2012 Ormskirk MotorFest wins backing of councillors

A 2012 Ormskirk MotorFest is one step closer to revving into action after West Lancashire councillors voted tonight to give it their support.

At a cabinet meeting at West Lancashire Borough Council – situated a stone’s throw from the MotorFest street circuit route – plans to support another event and to grant it funding to the tune of £17,500 were given the green light, paving the way for hundreds of classic cars and motorbikes to visit the market town for a second time.

Ormskirk councillor Adrian Owens, the borough council’s deputy leader, said at the meeting:

“I fully support the idea of another Ormskirk MotorFest. As an Ormskirk councillor, I saw that it was a great success.

“Here is an event which brought 10,000 people into the town, and while we should look for additional sponsors to help cover the costs of such an event I believe it is one the council should fully support.”

The £17,500 funding will be provided by the council to Aintree Circuit Club, who organised last year’s MotorFest and are keen to build on that event’s success for 2012.

Although the council has now lent its support to the Ormskirk MotorFest being held again a definite date has yet to be announced, although provisions have already been put in place to hold the event on the August Bank Holiday weekend, similar to the inaugural event last year.

Life On Cars, which in August 2010 was the first motoring website to reveal details of the inaugural MotorFest, produced an offically-backed magazine to help accompany the event.

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