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The Bega Valley Rally is one of the main car rallies held in Australia and has a history dating from the 1960s when it evolved from the Snowy Mountains Rally. It was centred in the New South Wales town of Bega since 1973 and used roads and forestry tracks in the Southern NSW/Victorian Border Region.
| Year | Name of Rally | Driver | Vehicle |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Rothmans Snowy Rally | Barry Ferguson | Volkswagen |
| 1969 | Rothmans Snowy Rally | Evan Green | Austin 1800 |
| 1970 | Cibie Snowy Rally | Bob Watson | Renault Gordini |
| 1971 | Snowy Mountains Rally | Colin Bond | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 |
| 1972 | Snowy Mountains Rally | Colin Bond | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 |
| 1973 | Bega Valley Rally | Peter Lang | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 |
| 1974 | Bega Valley Rally | Stewart McLeod | Datsun 260Z |
| 1975 | Bega Valley Rally | Colin Bond | Holden Torana SL/R5000 |
| 1976 | Ampol Bega Valley Rally | Ross Dunkerton | Datsun 240Z |
| 1977 | Ampol Bega Valley Rally | Greg Carr | Ford Escort RS2000 |
| 1978 | Ampol Bega Valley Rally | Greg Carr | Ford Escort |
| 1979 | Ampol Bega Valley Rally | Colin Bond | Ford Escort RS2000 |
| 1980 | Ampol Bega Valley Rally | George Fury | Datsun Stanza |
| 1981 | Bega Valley Rally | Geoff Portman | Datsun Stanza |
| 1985 | Bega Valley Rally | Hugh Bell | Mazda RX7 |
| 1986 | Bega Valley Rally | David Eadie | Datsun 1600 |
| 1987 | Bega Valley Rally | David Eadie | Mazda 323 4WD |
| 1988 | Bega Valley Rally | David Eadie | Mazda 323 4WD |
| 1990 | Bega Valley Rally | Michael Thompson | Subaru RX Turbo } |
David Lubega Balemezi, better known by his stage name Lou Bega, is a German singer. His 1999 song "Mambo No. 5", a remake of Pérez Prado's 1949 instrumental piece, reached number 1 in many European countries and was nominated for a Grammy Award. Bega added his own words to the song and sampled the original version extensively. Bega's musical signature consists of combining musical elements of the 1940s and 1950s with modern beats and grooves.
Bega is a town in the south-east of New South Wales, Australia, in the Bega Valley Shire. It is the economic centre for the Bega Valley.
"Mambo No. 5" is an instrumental mambo and jazz dance song originally composed and recorded by Cuban musician Dámaso Pérez Prado in 1949 and released the next year.
Saint Bega was reputedly a saint of the Early Middle Ages; an Irish princess who became an anchoress and valued her virginity. Promised in marriage to a Viking prince who, according to a medieval manuscript The Life of St Bega, was "son of the king of Norway", Bega "fled across the Irish sea to land at St. Bees on the Cumbrian coast. There she settled for a time, leading a life of exemplary piety, then, fearing the raids of pirates which were starting along the coast, she moved over to Northumbria". The most likely time for this would have been after AD 850, when the Vikings were settling in Ireland.
Greg Carr is an Australian former rally driver. Carr won the Australian Rally Championship three times and dominated the prestigious Castrol International Rally in the 1970s as well as winning numerous other rallies.
Bega may refer to:
The 1968 Australian Rally Championship was a series of six rallying events held across Australia. It was the inaugural Australian Rally Championship.
The 1969 Australian Rally Championship was a series of five rallying events held across Australia during 1969. It was the second Australian Rally Championship.
The 1970 Australian Rally Championship was a series of five rallying events held across Australia. It was the third season in the history of the competition.
The 1971 Australian Rally Championship was a series of five rallying events held across Australia. It was the fourth season in the history of the competition.
The 1973 Australian Rally Championship was a series of six rallying events held across Australia. It was the sixth season in the history of the competition.
The 1974 Australian Rally Championship was a series of seven rallying events held across Australia. It was the seventh season in the history of the competition.
The 1975 Australian Rally Championship was a series of seven rallying events held across Australia. It was the eighth season in the history of the competition.
The 1976 Australian Rally Championship was a series of six rallying events held across Australia. It was the ninth season in the history of the competition.
The 1977 Australian Rally Championship was a series of five rallying events held across Australia. It was the tenth season in the history of the competition.
The 1978 Australian Rally Championship was a series of six rallying events held across Australia. It was the eleventh season in the history of the competition.
The 1979 Australian Rally Championship was a series of five rallying events held across Australia. It was the twelfth season in the history of the competition.
The 1980 Australian Rally Championship was a series of five rallying events held across Australia. It was the 13th season in the history of the competition.
The 1985 Australian Rally Championship was a series of six rallying events held across Australia. It was the 18th season in the history of the competition.
The 1982 Australian Rally Championship was a series of five rallying events held across Australia. It was the 15th season in the history of the competition.