The Great Tarmac Rally debuted in 2012 and was a huge success, with many competitors describing its 210 competitive kilometres as some of the most challenging they have seen.
Starting at Marysville, the Great Tarmac Rally travels through Camberville and Cumberland Juction in a stage including what many consider the highlight of any Rally in Victoria, the Reefton Spur. With a 95% corner ratio along its 37 km length, the road follows ridge-crests which look out over the Upper Yarra Catchment Basin, and is surrounded by alpine forest although you are likely to be too busy to catch more than a glimpse of it.
The highlights of this rally are the monster 37km stages incorporating the Reefton Spur run on the Saturday, as well as the 29km Eildon and reverse 29km Big River stages run as the finale to the weekends competition.