We offer a professional global car transportation service - whether it be over land, sea or air - to ensure that your classic and vintage car arrives in a timely manner for the start of a Rally, an Auction or an Exhibition.
If you would like to discuss the transportation of classic and vintage cars to Rallies, Auctions or Exhibitions please contact us directly and a member of our team would be happy to answer any questions/queries that you may have. We look forward to hearing from you.
August 2017
Oldtimer Grand Prix – Nurbugring
11th - 13th August 2017
The AvD Oldtimer is one of the biggest and most popular vintage car racing events in Europe. With an audience of more than 60,000 and an outstanding starting field the AvD Old Timer Grand Prix is the meeting place for motorsports legends. This will be 45th anniversary year of this incredible classic moto racing event, spanning seven decades of motorsport history.
September 2017
Zandvoort Historic Grand Prix
1st - 3rd September 2017
The Historic Grand Prix Zandviirt celebrates its sixth edition in 2017. Featuring a mix of championships for Formula 3 and pre-war sports cars, Formula 1 and sports cars and the Dutch Championships for touring cars and GTs.
September 2017
Goodwood Revival
8th - 10th September 2017
Celebrating the halcyon days of motor racing, Goodwood Revival promises to be an action-packed weekend of historic motor racing and period theatre for all the family. Enjoy a summer weekend in the South of England and experience the sights and sound of the magic of the Goodwood Revival. Experience the glamour and nostalgia of the 1940s, 50s and 60s, the golden era of motor racing.
September 2017
Kop Hill Climb
16th - 17th September 2017
Kop Hill Climb is a volunteer run event and last year’s event raised enough for 29 separate local community projects and charities to benefit. 2017 will celebrate exotic cars with a selection of post-war Lamborghinis and Ferraris racing up the hill.
October 2017
Algarve Classic Festival
27th - 29th October 2017
The Algarve Classic Festival is one of the biggest historic racing events on the Iberian Peninsula, with over 300 international drivers, joined by around 80 local drivers. For the 7th consecutive year, the end of the Historic Racing season takes place on the Algarve International Circuit at Portimao.
March 2018
Goodwood Members Meet
17th - 18th March 2018
The Goodwood Members Meeting is the season opener for historic motor racing, held annually to recreate the atmosphere and camaraderie or the original BARC Members Meeting held at Goodwood throughout the 50s and 60s.
May 2018
Monaco Historic Grand Prix
11th - 13th May 2018
Steeped in history, the legendary Monaco Grand Prix is organised every two years by the Automobile Club of Monaco, taking place on the same circuit as the Forumla 1 Grand Prix. Cars are distributed into 7 races from ‘pre-war’ to Forumla 3 cars. No other race in the Formula 1 Calendar can match this truly spectacular and glamorous circuit from Casino Square to the World’s most famous Hairpin..
June 2018
Le Mans 24 Hours
16th - 17th June 2018
One of the most famous endurance races in the world. Those long minutes before the start are legendary. After the morning’s entertainment and races, the tension mounts as the cars line up along the grandstand straight. Adrenaline peaks at 3pm when the green flag hails the beginning of 24 hours of racing gold!.
July 2018
Le Mans Classic
6th - 8th July 2018
Created in 2002 by Peter Auto in association with the Automobile Club de l’Ouest, Le Mans Classic offers a great retrospective of the legendary Le Mans 24 Hours. At Le Mans the racing is 24-7 and spectators can camp out on the circuit whilst races continue throughout the night. With nearly 500 race cars on the track and 8000 vintage cars in general enclosure, Le Mans Classic is set to be a poignant date in the motoring calendar.
At Straight Eight Logistics we are proud of our continuing association with motorsport teams and race events throughout the UK, Europe and the World. We understand the requirements for transporting and shipping production, sports and formula race cars, and the confidentiality needed to keep specifications and liveries under wraps for many race teams. By only using fully enclosed race car transporters you can rest assured that your rivals will only see your car when you wish them to.
We will transport your car directly to the circuit, where it will be unloaded into the paddock by our uniformed and highly trained drivers using winches and low approach ramp angles for low slung race cars. We are also able to transport spares and accessories with your vehicle if required. Many of our clients request for race cars to be delivered to the race circuit or road course just prior to qualifying and collected after the last race on a Sunday. Whatever your requirements, our punctuality and professionalism means we work to your race schedule not ours.
We regularly collect and deliver race cars from events such as: Goodwood Festival of Speed, Goodwood Revival, Silverstone Classic, Pau, Le Mans Classic, Monaco Historic Grand Prix, Millie Miglia. However, we can arrange delivery and collection to any race across the globe.
If you would like to discuss the transportation of single or multiple vehicles to races within the UK, Europe or further afield please contact us directly and a member of our team will be happy to answer any questions/queries that you may have.
July 2017
Car Fest North
28th - 30th July 2017
The brainchild of Chris Evans, Carfest North promises a dream of cars, music, food and masses of family fun. Expect the most amazing line up of cars from all over the world at Oulton Park..
August 2017
Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance
20th August 2017
Once a year, on the famed eighteenth hole at Pebble Beach Golf Links, tyre meets turf for the annual Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance. Originally a small social event paired with a road race through the pine and cypress forests of Pebble Beach, the Concours has grown into the top-ranking collector car competition in the world. Not a contest of speed, but of elegance – automobiles and motorcycles are judged for their historical accuracy, their technical merit and their style..
August 2017
Car Fest South
25th - 27th August 2017
CarFest South, held at Laverstoke Park Farm, will showcase lots of new and exciting categories on both the track and Hill Climb. You will see over 40 different clubs who will be bringing along some iconic, historic and classic cars..
August 2017
Salon Prive
31st August - 2nd September 2017
Hosted annually at the historic Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, Salon Price is the UK’s most exclusive automotive garden party, attracting exhibitors and concours entrants from across the globe.
September 2017
Concours of Elegance
1st - 3rd September 2017
A classic day out – the Concours of Elegance will be hosted at Hampton Court Palace this September. The event started back in 2012 at Windsor Castle and has grown in popularity ever since its launch, changing venues annually. This year’s event will bring together a selection of 60 of the rarest cars from around the world, many of which will never have been seen on English soil. Uniquely the winner isn’t selected by a panel of judges but the Owners of the cars themselves!
September 2017
Chantilly Arts & Elegance
10th September 2017
Almost 10,000 spectators attended the first running of the Chantilly Arts & Elegance Richard Mille near Paris, immediately becoming part of a very elite circle of outstanding classic car events. The fourth Chantilly Arts & Elegance Richard Mille event will be held on Sunday 10th September 2017, continuing the theme of previous year’s with the Concours d’Elegance aimed at the major classic car collectors. Not only dedicated to the Fine Arts, the event showcases the French Art de Vivre through Fashion, Decorative Arts and French gastronomy..
November 2017
NEC Classic Motor Show
10th - 12th November 2017
Straight Eight Logistics are the official transport partners to the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show. Showcasing over 2,500 classic car and motorbikes and the UK’s biggest indoor Autojumble and trader village, the show will also feature the Meguiar’s Club Showcase, The Wheeler Dealers Live stage with Discovery Channel, Silverstone Auctions’ two-day weekend sale, the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show Tour or ‘Drive a Classic Car Experience’ both brought to you by HERO Events Ltd.
January 2018
Autosport International
11th - 14th January 2018
Known as Europe’s largest indoor pre-season motorsport event, Autosport International will celebrate its 28th anniversary in 2018. The four day event includes two trade-only days for members of the motorsport industry to network and covers both professional and grass roots, from karting up to Formula One.
February 2018
Salon Retromobile
7th - 11th February 2018
This year’s Retromobile exhibition will be held in pavillions 1, 2 & 3 at the Porte de Versailles Exhibition Centre, Paris with everything from car clubs, scale model vendors and events organisers to restorers, coachbuilders and world class dealers.
February 2018
London Classic Car Show
15th - 18th February 2018
Showcasing the very best dealers, manufacturers, car clubs and products, the London Classic Car Show is bought to you by the organisers behind Top Gear Live and CarFest. Held at the Excel Exhibition Centre every February, the one of the show’s most unique features is The Grand Avenue – a motoring runway of over 80 stunning classics that are fired up and driven throughout the centre of the show.
Straight Eight Logistics deliver and collect vehicles from some of the largest car auctions and exhibitions in the automotive calendar across the UK and Europe.
We have a good working relationship with all the major auction houses; simply tell us which auction your car needs to be at and we will organise the rest.
We are also the preferred transport partners for many of the UK classic car exhibitions and are often able to secure permission for early delivery and late collection at the exhibition centres as a result. Since we operate with fully enclosed single and multi-car transporters, we have the facility to provide delivery of multiple vehicles at once, and by using covered transporters we ensure your vehicles arrive in precisely the condition they left in. We are also able to offer storage at our secure facility in Hampshire should you be unable to take delivery of the vehicles immediately before or after the event.
If you are interested in participating in an exhibition or auction outside of Europe, please contact us directly and a member of our logistics team will be happy to answer any questions/queries that you may have regarding containerised shipping and air freighting further afield.
July 2017
HERO 1000 Mile Trial
10th - 14th July 2017
The Royal Automobile Club 1000 Mile Trial is the benchmark for events in the pre-war category. Following on from the success of the new shorter format, the 2017 Royal Automobile Club 1000 Mile Trial will run over four and a half days in July, starting from Windsor, venturing through Stratford Upon Avon, Crew Hall and Winchester before finishing at Woodcote Park, the country home of the Royal Automobile Club.
September 2017
Gran Premio Nuvolari
15th - 17th September 2017
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.
September 2017
Best of Italy Festival
15th - 17th September 2017
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.
September 2017
HERO Challenge
23rd September
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.
November 2017
Bonhams London to Brighton Veteran Car Run
5th November 2017
The Bonhams London to Brighton Veteran Car Run is the world’s longest running motoring celebration, which traditionally takes place on the first Sunday of November every year. The event commemorates the Emancipation Run of 14th November 1896 which celebrated the passing into law of the Locomotives on the Highway Act. The Veteran Car Run sees around 400 extraordinary examples of pre -1905 manufactured vehicles embarking on the historic 60 mile journey annually from Hyde Park in central London to Brighton seafront in Sussex.
November 2017
RAC Rally of the Tests
9th – 12th November 2017
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 2017 event will start from Chester and finish in Harrogate, covering approximately 250 miles a day over 3 days including night sections.
December 2017
HERO Le Jog
8th - 12th December 2017
The HERO Le Jog 2017 route will be as demanding as its predecessors, starting in Land’s End and running up the west side of the UK. Maintaining the values of the original Le Jog with ultra competitive sections rendering it one of ‘the toughest Rally in Europe”. Running in December, Le Jog attracts crews from across the world and has become a “must do” on the annual rally calendar.
January 2018
Cuba Classic
15th January - 1st February 2018
Bespoke Rallies Cuba Classic, will give participants the chance to explore the entire island from the hustle and bustle of Havana to the quiet countryside taking in La Farola, the best mountain pass in Cuba, the Bay of Pigs, Guantanamo, Santa Clara and the magnificent causeways linking the islands to the mainland.
January 2018
Monte Carlo Historique Rally
31st January - 7th February 2018
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!
February 2018
HERO Winter Challenge
18th - 22nd February 2018
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.
Straight Eight Logistics offer a professional car transportation service to rallies on a global scale.
We understand the concept of rallying, the requirements of the participant and the logistics involved. Straight Eight Logistics are the preferred transportation partners for several well-known rally companies, including HERO Events, Modena Cento Ore Classic, the Three Castles Welsh Classic Trial and many more.
Rallies – The participants
For rally participants we offer a door-to-door service. We collect your vehicle from your chosen location and return it there after the event to your schedule. We can liaise with the rally company directly to ensure we have priority parking for pre-event delivery and that your car is delivered to the exact location it needs to be, ready for scrutineering.
On the event, we are able to offer breakdown recovery support where required. Our transporters can be sent to shadow the route and in the event that the rally mechanic is unable to fix your vehicle at the roadside, we will be on hand to load and repatriate you and your vehicle to the next overnight stop.
For the larger events such as Tour Auto or the Mille Miglia, we offer a personal vehicle support service, whereby we follow the rally with your dedicated mechanic, spares, accessories and even luggage.
Rallies – The Organisers
Straight Eight Logistics are able to provide rally organisers with a tailored logistics support package, taking the responsibility and stress out of organising the shipping and transportation of multiple vehicles to and from the event.
We can liase with the participants on your behalf to organise all the necessary paperwork associated with customs and shipping including temporary import licenses, title clearance and carnets in advance. We will provide you with an online spreadsheet that is regularly updated for your piece of mind.
We are able to collect the client’s vehicles with single car transporters from private residences and garages and collate at our secure storage facility, which is ideally situated just off the M3 near Hook, 4 miles from Fleet Services in Hampshire. We can move the vehicles with our fully enclosed multi car transporters to international shipping ports in the UK and ensure the vehicles are correctly strapped and loaded into containers for shipping. A representative will then be sent to meet the vehicles and oversee the unloading in the arrival port and the handover to the client.
If you would like to discuss the transportation of single or multiple vehicles to rallies within the UK, Europe or further afield please contact us directly and a member of our team would be happy to answer any questions/queries that you may have.