THOUSANDS of petrolheads have packed into Ormskirk to make
the market town’s second MotorFest event a spectacular success.
The event, organised jointly by Aintree Circuit Club and
West Lancashire Borough Council, saw scores of classic cars and bikes,
including Grand Prix racers and Group B rally cars, take to the town’s one way
system for the climax of a day of motorsport-themed action, in what has been
one of the town’s busiest trading days.
Councillor Paul Greenall, the mayor of West Lancashire, told
Life On Cars: “It’s been really good, and fortunately the weather held off.
There have been lots of very good cars here, and they’ve brought thousands of
people into Ormskirk.
“There’s been a lot of interest in both our charities, and
for Ormskirk the number of people speaks for itself. I hope there’s another
event next year, because this one’s been a big success.”
Among the highlights for visitors was the chance to watch
rally star Becky Kirvan put her motorsport-prepared Ford Fiesta through its
paces, the parade of supercars, including the McLaren MP4-12C, and a poignant
motorcycle parade held in memory of Southport superbike racer Ben Gautrey, who
was killed at a race in Cadwell Park last year.
Although the threat of bad weather had loomed over the
event, with participants being treated to downpours early on, sunshine during
the parades later on helped to attract as many 15,000 visitors into the town
centre to see the displays near the clock tower and in Coronation Park, as well
as a series of parades around the town’s one way system.
Neville Hay, event commentator, said: “I thought it went very well, especially given
the limited amount of time you have to work with, the amount you have to do and
the sheer number of cars involved. It’s not something that happens every day,
but I think it went extremely well.
“Last year’s event went very well, but this year’s show has
gone even better. I really hope it happens again next year.”
Life On Cars took these pictures at the event:
Keep an eye on Life On Cars for a video from the event, and
read more in next Wednesday’s edition of The Champion newspaper (August 29
edition).
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