Bentley Drivers Club Annual Day at Silverstone - some pics

[autofocus]

Hi there,

Had a really good few hours at Silverstone today for the annual Bentley Drivers Club event.

I have been to this event for the past two years and will definately be going again.

Its a chance to have a good look round some stunning cars and watch a bit of good old fashioned racing.

Also the highlight for me is the fact that Team Bentley run the EXP Speed 8 in a series of demonstration laps. The car they run is a works development car that has been converted to a 2 seater so that a few lucky VIP's can have a ride in this superb car.

Last year the car was driven by Le Mans winner Guy Smith, today it was driven by none other than 5 times Le Mans Winner Derek Bell. Managed to have a chat with him, what a nice guy and really passionate about his cars.



Sadly the EXP Speed 8 runs were cut short today due to heavy rain (loads of pictures to follow). The lucky VIP in the passenger seat today was HRH Prince Michael of Kent who apparently is a huge Bentley Fan.

Anyway enough waffle and onto the pics (please click each image to view full size version): -

Bentley Brooklands





Bentley Azure





Bentley Continental GT Speed







Continental GT's out on track during the owners Parade



Continental R Mulliner



Original Azure



You don't get many of these out on track at Silverstone



Some more shots from the owners parade













Hope you like the pics.

Regards

Tim

Edited by autofocus on Saturday 2nd August 22:27

[Balmoral Green]

Thank you.

I didn't manage to get there this year.

[Bluebottle911]

Yes, great day - pi$$ed with rain all morning and then, just before the racing started, the sun came out. Made for some intersting moments in the early races!

[Cerbman]

Wonderful cars, especially the vintage Bentleys.