Cholmondeley Pageant of Power

Gentlemen, please keep your cars at half speed on the track. Drivers were told.

This was not because the rain was slanting down like a Grand Prix in Shanghai, nor because members of the press, who were to experience the ride first hand, are a weeny lot, happier talking about speed than actually being involved with it, but for the safety of all concerned. Regulations. On the Pageant day, however, these will be lifted, and, as a  weeny member of the press who did experience the corners, bends and straights of the track at half speed, full speed must be absolutely awesome!

The Cholmondeley Pageant will have a wonderful array of cars, bikes and boats, both racing and static. There will also be a fly-in of helicopters. Last year there were 120 helicopters parked on the lawn, even though the weather on the Saturday was considerably less than CAVOK. This year the exhibition organisers are hoping to attract 180 or more helicopters, all of whom get free landing fees and free entry to the grounds...