Welcome.

Always designed with the Clubman Rallyist in
mind, the Mt. Hood Rally has become a popular
fall event.  As event Chair, I’m honored to 
welcome competitors from near and far to Hood 
River Oregon for this year’s event.

This year we have added a new section of stage 
increasing the length of last year’s new Fir 
Mountain stage from 5 miles to 13 miles.  Also 
new this year, in response to competitor 
requests, is the addition of 2-pass Recee on 
Friday afternoon

As always, the event wouldn’t be possible 
without the cooperation of the agencies 
charged with managing the roads we use, 
including Hood River County, the US Forest 
Service, and new this year, Wasco County.

The event would also not be possible without 
the efforts of the many volunteers, to whom we 
owe a debt of gratitude.

Additionally, we are working toward making the 
Mt. Hood Rally even friendlier to novice and 
seasoned rallyist.  To this end we have chosen 
to pattern all our documentation after the FIA 
World Rally Championship regulations.  We 
hope that including information about the 
local resources both helps you enjoy your 
visit to Oregon and increases the economic 
impact on the area.

I look forward to seeing you at the event.

Simon Levear,  Mt Hood Rally Chair


Mt. Hood Rally History.

The first Mt. Hood Rally was in 2002, and 
consisted of 11 stage miles run entirely on 
Mt. Hood National Forest roads.  There was 
one road (17 Road) run once in each direction.  
15 teams entered the event.  The event was 
chaired by Simon Levear and sanctioned as a 
ClubRally by SCCA.

In 2003, Mt. Hood became a Co2 event, with 48 
stage miles.  Mt. Hood that year used the 17 
Road stage again, and added Lower 8, Polywog, 
and a Hood River County Road named Gilhouley.  
26 teams entered the event that year.

In 2004, Mt. Hood grew to a Co3 event.  
Unfortunately severe rain the week before the 
event left a portion of the Mt. Defiance stage 
unusable and stages were shortened.  The 2004 
event was followed the next day by the Hood 
River Rally, a Co2 event, using Hood River 
County Road Gilhouley.  There were 32 teams 
entered that year.

In 2005, many changes took place at the National 
Forest.  One significant change was the 
determination that motorsports could only take 
place in certain designated areas of the forest.  
The 17 Road was designated, but most other 
National Forest roads became off limits.  
Efforts were underway to identify more county 
roads, when an out of state lawsuit caused the 
loss of the 17 Road for that year.  With only 
one stage road to use, Gilhouley, the event 
Chair Simon Levear, decided to cancel the event 
for that year.  The lawsuit maintained that 
the Forest Services had not followed proper 
procedures that required a 60 days comment 
period before granting certain permits.  Since 
the Mt. Hood permit was of this type, the 
Forest Service felt they would have to allow a 
60 day comment period.  Since this was 
determined less than 60 days before the event 
date, the event could not happen that year.

In 2006, Mt Hood took place again as a Co3 
event, using the 17 Road, Gilhouley, and a new 
stage named Fir Mountain.  20 teams entered 
the event.


2006 Mt. Hood Rally Summary:
	
The 2006 event was dominated by Rick and Dave 
Hintz who took fastest stages times on all the 
stages except one.  The other team to take a 
stage win Mager/Dumaoal DNF’d after a roll on 
stage 11.  1:47 behind the Hintz brother was 
Jamie “Subiegal” Thomas with Alan Perry for a 
1st in PGT and second overall.  1:42 behind 
Thomas was Barrett Dash and Josh VonAhlefeld 
claiming 2nd in Open and third overall podium 
position.


Past Mt. Hood Winners
2006
  Dave Hintz / Rick Hintz
  Subaru WRX - Open
2005
  event cancelled
2004
  Carl Jardevall / Amity Trowbridge
  Mitsubishi EVO 4 - Open
2003
  Ross Foster / Alan Perry
  Mitsubishi EVO - Open
2002
  Gary Cavett / Matt VanBogart	
  Subaru Impreza - Open



Mt. Hood National Forest Special Use Permittee 
Non-discrimination Statement The following 
non-discrimination statement is to be included,
in full, on all published materials regarding 
permittee operations on national forest lands 
produced by the permittee for public information, 
public education, or public distribution.  
This includes both printed material and 
material available on the Internet.

In accordance with Federal law and U.S. 
Department of Agriculture policy, this 
institution is prohibited from discriminating 
on the basis of race, color, national origin, 
sex, age, or disability.

To file a complaint of discrimination, write 
USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 
326-W, Whitten Building, 1400 Independence 
Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or 
call (202) 720-5964 (voice and TDD).  USDA 
is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

The Oregon Rally Group is a permittee of the 
Mt. Hood National Forest."