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Brian Dillon

Apache Pizza to provide free food at huge Cannonball supercar event

Apache Pizza has announced that it will be giving out free pizza at Cannonball when it gets underway at Malahide Castle this Friday, September 9.

The popular pizza chain will be there on the day to feed spectators as well as give out free merchandise.

Apache Pizza will take to the road alongside the supercar drivers as the official Tour Sponsor of the year’s Cannonball.

Read more: Ghostbusters car will be on display in Dublin as part of supercar event

The 1,000 kilometre long road trip sets out from Malahide Castle and is expected to attract thousands of spectators to view luxury cars such as Lamborghini, Ferrari, McLaren, Aston Martin, Porsche, Rolls Royce Bentley and Maserati.

The event will also feature the first ever Ecto-1 Ghostbusters Car built in Ireland, presented by Galway Bay Brewery.

Jack and Morgan Dunne at Circle K Ballycolla with the first ever Ecto-1 Ghostbusters Car built in Ireland and set to be on display at Cannonball (Andres Poveda)

The cars make their way to Cork with a fuel stop in Circle K Fermoy and lunch in The Blue Haven Kinsale. Drivers will then head to Kerry, then to Galway Sligo, Roscommon and Meath.

"Apache Pizza prides itself on being local, being part of local communities and on serving great tasting pizza which can be enjoyed anywhere, at any time," said Martin Lyons, CEO of Apache Pizza.

"Cannonball lets us showcase that like no other event and we are looking forward to taking to the road and to treating spectators to some great tasting, free pizza.”

Cannonball has raised €1.3 million for Irish charities so far and aims to raise a further €250,000 for the Hope Foundation. HOPE funds and operates over 60 projects including 11 child protection homes, a hospital, an ambulance, counselling, food and nutrition, education, healthcare and the restoration of childhoods to children in Kolkata.

Spectators are being encouraged to wear fancy dress this year with prizes for best dressed up for grabs. Cannonball was founded by Kildare businessman Alan Bannon and the benefit to the host towns for this event is estimated at €2,567,000 per year.

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