The 40th anniversary of the running of this event. The winning design of a competition in the local schools was applied to the Subaru Impreza N15 of John McClory, main sponsor of the Brick and Steel Border Counties Rally. Following on from their 2011 victory, the rally was won by David Bogie and Kevin Rae with Mike Faulkner and Peter Foy in second in a car that was rebuilt in little over a week. Jonathan Greer and Dai Roberts won third place after a mighty dual in the forests on both sides of the Border.