PH: The Weekend Round-Up

Chelsea AutoLegends and Vmax: two very different events, but both with some mouth-watering metal

By Riggers / Tuesday, 6 September 2011 / Loading comments

You couldn't wish for two more dramatically different motoring events than Vmax and Chelsea AutoLegends, one an invite-only quest for the double-ton at Bruntingthorpe in Leicestershire, the other a public, static celebration of all things motoring (fast and slow).

But since both events happened over the weekend, and both are right up PH's street, we thought we'd bring you the story of both of them in pictures.

Chelsea AutoLegends
A rainy September afternoon didn't stop the appearance of some delicious metal at the second-ever CAL - and here are a few of our favourites from among the cars.

PHers' own favourites are already posted up here...

VMax Hammer event
What can we say about long-time PH favourite event, VMax Hammer? Other than that one runway and a lot of very fast cars makes for some high top speeds, what do you need to say? How about 206mph from a 964 CTR turbo? or 209mph from a 3.9-litre (yes, 3.9-litre) 997 GT2? Then there's the 153mph Ariel Atom, the 204mph Audi S4, the 202mph Nissan GT-R, and the 182mph VW Corrado....

Have a lookee at more photos (and video) from the day in the following thread...