The 1.5-mile circuit along Coventry's ring road will feature a series of chicanesBTCC driver Rob Austin and seven Renault Clio Cup teams will race on the 1.5-mile street circuit
An array of racing and rally cars have been confirmed to tackle the 1.5-mile temporary street circuit at Coventry's Motofest, which takes place between 29 and 31 May.
British Touring Car Championship driver Rob Austin will put his Audi A4 touring car through its paces, while seven teams from the Renault Clio Cup series will also be in attendance, including Lichfield-based local driver Ant Whorton-Eales, who currently leads the Clio Cup championship.
A pan-European club called Slowly Sideways will be showcasing a variety of Group B rally cars around the city's ring road. The Rover BRM gas turbine race car - the first gas turbine car to compete at the Le Mans 24-hour race - will also appear on Coventry's ring road, the first time it has been run in more than 50 years, since it was road tested in the city back in the early 1960s.
Other highlights during the three-day motoring festival include the Falken Tyre UK drift team doing demonstration laps of the course.
The 1.5-mile long temporary street circuit will take in a section of the ring road beginning just before the slip road on Junction 6, before heading all the way down to Junction 4 and then returning back to finish at Junction 6. The circuit’s official start line will begin at the slip road just before Junction 6, setting off into the new Friargate tunnel.
On the circuit, drivers will negotiate chicanes before heading under Junction 5 toward the London Road before looping back on themselves back toward Junction 5, again negotiating chicanes before taking the finish line just before the new Friargate tunnel back at Junction 6.
A paddock is being created on the ring road itself underneath Junction 8 at Holyhead Road, with a ‘turn around’ created by city engineers in the central reservation.
The track will feature a series of chicanes, crash barriers and marshal points, along with various viewing areas and spectator zones around the route.
Motofest festival director James Noble said: "We are so excited to announce the line-up of vehicles we now have confirmed to take part on the new ring road sprint circuit.
"Motofest 2015 is bigger and better than ever this year, and with the sprint circuit, demonstration events and parades, static displays, live motorsport arena and the live music events, it's going to be a fantastic celebration of the city's motoring heritage."
Tickets for the three-day festival are available here.
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