hardest choice before the first car even rolls out 😅🏁

So, if you were lining up for this year’s event, which category are you picking?

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