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WHAT'S NEW
The 2025 event will be bigger and better for Entrants and Spectators alike
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ICONIC DJR RACERS REUNITED
16 December, 2024: ​Two of the most iconic race cars in Australian motorsport history will appear together for the first time in 31 years, as they’re exclusively revealed following ground-up restoration at the Canberra Festival of Speed.
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Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon EB2 and EB3 cars raced together in the hands of John Bowe and Dick Johnson respectively in the 1993 ATCC.
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This was the first season of the 5.0-litre V8 Group 3A era that later evolved into V8 Supercars and remains the top echelon of Australian Motorsport as the Supercars Championship today.
Canberra Festival of Speed ambassador John Bowe won the first round of the 1993 series at Amaroo Park, and will be unveiling the two cars at a special ceremony on Day 1 of the event in January.
The EB3 chassis’ race career was cut short when Johnson crashed out of the 1993 Bathurst 1000 while co-driver Bowe watched on from the pits, but has now been meticulously restored to original race condition alongside Bowe’s EB2 championship car.
ENHANCED EXHIBITION CIRCUIT
​22 November, 2024: Significant enhancements to the Exhibition Circuit have been completed, in readiness for the second Canberra Festival of Speed in January.
Working in conjunction with official partner Capital Asphalt, these enhancements include significant widening of several corners, with the asphalt track width at the chicane section now double that experienced at the first event.
The Canberra Festival of Speed Exhibition Circuit is also being put to good use in between events, playing host to a variety of other events throughout the year, but also to benefit driver education.
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Canberra-based driver education firm 5th Gear Motoring is regularly using the circuit area within the Thoroughbred Park precinct for programs with school-age learner drivers, embracing the ability to teach road placement and basic skills in a safe and controlled environment away from other road users.
OFFICIAL CHARITY PARTNER
4 September, 2024: The Canberra Festival of Speed is proud to announce Hands Across Canberra as official charity partner for 2025.
Hands Across Canberra is Canberra’s independent community foundation, which has been raising funds for local community-service organisations and helping the region’s most vulnerable individuals and families for the past 14 years.
The foundation makes it easier for Canberrans to help other Canberrans, and currently engages with over 350
charities and community service organisations.
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JOHN BOWE JOINS CFOS
15 July, 2024: Australian motorsport icon John Bowe has joined the Canberra Festival of Speed as an official ambassador.​
One of the biggest names in Australian motorsport, John Bowe has won the Bathurst 1000 and 12 hour races twice each, plus the Australian Touring Car Championship and numerous other titles, and currently races a BMW M4 in the GT4 Australia Series.
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The fan favourite has driven more than 60 different race cars over his career spanning more than half a century; from open wheelers to sports cars, touring cars, V8 Supercars, GT3 and production-based categories.
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John Bowe is also a self-confessed lifelong petrolhead and has owned numerous iconic road cars.​
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John Bowe said on the announcement of the new partnership: “I'm honoured to be involved with the Canberra Festival of Speed. I've been involved in the racing and car world my entire life - for me it's well beyond an obsession. Cars are my life.”
NEW DATES FOR 2025
12 June, 2024: Project Supercars, in partnership with the Canberra Racing Club, is delighted to announce that the second Canberra Festival of Speed will be held at Thoroughbred Park on Saturday, 25 January and Sunday, 26 January 2025.
The motorsport festival with European flare debuted in March 2024, capturing the imagination of over 13,500
patrons.
The 2025 Canberra Festival of Speed promises to stimulate all the senses with electrifying sights, sounds and smells
with the purpose-built exhibition circuit to be amongst the highlights once again.
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Owners of high-end luxury, supercar, exotic and motorsport vehicles, including F1 and European Le Mans
cars are invited to enter their car in the Festival of Speed.
The Canberra Festival of Speed will feature an immersive AV experience, exhibitors, music and a European food
village with flavours from Italy, Germany, France and more.​