Inspired by the BMW Seattle Classic and the Northwest Classic Rallies; the BC Classic Rally Series has been created to offer the opportunity for Classic TSD Rally teams to compete in the province of British Columbia.

TSD  (Time Speed Distance) - The challenge for the team is to maintain given rates of speed throughout each section.  The section instructions are very detailed.  They include street names, the distance at nearly all new instructions, and tulip diagrams for those who get left & right mixed up.  The start time & finish time are given on the instructions however all times in between must be determined by calculation given average speed and distances or by educated guess work.  Although the instructions are very detailed, teams can still find themselves getting lost.  This is called, "going off course" and is usually caused by traps to catch unaware navigators.  With the instructions comes a little sheet called, "Main Road Rules".  This is a list of 6 rules that have to be applied in order when an intersection is encountered between rally instructions.  If a team breaks one of these rules, they will most likely get lost and incur penalty points.  Staying "on course" is primary to winning.  A team that can stay "on course" without doing time calculations can often beat teams that calculate their position to the second but fall victim to "off course" penalties.

Classic Car - Not to be confused with Vintage, Classic is used to identify a car that has achieved the right to be called a Classic by auto enthusiasts.  For the purposes of this rally Classic Cars are those of older than 25 years or limited production and rare cars of any year.

Classic Class - Made up of cars over 25 years of age.

Sponsored Class - Made up of Classic Cars under 25 years of age and any vehicle belonging to the marquees represented by the primary sponsor.

What to expect on the road? - All routes are on paved public roads.  The majority of the Rally Route is held on rural and light traffic roads.  The average speeds are all assigned to fall under the posted speed limits.  In any areas where delays are likely; extra time is given to allow for said delays.  Time is given between stages to allow any team who has fallen behind to catch up without breaking any traffic laws.  Teams are allowed to submit "lost time declarations" if they have really messed up and need more time.  (Lost Time Declaration Rules are included with rally sheets.)  Teams are started at 1 minute intervals.  This avoids inconvenience to the general motoring public by dispersing our traffic.  This is not a race of speed between cars.  It is a test of the ability of a navigator to follow instructions and a driver to hold average speeds over extended distances.  In the case of vintage cars, it may be a bit of a durability test as well.  Teams are given penalty points for being slow and fast at check points.  Reckless or dangerous driving is not excepted and will result in disqualification.

Proceeds - The purpose of these rallies is not only the social aspect and the fun of enjoying our cars in motion; but also to raise monies for local charities.  Operation costs are high and entry fees reasonable.  We do rely on corporate sponsors to help considerably.  Multiple day rallies are designed for a maximum of 50 entries.  Entry fees are partly based on this criteria.  The Children's Charity, "Variety Club Show of Hearts" has been chosen to benefit from these events.  This charity helps sick and handicapped children throughout the Province of BC.  Through this charity the proceeds of each rally can be directed to help children of the community in which the rally was held.

Locations - Each year the multiple day rally will migrate to a different area of BC.  For 2002 Kelowna and Aldergrove were suggested.  Aldergrove has been chosen.