Toyota GB and Lexus join The Beaujolais Run® 2018

‘Runners across Europe are preparing themselves for the start of an epic adventure and getting ready to head for a very special launch location. Commemorating the ‘Dambusters’ and 617 Squadron’s Seventy Fifth Anniversary could not be undertaken lightly and the entered crews are now aware of some of the amazing experiences that lie ahead of them.

With support from Her Majesty’s Royal Air Force and the Royal Dutch Air Force in 2018, the ‘Run will let it’s participants re-live the story of the brave men who left the UK bound for Europe during wartime.

The ‘Run will be ably assisted in this commemoration thanks to many new partners including Toyota GB, Lexus and William & Edwards. Pink Performance, Drystone and Motorhall also join the ‘Run as supporters for the first time this year.

William & Edward’s

The 2018 ‘Run also celebrates 100 years of the RAF and the upcoming centenary of it’s core charity partner the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund.

‘Runners have already found that for 2018 team names have gone, and that each of this year’s cars carries the call sign of one of the planes of 1943’s ‘Operation Chastise’. They also have found out the back story of, and carry with great honour, the memory of those 133 brave airmen who took part in the famous dam raids. Their team clothing carries the insignia of 617 Squadron bearing the motto “Après moi, le deluge” under special permission granted to do so for this commemoration.

Crews will also be paying tribute as we travel to those lost on all sides, in both World Wars. This includes ten airmen of the RFC who lost their lives in World War One a century ago.