The Cholmondeley Pageant of Power

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The Cholmondeley
Pageant
of Power
18th & 19th July 2009
A pageant of speed and excitement
A wonderful weekend for
all the family

09.08.08   Sky News

Motor Pageant Gets into Gear

Historic and modern cars of every variety - including the 2003 Le Mans winning Bentley - will set records on a newly-created course through the grounds.

Power boats will race on the mere and the UK's largest gathering of modern and historic helicopters will fly in.
And for diehard petrolheads wanting a closer involvement there are no fenced off paddocks for competitors.


Maserati Birdcage T61

The concept of the event is to allow everyone to get up close and have personal access to the huge variety of machinery, and the owners, drivers and pilots.
Pageant director James Hall said: "While safety is of paramount importance, when the machines are stationary we want our guests to be able to mingle with the competitors.
"Our aim is to create a slightly noisier than normal garden party."
A feature of the event is the diversity of machinery that will be on show, said Mr Hall.
"The fastest accelerating may not be a car or a plane - but a catamaran capable of 0-100 mph in 4.5 seconds or slightly quicker than a modern F1 car."
Lord Cholmondeley himself is an enthusiastic supporter of the Pageant of Power which follows a family enthusiasm for classic cars.
"My grandparents were avid collectors of fine vehicles in the early 20th Century," he said.


Alfa Romeo line up

"They owned models by Alfa Romeo, Hispano-Suiza and Rolls-Royce. They were friends with Ettore Bugatti and he was commissioned to build them a number of iconic cars."