Diary

13-16 Nov MPH 08 ShowThe Birmingham-flavoured leg of the supercar show takes place at the NEC. Come and say hello at the evo stand…www.mphshow.co.uk

14-17 Nov Roger Clark Rally, Leeds, YorkshireThe classic rallying action kicks off in Leeds before hitting Carlisle, Dumfries and Kielder Forestrogeralbertclarkrally.org

21-30 Nov L.A. Auto ShowCatch world debuts of the Nissan 370Z and VW’s mid-engined roadster in the City of Angelswww.laautoshow.com

22-23 Nov London Motorsport Show, Brands Hatch, KentWant to go racing? You’ll find out everything you need to know herelondonmotorsport.co.uk

29 Nov Grizedale Stages Rally, Coniston, CumbriaPractise being cold and wet in a forest in preparation for next weekend…www.grizedalestages.co.uk

4-7 Dec Wales Rally GB…when Cardiff plays host to all the big names, including Loeb, Hirvonen and, erm, Catchpole – if he can find 12 grand…www.walesrallygb.com

6-9 Dec Le Jog RallyA bunch of classics have a crack at Land’s End to John O’Groats to see which one breaks down the leastwww.hero.org.uk

5-14 Dec Bologna Motor ShowThe year’s motor show circuit draws to a close, although being Italy, the girls will be just as important as the carswww.motorshow.it

7 Dec Speed Sunday, KnockhillTake to the track or enter your pride and joy for the Car of the Show awardwww.knockhill.com

14 Dec Race of Champions, Wembley Stadium, LondonThe annual clash of the motorsport world’s titans takes place at Wembley for the second year on the trot. If you’re unfamiliar with the format, trust us, it’s great fun. Parallel tracks plus identical cars equals a sure-fire way to decide a race on driving talent alone. And there’ll be talent aplenty, with Sébastian Loeb, Michael Schumacher and last year’s overall winner Mattias Ekström all confirmed to take part. The 354bhp-per-ton RoC buggies should feature, as will a nice mixture of other motors – last year saw everything from the Abarth Punto to the Aston Vantage N24 on the trackwww.raceofchampions.com

13-14 Dec Rockingham Stages RallyRallying fun without the need to wear a bobble hat, although don’t let that stop youwww.rockingham.co.uk 19 Dec Circuit Days Trackday, Oulton ParkSqueeze in a bit of track action before Santa Claus comes to townwww.circuit-days.co.uk