Held during the Kenilworth Festival in
May. A great free event held at Abbey End, by the Clock Tower, Kenilworth, with
an amazing variety of interesting cars on view and, for a very reasonable
donation to Macmillan’s Cancer Support, the chance to ride in your favourite, whether
a 1926 yellow Rolls Royce, a Bullnose Morris or even a Model T Ford; or for
those looking for something more recent there was a James Bond Jaguar, complete
with rear mounted machine gun, Dodge Viper or a new McLaren MP4-12C, to name but a few.
I chose a spin in a 1947 Bentley Roadster which roared away
down the town, and out onto the A46 towards Warwick, passing others having
trips in their chosen vehicles, accompanied by waves and blasts of horns. I
began to realise why a pair of goggles they offered me would have been useful
as there was little protection from the elements as we flew along at 50mph. I’ve
always wanted a drive in a car like this; traditional racing green with the
gears on the outside and a step to climb in – no doors and a token windscreen
but surprisingly comfortable seats. Bit of an effort climbing back out at the
end after we had travelled back via Leek Wootton. A great ‘adventure’ that
leaves me to wonder, which car should I choose the next time?
Held during the Kenilworth Festival in
May. A great free event held at Abbey End, by the Clock Tower, Kenilworth, with
an amazing variety of interesting cars on view and, for a very reasonable
donation to Macmillan’s Cancer Support, the chance to ride in your favourite, whether
a 1926 yellow Rolls Royce, a Bullnose Morris or even a Model T Ford; or for
those looking for something more recent there was a James Bond Jaguar, complete
with rear mounted machine gun, Dodge Viper or a new McLaren MP4-12C, to name but a few. 
I chose a spin in a 1947 Bentley Roadster which roared away
down the town, and out onto the A46 towards Warwick, passing others having
trips in their chosen vehicles, accompanied by waves and blasts of horns. I
began to realise why a pair of goggles they offered me would have been useful
as there was little protection from the elements as we flew along at 50mph. I’ve
always wanted a drive in a car like this; traditional racing green with the
gears on the outside and a step to climb in – no doors and a token windscreen
but surprisingly comfortable seats. Bit of an effort climbing back out at the
end after we had travelled back via Leek Wootton. A great ‘adventure’ that
leaves me to wonder, which car should I choose the next time?
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