Historic Coventry MotoFest to be 'best ever'

A historic MotoFest Coventry festival is revving up for the return of competitive motorsports to a UK city centre circuit



The event’s first ever sprint competition headlines a weekend of high octane highlights on and off the track.

There will also be time trials, parades, supercars and passenger rides.

The two-day weekend festival (June 2 and 3) will host a series of time trial events – which will be drawn from the British Automobile Racing Club’s (BARC) various championship series.

And these will take place on the unique city centre sprint circuit on Coventry’s ring road.

The festival will be dedicated to Coventry’s motoring heritage.

It will be the first time competitive motorsport has been hosted on a UK city centre circuit since the Birmingham Superprix in 1990.

The short oval circuit will also host Fueltopia’s Formula G Championship featuring a timed shoot-out with 20 of its top drivers.

Saturday will see practice sessions before Sunday’s qualifying heats and head-to-head battles on the circuit to decide who will top the standings.

In the home city of the iconic automotive marque, the Jaguars will roar with a special 30-year anniversary of Jaguar’s XJR-9 1988 Le Mans victory with the iconic car set to take part in the sprint circuit.

Supercars will also be on show with the Supercar Driver club (SCD) – the UK’s leading club for supercar drivers – making a first ever appearance at the festival.

Lamborghinis, Bugattis, Ferraris and McLarens will be on display in a dedicated super car area close to Coventry Cathedral.

To open proceedings, there will be a motorcycle ride-out from the historic Coombe Abbey Hotel to the sprint circuit, followed by a parade lap to officially open this year’s event.

This year will also see a new dedicated bike village with the Get On ride and try experience, Wall of Death, DynABike and displays from classic bike clubs, a street food village and regular food and drink retailers.