It’s the perfect time of year to drive your canyon runner up the mountain to check out the fall leaves. And while some motorsport organizations’ seasons wrap up in September, others are going strong through October and beyond. There are also plenty of car shows and other events.

(1) If there are non-recurring events missing from this list, please email utahmotornews@gmail.com and let us know what should be added.

(2) www.jchackett.com/events and utahcarczar.com/upcoming-car-shows are good sources of detailed information on recurring events including car shows, cruises, etc.

(3) Events are listed as scheduled by organizers. Late schedule changes may not be reflected.

(4) Acronyms:

AMA = American Motorcycle Association

BBM = Burt Brothers Motorpark (formerly UMC), near Grantsville, UT

DMD = Diamond Mountain Dragway, near Vernal UT

DMS = Diamond Mountain Speedway, near Vernal, UT

DTR = Desert Thunder Raceway, near Price, UT

GJMS = Grand Junction Motor Speedway, CO

HPDE = High Performance Driver Event training

IRPCA = Intermountain Region Porsche Club of America

LVRPCA = Las Vegas Region Porsche Club of America

MRAN = Motorcycle Racing Association of Nevada

NASA = National Auto Sport Association

SCCA = Sports Car Club of America 

SXS = Side-by-Side Off-road Vehicle

UMORA = Utah Motorcycle Off-Road Racing Association

USBA = Utah Sport Bike Association

USRA = Utah Sportsman Riders Association

WORCS = World Off-road Racing Championship Series

(5) Color Coding

Green: primarily spectator event

Blue: primarily participant event

Red: primarily competitive event

Date, Event, Location

Sep 29th – Oct 4th, Trail Hero Off-road Mega Event, Sand Hollow State Park

Oct 2nd – 4th, Bonneville Off-road Racing Lucky Chance 250, Wendover, NV

Oct 3rd, Day of the Dead Fundraiser Car Show, Washington Terrace 

Oct 4th, Apex (Streetbike) Track Day, BBM

Oct 4th, Ultra Diesel Breast Cancer Fundraiser Car Show, Draper

Oct 4th, Car-Truck-Bike-Boat Show, Jordanelle State Park

Oct 4th, Sandy City Spooktacular Farmers Market & Car Show, Sandy

Oct 4th, Bonneville Brewery Car Show, Tooele

Oct 4th, Washington Oktoberfest Car Show, Washington

Oct 4th, Ken Garff Chrysler Mopar Car Show, West Valley City

Oct 4th – 5th, Utah SCCA Autocross, BBM

Oct 8th, Amateur Track Day, Road Course & Autocross, BBM

Oct 8th, Member Track Day, BBM

Oct 8th, Autostrada Gentlemanly Track Day, BBM

Oct 8th, Camaro Club Halloween Car Show, West Valley City

Oct 10th, CarQuest Car Show, Beaver

Oct 10th – 11th, Diamond Mountain Dragway Racing, Price

Oct 10th – 12th, NASA Utah QuadDuro Automotive Racing, Time Trial & HPDE, BBM

Oct 10th – 12th, UTV Offroad Adventures Lake Powell SXS Extravaganza, Big Water

Oct 10th – 12th, WORCS ATV/Motorcycle Desert Racing Series, Round 8, Mesquite, NV

Oct 10th – 11th, Utah SCCA Rallycross, Price

Oct 11th, Toys for Tots Car Show, Bluffdale

Oct 11th, Farmington Girls Lacrosse Car Show, Farmington

Oct 11th, Cops & Cars Car Show, LaVerkin

Oct 11th, Race Ready Foundation Rad Kids Gravity Car Championships, LaVerkin

Oct 11th, Intercap Lending Saprea Benefit Car Show, Murray

Oct 11th, Halloween Havoc Demolition Derby, Ogden

Oct 11th, Fall Fest on Main Street Car Show, Parowan

Oct 11th, Providence City Car Show, Providence

Oct 11th, Kermit’s Spooktacular Car Show, Richfield

Oct 11th, Fearless Dance Halloween Boofest Car Show, West Jordan

Oct 11th, Red Rock Racers Automotive Time Trial, Round 6, GJMS

Oct 12th, UMCKC Kart Racing Championship Series, Round 10, BBM

Oct 12th, American Legion Post #129 Car Show, Huntsville

Oct 15th, Member Track Day, BBM

Oct 15th, Autostrada Gentlemanly Track Day, BBM

Oct 17th, Halloween Spooktacular Trunk or Treat with Classic Cars, South Salt Lake

Oct 17th – 19th, UTV Offroad Adventures Mesquite to Bar-10 Ranch Grand Canyon, Mesquite, NV

Oct 18th, Utah SCCA Autocross, BBM

Oct 18th, Eagle Mountain Halloween Car Show, Eagle Mountain

Oct 18th, C/10 Club Truck or Treat Truck-Car Show, Murray

Oct 18th, Horsepower Rodeo, Salt Lake City

Oct 18th, Moto86 Motocross Series, Round 1, Mesquite, NV

Oct 21st, Member Track Day, BBM

Oct 21st, Autostrada Gentlemanly Track Day, BBM

Oct 24th, CarQuest Car Show, Cedar City

Oct 25th, Salt City Drift Amateur Drifting, BBM

Oct 25th, USRA Cross Ruts Black Rock Reaper Motorcycle Desert Race, Jericho

Oct 25th, LVRPCA Southern Utah Charity Porsche Car Show, St. George

Oct 25th, First Responders Car Show, St. George

Oct 26th, Utah SCCA Autocross, BBM

Oct 30th, Digby’s Trunk & Treat Car Show, St. George

Oct 31st, Stockton12 Honda Car Show & Trunk or Treat, Sandy