Saturday, May 29, 2010 12:00 CEST:
We have decided to cancel the 2010 Norwegian Camel Rally.

Tuesday, August 4, 2009 23:05 CEST:
A BIG THANK YOU to all the camel riders this year and earlier years who have helped make the rally possible!

Sunday, August 2, 2009 21:00 CEST:
Gold: Espen Lothe (N)
Silver: Baard Meldal-Johnsen (N)
Bronze: Robert Roalfe (UK)
4th: Hampe Hammarberg (S)
5th: Benny Watz (S)
6th: Vidar Holm (N)
7th: André Konrad F Bärnholdt (N)
Shared 8th: Georg Kile (N) and Espen Benneche (N)
10th: Dag Johansen (N)
Detailed results

Saturday, August 1, 2009 09:15 CEST:
Twelwe riders have started!

Thursday, July 30, 2009 15:30 CEST:
Registration and odometer check will be from 18:00 to 19:30 on Friday, immediately followed by the rally meeting and publishing of the bonus list. All times in the schedule are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2). The weather will be good all over Southern Norway - see the long term forecast.

Tuesday, July 28, 2009 20:00 CEST:
The Rally Base site is settled. See the rally info.

NO ENTRY FEE for entrants from outside Norway, Sweden and Denmark.

Sunday, July 26, 2009 12:45 CEST:
How will the weather affect your route? Long term forecast in English.

NO ENTRY FEE for entrants from outside Norway, Sweden and Denmark.

Saturday, July 25, 2009 11:50 CEST:
You'll find a list of the speeding fines in Norway in this newspaper article. The first table column shows the standard amounts in NOK. (Currency converter.)

Saturday, July 25, 2009 11:50 CEST:
One week!

Thursday, July 16, 2009 16:40 CEST:
Compared to previous years the changes and additions are as follows:
- The points penalties for various rule breaches will be slightly modified.
- Some of the mandatory checkpoints must be visited during specific time windows.
- There will be a progressive points penalty when riding more than 850 km. Whenever bonus locations are added to your route, the points penalty to get there must be part of the calculation.

Monday, June 29, 2009 21:40 CEST:
33 days left! Important rally info will be published within the next two weeks!

Friday, June 5, 2009 10:15 CEST:
57 days left! Our planning is on schedule, and at the time of writing we count nine entrants.

Monday, May 25, 2009 21:30 CEST:
The rally info and route suggestion pages are now updated and complete.

Sunday, April 26, 2009 13:00 CEST:
We have decided on the following rule changes (so far) for the 2009 rally compared to previous years:
- The points penalties for various rule breaches will be slightly modified.
- Some of the mandatory checkpoints must be visited during specific time windows.

Tuesday, January 6, 2009 16:00 CEST:
We are happy to announce that the 2009 Norwegian Camel Rally will start on Saturday, August 1! The information on this website will be updated somewhat closer to springtime, but rules etc. will be closely similiar to the 2006 rally. Please use the contact and entry forms for questions and entry registrations. NO ENTRY FEE for entrants living outside Norway, Sweden, and Denmark.

Monday, March 24, 2008 13:54:
We have decided to cancel the 2008 rally.

Sunday, January 20, 2008 13:00:
This years rally will be on Saturday, August 2.

Sunday 21:30:
Congratulations to this year's (2006) winner ESPEN LOTHE! The dust settles, the award ceremony and the barbecue is over. A BIG THANK YOU to all our participants and Fredrikstad MC Club for making this rally a great and memorable event! A very special thanks to Shahla Afsari for her support and practical help at the rally base. You will find the rally results via this link.

Sunday 09:30:
All have finished safely! A lost rally flag, a flat tire, and several route changes - everything normal in other words. Now the entrants are getting som rest, while the bonus totals are being calculated for the awards ceremony this afternoon.

Saturday 21:10:
Halfway through! No serious problems or mishaps so far.

Saturday 16:00:
Only one simple question from one of the riders - nothing else has been heard. That's a good sign. They're in for a hot ride - the temperature is now 25-27 degrees in large parts of southern Norway.

Saturday 09:15:
They're off!
The last one has left the rally base. Best of luck to Roger, Ola, André, Dag, John, Patrick, Espen, and Frank!!

Saturday 2006-08-05 08:00
Perfect weather with 18-19 degrees. All entrants is on site. Drivers licenses is put in sealed envelopes - and opened envelope at finish may lead to disqualification! A small supplemental bonus list came as a surprise for the riders. Could this be incorporated in the already well-planned route? Bikes and equipment checked - we're all set!

Friday 2006-08-04 18:00-20:00: Rally meeting
All eight entrants and rally master Per Jensen met at the rally base for registration and general info, but most importantly to receive the until now secret bonus list. In addition everyone had to do a 30 km test ride to check the exactness of the odometers. By the end of the meeting all had their minds set on the bonus locations and route planning.

Friday
Weather in Fredrikstad: Clear, 25 degrees. Forecast for Norway: http://met.no/english/index.html

2006-08-03 17:00
Weather in Fredrikstad: Clear, light breeze, 26 degrees. The forecast for southern Norway (http://met.no/english/index.htm) promises sunny and warm/hot weather the entire weekend!

2006-08-03 10:25
Map and directions to the Rally Base are now published - se Rally Info!

2006-08-02 16:30
A few of the bonus locations are now published!

2006-08-02 16:00
Weather in Fredrikstad: Almost clear, light breeze, some local showers, 23 degrees. Forecast for Norway: http://met.no/english/index.html.

2006-08-01 13:25
Weather: Great forecast for the rally weekend: Sunny, medium warm weather and no rain all over southern Norway - check out http://met.no/english/index.html! Right now in Fredrikstad it is sunny with some clouds and 23 degrees.

2006-07-31 16:00
Weather in Fredrikstad: Some rain, some sun, 22 degrees. Forecast for Norway: http://met.no/english/index.html. We will see lighter weather from Friday afternoon, and it seems quite good from Saturday to Sunday.

2006-07-31 14:30
The roughest roads in Norway: http://www.vg.no/pub/vgart.hbs?artid=124968 (in Norwegian only).

2006-07-30 16:00
Weather in Fredrikstad: Sunny with some clouds, 24 degrees. Forecast for Norway: http://met.no/english/index.html.

2006-07-29 16:00
Weather in Fredrikstad: Clear for the most part, some clouds, occasional showers with thunder, 27 degrees. Forecast for Norway: http://met.no/english/index.html.

2006-07-28 16:00
Weather in Fredrikstad: Clear, light clouds, occasional showers or thunderstorms, 26 degrees. Forecast for Norway: http://met.no/english/index.html.

2006-07-28 03:50
Click the thumbnail images below to view larger versions!

2006-07-28 03:25
Want to compete in the rally? Use the entry form on the menu to the left, or just meet at the rally meeting on Friday 4 or at start on Saturday 5.

2006-07-27 16:00
Weather in Fredrikstad: Clear/light clouds, 28 degrees. Forecast for south-eastern Norway on Saturday 5: Sunny with some clouds, occasional showers.

2006-07-26 16:00
Weather in Fredrikstad: Clear, 26 degrees.

2006-07-26 01:40
We have now started publishing the route suggestions. This is a slow process, so please bear with us!

2006-05-12 23:00
The rally info, rules, and chekpoints map are ready!

2006-03-29 13:00
This year's rally base is at the Fredrikstad MC-klubb clubhouse. The checkpoints are: Sarpsborg - Oslo - Elverum - Røros - Otta - Fagernes - Geilo - Odda - Evje.

2006-02-04 12:15
The dates for the 2006 rally are August 4-6. The other information on this website is for the 2005 rally and will be updated later.

2006-01-11 15:12
We are having some difficulties with our communication with the Iron Butt Association (IBA). As a consequence Camel Riders Mcc will not be handling the IBA certification applications this year, but we will give all needed assistance with the preparations and the paperwork.

2006-01-11 15:10
There will only be a 24 hour rally in 2006. The 15 hour Little Camel Rally is cancelled.

2006-01-11 15:05
The dates for the 2006 rally are August 4-6. The other information on this website is for the 2005 rally and will be updated later.

2005-07-31 18:00
Congratulations to Henning Bonnez, the winner of the 2005 rally! See the results.

2005-07-31 10:00
Six riders have finished, three did not finish.

2005-07-30 09:50
Nine bikes are on the road - we wish you the best of luck!

2005-07-29 17:30
The bonus list will be published here around 8.30 pm.

2005-07-29 12:00
We welcome all entrants to the rally meeting today at 7.30 pm! The odometer check is today from 6.00 pm or tomorrow from 7.00 am.

2005-07-28 23:24
Still not entered the rally? Du may still use the entry form, or you may simply show up at the rally meeting on Friday or an hour before start on Saturday. Welcome!

2005-07-28 23:20
The weather forecast predicts changing but fairly good weather in most parts of southern Norway! Check out met.no/english.

2005-07-14 23:30
Several new route suggestions are published.

2005-07-11 10:00
Comments on the Norwegian traffic legislation and the new speeding fines! (External web page.)

2005-07-06 16:30
We have published several new route suggestions.

2005-06-03 14:15
The preparations for the 2005 rally are on track, and there are now five entrants.

2004-12-31 18:30
Information about the 2005 rallies is published. Click the map thumbnail on the main page to view the checkpoints.

2004-08-28 13:30
You may now register for the 2005 rallies!

2004-08-08 20:30
We congratulate this year's winners! A big thank you to all entrants for making this a great event!

2004-08-08 10:30
All entrants have finished!

2004-08-07 11:00
And they're off - we wish them all a great ride!

2004-08-06 22:00
The complete bonus list is now published! The rallies start tomorrow (Sat 7) between 8:30am and 9:30am

2004-08-06 00:55
Seems like it will be sunny and warm the whole weekend! Check out met.no/english.

2004-08-05 23:55
The first two clues of quiz #2 are now published.

2004-08-05 23:15
The second clue of quiz #1 is now available in the bonus list.

2004-08-04 21:40
A selection of bonus locations is now published, plus the first clue of quiz #1. (You will find the quiz at the bottom of the bonus list.)