Pageant of Power 2009.
2009 saw the second hosting of this speed event, held in the grounds of Cholmondeley Castle in Cheshire. "Pageant of Power" sums up the event well, given the variety of displays and vehicles that took part this year. In addition to the racing activities on the track, added interest came courtesy of the airborne activities (helicopters and air displays), demonstrations of military hardware thanks to the Army, and the nautical goings-on over at the mere. However as this is essentially a motoring site, the majority of photographs featured here will concentrate on the two- and four-wheeled action that took place over the weekend.
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As with the inaugural event of 2008, the weather at the 2009 Pageant of Power was less than perfect, especially on the Sunday. Despite this, the on-track action battled through despite the heavens opening on a number of occasions. There were some layout changes compared to the previous year, principally the inclusion of a separate paddock area, accessible to those with paddock enclosure tickets only, and a new pedestrian footbridge, much improving access to the trade area from the paddock.
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Below are some of the photographs I took at the '09 Pageant - my thanks to David K from whose collection I sourced a number of the images. The featured marque this year was Bugatti, so I've grouped the images into two lots - the Bugattis, and then the remainder of cars, motorcycles and other vehicles seen over the weekend. In all there 150 photographs on this page, which hopefully go some way in summing up the Pageant of Power for 2009.
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1. Pageant of Power - Bugatti.
Bugattis both old and new featured, including the latest Veyron which did a number of demonstration runs. However it was the pre-war Ettore masterpieces that really caught my eye. Models seen over the weekend included Type 35, Brescia, Type 40, Type 39, Royale (re-creation), and Type 57 Atalante.
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