Cholmondeley Pageant Of Power In Pictures
Didn't we have a lovely time, the day we went to CPoP...
CPoP has been consistently raising its profile over the past few years and now seemingly has staked a claim to being the 'sort of motoring event that the Festival of Speed was when it first started'.
So we decided to make a trip from the PHHQ up the M6 to test that out. There's certainly a 'village fete' feel to CPoP that makes it thoroughly endearing and, while it may still not be attracting the crowds of the FoS, it still gets its fair share of interesting machinery (not to mention boats) and you can get a heck of a lot closer to the action than you can at the FoS.
This year he was fast enough to defeat the opposition once again, but not fast enough to beat his own record, though he did fend off some pretty feisty challenges, not least those of rally driver (and dab-of-oppo hero) Mark Higgins in a Subaru Impreza Cosworth, and the fearsomely fast Ariel Atom V8, driven by Autocar road test editor Matt Prior.
Our personal favourites? The flame-spitting 42-litre Packard Bentley, with torpedo oil tanks and a driving position offset to help accommodate the massive engine block was pretty awesome.
Images: Lawrence Clift/Newspress
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I highly recommend this event to any motorsport fan.
I took my father who remembers seeing some of the vehicles at a British GP @ Aintree...tells you how old he is
and my 8yr old son, who is now in love with the MP4-12C after thinking it was better looking than the Veyron he previously loved...although neither stacked up to the Tank Ride he took!
Personally I loved seeing some of my all-time favourite cars in action rather than on a plinth!
and then getting up close and personal with them in the paddock.
If you are interested he are a few of my photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stigthegeek/
It really was a huge (though definitely moist) event and well worth the entrance fee, especially for those who got discounts through the clubs and PH.
Manufacturers could improve it if carefully managed.
(all IMNSHO of course)
Genuine question.
I guess it is the same with all events; once they get too commercial they lose there appeal.
I hope they dont let this happen to CPoP as it was a great event!
marshalla if you check a few more of the sets in my photo stream; you will see a couple of bikes, loads of cars and loads of the military display, which my 8yr old was amazed with.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stigthegeek/
As I said so much going on, I didnt get a chance to get over to Rally Stage, which I am gutted about as they had Group B Rally cars doing what they do best.
It really was a huge (though definitely moist) event and well worth the entrance fee, especially for those who got discounts through the clubs and PH.
Riggers, where did you lift the images from please? The reason for asking is that the majority of the images that you have used for your report are mine, a credit wouldn't go amiss please
I am not sure how you managed to see so much!
For more of my thoughts on CPoP 2011 www.stigthegeek.com
Although CPoP gives the activity a few mentions our good friends at PH seem to have forgotten us
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