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Status
  
active

Frequency
  
Annually

Inaugurated
  
August 2012 (2012-08)

Genre
  
Motoring festival

Country
  
England

Venue
  
Oulton Park, Cheshire, England Laverstoke Park Farm, Hampshire, England

CarFest is an annual motoring festival held in Cheshire ("CarFest North") and Hampshire ("CarFest South"), England. It was founded by the radio presenter Chris Evans in 2012, and raises funds for Children in Need, a British charity. As of July 2015 it has raised over £3½ million for the charity.

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Scalextric

For the 2015 CarFest South, former F1 driver Martin Brundle created a 45-metre Scalextric circuit.

Air crash

During the 2015 event, held at Oulton Park, Cheshire, a Folland Gnat aircraft, one of pair performing a display, crashed into the ground, killing the pilot, Kevin Whyman.

Dates

  • 25 August 2012 (2012-08-25)–26 August 2012 (2012-08-26): CarFest South, Laverstoke Park Farm, Overton, Hampshire
  • 8 September 2012 (2012-09-08)–9 September 2012 (2012-09-09): CarFest North, Cholmondeley Castle, Cheshire
  • 2 August 2013 (2013-08-02)–4 August 2013 (2013-08-04): CarFest North, Oulton Park, Cheshire
  • 23 August 2013 (2013-08-23)–25 August 2013 (2013-08-25): CarFest South, Laverstoke Park Farm, Overton, Hampshire
  • 1 August 2014 (2014-08-01)–3 August 2014 (2014-08-03): CarFest North, Oulton Park
  • 22 August 2014 (2014-08-22)–24 August 2014 (2014-08-24): CarFest South, Laverstoke Park Farm, Overton, Hampshire
  • 31 July 2015 (2015-07-31)–2 August 2015 (2015-08-02): CarFest North, Oulton Park
  • 28 August 2015 (2015-08-28)–30 August 2015 (2015-08-30): CarFest South, Laverstoke Park Farm, Overton, Hampshire

    • References

    CarFest Wikipedia
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