Find out about the rich history of the Ada River Rally
The Western District Car Club relocated its long standing Cooper Memorial Rally to the Powelltown area in 2017 under the directorship of Brett Ross and the following year renamed the event the Ada River Rally. It has run annually, except for the Covid interruption of 2020, as a round of both the Victorian Rally Championship and Victorian Club Rally Series. Since 2023 it has been based out of the Noojee Heritage Centre.
Click on the Year to see more details about each edition. Click on the Area to see a plot of the route (if available).
Year CoC/ Road Director Route Driver Co-driver Car Status
2018 Brett Ross Powelltown Warren Lee David Lethlean Mitsubishi Lancer Evo9 VRC/VCRS
2019 Brett Ross Powelltown Luke Sytema Adam Wright Ford Escort RS1800 VRC/VCRS
2020 Cancelled (covid)
2021 Brett Ross Rokeby/Powelltown Darren Windus Joe Brkic Subaru Impreza WRX VRC/VCRS/VSRS
2022 Brett Ross/ Daryl King Rokeby/Powelltown Adrian Stratford Kain Manning Subaru Impreza WRX VRC/VCRS
2023 Brett Ross/ Daryl King Noojee Brendan Reeves Kate Raymond Datsun 1600 VRC/VCRS
2024 Brett Ross/ Daryl King Noojee Brad Luff Jamie Luff Subaru Impreza WTX VRC/VCRS
2025 Brett Ross/ Sebastian Vella Noojee VRC/VCRS