Before We Set Off

Your pre-rally checklist

A few things to tick off before you meet us at Brands Hatch: Finalise your team line-up!

Get your car road-ready

Arrange your cover

Read the driving guidance

Purchase your Crit'Air sticker

Pack your fancy dress accessories

Double-check your hotel bookings

Book your return travel

Plan your Wednesday night dinner in Reims

Tell us about any dietary requirements

Set up your GiveWheel fundraising page

Plan your Gala Dinner outfit

Check out the Rally Auction

Your Rally Itinerary

Three days. One epic route

Day 1

Here's where you need to be and when.

DAY 1: TUESDAY 8 SEPTEMBER
Brands Hatch → Bruges
09:00–09:30 | Arrive at Brands Hatch

Get the cars together, meet your fellow Rally teams and get ready for the official start.

DIRECTIONS TO BRANDS HATCH

09:45 | Welcome briefing
We’ll run through everything you need to know before getting underway.

10:00 | Track challenges
Time to get competitive.

12:00–12:30 | Depart Brands Hatch
Next stop: Folkestone.

14:20 | Le Shuttle: Folkestone → Calais
Gamma is arranging the outbound crossing for Rally participants. Please make sure you’re ready to travel in plenty of time.

16:00 | Calais → Bruges
Once we’re off the train, we’re Belgium-bound.

DIRECTIONS TO BRUGES

18:00 | Hotel check-in

19:15–22:00 | Gamma Ball Rally Launch Party at Duvelorium, Bruges

Time to officially kick off the Gamma Ball Rally.

DIRECTIONS TO DUVELORIUM

Day 2

Here's where you need to be and when.

DAY 2 — WEDNESDAY 9 SEPTEMBER
Bruges → Rochefort → Reims

10:00 | Depart Bruges
We’re back on the road and heading for The Farm, Rochefort, Belgium

GET DIRECTIONS

12:30 | Arrive at The Farm, Rochefort

Lunch will be waiting when you arrive.

13:30 | The Farm Games

Get ready for an afternoon of team competition before we hit the road again.

15:30 | Depart for Reims

GET DIRECTIONS TO REIMS

17:45 | Hotel check in

18:30–20:30 | Pre-dinner drinks at La Boheme

Join us for drinks and nibbles before heading out for dinner with your team.

GET DIRECTIONS TO LA BOHEME

From 20:30 | Team dinners

Dinner is up to you tonight, so make sure you’ve booked somewhere in advance.

Day 3

Here's where you need to be and when.

DAY 3 — THURSDAY 10 SEPTEMBER
Reims → Paris

10:00 | Depart Reims
Paris awaits.

11:45 | Arrive and park in Paris

Park up before taking the Metro to Notre-Dame de Lorette for the start of the Paris City Challenge.

VIEW BEST PARKING OPTION

DIRECTIONS TO NOTRE-DAME DE LORETTE

12:45–16:00 | Paris City Challenge

The final challenge of the Gamma Ball Rally takes us through the streets of Paris.

16:00 | Finish & check-in

You’ve made it. Time to get ready for the finale.

19:00 | Gala Dinner arrival

The Gamma Ball Rally Gala Dinner, Bateaux a Roue, arrival drinks, 3 course sit down meal, award presentation, hear from the charities, auction, music and entertainment.

Dress code: Summer Chic

Three countries, hundreds of miles and plenty of stories later, it’s time to celebrate.

DIRECTIONS TO THE GALA DINNER

23:00 onwards | Keep the night going

We’ll share options for anyone wanting to carry on after the Gala.

Rally Fundraising

Let’s make every mile count

The Rally might finish in Paris, but the impact we’re aiming to make goes much further.

This year’s Gamma Ball Rally is raising money for Action Through Enterprise (ATE) and SpecialEffect, and every team has a part to play.

We’ve set up the Gamma Ball Rally 2026 event on GiveWheel so you can create your own fundraising page, join the main event and start sharing it with colleagues, friends, family and customers.

VIEW EVENT PAGE

Already set up? Keep sharing your page and building momentum before we hit the road.

Not joined yet? Now’s the time.

  • Click on the ‘See event page’ button and set up your team page.
  • Please download our social card here and personalise with your company logo (position in the space to the right of the charity logos) and your unique GiveWheel team QR code (can be found via the ‘share’ button once you have set up your page).

Let’s see how much we can raise together.

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The Gamma Ball Rally Auction

The fundraising doesn’t stop when the engines start.

Our Gamma Ball Rally Auction goes live at 12pm on Friday 21 August, giving you the chance to get your hands on some brilliant prizes while helping us raise even more for ATE and SpecialEffect.

Take a look, place your bids and keep checking back to make sure nobody has outbid you.


VIEW THE AUCTION

Stay Connected on the Road
Join the Rally WhatsApp group

Things can change quickly when you’re taking a convoy across Europe.

Join the Gamma Ball Rally WhatsApp group for live updates, important announcements and useful information throughout the event.

We’ll use the group to keep everyone up to speed while we’re on the road, so make sure at least one person from your team is in it before we set off.


WHATSAPP GROUP COMING SOON

Driving in Europe

Before you get behind the wheel

Driving requirements in Belgium and France differ from those in the UK, so please make sure everyone who’ll be driving has read the Rally driving guidance before departure.

It covers the key things you need to know, including local driving rules and low-emission zone requirements.

Driving into Paris? Make sure you’ve also checked the latest Crit’Air requirements and arranged your sticker in advance if your vehicle requires one.

READ THE DRIVING GUIDANCE

CHECK CRIT’AIR REQUIREMENTS

Travel & Parking

Quick parking links

Need somewhere to leave the car? Keep these links handy during the Rally.

Bruges Interparking Station Brugges

Reims Parking CPA Republique

Paris Novotel

Accommodation

By now, your accommodation should be booked for each Rally stop.

Before setting off, double-check your reservations for:

Tuesday 8 September — Bruges
Wednesday 9 September — Reims
Thursday 10 September — Paris

Keep your own booking confirmations and hotel addresses handy while travelling.

See you at the start line.
Brands Hatch. Tuesday 8 September. 09:00.

Get the car ready, get your team ready and get ready to Rally.

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