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Ultra rare Maserati 250F.
course, Kerr smashed the previous course record by 6.6 seconds to set a new record of 55.29s. The Caterham car- with Scott Mansell at the wheel- wasn’ t far behind though, with a time of 56.53s, while Gary Thomas in the Force PC single-seater notched up the third fastest time of the weekend with a respectable 58.59s.
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Flying High
Of course, Cholmondeley isn’ t just about cars. Out on the lake there were some pretty impressive demonstrations from a freestyle jet-ski team, a very competitive hovercraft race, and powerboat rides for the public. A new addition to the waterborne activities was the‘ Flyboard.’ This was a
bit like a surf board that rose vertically up out of the lake on two huge jets of water. It was impressive at first, but it couldn’ t actually go anywhere thanks to the huge water pipe attached to the bottom of the board, so lost its appeal after a couple of minutes. Combining aerial activities with the water, the RAF’ s Search and Rescue Training Unit used its Bell 412 Griffin helicopter to pluck a waterlogged victim from the lake while whipping up vast clouds of spray. It certainly looked spectacular! Later on, the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, with its World War Two Spitfire, Lancaster and Hurricane aircraft, put on a stunning display which had every eye at Cholmondeley turned skyward, always a moving spectacle. Saturday evening saw the staging of a huge openair‘ Last Night at the Proms’ style concert featuring the Manchester Camerata