RoundCat Rally 2026: Forest Roads

Dates:
Start: Sunday October 18 (welcome dinner)
End: Saturday October 24 (farewell breakfast)

Details:
7 days / 6 nights total
6 days of driving
2 nights in ryokan with elaborate meals, onsen, and deep relaxation.
This is a touring rally, not a race!
Dirt road stages on each day of driving.
Starts and ends within a two hour drive of Tokyo.

Cars:
As usual, the RoundCat Rally is for kei cars and other small cars with sense of occasion.
The event is open to all kei cars, compact rally cars, classic mini, and similarly charming machines.
If you plan to take something that’s not strictly a kei car, please note it in the questions field for approval by the Rally Committee.

Price:
Staring at ¥1.5m
Including: entry fee, accommodations, breakfasts, dinners, some drinks
Not including car, gas, tolls, travel too / from starting / ending points
Car rentals booked individually
Exact price based on room / rental car selection.

Application:
Event is limited to 17 teams.

When the selection process is complete we will send selected participants a request for detailed personal information (passport, drivers license, etc) and a link for payment.

All applications are subject to review and approval by the RoundCat Rally Committee.