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The third Pageant of Power, 17th and 18th July, has been hailed a tremendous success with over 50,000 visitors enjoying the incredible spectacles on the track, in the air and on the water.
Highlights of this year’s event included the heart-in-the-mouth aerobatic daring of the Breitling Wingwalkers, a stunning display of Bentley cars including the 2003 Le Mans winning Speed 8 and an awesome Spitfire flypast.
On the track, Tom Wheatcroft’s Donington Collection stole the show with the Auto Union and Vanwalls stunning the crowds with speeds belying their vintage. The astonishing Brutus from the Sinsheim Museum in Germany also proved to be a massive draw with its fire-breathing 47 litre BMW aero-engine taken from a WWI fighter aircraft. Additionally, a new course record was set by Nicky Falkner, driving the Lamborghhini Gallardo LP570-4 Super Leggera, completing the twisting 1.3 mile circuit in 62.68 seconds.
Said James Hall, Event Director: “This year’s Pageant has exceeded all expectations - it was thrilling to walk around the park over the weekend seeing thousands of people enjoying the amazing entries.
“I calculated that we must have had over half a billion pounds worth of machinery here this year, including the Hermes 135 Eurocopter and alone, one of the pit lanes contained cars with a value of over £15 million.”
The Firework Concert that concluded Saturday night, provided all the pomp and circumstance of the Last Night of the Proms, including a linked helicoper fly past in time to Wagner’s ‘Ride of the Valkyries’ and the firing of the Royal Artillery cannons to accompany the 1812 Overture.
Highlights of this year’s event included the heart-in-the-mouth aerobatic daring of the Breitling Wingwalkers, a stunning display of Bentley cars including the 2003 Le Mans winning Speed 8 and an awesome Spitfire flypast.
On the track, Tom Wheatcroft’s Donington Collection stole the show with the Auto Union and Vanwalls stunning the crowds with speeds belying their vintage. The astonishing Brutus from the Sinsheim Museum in Germany also proved to be a massive draw with its fire-breathing 47 litre BMW aero-engine taken from a WWI fighter aircraft. Additionally, a new course record was set by Nicky Falkner, driving the Lamborghhini Gallardo LP570-4 Super Leggera, completing the twisting 1.3 mile circuit in 62.68 seconds.
Said James Hall, Event Director: “This year’s Pageant has exceeded all expectations - it was thrilling to walk around the park over the weekend seeing thousands of people enjoying the amazing entries.
“I calculated that we must have had over half a billion pounds worth of machinery here this year, including the Hermes 135 Eurocopter and alone, one of the pit lanes contained cars with a value of over £15 million.”
The Firework Concert that concluded Saturday night, provided all the pomp and circumstance of the Last Night of the Proms, including a linked helicoper fly past in time to Wagner’s ‘Ride of the Valkyries’ and the firing of the Royal Artillery cannons to accompany the 1812 Overture.
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