City officials at Campagnano di Roma have declared the EuroNASCAR parade at the historic city center as a “resounding success”, with thousands of people turning out to the event on Thursday.
The NASCAR Whelen Euro Series parade that headlined the 2024 Campagnano Motor Village is declared as a “resounding success” by the city officials at Comune di Campagnano di Roma.
Thousands of people visited the historic city center of Campagnano di Roma to not only see the EuroNASCAR cars and drivers up close, but also to take part in the various activities that the local commune had prepared for the event.
The 2024 parade is the second one for EuroNASCAR in Italy. First held in the Thursday before the 2023 American Festival of Rome, the success of the first parade led to the organizers at Vallelunga to work together for another one this year.
“A resounding success for the 2024 edition of the “Campagnano Motor Village,” organized by the Comune di Campagnano di Roma and ACI Vallelunga in collaboration with the Campagnano Merchants Association, Campagnano Youth Community and Insane Bike School!” declared the city officials on Friday in social media.
“Many, many people poured into the historic center of Campagnano to witness the colorful spectacle offered by the NASCAR cars lined up all along the course. From early afternoon, the Pedal Kart and Mini Bike tracks have also entertained all the children! It was a real spectacle for everyone who was able to attend the event!”
“We would like to thank the Association of Merchants of Campagnano di Roma for setting up all the streets of the town to welcome the event in the best possible way and offering the participating teams a rich aperitivo [pre-meal drinks], the Youth Community kids and the Insane Bike School for setting up the kart and bike tracks!”
“Thanks to the local parade for escorting the entire parade from the racetrack to the village and of course, a very special and heartfelt thanks to ACI Vallelunga for sharing with us this dream of bringing the circuit to the heart of our country!”
One driver who was impressed with the spectacle of the Campagnano Motor Village parade is Team Bleekemolen’s rookie driver Reza Sardeha.
The driver of the No. 11 Anyone.com Ford Mustang, who competed in both Club Challenge and EuroNASCAR 2, took part in his first EuroNASCAR parade and was astonished with the atmosphere that it provided to drivers and fans alike.
“Never thought I’d see a NASCAR car driving on a public road and park in the city center. But that changed today,” said Sardeha on his Instagram. “EuroNASCAR organized an amazing parade in a town near Rome and it was quite something.”
Another driver to express their astonishment with the parade is 3F Racing’s Ryan Vargas, as seen by the American’s “Parked my NASCAR stock car in a town square outside of Rome, Italy. What is my life man?” post on social media.
Vargas had also been enjoying some sightseeing in Italy on the days leading up to the event. This includes a visit to Rome’s Stadio Olimpico, where he watched Juventus beat Atalanta for the 2024 Coppa Italia.
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