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FORWARD PLANNING

21-25 April

California Mille

Just as the original Mille Miglia inspired today’s regularity race, the regularity race inspired this US event. The route for 2024 runs from La Jolla to Westlake Village.

californiamille.com

21-27 April

Tour Auto

One of the great driving events, starting in Paris and finishing this time in Biarritz, and featuring four track races in-between, at venues including the Bugatti Circuit.

peterauto.fr

25-27 April

Manx Classic

On the Isle of Man, roads are closed to allow competition on three hillclimb courses, each of them over a mile long.

manxmotorracing.com

28 April

Audrain Veteran CarTour

Pre-1908 cars from across the USA meet at the Audrain Automobile Museum for a 50-mile drive around Rhode Island.

audrainmotorsport.com

28 April – 26 May

Trans-Africa Rally

Following a horseshoe-shaped, 4750-mile route through South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Eswatini.

destination-rally.com

2-5 May

Simola Hillclimb

Furious hillclimbing action in Knysna in South Africa.

speedfestival.co.za

3-5 May

The Greenbrier Concours d’Elegance

Three days of events at the Greenbrier resort in West Virginia, ending with a concours that this year features an interesting special class for light trucks.

greenbrierconcours.com

3-5 May

Hockenheim Historic

Among the machines racing at the Hockenheimring this year will be a group of classic DTM cars.

hockenheim-historic.de

4 May

Rattletrap

Pre-1940 hot rods and pre-1960 motorcycles blast along the sand at Crowdy Bay Beach, four hours up the coast from Sydney.

drag-ens.com.au

4-5 May

Donington Historic Festival

A busy schedule for 2024 includes the three-hour Royal Automobile Club Pall Mall Trophy for GTs, Touring Cars and sports-racers.

doningtonhistoric.com

4-5 May

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