Rally of the Tall Pines, Bancroft, ON
November 21-22, 2025
The Rally of the Tall Pines 2025 will be here soon. This year, we're able to return to more of the roads in the Egan Creek complex, thanks to the roadwork of Freymond Lumber. The usual Tall Pines favourites - the three Old Hastings sections, Landon, Bronson and more - will still be there to test the teams.
The VIP program offers comfortable coach buses to exclusive viewing spots with knowledgeable hosts and a great dinner. A perfect way to thank your sponsors, family and friends for their support.
Looking to get involved in rallying? Volunteer! We need over 200 volunteers to ensure that the Rally of the Tall Pines runs safely and smoothly. Be part of the excitement that is Tall Pine. Last year's dinner for the teams and the volunteers was a huge success, and we'll be doing the same this year.
Thanks to the Town of Bancroft for hosting this national event since 1997!
More to come as we put together the penultimate event in the Canadian Rally Championship. Also part of the Ontario Performance Rally Championship and the Eastern Canadian Rally Championship.
Lincoln Electric Rally of the Tall Pines, Bancroft, ON - 2024
An event for the ages
The crowds, the roads, the competition!
The 2024 Lincoln Electric Rally of the Tall Pines is in the books and what an event it was! After a rainy recce day, the weather cleared and the roads dried enough to provide really good grip for the teams. And what teams they were! L'estage and Ockwell, Mailloux and Poirier, Besner and Joyal, McRae and Fair and many other contenders. All had a chance at the prize, but the Tall Pines roads took their toll, with L'estage taken out by a rock, and Mailloux by a bad landing after a huge jump. Max McRae quickly got comfortable with the Bancroft roads, and was a consistent fourth fastest behind the three Canadian title contenders. After the departure of L'estage and Mailloux, it was Jean-Sebastien Besner and Yvan Johal leading with McRae and Fair hot on their tail. At the finish it was Besner in his R5 ahead of McRae in the R4 by 53 seconds with Jonathan Drake and Ian Lantz filling in the rest of the podium. In 2 Wheel Drive, McRae took first with the Leblanc brothers in second and Laverdiere/Fouteret third. Top National Novice driver was Jeremie Thibault.
Huge crowds watched the rally, enjoying the spectacle, the weather, and the Bancroft hospitality. Of course, we have to thank all of our volunteers and great sponsors for their support of the rally. Check out all of our sponsors in the sidebar to the right.
Results at https://rallyscoring.com/results/2024/TallPines/index.htm
Tall Pines History 1971-2024