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It’s time to get in gear for the inaugural Chattanooga Motor Car Festival — a three-day event that will bring vintage vehicles, bikes + boats, industry celebrities + the opportunity to watch high-speed races through the Scenic City’s streets.
🏎️ Festival overview
- Oct. 11-13
- Family-friendly, featuring vintage + historic cars
- Time-trial event will have cars racing at 150-mph on Chattanooga’s riverfront
- Hosted by the Westin Hotel + Chattanooga’s West Village
- Sponsored by Volkswagen of America
- Benefits Erlanger Neuroscience Institute
- Two-day general admission is $55, + a full festival experience costs $145
- Ticket info here.
- Check out this video preview.
🏎️ Three main events
- Time trials — Between the Bridges
During this competitive event, one car goes against the clock. Historic + vintage cars will speed through a 1.5-mile circuit on Riverside Drive. The event is limited to 50 cars, divided into about 10 classes. To enter + see a list of eligible cars, click here.
- High Jinks Rallye — Experience the Landscape
This event allows participants to experience Chattanooga’s scenic landscape. It includes a driver, a navigator and a daily challenge + route for drivers. For more info, click here.
- Concours D’ Elegance — Rendezvous of the Greats
For this Saturday event, “significant vintage + historic” cars will be on display. Click here for more information.
🏎️ The classic cars
So, what kinds of cars are we talking? Here are a few examples:
- 1956 Wright Special
- 1938 Wolseley Special
- 1929 Ford Model A
- 1958 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham
- 1928 BMW R62 motorcycle
🏎️ Celebs, yo
- Brian Redman — The Englishman has won nine sports car, road-racing championships over six decades will be the grand marshall.
- Alain de Cadenet — Formula 1 and endurance racer + TV commentator
- Donald Osborne — automotive consultant, historian and TV commentator
- Wayne Carini — He’s of “Chasing Cars” TV fame and master car restorer
- Keith Martin — writer, publisher, TV commentator and founder of Sports Car Market magazine
- Former NASCAR driver Bill Elliott
