2026 Volunteer Schedule of Events below
FINAL VERSION POSTED
Click the arrows / Expand the sections below to see the schedule for each day.
* Underlined items below are google maps hyperlinks. Click the hyperlink for a detailed schedule location in google maps.
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The pre-event training schedule below. We understand that it may be difficult to make all the meetings but try to come to as much as you can to be prepared!
Click and open the tabs below to see the on-site volunteer schedule for September 16-20.
Monday, September 7th
20:00-21:00 - Online Meeting - Radio Operator Training (Rally Radio 101)
Wednesday, September 9th
20:00-21:00 - Online Meeting - ALL VOLUNTEERS General Meeting + Controls Training
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Volunteer Check-in
9:00-11:00 - Best Western Newport Inn - Volunteers check-in at this time.
16:00-21:00 - Best Western Newport Inn - Volunteers check-in at this time.
Lunch Prep Team
11:00-16:00 - Best Western Newport Inn - Preparing lunches for volunteers
Testing Team
11:00 - Test Location in Bluff City TN (36.468524, -82.115014)- Test team volunteers report AT TEST LOCATION
11:00-18:00 - Test Location in Bluff City TN (36.468524, -82.115014)- Testing session with teams on forest service road.
Service Park Setup Team
14:00 - Newport Speedway - Service prep volunteer teams meet up and begin to work on lining, signage, and other setup.
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Volunteer Check-in
7:00-10:00 - Best Western Newport Inn - Volunteers check-in at this time.
17:00-20:00 - Best Western Newport Inn - Volunteers check-in at this time. All volunteers should be checked in by 20:00 on Thursday night!
17:00 - Best Western Newport Inn - Stage captain and course car meeting.
Service Team
7:30 - Newport Speedway - Service teams meet up and start preparation for load in
Scrutineering Team
8:30 - Newport Speedway - Scrutineering team meets at tech tent
9:00-18:00 - Newport Speedway - Scrutineering
Bannering Team
9:00 - Best Western Newport Inn - Bannering team meets in Best Western parking lot.
9:30 - Best Western Newport Inn - Bannering team departs for stages.
Lunch Prep Team
10:00-16:00 - Best Western Newport Inn - Preparing lunches for volunteers
Rally Fest Team
17:30 - Cocke County Courthouse - Rally Fest (Parc Expose) team meets up
19:00-21:00 - Cocke County Courthouse - Setup and man fan and spectator areas for rally fest
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Forest Stages: SS1-4
TEAM A (Low Gap)
Meet up and leave from Hartford, TN Citgo gas station.
7:45 - Team A meetup at Hartford Citgo gas station
8:15 - Team A departs for stage.
11:37 - First car arrives at SS1
16:00 - First car arrives at SS3
TEAM B (Gulf of Tennessee)
Meet up and leave from Hartford, TN Citgo gas station.
8:15 - Team B meetup at Hartford Citgo gas station
8:45 - Team B departs for stage.
12:22 - First car arrives at SS2
16:45 - First car arrives at SS4
Service Team
9:00 - Newport Speedway - Service Park Team meetup at Newport Speedway.
Pit Party
20:00-22:30 - Newport Speedway - Party in the Pits with Riverside. Free admission for all volunteers! Cool volunteer cars welcome in the auto gallery on the track - like a volunteer Parc Expose! Hang out and enjoy the evening after a day in the forest; food trucks, simulators, vendors, music.
Now get some rest and get ready for tomorrow!
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Forest Stages: SS5-12
TEAM C (Wasp)
Meet up and leave from Del Rio Elementary School, Del Rio, TN.
5:45 - Team C meetup at Del Rio Elementary School.
6:15 - Team C departs for stage.
9:52 - First car arrives at SS5
14:26 - First car arrives at SS8
TEAM D (Weaver Bend)
Meet up and leave from Del Rio Elementary School, Del Rio, TN.
6:15 - Team D meetup at Del Rio Elementary School.
6:45 - Team D departs for stage.
10:57 - First car arrives at SS6
15:31 - First car arrives at SS9
18:23 - First car arrives at SS11
TEAM E (Big Clifty)
Meet up and leave from Del Rio Elementary School, Del Rio, TN.
7:30 - Team E meetup at Del Rio Elementary School.
8:00 - Team E departs for stage.
11:18 - First car arrives at SS7
15:52 - First car arrives at SS10
18:44 - First car arrives at SS12 (Power Stage)
Service Team
7:00 - Newport Speedway - Service Park Team meetup at Newport Speedway.
TEAM F (Super Special)
19:20 - First cars start SSS13
~19:00-23:00 - Newport Speedway - Spectator Stage, awards, and after party! Equipment return location.
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Cleanup
9:00 - Best Western Newport Inn -Clean up crew meets at Best Western parking lot.