We are happy to announce that Continental Tire has returned as the Official Tire Manufacturer Partner of Drive Festival and Sponsor of the Continental Tire Performance Test Track, a 2.88 km circuit with 17 cornersat the Driver Development Track at CTMP. Attendees will have the opportunity to experience the acceleration, braking and handling of performance vehicles on a closed course.

Founded in Hanover, Germany, in 1871, Continental Tire has amassed a vast amount of knowledge and expertise. Continental Tire created the first-ever patterned treaded tire, a tubeless tire, and they produced the world’s fastest road-legal tire. Tires are the essential point of contact between your car and the road, and Continental Tire works to ensure that your tires will always offer excellent braking, maximum safety, and pure driving pleasure. They are one of the leading passenger and light truck tire manufacturers and one of the world’s largest passenger tire manufacturers in the original equipment and replacement market.

Don’t miss the Continental Tire Performance Test Track at Drive Festival. One of the many exciting features at Canada’s Dynamic Automotive Festival.  

McLaren ELVA driving in our Dream Car Speed Run.

Thank you for supporting Drive Festival in 2021, as it was a terrific success! Our event delivered a dynamic automotive event to the Ontario market never seen before. We want to thank the volunteers, exhibitors, sponsors, vehicle owners, venue, contractors and attendees for supporting this first-year event in a difficult time.

We have received a lot of feedback and input to make our 2022 event even better. As a result, we have confirmed September 9-11, 2022, as we work on creating Canada’s best dynamic automotive festival.  

• Delivered over 4,000 test-drive experiences over 3-days with four manufacturers.
• Some of the world’s most exclusive cars are shown at speed on our Dream Car Speed Run including a Pagani Huayra Roadster BC, Porsche 935, original GT40, McLaren Can-Am car – 100s of unique and amazing vehicles participated over the weekend.
• Seventeen thousand people attended Drive Festival over 3-days; this was the most prominent automotive event in Canada for 2021.

For any questions or feedback, please email info@drivefestival.com. 

Thank you for your support,

Adam Ruppel and the Drive Festival Team

REV TV Becomes Media Broadcast Presenter of DRIVE FESTIVAL   

Burlington, ON (August 3^rd, 2021) — REV TV CANADA’S MOTORSPORTS & AUTOMOTIVE DESTINATION 24/7, is pleased to announce that it will be the media broadcast presenter for DRIVE FESTIVAL Canada’s new dynamic, Automotive Experience coming to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park on September 10th to 12^th.

“REV TV is very excited to be a part of Drive Festival this new interactive consumer experience,” said Mike Garrow President of REV TV. “Adam Ruppel and Fred Cox the Co-founder and managing partner of this event along with a number of very recognized brands in the audio, tuning and motorsports space will give guests a truly hands-on experience for the entire family, we look forward to what will be a very strong turnout” he added.  

REV TV will be on location providing event coverage and recording new feature programs to air on the network from REV Culture with Todd Lewis to behind-the-scenes footage of what goes into bringing Drive Festival to life.

“REV TV is an excellent partner to work with promoting Drive Festival. Their enthusiasm, reach and passion for the wide array of motorsports and automotive provides a terrific fit with Drive Festival. REV TV delivers a much-needed destination for our community” says Adam Ruppel.

About REV TV: CANADA’S MOTORSPORTS & AUTOMOTIVE DESTINATION is available to over 6 million household across Canada and features over 200 races from around the world and right here at home. From two-wheels to four and so much more. REV TV showcases all forms of high-octane racing, such as MotoGP, World Rally Championship, All Star Circuit of Champions, AMSOIL National Sprint Car Championship, Indy Lights, Super Formula, Castrol® FloRacing Night In America, AMSOIL Championship Snocross, 400 Thunder Drag Racing ARCA Midwest Tour, SPEED SPORT TV, along with news coverage such as The Inside Line (F-1) coverage, Winged Nation Winged Sprint car coverage, Tuning 365 Performance Auto & Sound Magazine, original programming with REV Culture and REV Profiles, All North Racing, prominent interviews, how to and behind the scenes programs and so much more REV TV is your MOTORSPORTS & AUTOMOTIVE DESTINATION 24/7. 

About Drive Festival:
DRIVE Festival will showcase the best in new car technology and offer unparalleled test drive opportunities on 3 test tracks. Plus, see and hear the best collections of exotic, manufacturer & classic cars roar up the Dream Car Speed Run all weekend long. It’s three days of automotive nirvana taking place September 10-12 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. drivefestival.com

TORONTO, ON (July 23, 2021) The 1st annual Drive Festival will play host to the 1900 hp Pininfarina Battista on its 2 km Dream Car Speed Run. This is the first time that Canadian automotive enthusiasts will have the opportunity to see the Battista hypercar at speed.

The Italian designed Battista will be Automobili Pininfarina’s first pure-electric luxury car. Electric power facilitates incredible performance targets. The Battista’s 120 kWh battery provides power to four electric motors – one at each wheel – that combine to produce 1,900 hp and 2,300 Nm (1,696 lb/ft) torque. Faster than a Formula 1 car – the Battista redefines automotive motion and brings a new reality to electric car desirability. No more than 150 editions of the Battista will be hand built by the world’s newest car brand Automobili Pininfarina.Automobili Pininfarina Design Director Luca Borgogno, designed the Battista to be aesthetically beautiful, unprecedented in its performance and pure in its output, with classic supercar proportions and a 300-mile electric range on a single charge.

“Drive Festival is thrilled to show this automotive masterpiece first-hand along with 100 exclusive manufacturer and private automobiles each day. Our Dream Car Speed Run is an exclusive event celebrating the power and engineering behind car manufacturers on a closed-course hill without speed limits. Static car shows are great, but Drive Festival is taking the publics automotive experience to the next level. The Battista is going to be a showstopper!” says Festival Co-Founder, Adam Ruppel.

Drive Festival is changing the way car lovers experience automobiles with three test-tracks, manufacturer displays and a Dream Car Speed Run. Three days of Automotive Nirvana at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, September 10-12, 2021. Pininfarina is represented in eastern Canada by Pfaff Automotive Partners, and will be sold out of Pfaff Reserve on Auto Park Circle in Woodbridge.

Adam Ruppel
Co-founder, Festival Director