COMING UPÉ
As summer’s end approaches, these classic events make the most of the warm days
29 August – 2 September Lime Rock Historic Festival Morgan – 110 this year – will take centre stage at the concours, while on-track there’ll be a grid to mark 50 years of US Formula Ford. limerock.com
30 August – 1 September Rømø Motor Festival
You’ll need an invite to take part in the beach races on this Danish island, along with a pre-war car or bike and period attire – but anybody can go along and watch. romomotorfestival.dk
31 August – 1 September Bo’Ness Revival
A weekend of hillclimb action 20 miles west of Edinburgh. Most keenly anticipated is the Jim Clark Celebration Class, open to cars owned or raced by Clark. bonessrevival.co.uk
1 September
Shere Hill Climb
Some 180 eclectic cars head for the Surrey Hills to tackle a mile-long course. There’s a grass autotest, too. sherehillclimb.co.uk 5-8 September
Salon Privé
The Blenheim Palace event has two concours fields this year, one featuring classics of all stripes, and the other reserved for Bentleys to mark the marque’s centenary. salonpriveconcours.com
6-8 September Historic Grand Prix Zandvoort F1 cars, pre-’66 GTs, Le Mans prototypes and more go flat-out at the Netherlands Circuit Zandvoort. This year will also feature a re-enactment of the 1961 Dutch GP. historicgrandprix.nl
6-8 September
The Concours of Elegance Sixty of the world’s finest historic cars at Hampton Court Palace, King Henry VIII’s favourite residence. concoursofelegance.co.uk
6-13 September Icelandic Saga
Crews in pre-1986 cars set out from Reykjavik to drive 1223 miles on some of Iceland’s most blissfully empty roads. heroevents.eu 7-8 September Beaulieu International Autojumble
The vast sale of motoring bits and bobs at the New Forest venue might be just the place to find that elusive NOS part – and you’re guaranteed to come home with something you never knew you needed. beaulieu.co.uk
7-8 September
Motors and Soul
Cars and motorcycles ‘de caractère’ gather at the Château de Neuville in Gambais, about 30 miles west of Paris. There are separate concours classes for two- and four-wheeled machines, and owners are given several opportunities over the course of the weekend to explore the local roads en masse. motors-and-soul.com 12-16 September Lonville Classic
A taste of the good life in Tuscany, with first-rate roads and scenery, and a schedule that allows for a loose-waistband lunch each day. lonville.com
13-15 September Goodwood Revival
The world’s most prestigious Historic race meeting delivers fierce competition on a circuit unchanged in layout since 1970. As well as the racing, there’s the fun of dressing up in period garb, a vintage funfair and air displays, and countless catering options. goodwood.com
13-15 September
Rallye Père-Fils
A regularity rally requiring no prior experience – which is just as well given that the average co-driver on this father-son event is barely out of short trousers. The three stages – max 220km – let the crews explore the pretty areas around Béziers in the South of France. happyfewracing.com
16-22 September Paris–Biarritz Rally
The route is far from direct, but entrants are most unlikely to complain about the planned detours through the Pyrenees and northern Spain. rallyround.co.uk
18-29 September Adriatic Adventure
Starting and finishing in Trieste in Italy, this rally for pre-1976 cars passes through Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro, testing crews but also treating them to some of the best scenery in the Balkans. endurorally.com
20-22 September Bernina Gran Turismo
Eighty hand-picked starters race around more than 50 bends as they climb 459 vertical metres from La Rösa to Ospizio Bernina, high in the spectacular Swiss Alps. bernina-granturismo.com
20-22 September
Les Grandes
Heures Automobiles
Not a race, but an extraordinary meeting of racing cars at LinasMontlhéry circuit outside Paris. The grids feature many of the cars and bikes that graced the track in period, as well their descendants. lesgrandesheures automobiles.com
20-22 September Monza Historic
The ‘Temple of Speed’ near Milan welcomes nine grids including Endurance Racing Legends and The Greatest’s Trophy, with its embarrassment of Italian riches. peterauto.peter.fr
21-22 September
Kop Hill Climb
Some 800 cars and motorcycles head up the hill in leafy Buckinghamshire, and soapbox racers come whizzing down it, hopefully in one piece… kophillclimb.org.uk
21-22 September Sywell Classic: Pistons & Props
One of those ‘something for everyone’ events, with aerial displays, car and bike racing on the runway, live music, a vintage funfair and a shopping village. sywellclassic.co.uk 22 September
The Warren Classic
Cars old and new flood the golf course at the Warren Estate in Essex. Concours classes this time will include Citroën Centenary, Ferrari Grand Touring and Mini 60th Anniversary. warrenclassic.co.uk
25-29 September
Spa Six Hours
Wonderful long weekend of wheelto-wheel action, in all weathers, with a main event that sees a packed grid racing into darkness. spasixhours.com
5-6 October
Prescott Anglo-American Autumn Classic
Yank tanks have traditionally taken centre stage at Prescott’s Autumn Classic, but this year Brit cars are invited to join the party, which will as usual feature action on the hill, a show ’n’ shine, a wall of death and live music. prescott-hillclimb.com
6 October
Bicester Heritage Sunday Scramble
2019’s final Scramble, scheduled just before Jack Frost’s annual visit to the UK, is always a busy affair, and more than a dozen car clubs will be in attendance this time. bicesterheritage.co.uk
7-17 October
Carrera Iberia
Rally The Globe’s first event will see crews travel from Santander to the Algarve via all the good bits in between, tackling regularity sections and driving tests en route. rallytheglobe.com