Mike To Tickets its such rally the All For enjoy Circulation : 37424 Page : 23 CIEVENTS PLANNER From genteel garden soirees to V8 thunder there' s lots to keep you classically distracted this year RECOMMENDED The Flying Scotsman Vintage Reliability Trial April 4-6 This year' s Flying Scotsman runs from the Forest of Arden just south-east of Birmingham to Gleneagles north of Stirling. The trial takes in sprints on racetracks stages in the grounds of stately homes as Barnard Castle and Cairnoch Hill and classic hillclimbs en route to Scotland. And if you fancy dressing for the occasion in period wear more than encouraged by the organisers. find out more about the route visit endurorally.com. DriveIt Day tours and gatherings April 27 Drive It Day is the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs' annual rolling. tribute to our motoring heritage affiliated club members are encouraged to get out their classics and spread the word.there are affiliated gatherings too. This year you' ll find a warm welcome at Brooklands Cotswold Motoring Museum the Bressingham Steam and Garden Centre the Lakeland Motor Museum the Heritage Motor Centre at Gaydon and many more. more information go to fbhvc.co.uk. Practical Classics Restoration Show NEC Birmingham Apr1112-13 The latest addition to the NEC' s roster of shows is dedicated to restoration from barn finds and project cars to dazzling finished articles. Brewer will join Practical Classics to present restoration-themed stage shows Danny Hopkins' team will try to restore 5th Gear former Practical Classics staffer and Top Gear presenter Vicki Butler-Henderson' s Ford Fiesta in 48 hours and a vast display of barn finds will be on show. are 12 in advance 15 on the door. See necrestorationshow.com. 1 / 6
Birmingham Barcelona Spain Circulation : 37424 Page : 23 APRILEVENTS 1st-6th Magny Cours Classic Days tour France classicgt.co.uk 4th-6th Regis Classic Charity Tour Lincolnshire theregisclassictour.co.uk 4th-6th Espiritu de Montjuic Catalan Classic Revival espiritudemontjuic.com 4th-6th Flying Scotsman Vintage Reliability Trial endurorally.com 6th Brooklands MG Era Surrey brooklandsmuseum.com 12th Silverstone VSCC Spring Start Northamptonshire vscc.co.uk 12th-13th Practical Classics Restoration Show NEC necrestorationshow.com 18th-21st American Auto Club Spring Nationals Weston Park Shropshire American-auto-club.co.uk 19th Bristol Italian AutoMoto Festival biamf.co.uk 19th-20th Thruxton Easter Revival Hampshire thruxtonracing.co.uk 24th-26th Manx Classic Isle of Man manxmotorracing.com 25th-27th Milano Autoclassica Italy milanoautoclassica.com 26th Tour of Hamsterley Rally Yorkshire tourofhamsterley.co.uk 26th-27th Ardennes Trajectoire rally trajectoire.be 27th Drive It Day fbhvc.co.uk Belgium tours dates and gatherings 2 / 6
Circulation : 37424 Page : 23 Indulge your MG passion at Brooklands MG Era in April 3 / 6
you the Recreated Expect Go Tatton Circulation : 37424 Page : 24 RECOMMENDED Mille Miglia revival rally May 16-18 The Mille Miglia is one of the greatest spectacles of the classic car world. as a regularity rally the event sees hundreds of 1927-57 cars take on the epic thousand-mile tour of Italy starting in Brescia in the north-west and taking in Padova San Marino Rome Pisa and Bologna on the way round.the event is still taking entries so if your car is eligible go to 1000miglia.it to register. And if you' re holidaying in Italy and fancy taking some time out to watch the competitors thunder by there' s a handy map on the website too. Tatton Park Classic Car Show & Passion for Power May 31-June 1 & August 16-17 For more than 20 years Park in Knutsford Cheshire has hosted some of the UK' s largest outdoor classic car shows traditionally split over two dates in June and August. This year' s shows are set to be even bigger as the Passion for Power supercar show has joined the classics on the lawns of the stately home. everything from traditional British sports cars and rare vintage saloons to exclusive Italian supercars. to cheshireautopromotions. co.uk for more information. Dragstalgia Santa Pod July 11-13 Dragstalgia is strikingly different to most other classic motor sport events. For three days in July Santa Pod dragstrip is taken over by rumbling flamebelching tyre-pulverising classic muscle cars with dizzying power outputs. Along with the cars can bask in the associated hard-rock and metal culture there' s usually a band or two playing after the racing stops - and the crazy engineering that' s on show in the paddock. For more information head to santapod.co.uk and don' t forget to bring some earplugs - we think you' ll need them. 4 / 6
Spa-Francorchamps Snetterton North Circulation : 37424 Page : 24 e May 3rd Pirelli International Rally Cumbria hrcr.co.uk 3rd-5th Donington Historic Festival Leicestershire doningtonhistoric.com 9th-11th Grand Prix de Monaco Historique Monte Carlo acm.mc 15th-18th Mille Miglia Italy 1000miglia.lt 16th-18th Spa Classic Belgium spa-francorchamps.be 17th-18th Silverstone International Trophy Northamptonshire hscc.org.uk 24th-25th La Vie en Bleu classic French hillclimb Prescott Gloucestershire prescott-hiliclimb.com 24th-25th Brands Hatch Masters Historic Festival Kent brandshatch.co.uk 31st-June 1st Tatum Park Classic Car Show Cheshire cheshireautopromotions.co.uk THE YEAR AHEAD 0 June 3rd-8th Modena Cento Ore Classic Modena Italy modenacentooreclassic.it 7th-8th Autosport Three Hours Norfolk hscc.org.uk 12th-14th 25e Coupe des Aloes France rallystory.com 14th-15th Brooklands Double Twelve Mugello Evian-Cannes Surrey brooklandsmuseum.com 20th-22nd HERO Summer Trial Celtic Manor Wales heroevents.eu 21st-22nd Wolds Trophy Cadwell Park Lincolnshire hscc.org.uk 26th-29th Goodwood Festival of Speed. Sussex goodwood.co.uk 0 July 4th-6th Le Mans Classic Le Mans France lemansclassic.com 11th-13th Dragstalgia Santa Pod Northamptonshire santapod.co.uk 12th-13th HSCC Brands Hatch Superprix Kent hscc.org 25th-27th Silverstone Classic Northamptonshire silverstoneclassic.com 0 August 1st-3rd Carfest North Oulton Park carfest.org 2nd-3rd VSCC Prescott Hillclimb Gloucestershire prescott-hillclimb.com 2nd-3rd Croft Nostalgia Weekend Yorkshire croftcircult.co.uk 4th-10th VSCC 80th Anniversary show Peterborough vscc.co.uk 9th Neath Valley Stages Rally Wales racrallychamp.org 5 / 6
Circulation : 37424 Page : 24 III Getclose to the greatest competition cars of all time at Goodwood Festival of Speed 6 / 6