Revival rumbles through Geelong

ENGINES revved at Geelong Waterfront last weekend as the Geelong Revival Motoring Festival made its annual return.

Festival director Nicholas Heath said despite the unpleasant weather, as many as 50,000 visitors attended the three-day automotive extravaganza from Friday, November 24 to Sunday, November 26.

“The event went surprisingly good, we haven’t got a hard number yet on attendance, but we project it ranged from 45,000 to 50,000 people over the three days,” Mr Heath said.

“We thought the rain would slow people down, but they still came out which was terrific to see.”

The festival enthralled the crowd with the Quarter Mile sprints involving over 300 vehicles going full throttle down Ritchie Boulevard with over 1,000 automotive displays lined throughout the event site.

The event also welcomed a range of operational military vehicles, providing festivalgoers a rare opportunity to observe the vehicles up close including a special air show from the flying Warbirds.

Other community organisations were out in force, including the CFA, Victoria Police, Ambulance Victoria, and the SES to interact with the community.

“We’re always wanting to do something new and interesting each year at the Geelong Revival Motoring Festival,” Mr Heath said.

“We’re already talking about next year and lining up suggestions for both on-track and off-track festivities.

“We can’t wait to welcome people back on the last weekend of November in 2024.”

For full results from this year’s Quarter Mile Sprints, head to geelongrevival.com.au/past-results/