Frequently Asked Questions
What are the costs?
🚗 Kar Registration Fee - $360 per vehicle (non-refundable)
🚘Rally Individual Entry Fee - $1,150 per person
🚙 Kruise Individual Entry Fee - $750 per person
What does the registration & entry fees cover?
🚘Rally Individual Entry Fee - $1,150 per person
🚙 Kruise Individual Entry Fee - $750 per person
What does the registration & entry fees cover?
All meals (except the lay day), t-shirt, name badge, entertainment, event officials, photos, first aid & gear truck support, car decals and RallySafe monitoring.
Minimum Fundraising Per Kar
Minimum Fundraising Per Kar
$4,000 - 50% fundraising payable 30th April 2026, final fundraising due 31st July 2026.
What are the payment options for Entry fees?
Registrations before 1st April 2026 can choose from the following payment options:
- Option 1 - Pay in full
- Option 2 - Pay in 4 instalments of 25% monthly (starting on date of registration) – ends 30th March. The card used for the initial payment is the card that will be charged for the remaining balance.
After 1st April 2026, Entry Fees must be paid in full upon registration.
Invoicing and direct debit payments are not available.
Invoicing and direct debit payments are not available.
Is there a minimum fundraising amount needed to be raised in order to take part?
Yes! All Teams are required to raise a minimum of $4,000 per kar in addition to their registration fees.
50% is due by 30th April 2026, with the final 50% due by 31st July 2026.
50% is due by 30th April 2026, with the final 50% due by 31st July 2026.
Where do we stay?
The Kidney Kar Rally stops at a variety of towns, large and small, along the way. Accommodation depends on what is available in each town.
The event organisers will provide entrants with a guide of accommodation for each town and it is up to each entrant to organise and pay for their own accommodation.
The event organisers will provide entrants with a guide of accommodation for each town and it is up to each entrant to organise and pay for their own accommodation.
How far do we drive each day?
Some days require more distance to be travelled than others. We set off early in the morning and usually wrap up in the mid-afternoon giving people time to relax or carry out any vehicle repairs.
How hard is the Rally?
This is not a race or time trial, participants drive according to the conditions while at all times abiding by all state road rules.
Can we take passengers?
All Rally teams must have a minimum number of two people - a driver and a co-driver and yes extra passengers can be entered, subject to your Kar's seating capability.
Passengers in the Rally Kar must be 16 years or over, with written permission from a parent or guardian, in order to participate in the event. Children under 16 may participate in a Kruise Kar subject to written permission from a parent or guardian.
Kruise kars may have a single occupant in the kar, however, it is highly recommended that there be a minimum of two occupants.
Is there a referral incentive?
Should you refer someone to the Kidney Rally who registers a vehicle, you will receive a "Bonus 500" which will add 500 points to your fundraising total. *Please note, referrals must register before entries close.
What happens if I break down?
The event provides official sweep vehicles that follow the course to not only keep track of everyone’s whereabouts but also assist if you break down. No one is left behind each day and if you need to take a day or so off to get your kar repaired you can catch up and re-join the Rally at any time.
Since 2019, the Kidney Kar Rally has worked with RallySafe to follow each Rally Kar's progress via GPS to look after your safety and track your whereabouts.
Can donations be transferred between Kars/Team?
No, once a donation has been made it, cannot be transferred to another kar or team. There are a number of reasons why:
1. Minimum Fundraising Commitment
Each team agrees to raise a minimum of $4,000 as a condition of participating in the Rally. Allowing donations to be transferred between teams would undermine this requirement because a team could meet their minimum without actually fundraising, a donation intended for Kar A could be redirected to Kar B without transparency or the donor’s permission and it creates issues around fairness between teams. Therefore, minimum commitments must reflect each teams own fundraising efforts.
2. Donor Intent & Legal Requirements
When a donor supports a specific kar, their donation record, receipt, and fund allocation is tied to that kar, and we are legally and ethically bound to honour this intent. To move a donation after the fact, we would need to seek the donor's permission, reverse the donation, as well as cancel and re-issue receipts. This is why transfers cannot be done “quietly” or without process.
3. Technical & Integration Constraints
The online platform we used for the Kidney Kar Rally (Funraisin) is integrated with both our records management and finance systems, so donation records flow through to participant and donor profiles, accounting codes, reconciliation of reports and budgets. Moving donations (e.g., changing which kar receives the credit) breaks data integrity, financial reconciliation, reporting accuracy, and the automated integration of the systems. There is no way to simply “adjust a total” without the change cascading through multiple systems.
Every donation must match the donor’s receipt, our accounting ledgers and specific allocation codes. This requires full reversals, not cosmetic changes, and would create substantial paperwork and risk. Therefore, formal reversal processes cannot be bypassed.
Kar Requirements
Do I need to insure my kar?
Yes! All kars must be registered, insured and roadworthy as prescribed by Australian Laws. All vehicles must have Third Party Property Insurance as a minimum and will be checked to confirm eligibility.
Is my kar eligible to be part of the Kidney Kar Rally?
Any fully registered, insured and road-worthy vehicle is able to enter and participate in the Kidney Kar Rally.
What vehicle equipment do I need to be a Kruise Kar?
Compulsory:
- A minimum of 5 litres of drinking water.
- UHF Radio (fitted or portable and in working order at all times).
- First Aid kit to meet with Australian Standards.
- High-Vis Safety Vests for each krew member. Must be worn by krew members when out of the vehicle.
- Secured load.
- Minimum Third-Party Property (Vehicle) Insurance.
- A space of at least 800mm x 450mm must be kept clear on each front door for official door decals.
- Sufficient fuel must be carried to cover at least 400kms.
- GPS App.
- Google Maps access.
Highly Recommended
- Fire Extinguisher is highly recommended (needs to meet with Australian Standards). No more than 5 years old or checked and certified within that time. Easily accessible and firmly mounted.
ALL EQUIPMENT WILL BE CHECKED, DURING THE FINAL SAFETY CHECK AND REGISTRATION.
What vehicle equipment do I need to be a Rally Kar?
Compulsory
- Fully Road-Registered Vehicle.
- Minimum Third-Party Property (Vehicle) Insurance.
- Fire Extinguisher (needs to meet with Australian Standards). No more than 5 years old or checked and certified within that time. Easily accessible and firmly mounted.
- A minimum of 5 litres of drinking water.
- A Snatch-em Strap (not tow rope or chain).
- Mud flaps of stout material for each driving wheel (mud flaps must be at least 100mm off the ground when vehicle is fully loaded).
- If your vehicle cannot cover at least 400kms between fuel stops, under rally conditions, sufficient fuel must be carried in an appropriate fuel container(s), that meets with Australian Standards, to cover that distance.
- UHF Radio (Fitted and in working order at all times).
- RallySafe Wiring Kit.
- A large amber ROTATING flashing light (approx. 75w), on the roof of the vehicle, for use in dusty conditions. Must be unobstructed and easily visible from the rear.
- Seat belts must be fitted to the vehicle for each krew member, and worn at all times.
- A Tow Point at front of vehicle.
- A securely mounted (safety rated) rear towing point.
- D-shackles (rated equal to 3½ tonne) are compulsory when using Snatch-em straps.
- A blue triangle sticker indicating the battery position (min. 50mm high).
- Secure loads inside the vehicle and boot area.
- First Aid Kit. Needs to meet with Australian Standards.
- High-Vis Safety Vests for each krew member. Must be worn by krew members when out of the vehicle on rally stages.
- Two reflective triangles.
- De-Ditching shovel safely stored.
- Laminated windscreen.
- A reliable watch/clock.
- A space of at least 800mm x 450mm must be kept clear on each front door, or an area approved by the organisers, for the official door decals.
- Garbage Bags for rubbish.
- NO decals from any other event are to be displayed on Kidney Kar Rally vehicles.
Highly Recommended
- A rally computer (e.g. Terratrip, Halda, or similar) that reads to one hundredths of a kilometre. GPS Apps may also be used if preferred.
- Sump guard (extremely highly recommended)
- Properly fitted Full Harness seat belts.
- A centrally mounted tow bar for the front of the vehicle in case of breakdowns. (The tongue and ball may be unbolted and stored in the boot to avoid illegally protruding past the front of the vehicle.)
What is a Kruise Kar?
If you’re new to the rally or a novice driver and want to come along for the ride, camaraderie and cause, you can register your everyday kar as a Kruise Kar. These kars stay on the better roads, bitumen where possible and generally drive in a convoy with other Kruise Kars, meeting up with everyone for meals and overnight stops. Kruise Kars do not travel through the rally course.
Contact Us
Need to know more? We'd love to help. Email: kidneykarrally@kidney.org.au
