The region’s biggest motoring event roars to life once more this weekend, with more than 1000 cars, motorbikes, trucks descending on the Geelong Waterfront for the Geelong Revival Motoring Festival.
Kicking off today (November 22), the event runs through until Sunday, boasting a wide range of events and activities for the whole family.
The centrepiece of the festival is the Quarter Mile Sprints, with everything from vintage machines to modern vehicles racing down Ritchie Boulevard throughout the weekend.
Event director Nicholas Heath said this year’s racing events were going to be bigger and better than ever.
“We’ve got 138 (racing entries) each day, and we’re running motorcycles as well as cars,” he said.
“We’re one of the very few events to do two and four wheels, it just doesn’t happen, so it’s going to be fun.”
After missing the 2023 Revival, fan favourites the Hot Wheels Stunt Team led by Matt Mingay will return, delivering multiple shows on Saturday and Sunday. Young car lovers will get their chance to be involved, with the Hot Wheels play space also back this year.
The annual Classic Motorshow, National Vintage Fashion Awards, dozens of food vendors and exhibitions by some of the biggest motoring companies are all free to check out, as is all the racing action.
Mr Heath said the more than 300 volunteers and workers who were involved in setting up the event site had done a fantastic job.
“We’re hyper-organised; (on Tuesday) I felt like it should be Thursday,” he said.
“Considering the state of the economy and everything else, it’s gone surprisingly well. The partnerships have been great and the ticket sales have actually been higher this year than they were last year.”
Visit geelongrevival.com.au for more information, pit passes and VIP tickets.
