Cholmondeley Pageant of Power 2012 - Part One

WET but worth it. That's the conclusion you'll probably have come to if you clocked an Audi Sport Quattro, a Napier Bentley and a Lexus L-FA strutting their stuff at Cholmondeley today.

The Pageant of Power, which has been held in the grounds of the Cheshire castle since 2008, has grown into one of the biggest celebrations of horsepower, history and handsomely-styled machinery anywhere in Europe, with the added thrill of actually getting to see hundreds of cars and bikes in action on a specially-created test track.

 Here are just some of the photos of the mouthwatering machines which took part in the event, come (mostly) rain or shine:

For more pictures, a video and a full review of the Cholmondeley Pageant of Power 2012, check back tomorrow (June 17) for Part Two...