Town Centre Fan Park for Southern 100 Road Races

Friday July 5, 2024 at 11:57am
Town Centre Fan Park for Southern 100 Road Races
Southern 100 Racing, promoters of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Southern 100 Road Races are pleased to announce that Castletown Commissioners and ELS Isle of Man are proud to be bringing to you a new experience for the Isle of Man Steam Packet Southern 100 Road Races 2024, a mini fan park located in Castletown Square.

There will be Big Screen footage of the Southern 100 Road Races from years gone by, courtesy of Greenlight Television alongside photographs as and when the action happens during the races courtesy of our photographers Callum Staley & Dave Kneen. The NEW live timing will also feature on the screen.

Rider chat shows will be held on Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday at 1:30pm as well as competitions throughout the week to win Southern 100 Merchandise and Grandstand Tickets.

The fan park will open on Monday 8th July at 1pm and close at 11pm. It will then open at 10am each morning and stay open right through until 11pm.

Southern 100 Championship Day Thursday evening will see the traditional and unique Southern 100 Prize Presentation take place which will be hosted by Chris Kinley & Phil Taubman.

Southern 100 Racing welcome this joint venture by the Castletown Commissioners and ELS Isle of Man as it will encourage fans to come into 'The Square' during the day and in the evening after the racing action and support the local businesses, which will further enhance the experience of 'the friendly races'.

Justin McMullin Managing Director of ELS added "We are delighted to be supporting the people of Castletown, the Commissioners and the fans and organisers of the Southern 100 by bringing a scaled down version of our TT fan park to Castletown Square. We hope it's a welcome enhancement to what is already afantastic event."

Rachel Palmer of Southern 100 Road Races "The Southern 100 are extremely excited to be working alongside Castletown Commissioners & ELS to make the fan park in the square afour-day experience opposed to just the Thursday evening I The square in the centre of Castletown will create a unique atmosphere for all race fans and locals throughout the week. Of course the open-air prize presentation on Thursday evening is not to be missed!"

Beth Cannan, Chairman of Castletown Town Commissioners, said, 'We are delighted to work with the Southern 100 club and ELS to bring another dimension to the friendly races. We look forward to hosting visitors and locals alike in our historic market square, offering a mix of entertainment and Manx hospitality. We hope it will be the ideal place to relax on either side of watching some thrilling racing, and ideally, we will also see the return of summer!"'

The full fan park schedule will be released on the Southern 100 Road Races Social Media over the coming days.

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