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EVENT SCHEDULE 2008

Events at a glance... click on an event and it will bring you to the complete event information listed further down on this page.
January • ANNUAL NEW YEAR’S DAY ANTI-FOOTBALL RUN 1 January 2009
April

• NO FRILLS IRON BOTTOM MOTORING TOUR is no more... read below
THE CALIFORNIA MILLE 25 - 30 April 2009

May • MILLE MIGLIA ITALIA May 2009
MOTORING J STYLE TBA
September • CALIFORNIA MELEÉ September 2008
October • THE MILLE AUTUNNO 22-25 October 2008
December • 24 HOURS OF LEMONS TBA December, 2008
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September 2008
CALIFORNIA MELEÉ
(Not our event) A charming spoof of our California Mille.
Contact Jeff at the_shoog@yahoo.com
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22-25 October 2008
THE MILLE AUTUNNO –
Fall Colors Motoring Tour

Entry Form now available – Entry deadline: 8 September 2008

The Mille Autunno will be upgraded this year, both as to length and richness of content.
  • Starting at the Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena.
  • 825 miles over three driving days – 95% non-freeways.
  • Overnights: The Inn at Morro Bay, Quail Lodge
  • Finishing at the Cavallopoint Lodge in Sausalito, the newest, spectacular lodge you can imagine.
  • Cars – Mille Miglia style up to 1972
  • Cost – $4500

It is intended to be as nice as the California Mille, but to offer acceptance to post-57 cars.

Previous Years:

  • 2007 Route: We'll meet in Stockton at noon on Friday, 5 October, 2007, for lunch and drive to Kirkwood. Long drive on Saturday, then back to Kirkwood and on Sunday to Murphys for final lunch.
  • Read the 2006 Event Information
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TBA December, 2008
24 HOURS OF LEMONS "Hapless for the Holidays"
(Not our event) 500 cars – 24 hours – unbelievable! Thunderhill Raceway, Willows, CA.
www.24hoursoflemons.com
Contact jlamm@driversdoor.com
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1 January 2009
ANNUAL NEW YEAR’S DAY ANTI-FOOTBALL RUN

Bring your interesting 25 year-old + car.

Be sure to register by 1 December for your route notes and traditional dark-blue 01-01-09 sweatshirt with the clever quote or cartoon on the back.

Same old format – 8 a.m. at Poggio 9 a.m. departure. 1 p.m. no-host lunch at Poggio.

Previous Years:

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April 2009
NO FRILLS IRON BOTTOM MOTORING TOUR
is no more!

Read why...
Couresy of Autobooks-Aerobooks (Burbank) Calendar of Events

(Not our event) Contact NFIBMT@aol.com

Previous Years:

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25 - 30 April 2009
THE CALIFORNIA MILLE
19th California Mille
This is our biggest event of the year.

1000 miles throughout Northern California over 4 days.

Starting with a Car show at the Fairmont Hotel on Nob Hill on Sunday (the day before the actual start), including all Mille participants plus 60 classical luxury cars on 25 April 2009 from 11am to 5 pm. Free admission.

Updates to the 2008 California Mille

  • Allowed Car Entires: When the first Mille Miglia revival was held in 1982, cars were only 25 years old. Now, they’re 51! So we’ve decided to allow a very few post ’57 cars each year, as long as they’re fundamentally the same design as a ‘57 or earlier predecessor. For example, this will make all 356’s and Alfa Guilia’s eligible for consideration. But it won’t help Jaguar XK-E’s – they’re so obviously a next-generation car.
  • Last Night of the 2008 Mille: A surprise is in store on the last night of the 2008 Mille. On that day, May 1, 2008, a fine new lodge, in a spectacular location, is opening near Sausalito.  It’s Cavallopoint – the Lodge at the Golden Gate.  You’ll understand how high they’re aiming when I tell you they’ve already hired a Michelin Two-Star (!) chef. If all goes as expected by May, we’ll have some exciting news about that same location and the Mille 2009.

California Mille 2007:

Previous Years:

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May 2009
MILLE MIGLIA ITALIA
(Not our event) Now organized by MAC Events.
See their new website at www.1000miglia.eu/inglese/home.html
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TBA 2009
MOTORING J STYLE
A Japanese car festival at the Solano County Fairgrounds in Vallejo. 1958 - 2007 Car show, Drift, Rally-X and Vendors. Go to: www.MotoringJStyle.com
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For further information: info@californiamille.com
tel: 415.479.9940 • fax: 415.479.9911

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WHAT'S NEW
Mille Autunno Entry Form
22-25 Oct. 2008 is now available. Entry deadline:
8 Sept. 2008
Mille Autunno Press Release
Backroads Adventures video can now be seen & purchased here
Road Work
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