Edwards, Lowell Co. Ltd has announced that the overall winner of this year's Mdina Grand Prix will receive a Chopard Mille Miglia 2014, thanks to its sponsorship of the event.
Originally the brainchild of French entrepreneur and classic car enthusiast Thierry Giovannini, Malta's Classic Car Grand Prix has evolved into a weekend-long classic car tournament held on the outskirts of the Silent city. Known now as the Mdina Grand Prix, the event has become one of Europe's most highly anticipated classic car tournaments, which attracts classic car racers and enthusiasts from all over the world.
This year's Mdina Grand Prix features the return of the Hill Climb in Mtahleb which was held last Thursday, the Mdina Glass Concours d'Elegance which was held on Friday, the Practice and Qualifying yesterday and the Race which will be held today.
"The Mdina Grand Prix has become a fixture in the national calendar and an incredible opportunity for the island to showcase some of its most breath-taking spots," says Mr Malcolm Lowell, managing director at Edwards, Lowell Co. Ltd.
"Reminiscent of Italy's iconic Mille Miglia, during which racers go from Brescia to Rome and back, the Mdina Grand Prix is an event of great calibre, and this was the reason why Edwards, Lowell Co. Ltd, along with Chopard, thought it would be fitting to award the Chopard Mille Miglia 2014 to the race's overall winner," Mr Lowell continues.
The Chopard Mille Miglia 2014 is part of a series of watches the Swiss-based luxury watch, jewellery and accessories company has been creating since 1988, when it became the tournament's official timekeeper and watchmaker.
"This is the second time Edwards, Lowell Co. Ltd has partnered up with Mdina Grand Prix, and we're exceedingly happy to continue building this relationship between the tournament and Chopard," Mr Lowell adds.
Edwards, Lowell Co. Ltd will be present at the Hospitality Area, where a VIP section for the organisers, selected clients and other VIPs is being set up. Meanwhile, the Paddock Area is being reopened to the general public.
To view the Chopard collection at Edwards, Lowell Co. Ltd, visit the boutiques at 6, St George's Road, Spinola Bay, St Julian's and 6/7, Zachary Street, Valletta