Cholmondeley
Pageant Of Power
From Bugatti Veyrons to pre-war Bentleys, The Cholmondeley Pageant of Power gives historic motorsport fans a chance to get really close to some amazing machinery. Simon Hazeldine reports.
There are a few things in this world that are an absolute certainty. For example, night always follows day, the sky is blue, and it always rains at the Cholmondeley Pageant of
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Power. Okay, so that last one shouldn’ t be a foregone conclusion, but it’ s certainly starting to feel that way. Nearly every year since it was first held back in 2008, the show that has often been described as‘ Goodwood of the North’ has been affected by rain to some degree or another. Last year, in an attempt to dodge the wet weather, the organisers moved the event from its traditional August slot