Thunderbird (no relation to Ford, but rather one of the mascots of the University of British Columbia) has been the premier winter driver's rally in B.C. since its inception in 1957. From the mid 60's to the early 70's, it was part of the Canadian Rally Championship, until the format of that series changed from TSD (Time Speed Distance) to stage (performance) events.

It was resurrected by the UBC Sports Car Club in its original format in 1987, by a couple of guys who had never entered the event, and had only just lost their novice status that year. Since then, both organizers and competitors have been leaving car-shaped indentations in snowbanks from Tulameen to Okanagan Falls to Christian Valley to Robbins Range to Tranquille to Green Lake to Beaver Valley... you get the picture. Yes, some of us stay on the road, even for an entire event at a time, but then some make use of the sweep truck more than once in a single section.