The world may be in the process of reopening, but the effects of the coronavirus pandemic continue. The Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance, scheduled for September 19-20 in Ontario, Canada, has been canceled for 2020. So has the Audrain Concours & Motor Week, scheduled for October 2-4 in Newport, Rhode Island.
- In Canada, concours organizers expressed continuing concern about Covid-19 and its potential presence at the event and the possible spread of the virus as people traveled to and from the show.
Founded in 2011 by the McLeese family, the Cobble Beach event quickly became Canada’s premier concours. The concours raises money for two hospitals, the Sunnybrook Foundation and the Owen Sound Regional Hospital Foundation. Event organizers expressed the hope that its supporters would continue to support those institutions.
- Meanwhile, the Audrain event, which made its debut in 2019, won’t take place again until September 30-October 3, 2021.
“After a careful review of Governor Raimondo’s Reopen RI phased approach and in the best interest of our visitor guests, concours participants, judges, staff, volunteers, partner sponsors and the general public, we have come to the decision,” organizers said.
“After welcoming nearly 70,000 visitor guests in 2019, it would be difficult to imagine a way to host them in the manner Newport and the event deserves in the current conditions,” said Audrain chief executive Donald Osborne.
“This is especially important to us as the enthusiastic response from Concours entrants, volunteers and partner sponsors indicated that all were eager to come together and build on the excitement and success of our inaugural event.”
- Though not a cancelation, the annual Great Race for vintage vehicles sponsored by Hemmings Motor News has been postponed from June 20-28 to August 22-30. The route this year runs from San Antonio, Texas, to Greenville, South Carolina.
“The Great Race will follow all CDC, state and local guidelines, and officials have been working closely with cities to have spectators line the streets on the way into the venue to ensure social distancing rather than in large groups,” event organizers said in their announcement.
- Mecum Auctions announced that it will postpone the Eddie Vannoy Collection sale, has postponed Dana Mecum’s 33rd Original Spring Classic sale at Indianapolis until July 10-18, but plans to go forward with its Gone Farmin’ auction in Davenport, Iowa, on June 17-20.
Here is the updated list of automotive events impacted by the global pandemic:
Canceled —
Geneva Motor Show
Historic Vehicle Association Drive History conference
Australian Grand Prix F1 race
Goodguys events in Texas and Arizona
Greenwich Concours d’Elegance
Buffalo Motorama
MAG auction, Peoria, Arizona
Philadelphia Concours d’Elegance
Studebaker Extravaganza at AACA Museum
Muscle Car City car show
Merzouga Rally
RM Auctions Auburn Spring sale
Monaco, Dutch and Spanish F1 races
Monaco Historic Grand Prix
RM Sotheby’s Monaco auction
World of Outlaws California spring tour
Bonhams Goodwood Member’s Meeting auction
McPherson College C.A.R.S. Club car show and motoring festival
Cincinnati Concours d’Elegance
AACA Central Spring Nationals
Scottsdale Motorsports Gathering for April
Detroit auto show
Paris Motor Show
Mecum Auctions Portland, Oregon, sale
The Mitty vintage racing weekend
Detroit Grand Prix race weekend
Keenland Concours d’Elegance
Le Mans Classic vintage races
McPherson College car show
Legends of the Autobahn show
Hagerty Festival of the Unexceptional
Indianapolis Historic Racing Exhibition
Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
Gooding & Company Pebble Beach auction
The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering
McCalls Motorworks Reunion
Concours d’Lemons
Forest Grove Concours d’Elegance
Concours on the Avenue
Concorso Italiano
Russo and Steele Monterey auction
Worldwide Auctioneers Pacific Grove auction
Vicari Auctions at Nocoma, Texas
47th annual Back to the Fifties car show
Barrett-Jackson Northeast auction
Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance
Audrain’s Concours d’Elegance and Motor Week
Postponed —
New York Auto Show (rescheduled for August 28-September 6)
Techno-Classic Essen and RM Sotheby’s auction (tentatively rescheduled for mid-June)
Bahrain, Vietnam and Chinese Grand Prix races
IndyCar races at St. Petersburg, Alabama, Long Beach and Texas
IMSA races at St. Petersburg, Sebring (rescheduled for November 11-14), Alabama and Long Beach
RADwood events in South Carolina and Philadelphia
F9 movie (rescheduled for release April 2, 2021)
Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach auction (rescheduled for October)
NHRA Gatornationals
Motorsports Hall of Fame of America 2020 induction ceremony
Team Shelby Bash
Road Racing Drivers Club Evening with Rick Mears
Michelin NCM Bash at the National Corvette Museum Motorsports Park (rescheduled for May 28-30)
Vehicle production at Lamborghini and Ferrari
Practical Classics Classic Car & Restoration Show (UK)
NASCAR races (through May 3)
Bicester Heritage April Scramble (rescheduled for June 21)
Arizona FuelFest, rescheduled for September 19
Porsche, Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Volvo, Aston Martin and Skoda suspend vehicle production
General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, Toyota, Volvo and Nissan suspend vehicle production in the U.S. through March. Ford also has suspended production in South America, India, South Africa, Thailand and Vietnam.
Scottsdale Off-Road Expo
Charlotte Auto Fair (rescheduled for June 12-14)
Spring open house at Lingenfelter Collection
Caffeine and Octane events scheduled for April
Mecum Auctions in Iowa and Texas
Greenbrier Concours d’Elegance (rescheduled for September 4-6)
Formula E racing season
24 Hours of Le Mans (rescheduled for September 19-20)
Gooding & Company London auction
Mille Miglia (rescheduled for October 22-25)
Ferrari Challenge races at Indianapolis and Snetterton
Michelin NCM Bash (rescheduled for May 28-30)
Spring Goo car show and auction (rescheduled for May 27-31)
Copperstate 1000 vintage rally (rescheduled for October 31-November 4)
Sonoma Speed Festival vintage racing weekend (rescheduled for September 4-6)
Keels & Wheels (rescheduled for October 17-18)
2021 Pirelli Calendar
Goodwood Festival of Speed
Indianapolis 500 (rescheduled for August 23)
LaJolla Concours d’Elegance (rescheduled for September 19-20)
London Concours (rescheduled for August 19-20)
Mecum Auctions Indianapolis sale (rescheduled for June 23-28)
HSR Fall Historics races
Introduction of NASCAR’s Next Gen race car
Mecum Auctions Gone Farmin’ Spring Classic auction (rescheduled for June 17-20)
EyesOn Design concours (rescheduled for September 13)
Carlisle Import & Performance Nationals (rescheduled for August 14-16)
RM Sotheby’s Elkhart Collection auction (rescheduled for October 23-24)
Leake Tulsa auction (rescheduled for June 26-27)
Sandhills Motoring Classic (rescheduled for September 4-6)
Bonhams Swiss auction (rescheduled for September 20)
Mini Takes the States road rally (rescheduled for summer 2021)
Luftgekuhlt 7 (rescheduled for November 1)
Road America Spring Vintage Festival
Villa d’Este concours (rescheduled for October 16-18)
Trans Am Speedfest at Laguna Seca (rescheduled for December 3-6)
Monterey SportsCar Championship (rescheduled for September 4-6)
Sea Otter Classic races at Laguna Seca (rescheduled for October 1-4)
National Association of Automobile Museums conference (rescheduled for April 28-May 1, 2021)
Carlisle Spring (rescheduled for June 17-20)
Wisconsin Dells car show (rescheduled for September 12-13)
Salon Prive (rescheduled for September 23-26)
NASCAR races at Martsinsville, Virginia
Goodguys Salt Lake Nationals (rescheduled for July 17-19)
Fountain Valley (California) car show (rescheduled for August 29)
HSR Atlanta Fall Historics (rescheduled for October 8-11)
Bonhams Carmel auction
The Great Race (postponed until August 22-30)
Mecum Auctions Indianapolis (rescheduled for July 10-18)
Mecum Auctions Vannoy Collection