The worst thing you can say about most automotive concours is that they’re dead stagnant, sometimes too much like seeing dinosaur bones in a museum. The folks who organize the Desert Classic Concours d’Elegance in Palm Springs, California, have other ideas. The 2011 concours has been expanded to a full week, led off by two days of vintage competition at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway.
Chuckwalla Valley is a members-only road course located in Desert Center, California, about an hour east of Palm Springs in Riverside County. Two days of racing are set for February 19 and 20 under VARA sanction. The concours takes place February 27, following a tour, at the La Quinta Resort and Club in the Santa Rosa foothills. For information, visit www.desertconcours.com or call 760-766-1777.