Four airplane-engined racecars, displacing a combined 8,200 cubic inches and boasting over 2,800 horsepower, will break the ‘sound barrier’ at the Pageant of Power.
The aero-engined cars at the 2012 Pageant of Power will include a 1,403-cubic-inch Maybach Zeppelin (affectionately known as Chitty Bang Bang 1. It’s one of four 1920s English racecars believed to have inspired the creation of the fictional Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Others include the 1,465-cubic-inch Napier-Bentley and the fearsome 2,563-cubic-inch Packard-Bentley, above. Including Brutus, the combined power output for these four cars totals more than 2,800 horsepower!
Following a red-blooded display of fire-breathing exhausts and smoking tires on Top Gear (BBC2, 4 March), the aero-engined BMW Brutus will be making a star appearance at the Cholmondeley Pageant of Power, UK’s biggest celebration of power and speed.
The three-day Pageant will play host to a weird and wonderful collection of early 20th-century cars powered by airplane engines, with the 500-horsepower BMW-Brutus, above, taking center stage on the track and in the paddock. Germany was forbidden from creating military aircraft after World War I, so, with a large inventory of airplane engines and spares available, this 2,807-cubic inch open-wheel racer was created.
Now in its fifth year, the Cholmondeley Pageant of Power will take place on the Cholmondeley Estate in Cheshire, UK from June 15 to 17.
For more information, please visit, www.cpop.co.uk
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