LAOIS WELCOMES GORDON BENNETT FESTIVAL

Major motor-sport festival comes to The Heath, Bank Holiday Monday

As part of the Irish Gordon Bennett Motor-racing festival this weekend, The Heath will host the Laois leg of this event. On Bank Holiday (Monday 2nd June 2003) motorcars from the last one hundred years will participate in time trials on The Heath from 11:00 am. In conjunction with this event, a large display vintage Cars & Agricultural Machinery.

Other events occurring over the weekend include,

Saturday 31st May
Vintage & Classic Car run leaves County Hall Portlaoise @ 10.00 a.m. for a run on the Laois heritage trail.

Sunday 1st June
Vintage, Classic car & Motorbike run from Treacy's The Heath @ 10.30 on the original Gordon Bennett route through Monasterevin, Kildare, Curragh, Kilcullen, Timolin, Moone, Castledermot, Carlow, Stradbally and ending at the Gandon Inn @ 6.00p.m. A reception & talk on the Race Etc by Bob Montgomery

Monday 2nd June
100 Years of Motoring. Time trials, Cars through the Century on The Heath from 11.00 a.m. with display of vintage Cars & Agricultural Machinery.