The rally promises to grow into an attractive event in the coming years with even attractive prize money for the winners. The rally is a visual delight with speedy cars zipping across beautiful landscapes and hills of Nagaland. 

 The Hornbill Rally is being run on the internationally acclaimed ‘Special Stage’ format, which guarantees zero opposite traffic to the participants. The fastest competitor gets zero penalties while the rest of the competitors are given penalties according to the time difference of the leader and them, in every stage. The team that logs the least penalties at the end of the two days is declared the winner. The Hornbill Rally 2007 was sponsored by the Government of Nagaland and supported by JK Tyre & Industries Limited.  

Results of Hornbill Car Rally 2008

Defending champion Along Aier and his navigator Girijashankar Joshi lifted the championship of the four wheel category for the second consecutive times, while Longritemjen Ozukum and his navigator Limatuden claimed the championship in the two wheeler category of the two days 2nd Hornbill Motor Rally which was concluded here at the Indira Gandhi Stadium, Friday. 
Dr. Chumben Murry, minister for agriculture gave away the trophy and cash prizes to the winner at the prize distribution ceremony. In the four wheeler category, Ravi Agarwal and navigator Ashwin Naik bagged the 2nd position while Dr. Pramod and navigator Srikanth Gowda bagged the third position.
Md. Ishak and navigator Vijay Roy bagged the second position while Eugene Niangti and navigator Viariney Nongrum bagged the third position in the two wheeler category. 
Kichan Shohe and navigator Martina Kikon and Passenger Lucy Patton bagged the first prize in the ladies category while Ira Mae Kire and Navigator Talirenla Walling and passenger Imtiyongla Lemtur and Moachila bagged the second position.
In other category of prizes, Best Car goes to Sanborlang Wahling and navigator Edimod Svinga, Best Decorated Car goes to Kevin Puro and navigator Tohuka Sumi, senior citizen for Hozka Awomi and Navigator Neeraj Thapa, Best Institution to Agriculture Department which was represented by Dr. Neiu and navigator Phosheto and the best discipline sportsman goes to A.K.Singh. While in two wheeler category, the Best Bike went to K.K.Paul Rutsa and Best Decorated Bike to Lanu Pongen. 

Results of the Hornbill Car Rally 2007