Cannonball 2015 all revved up and ready to go

September 03, 2015
Cannonball 2015 all revved up and ready to go Supercars line up for Cannonball
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Cannonball is getting ready to roll again on Friday September 11th to 13th with 180 supercars. 


This event has already raised over €700,000 for Children's charities and over 150,000 spectators are expected to line the streets all over Ireland with Free Family Festivals all over the country.

On Friday September 11th, 2015 from 9am CANNONBALL 2015 starts from the 3Arena, Northwall Quay Dublin. Soap stars Ryan Thomas from Coronation St and Adam Thomas from Emmerdale will join celebrity cannonballers, Boyzone star Shane Lynch and Dirty Sanchez, heart throbs Mat Peacock and Wes Quirke, celebrity chef Rachel Allen, Rugby ace Mick Galway, Model Emma Quinlan and many more. Spectators are welcome to get up close and personal to the cars and the participants outside the 3Arena for 2 hours before the cars set off at 11am.  

A quarter of the supercars are coming in from the UK, Europe and even Dubai with the highest ever number of top mark cars worth an estimated €23 million including: McLaren, Lamborghini, Ferrari, Aston Martin, Porsche, Masseratti, Rolls Royce and Bentley.  New in 2015 are the Pagani Zonda, Keonigsegg and Carrera GT.  These are 3 of the most unique cars in the world with a combined value of €4 million.

Cannonball will blaze a trail through towns and counties in spectacular style with FREE family friendly festivals all over the country from Dublin through Leitrim, Sligo, The Wild Atlantic Way, Killaloe Co. Clare, Killarney, Cahir and finishing in Wexford. Each start and finish line at each host town is infused with an electric atmosphere featuring Brazilian dancers, live music, DJs, The Monster Energy JAM Truck, local entertainers and dignitaries, confetti cannons, lots of Manhattan popcorn.

Cannonball is the brainchild of Kildare Businessman and AB Signs proprietor, Alan Bannon and is now in its seventh year having already raised over €700,000 for Children’s charities. The tour sponsor for 2015 is Carzone.ie and associated sponsors include Paddy Connolly Specialist Cars, 37 Dawson Street, Solus, Autokey.ie, Best Western Montenotti, Triska Energy, Carrig Brewing Company, Charles Hurst, TPI and Cades Wheels and AB Signs.
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