35th Annual British Car Festival Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022   9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m (registration closes at 12:30) Harper College, 1200 West Algonquin Road, Palatine, IL With more than 500 beautiful cars, this is one of the largest celebrations of British automotive design and engineering in the United States. In addition to the cars, the festival features a variety of classic car parts vendors, presentations, tech workshops, authentic British food and new car dealers showcasing the latest imports from Great Britain. Admission for the general public is free, with donations encouraged for Shelter, Inc., which is a non-profit dedicated to providing community based, emergency and longer-term housing for abused and neglected children. Participant registration fee is $25 before September 3rd, $30 after and day of the festival. Prizes are awarded. The British Car Festival is organized by the British Car Union, which is a non-profit founded in 1986. It consists of representatives from 20 different Chicagoland British car clubs whose sole purpose is to coordinate the events critical to making the British Car Festival a success each September. For more info:   www.britishcarunion.com

Tally Ho Rally
September 18, 2022

Revised date

Once again we will travel through the picturesque landscapes of Barrington Hills. Registration is at 11:00 am, drivers meeting at 11:30 am, and the first car will be starting at 12:00 noon.

The starting point is the parking lot of the Lucky Monk Restaurant, 105 Hollywood Blvd, South Barrington, IL 60010, which is just north of the I-90 Barrington Rd exit. Early Birds come for coffee and donuts and some lively conversation.

The rally route is designed to provide a fun experience, with scenic and very low traffic Barrington Hills roads, taking you past open fields, horse pastures, some amazing homes, and lovely gardens and landscaping.

The Rally endpoint is the Lucky Monk, were we all can relax and commiserate.. and the rally length is less than 50 miles. Your rally car is an MG (with no marque penalty points) or any other vintage or later sports car or anything else you have running.

Equipment needed is a car, pencil, watch, and navigator. We look forward to seeing you.

Your rally masters

~~ Carl Vogel & Laurel Fredericks