Some great stuff there this year;
- An incredible collection of cars again
- The Cartier Style et Luxe especially the Bugatti Type 57s and the The Hispano-Suiza H6C Xenia
- An interesting Bonhams auction
- Peter Fonda on his Easy Rider bike
- The Hot Rods
- The Silver Arrows
- The Red Arrows
- The 917s
- The Paddocks
- F1 dough-nuts
- The rally stage
- The noise
- The smell of Castrol R
- The drive down there over the downs
But there's no pleasing some people - here's some dislikes;
- Corporate motor trade stands
- The corporate Grandstands
- I’m sure it’s a great day out if you’re on some hospitality deal
- The walk from the public car park
- The cars in the public car park (why euro-boxes one and all?)
- The price of everything (it’s ridiculous)
- Too few interesting trade stands
- Too many modern cars. The ‘Super-cars’ are very boring
- There are too many people (!)
- Is the fabled atmosphere really that great if you’re not a driver or on some hospitality deal?
- You can’t see anything unless you’re in a grandstand
- Getting out the car park
It’s a fantastic event but overall I think I’d rather be at Le Mans Classic.
This tickled my fancy; two Aurelia B20 GTs in the auction one very rat-look and the other very shiny. Both seem to have failed to sell according to Bonhams.
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