Schedule of Events

The Gordon Bennett Classic Road Run is open to all vintage, veteran and classic cars, motorcycles and commercials registered prior to 1993. Entry is at the committees discretion.

Events– All events are non-competitive.

Day 1- Friday 30th of May 2025

Registration and Launch Night at Laois County Council Civic Hall and Chambers from 6pm . Introductions and speeches and guest speakers. Followed by finger food and refreshments.

Registration can also be done on each of the event days if you cannot make the Friday night.

This is a private event for registered participants only.

Eircode location R32 EHP9

Day 2- Saturday 31st May 2025

Departing our HQ at Treacys the Heath from 11am after our drivers briefing we wind our way down through Laois onto the Carlow/Wexford border and our first stop at Huntingdon Castle and Gardens Huntington Castle & Gardens. Here we will enjoy an open air Hog Roast Picnic lunch. Take time to explore the Gardens and Castle and House*. After lunch we head back to Laois to stop at the village of Timahoe to park up where we join the Timahoe Viking festival Home – Timahoe Heritage Festival 2024. Enjoy the quaint village, its round Tower, and the Viking village and re-enactments. Depart at your leisure for the evening.

*Entry fee to the Huntington gardens and Lunch is included, but optional guided house tours are extra, pre bookable from the website.

Treacys the Heath Eircode location R32 X803

Day 3- Sunday 1st June 2025

Get out the tweeds and or fancy dress on, we encourage either, fancy dress suitable to the period of your car is most welcome.

Again departing Treacys the Heath at 11am we retrace the 1903 Gordon Bennett Race with stops at Athy where a visit to the Heritage Museum is a must. Ernest Shackleton was born in Athy and the museum has many artifacts from the heroic age of exploration. Athy Heritage – Shackleton Museum Athy

From here we pick up the route again ending in Kildare Town for a street party hosted by the Cill Dar Car Club.

The evening is rounded off with our Gala Night at the Midlands Park Hotel, for food,music and spot prizes and craic, this is a relaxed evening and is not black tie so don’t be shy, again we encourage fancy dress or your tweeds in spirit of the event. Many of our repeat guests see this as the highlight of the weekend,

Day 4- 2nd June 2025

Dust yourself off for our 11am departure from Treacys the Heath and we take a leisurely run though the Laois and Kildare countryside to our Monasterevin hosts where we park up for a wonderful street festival, and not forgetting the legendary tea party held in the town. We depart Monasterevin and head back to our HQ at Treacys the heath for our BBQ finale, music and send offs followed by the lowering of the Gordon Bennett Flag as we close the event.

Entry Fee – Entry fee €135( including National Stud Entry and light lunch for the driver only), no charges apply to passengers but meal options are extra.

Additional Drivers Buffet €30

Gala Dinner €45

BBQ €20

PLEASE NOTE ALL ENTRIES CAN ONLY BE MADE ONLINE WE ARE NOT ACCEPTING POSTAL ENTRIES OR ENTRIES ON THE DAY.

ALL VEHICLES MUST BE OF QUALIFYING AGE INCLUDING ANY LAST MINUTE SUBSTITUTION VEHICLES. CLASSIC VEHICLE HIRE IN SUCH AN EVENT CAN BE MADE VIA OUR PARTNER COURTYARD CLASSICS.

Enquiries

Any queries on the event please e-mail info@gordonbennettclassic.ie

Telephone +353 (0) 862625999 / +353 (0) 879885204

For entry online visit www.gordonbennettclassic.ie

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