Celebrating its tenth anniversary edition, the 2018 ERA Flying Scotsman will start from Brooklands Museum before embarking on a relaxed run through the Home Counties towards the flatbeds and fens of Norfolk and towards the Lincolnshire Wolds. Day three navigates the dales of Yorkshire whilst a shorter day four sees entrants rallying through the wilds of Northumberland and the Scottish Borders to finish at the Balmoral Hotel (Edinburgh).

Aimed at entries new to classic rallying or those with limited free time, the HERO Summer trial will start and finish in the Peak District for 2018 covering roughly 250 miles a day over 3 days.

The Mille Miglia was an open end endurance race which took place in Italy 24 times from 1927-1957. Since 1977, the event has been reborn as a regularity race for classic and vintage cars. Participation is limited to cars, produced no later than 1957, which had attended the original race. Straight Eight Logistics send multiple lorries to this event every year.

The Highland 1000 is a new competitive 4 day event by Bespoke Rallies around Scotland. Starting and finishing in Falkirk, the rally will wind its way through the Scottish Highlands. There will be no night time driving and most of the route is on tarmac. There will also be a Touring Class for those wanting a more relaxed affair.

2018 will see the 15th anniversary of the Three Castles Welsh Classic, Heritage and Sporting Trial. Cars will cover over 500 miles over three days of competitive rallying based from the seaside town of Llandudno.

New terre firma for 2018, the Classic Marathon will explore the mountainous regions of Greece. Starting from Athens, the rally will experience the mountains of Pindos and the Peloponeese and the costal regions of Patras and Kalamata before concluding on the beautiful island of Spetses. As official transport partners to HERO, Straight Eight will be shipping vehicles to this event.

Only 30 spaces available on Luxury Rallies Croatian Rally, taking in some of the best driving roads in Europe including Austria, Switzerland, Slovenia and Croatia. Highlights to include driving the Stelvio, Umbrail and Giovo passes, experiencing some of the finest cuisine, hospitality and hotels along the way.

Celebrating 120 years since the running of the first international motor race from Paris to Amsterdam and back, Rally Round route will see participants rally through France, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, with a few classic race circuits thrown in to the mix along the way.

2018 Programme to be announced

The death of Tazio Nuvolari, on 11 August 1953, touched the motoring world, in particular the founding members of the “Mille Miglia”. To honor his memory, the traditional itinerary of the Mille Miglia was changed in order to allow the route to pass through Mantova; and so the Gran Premio Nuvolari was born. The routing takes competitors along the impressive straight roads which cross “The Po Valley”, starting from Cremona, through Mantova and on to the finish in Brescia.

As the name suggests, the Pyrenees 1000 will cover 1000km through some of the most stunning mountain scenery in Europe including routes in France Andorra. This four day event is billed as ideal for all levels of experience from novice to expert, starting and finishing in Pamplona.

Celebrating the passion, style, technology and design of the very best Italian brands. Every September the quiet town of Castell’Arquato will be transformed into a buzzing furore of energy and excitement as 150+ Supercars and Motorbikes that part in the Best of Italy Race and Tour. Straight Eight Logistics are the official transport partners to the Best of Italy Events.

Renamed as the HERO Challenge, the 2017 event will be based on the famous airfield near Bicester in Oxfordshire and runs as a dual-permit event, allowing two events, the National B section and the Clubman’s section, to follow a similar route but using two very different styles of navigation.

The 31st edition of La Carrera Panamericana, the only race in the world that takes place on federal roads under the format of a rally, will visit 7 cities with more than 90 competitors completing more than 3000km of racing.

In 2018 Bespoke Rallies will celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Grand Prix of South America, following as much of the original route from 1948 as possible. The event will start at midnight in Buenos Aires and finish in Cartagena in the north of Columbia.

With its eclectic mix of classic rally roads, exciting special tests, period clothing and social atmosphere, HERO events continue to grow the comeback success of the 2016 RAC Rally of the Tests in its current and authentic format with the support of the Royal Automobile Club and RAC Motoring Services. The 2018 event will start from Harrogate and finish in Bristol.

The Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique is not quite like any other rally with its unique blend of challenging stages often featuring dry asphalt, ice, snow & wet asphalt all in one stage!

A luxurious 3500km tour of Rajasthan, from the Taj Mahal to the Rann of Kutch and beyond. Strictly limited to 30 cars, the event is billed as for novices and experienced crews alike in cars of all ages.

Returning to the event calendar in February 2018, the HERO Winter Challenge competitors will line up at two separate locations in Europe before converging in France to tackle some of Europe’s most famous passes, cols and puys in rallying; crews will battle through ice and snow in the midst of winter on some of the most challenging mountain passes in Europe to the most famous finishing ramp in rallying history in Monte Carlo.

Back by popular demand, the Maya Classic Rally takes in eight countries in 30 days across Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, Belize, Mexico and the USA. A once in a lifetime trio for car dated pre 1980.

A magical journey through the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan – Land of the Thunder Dragon. Spring 2018 see’s Rally Round retrace the steps of their inaugural event in 2015, from Kolkata, through West Bengal to arrive in Bhutan for the annual Tschechu and Royal Flower Exhibition in Paro.

Bespoke Rallies Magical Madagascar is a 24 night rally that drives a figure of 8 loop of the island from coast to the mountain highlands and the arid dessert. Participants will hire local modern air-conditioned 4×4 vehicles and cover a total of 4650kms in one of the most remote places in the world!

Rally Round’s 2019 Midnight Sun Rally will see competitors venturing beyond the Arctic Circle into the wild and majestic fringes of Northern Europe, from Gothenburg to Bergen, via the arctic circle, Lapland and the North Cape.