The Carlisle Import & Performance Nationals is an event that showcases over 1,700 unique and stunning imported vehicles from around the world, along with domestics, kit cars, motorcycles, trucks, and high-end performance vehicles. Scheduled for May 10-11, 2024, and May 16-17, 2025, at the Carlisle PA Fairgrounds, the event offers a range of activities including an automotive flea market, burnouts, club gatherings, corral displays, judged events and competitions, kids’ activities, special displays, and more.
Special features of the event include “The Freak Show,” a display of rare and unique vehicles, such as foreign market models and others not commonly seen in the U.S. The event also hosts NICOfest, presented by NICOClub.com, offering autocross racing and drifting exhibitions. Moreover, there’s a Drift Limbo Contest, where drivers skillfully drift through a narrowing space, a Rolling Burnout & Donut Contest for tire burning excitement, and a Multi Round Rolling Exhaust Contest, judging cars based on the sound of their exhaust