Pageant of Power - Sunday - Bikes, cars, boats and tanks *a few more added*

[RichardC27]

Sunday was my first visit to the Pageant of Power, and I was very impressed. There was loads to see and do, and, apart from the weather, I thought it was a brilliant event. As always, C&C welcome and encouraged on these shots.

1. A bare carbon Koenigsegg CCXR - stunning

2. The mental 27 litre aero engined Napier-Bentley leaves the start line

3. Yamaha OW53 500GP bike leaves the line

4. Tommy Robb on the wonderful sounding Honda RC163 250cc GP bike

5. Not the view you want as the enemy

6. Building bridges

7. Airboune Lister Jaguar

8. MG Metro 6R4 at the bridge

9. Nearly three tonnes of Bentley road car being driven hard

10. Baby Bertha being driven as intended

 

[RichardC27]

11. It rained a couple of times, although the ex-Roland Ratzenberger BTCC BMW M3 was driven properly on all its runs

12. Lamborghini Murcielago SV jumping the bridge

13. F2 Catamaran powerboat racing on the lake was something different (and very entertaining)

 

[marko]

I love the airborne shots.
You can’t image a Bentley getting air born.

 

[Flash In The Pan]

Some really cracking shots there If I had to pick a favourite, then perhaps #11, but it's a hard choice.


I take it the tank didn't go up the hillclimb? :nuts:

 

[RichardC27]

Thanks guys, it was a pretty cool sight to see a Bentley Continental that far off the ground. , the tank didn't go up the hill, but they put a great show on, and made a total mess of their field

 

[hutch93]

love pic 12

 

[Matt Sayle]

These are just superb Richard. Really cant pick a favourite out of them! Just awesome!

 

[RichardC27]

Cheers Matt, glad you all seem to like them. I had my best day for quite a while on Sunday

 

[Ziploc]

Nice set. Good timeing on the jump shots

 

[chrispons]

What an interesting series from an event I knew nothing about.

Wonderful to see Baby Bertha again,it's driver,Big Gerry Marshall was a legend.
Pons

 

[CGeezer]

Great set, Airbourn Bently is great. Always be wary of Orange Lamborghini's,

 

[Annie]

cracking shots. we went on saturday so didn't have to 'rain dodge'. I didn't get to see the tanks... I was too busy watching diggers dancing LOL

 

[Jason Brown]

Superb, each has something you could comment on, but have to say number 5 does it for me as in "who are you looking at? come on if you think you're hard enough"

 

[RichardC27]

Thanks very much everyone, it was well worth the long walk to find that bridge. A few more from Sunday:

14. DFV

15. Some of the bikes were trying quite hard

16. A much better angle for bridge shots, ruined by a pro photographer who stood right in front of the small group of us taking shots there :bang::thumbsdown:

17. My one and only half decent shot of the brilliant Spitfire display

 

[Matt Sayle]

Love the first and last of that added bunch

 

[maska]

Great variety and all really sharp love #12 that is some heat haze , nice shot of the spitfire too.

 

[Ziploc]

Like the Spitfire shot

 

[Brocks]

BTW its not a tank! Its mobile Artillery (AS90 to be exact). One of my previous babies.

I was going to go but the missus was less than enthusiastic. Definately a trip for next year though.

There are some cracking captures there. It looks like there is almost too much going on in the day..

 

[photobiker]

the Honda GP bike is a modern replica using a CBR250 engine
still sounds awesome though
bike #16 is a journo i do a lot of work with
i was invited to take of my GP bikes
wish i'd gone now as that hump bridge looked fun