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Engines will be revving on Victoria Avenue next month as the first road race for more than 50 years kickstarts the Island’s International Motoring Festival.
The event, which starts on Thursday 5 June and runs for four days, attracts thousands of local and visiting enthusiasts who get to show off their motors all around the Island.
President of the Classic & Vintage Motor Racing Club of Jersey Robert Surcouf said: “2014 promises to be a very exciting Festival, with the return of a road race to Jersey for the first time in over 50 years and once again we have attracted entries from here, Guernsey, the UK and Europe to take part in the various competitions.
“We hope as many islanders as possible find some time to visit us over the weekend and to enjoy the sights and sounds of some of the most amazing machines ever built.”
Victoria Avenue will also be the venue for the popular Moonlight sprints on Friday 6 June and the roads will be humming throughout the weekend with the classic car hill climbs at Westmount and Mount Bingham and the touring class.
The last road race in Jersey was back in 1952 on a circuit from West Park to Bel Royal via the Avenue and back along the Inner Road.
The RUBiS Jersey International Motoring Festival takes place from 5 to 8 June and you can find out more about it at www.jimf.je or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/jimffestival
RUBIS Marketing and Communications Manager Nick Crolla said: “RUBiS has always supported the event because we recognise the cultural and economic value it brings to the island. “
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