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Swan Hill’s inaugural Festival of Motorsport has revved up a gear after securing its major sponsor for the three-day event in October. 

The Guardian has propelled itself into pole position with an octane-fuelled sponsorship deal for the October 29 to 31 event.

Organisers say it will draw the Swan Hill region’s motorising enthusiasts to Chisholm Reserve where local motoring groups will showcase all things with two and four wheels. 

“We always like to put our name towards local events and the motorsport festival, being a brand new three-day event coming to Swan Hill, we really wanted to get behind it,” The Guardian sales manager Daniel Priestley said.

To read more about the festival preparations, grab a copy of today’s Guardian (August 18). 

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