Draft:Mystery Box Rally
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The Mystery Box Rally is a long-distance motoring event run in Australia as a fundraiser for cancer research, an annual event which began in 2013.[1]
Mystery Box Rally sees teams driving 25+ year old cards along a mystery route in a unique 5 day challenge, all in the name of cancer research.[2]
History
[edit]Mystery Box Rally is brought to you by the same people that organise and run Shitbox Rally. Created to ease waitlist times, the event is now a great and unique event in its own right and it is gaining popularity every year.
Mystery Box Rally remains a great launch pad for Shitbox. It is similar, but requires less effort in both the fundraising requirements and overall distance of the route.
James Freeman’s Mum and Dad both died from cancer within 12 months of each other. The rallies are dedicated to their memory.
The event
[edit]Effectively, a team of two needs to raise a minimum of $4,000 to participate in the rally. The only stipulations for the car are that it is 25+ years old and that it's not an AWD/4WD vehicle[3]. Costs of vehicle registration and roadworthiness checks are not included in the budget, nor are some safety items.
The rally itself is only part of the project with teams working for many months on their fundraising efforts. Their hard work is rewarded by the rally itself. The camaraderie and friendship that is built over the 5 days of the rally surprises everyone that takes part.
This rally is for those who want to have an adventure, have fun, who crave something different, who want to make new life long friends, take part in something memorable but most importantly, it’s for those who want to raise much needed money for charity.
At post event celebrations there are awards presented to the biggest fundraisers, and other awards are given in various light-hearted categories which may change at the whim of the organisers: "Least likely to make it"; "Best car"; "Best team theme" (dressing up the vehicle is part of the fun, but not mandatory); "Best breakdown"; "Best repair"; "Spirit of the Rally".
Events
[edit]| Year | Start/Finish | via | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Airlie Beach | The Oasis Roadhouse, Karumba, Chillagoe, Rollingstone | |
| 2023 | Bundaberg | Springsure, Aramac, Charleville, Taroom | $1.04 million |
| 2022 | Port Lincoln | Glendambo, Oodnadatta, Copley, Wilpena Pound | $1.18 million |
| 2021 | Rockhampton | Injune, Alpha, Pentland, Airlie Beach | $1.06 million |
| 2019 | Byron Bay | Nindigully, Hungerford, Lightning Ridge, Glen Innes | $1.32 million |
| 2018 | Mildura | Milparinka, Innamincka, Arkaroola, Silverton | $801,000 |
References
[edit]- ^ "About | Box Rallies". www.boxrallies.com. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ^ "The Event". Mystery Box Rally. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ^ "The Event". Mystery Box Rally. Retrieved 2024-11-18.