Monday 10th August 2009

Supercars Galore: Wilton House Sunday Service

Check out PH's pic fest of exotic metal from last Sunday's supercar show

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Stately home, not so stately cars...

Last weekend saw perhaps the most blue-blooded PH Sunday Service yet as we joined up with over a hundred top-end supercars on show at Wilton House near Salisbury.

The event was held in aid of the Stars Appeal charity to help raise funds for a new children's ward at Salisbury Hospital. Almost every conceivable shade of supercar was there, from F40s and a Veyron to custom hot rods and a McLaren F1, attracting the biggest crowd that the Wiltshire stately home had ever seen.

The show at Wilton House took place from noon, but those lucky enough to own one of the supercars started out in convoy from London at the eye-wateringly early time of 6am, picking up more and more cars en route to Gurston down hill climb for a bacon roll and a quick blast up the course.

Ferrari, anyone?

Team PH managed to tag along in a KTM X-Bow, Jaguar XFR and the UK's one and only brand new Corvette ZR1. You'll be able to read more about the 638bhp 'Vette on PH soon, but for now it will suffice to say the 6.2-litre supercharged V8 is more than up to the task of keeping up with the most exotic of supercars - even if it doesn't have quite the thoroughbred pedigree of some (if that's not mixing up breeding metaphors too much).

You can see pics and vids of both Gurston Down and the main event at Wilton House by following the links in blue, but in the meantime here is a selection taken by team PH's own fair hands for you to be getting on with.

A smile of pure fear after a run with Riggers	Corvette waits for the fun to start

 

 

 

 

[David87]

That looks truly awesome - and for a good cause too. Wish I could have made it.

[richie_mck]

i have far too small a percentage of the worlds money, ill just keep playin the lottery.

[BigI]

Its enough to make you sick, unless you own one of those cars in which case you must be happy as larry (whoever larry is?)
Me jealous! of course!!!!

[Stig]

UK's 'only ZR1?

Except for this one then :

[wilsop5]

I went and thought the afternoon was really good. The cars were amazing both in the viewing area and in the car parks! I own a Marcos and have to say I was surprised that I didn't see another one anywhere. The closest we got was the Farbio.

[stephen300o]

Lovely green NSX next to that red and yellow kit car.

[jimjim150]

Wow, not a bad collection at all, damn you beer festival for immobilising me so!

[Shabs]

... and if the TVR didn't turn into a puff of white and blue smoke on Saturday, I would have been there Ah well, as it was I got to spend the day with some people and there children...

[oxfordbiker]

Love the video of Gurston Down - wish we'd been told about that.

A great idea, but it was a bit disappointing to arrive after a 2.5 hour drive (bloody traffic - should have been 1.5 hours) at 3.00 to an event billed from 12 - 4.30, to find about 12 cars left to actually see - where did everyone go?

[VXT Tim]

ZR1 has a 6.2 ltr V8!

[RallyRider]

There was only a single F1 and Veyron there but a great turnout. Not really sure why lots of peeps were leaving early though

[morgs_]

%&*!$ etc
Had work but my old man kindly went along and told me how great it was!

Think that must be the most expensive paddock Gurston has ever seen!? Hope the weather is as good at the end of the month for our runs up(down?!) the hill!

[andrew.]

RallyRider said:

There was only a single F1 and Veyron there but a great turnout. Not really sure why lots of peeps were leaving early though

we left when the ropes were taken down and we had the usual tiny minority leaning on the cars like 60s motor show models

[Riggers]

Stig said:

UK's 'only ZR1?

Except for this one then :

A good point. I shall have to check this, but I think that's an MY09 car, while VE09ETTE is an MY10.

[Riggers]

VXT Tim said:

ZR1 has a 6.2 ltr V8!

Ahem... may have been getting cubic-inch fever there - have duly edited the article to relfect the car's proper engine capacity

[angus54]

Beautful collection of heavy metal (and plastic!)

Its what petrol is made for.

Keep up the good work.

[lambo_xx]

David87 said:

That looks truly awesome - and for a good cause too. Wish I could have made it.

Yea me too.

[JumpinJack]

lambo_xx said:

David87 said:

That looks truly awesome - and for a good cause too. Wish I could have made it.

Yea me too.

me three!

[V8-muscle]

American Car Imports had its first customer in a 2009 ZR1 in January 2009, the Jetsream Blue "58" reg car came from American Car Imports, the Grey one shown in the PH article is the GM show car, again a 2009 car. There are no 2010 Corvettes in Europe yet, never mind a 2010 ZR1.

[trikezx6r]

stephen300o said:

Lovely green NSX next to that red and yellow kit car.

That red and yellow kit car is a MACLAREN F1