HERO, Historic and Vintage Car Rallies for Classic Cars - Calendar 2012, 2013 & 2014

• HERO Cup

  

  Compete in 3 out of the 4 HERO events and aim to win one of the three generous prizes offer by our partners.

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• Summer Trial

  

  Ideal for those looking for a less demanding motoring experience. July 12th to 14th 2012

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• Le Jog Training and briefing Day 2012

  

  Friday 12th October. As well as a sample test & Regularity crews can also tackle the Throckmorton event the following day

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• The HERO Throckmorton Challenge

  

  One day special Classic Trial - 15 Special Tests, every one different & handful of regularities. 13th October 2012

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• LeJog

  

  Considered by crews as one of the toughest and most challenging events in Europe. December 1st to 4th 2012

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• London Lisbon

  

  The epic adventure of driving from London to Lisbon in May 2013! Full route details, entry form and fee will be available soon

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• Thousand Mile Trial

  

  Re tracing the route of the original 1000 Mile trial which was run in 1900. For Pre-War cars. Provisional date June 2013

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• Summer Trial 2013

  

  2013 the Summer Trial moves to South Wales - classic roads and stunning scenery guaranteed. 11th-13th July 2013

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• Le Jog 2013

  

  With new routes introduced for 2012 the challenge continues in 2013 7th to 10th December 2013

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• Scottish Malts

  

  After the success of the 2012 event the Scottish Malts Reliability Trial & Tour returns 28th April to 2nd May 2014.

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• 2012 Shows & Exhibitions

  

  Come and see HERO at Race Retro and drive a Classic Car, Friday 24th to Sunday 26th February

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• Tailor Made Events

  

  HERO offers tailor-made events aimed at people and corporate/social organizations who wish to design their own event.

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• Escrow Account

  

  All deposits received from HERO competitors are placed in an Escrow Account for complete piece of mind.

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• Icelandic Saga

  

  The Icelandic Saga is designed to be enjoyed by crews who normally only enter touring events.

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• Irish Trial

  

  The HERO Irish Trial, will be back due to popular demand. Starting and finishing in Dublin

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• Celtic Malts

  

  Two events in one. Start in Ireland for the six day event, or join up in Scotland and compete on the four day Scottish Malts.

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• Regulations & Eligibility

  

  Regulations & Eligibility Documents provide the essential guidance for HERO's reliability trials.

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• How to go Classic Car Rallying

  

  How to go Classic Car Rallying? Essential tips to get the most out of the event.

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HERO, The Historic Endurance Rallying Organisation came into existence over fifteen years ago specifically to organise and promote Le Jog; the Land’s End to John O’Groats Classic Reliability Trial and Classic Car Tour. Considered by enthusiasts throughout Europe and North America as one of greatest challenges that any classic car owner can undertake, Le Jog caters for experienced and novice competitors as well as those who just want to feel the elation of knowing that they have driven a classic car from one end of Great Britain to the other, in one of the most amazing historic rally for classic cars.

Competition on Le Jog comes in the form of the Reliability Trial, a day and night event which calls upon the map reading and navigational skills of the co-driver, the skills of the driver when faced with challenging manoeuvrability tests set against the clock, and the ability of both crew members to be able to negotiate a regularity section with secret checkpoints along twisty roads at a set average speed (never above 30mph).

Sounds tough? It is, but there is a less demanding and arduous side to Le Jog - the Classic Car Tour. If you can follow a road atlas, don’t mind spending time at the wheel of your beloved classic car but are not interested in competitive driving then the Tour is for you. Running in parallel with the main event, the Le Jog Classic Car Tour allows entrants to deviate from the suggested route but keep in contact with the competitive Trial by visiting the same main checkpoints.

HERO’s aim is to encourage as many classic car owners as possible to use their cars on the open road. Four to six events a year are organised by HERO and whilst Le Jog is certainly the toughest, the events cater for everyone. Newcomers particularly like the Summer Trial based in the UK and run over three days with no night sections. Navigation is straight forward and is by means of a Road Book which doesn’t require any knowledge of how to plot a map reference or read an OS map. The points system is the same on all HERO events so the Summer Trial is a good way to learn the basics and get to know how regularities work. However, even the Summer Trial has a dedicated Tour for those who want to take part but explore at their own leisurely pace. Want something a little different? Try the Scottish Malts event and get to visit distilleries and castles or the Icelandic SAGA and see some of the most spectacular scenery Europe can offer. Competitors on all HERO Reliability Trials compete for coveted Gold, Silver and Bronze medals along with class and special awards.

HERO offers all forms of support and assistance to classic car enthusiasts from training sessions through to classic car hire. You will even find a team of dedicated on-event mechanics. A recent addition to the HERO range of services is classic car storage in a secure and heated unit in South Wales. Fully alarmed and with close circuit TV, this facility aims to offer peace of mind to any enthusiast

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