1000 Miglia
Xperience UK 2027:
The First British Running
Xperience UK 2027:
The First British Running
Five days of regularity racing across the North York Moors, the Yorkshire Dales and Northumberland, with the start ramp at Harewood House and the finish in Harrogate town centre.
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The first UK running
The 1000 Miglia ran as a road race 24 times between 1927 and 1957 and survives today as a regularity event through Italy. In July 2027 it comes to Britain for the first time. The 1000 Miglia Xperience UK is based in North Yorkshire, runs over five days, and is held in association with Motorsport UK, Visit North Yorkshire and Harewood.
Rudding Park near Harrogate is the event hotel for the opening nights. Cars are presented for administrative checks and scrutineering in the grounds on the Wednesday. Thursday brings a training run and a 37 mile prologue that takes in the Harewood Hillclimb, the longest hill climb course in the country, with lunch at Bowcliffe Hall and a time trial at Rudding Park. Harewood House holds the competing cars on the south terrace for the 1000 Miglia display.
Three competitive days follow, 413 miles in all. The first is a 139 mile loop over the North York Moors from Harewood House, with a passage control at Castle Howard and a time trial at Birdsall House. The second runs 129 miles north through Grassington and Hawes, over the Buttertubs Pass and past the Ribblehead Viaduct to a lunch halt and time trial at Raby Castle, finishing at Matfen Hall in Northumberland. The third returns 145 miles south by Barnard Castle and Richmond, with an average speed test on the Croft race circuit and afternoon tea at Grantley Hall before the finish in Harrogate.
Entry covers one car and two people, five nights in the event hotels, five dinners including the welcome and awards nights, four lunches with VIP hospitality at Harewood House, route books and secure overnight parking. Three classes are offered: cars built before 1957 and eligible for the 1000 Miglia, classics built between 1958 and 1987, and post-1987 continuation and reincarnated classics by invitation. The Fast Lane Club handles entries.
This is the first UK running of the event, so no photography of it exists yet. The images on this page are for illustration.
Photography and film: the operator
1000 Miglia Xperience UK 2027: The First British Running - The Fast Lane Club
Arrival, administrative checks and scrutineering
Rudding Park near Harrogate is the event hotel for the opening nights. Cars are presented in the grounds for administrative checks and scrutineering, crews collect route books and merchandise, and the event opens with a welcome dinner at the hotel.
Prologue, and the 1000 Miglia display at Harewood House
A training session, then a 37 mile prologue loop out through Wetherby, Otley and Beckwithshaw, with an average speed test on the Harewood Hillclimb, the longest hill climb course in the country, a time trial at Rudding Park and lunch at Bowcliffe Hall. Harewood House holds the 1000 Miglia display and the centenary celebration, followed by the pre-race dinner.
Race day one, the North York Moors
A 139 mile loop starting and finishing at Harewood House, north by Pateley Bridge and Fountains Abbey to Thirsk, then east to a passage control at Castle Howard and a time trial at Birdsall House, with time controls at Duncombe Park and an average speed test on the Harewood Hillclimb on the way back. Barbecue dinner at Rudding Park.
Race day two, the Dales into Northumberland
129 miles north from Harewood House through Grassington and Hawes, over the Buttertubs Pass and past the Ribblehead Viaduct, with lunch and a time trial at Raby Castle and a passage control at Consett. The day finishes at Matfen Hall in Northumberland, with dinner at the hotel.
Race day three, and the finish at Harrogate
145 miles south from Matfen Hall by way of RAF Ouston, Barnard Castle and Richmond, with an average speed test on the Croft race circuit, lunch at Middleton Lodge and afternoon tea at Grantley Hall. The race finishes in Harrogate town centre, and the finale dinner and awards are held at Rudding Park.
What's included
- Five nights' accommodation based on two people sharing
- Five evening dinners, including the welcome dinner and the finale awards dinner
- Four buffet lunches, including VIP hospitality at Harewood House on 1000 Miglia day
- Sealing ceremony
- Overnight car parking and security
- Route books
- Merchandise bags
Not included
- Your car. Entry is open to pre-1957 cars eligible for the 1000 Miglia, classics built between 1958 and 1987, and post-1987 continuation and reincarnated classics by invitation
- Travel to and from Harrogate
- Fuel
- Competition licences and any insurance required for the competitive sections
- Single room accommodation, which is covered by the Gold entry at GBP 16,500 for two people
- Superior room upgrades
- Support crew packages
- Personal spending
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