The sun might be setting on summer ‘22, but there are lots of car-related shows and events still to enjoy this year.
This weekend sees the mega-anticipated CarFest South taking place at Laverstoke Park Farm near Basingstoke, Hampshire.
It’s a bash created by celeb and car nut Chris Evans to to help raise funds for a host of UK children’s charities, including the Starlight Children's Foundation and the Teenage Cancer Trust.
It’ll see more than 30,000 visitors attending the site every day across each of the three days.
And it’s not just cars you can enjoy - there’s attractions for adventure-lovers, foodies, yoga enthusiasts and, of course, music fans, with acts like Seasick Steve, Rag’n’Bone Man and Sophie Ellis Bexter taking to the stage.
If you’ve not managed to snag tickets - and there are still some available - you might be wondering if you’ve missed your chance to get involved in a big motor show this year.
Well, worry not. There’s still plenty of road ahead when it comes to four-wheeled events between now and the end of 2022. .
And here’s our Select Car Leasing pick of what’s still in store:
Goodwood Revival (Sept 16-18)
Dig-out your vintage clobber, immerse yourself in style from the 1940s, 50s and 60s, and enjoy some heritage motor racing to set pulses racing.
The Goodwood Revival takes place at the Goodwood Motor Circuit, just north of Chichester in West Sussex.
You’ll see hundreds of rare - and often priceless - cars competing for the most coveted trophies in heritage racing.
You might even get to rub shoulders with VIPs like former F1 star Jenson Button.
There’s still tickets left (at the time of writing) for the Friday and the Sunday, with prices starting at £64 for an adult.
Retro Rides Gathering (September 18)
Retro Rides is the hugely-popular website forum where petrolheads meet online to discuss all things classic cars.
If it’s newer than from the year 2000, the Retro Rides community ain’t interested.
And the annual Gathering is where forum members meet to show off their pride and joy while also hitting the track at Mallory Park race circuit, just west of Leicester.
Tickets are just £15 for adults and a fiver for kids.
Simply British Classics (September 25)
Are you the owner of a vehicle built in Britain or by a British manufacturer, and which dates to pre-2000?
You’re invited to join the Simply British Classics rally event, which rolls into Hampshire’s Beaulieu - home to the National Motor Museum - at the end of September.
Participant and visitor tickets also include entrance to the rest of the Beaulieu experience, which includes the National Motor Museum, Palace House, Little Beaulieu, World of Top Gear, Beaulieu Abbey and its stunning grounds and gardens.
Tickets cost £15 for adults.
JapShow Finale (October 9)
From Datsun to Daihatsu, Subaru to Suzuki, this is a celebration of all things Japanese.
There’s a ‘Run What Ya Brung’ event, where you can take to the track in your own motor at Northamptonshire’s Santa Pod Raceway.
Meanwhile there’s club displays, stunt shows, drift rides, jet cars, a fun fair, and lots of evening entertainment, too.
Tickets start from just £15.
Classic Motor Show (November 11-13)
If you’re a classic car enthusiast, this is the big one - the weekend where punters flock in their thousands to Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre (NEC).
There are classic cars and motorbikes on display, as well as plenty of autojumbles, giving you the chance to pick-up that crucial part you’ve been scouring eBay for.
There’s also a ‘Drive a Classic Car’ experience - which hopefully won’t leave you broken down at the side of a road waiting for the AA man - as well as a restoration theatre, practical challenges, and the ‘Classic American Car of the Year’ award, handed to the best American classic car in the UK.
Ticket prices start at £31.50 for adults.
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