competitors
*All competitor documents are available on the Official Notice Board.
Why choose the Overmountain Rally?
cOmpetitor focus
The competitor is first in all of our event planning and execution. We want all racers to have a great experience and come back for the next rally!
EPIC STAGES
East Tennessee is covered with relentlessly twisty gravel roads carved into the sides of high ridge lines. These National Forest Roads will challenge all competitors as they slide past steep cliffs and the encroaching tree-line.
location
Directly off Interstate 26 in Upper East Tennessee, Bristol Forests Rally is centrally located for east coast rally teams. Johnson City and Bristol, TN are within a 9 hour drive from New York, Florida, Michigan, and Missouri!
Driver Safety Equipment
Consider purchasing some new safety gear from Northstar Motorsports; the official safety equipment supplier of the Overmountain Rally Tennessee.
stage preview videos
hellbender
(most of) the gravel section
This new stage will be used in 2024 with combined sections of App Tarmac and Countersink Long with an all new section of fast gravel linking the two. Recent roadwork has this stage in EXCELENT condition and ready to rip! You’ll find the exposed rocks and dips smoothed over and ready for full attack. Bring a whole binder just for the notes on Hellbender, this ~21 mile stage will test you.
Approximate Mileage: 21 total/ 5 tarmac/ 16 gravel
Hellbender
Tarmac Section
The original Appalachian Rallysport special stage, the Appalachian Tarmac (or App Tarmac) stage, will be part of the Hellbender stage in 2024. This 5 mile ribbon is tarmac rallying perfection, and was once the home of the App Tarmac Rally Sprint. Check out the video of Michael Hooper giving his IS350 a workout over the long course.
Approximate Mileage: 21 total/ 5 tarmac/ 16 gravel
McQueen Gap
This stage is characterized by massive elevation change. Cling to the side of mountain as your work your way up to the top of the ridge. Wave at the hikers on the Appalachian Trail before bombing back down the other side. At some points you can see FOUR levels of road from one location. This may be a “short” 4.5 mile stage, but it’s definitely tall!
Approximate Mileage: 4.5
Jacob’s Creek
Jacob’s creek starts out on a lesser used double track forest service road before meeting up with a wider and more flowy road at an uphill hairpin. The last few miles of the stage are steep and cambered down hill with no room for error. It’ll certainly test your car, and you ability to adapt to changing road conditions.
Approximate Mileage: 8.25
Countersink
Countersink is a classic of this rally and has ran every year since the inaugural event in 2021. For 2024, we continue that tradition and make this the final stage (and power stage) of the rally. The last 9 miles will leave you counting down the days to the 2025 Overmountain Rally Tennessee.
Approximate Mileage: 8.8
You definitely don’t want to miss this one…