Heidelberg Great Train Race Saturday 30 September 2023
Sat Sep 30, 08:00 - Sat Sep 30, 15:00
Heidelberg Great Train Race
ABOUT
An amazing convergence of vintage heavy metal in real time.
At the Heidelberg Station on Saturday the 30th of September 2023 we salute the Bentley vs Le Train Bleu Race in 1930 from Monte Carlo to Calais with a priceless vintage Bentley pairing with the incredible ROVOS RAIL locomotives from 1893 and 1946… followed by a convoy of gleaming vintage cars and motorbikes, while daring enthusiasts in their vintage flying machines appear overhead… all for that magic photographic moment.
Then, on to the nearby Heidelberg Airfield to watch an authentic dirt track vintage motorcycle race headed by an original 1922 racing Bugatti. Watch the vintage aircraft arrive and land in front your eyes. Gasp at the aero display of thundering Harvards and Pumas in formation.
Kids can get their own train ride on a miniature steam-train or ask mom and dad for a flip in the helicopter or a ride in the vintage high-wheeler while their folks inspect the glorious vintage and classic cars, motorcycles and stationery engines… or marvel at the V12 Spitfire engine from World War II being fired up.
Beer tent, gin bar, world class coffee to quench your thirst with great live music too, and stalls to buy trinkets and a decent bite to eat. Visit rovos.com for info on the two-night train journey hauled by steam from Pretoria to Heidelberg.
Illustration by Boyan Yanev.