The Pre-1940 GP cars provided some superb entertainment.
When it rains at Cholmondeley... it really rains!
of Aston Martin Anniversary Cars set off on their demo runs followed almost immediately by the‘ Classic Pre-War Cars.’ This gave us the first real competitive run of the day as Chris Williams held nothing back as he blasted round the track in the Napier-Bentley 24 Litre. Also in this class was the amazing Brutus BMW Aero 46.5 Litre belonging to the Sinsheim Museum in Germany. Powered by what is essentially a World War Two Heinkel 111
The Bugatti Veyron on track.
bomber engine, what‘ Brutus’ lacked in speed, it more than made up for with sheer noise and character.
Line-up of historic F1 cars.
Perhaps one of the most pleasing aspects of Cholmondeley is the variety of machines taking to the track. You kind of expect the supercars and singleseaters, but there are some real oddities too. Take the Messerschmitt Kabinenroller KR200 for example. The main part of this car looks just like any other Messerschmitt KR200‘ bubblecar,’ but attached to its rear end is a massive caged propeller which pushes the little two-seater along. The car comes from the same German museum as‘ Brutus’ and looks( and drives!) more like an aeroplane without wings. However, its sedate
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