BMWLand

Just back from a lovely few days up in the Lakes. Drove up on Monday morning, slight bit of traffic on the M6, very slow around the Blackburn junction. Stopped at Lancaster services for a coffee stop, what a dump that is!
Went up to Keswick as the weather was on the unpredictable side, we were planning on going to Buttermere, but the rain stopped play, the weather forecast for Tuesday was much better so decided to change plans.
A wander around Keswick, a few shops and a bite to eat, then off to the hotel in Grasmere. Lovely drive along the side of one of many lakes, difficult to see some of the scenery as the cloud was really low and the drizzle had set in. The A591 was very dramatic, lots of "oooh, look at that" moments. Stopped to take a quick pic and noticed an old AA box, looks like it had been renovated recently.
The hills looked stunning with the clouds sitting atop them, rolling down into the valleys.

The hotel was lovely, spent an hour in the spa to unwind, then to the...

Despite a couple of heavy showers, for the most part the event was dry and enjoyable. Some incredible...

Managed to obtain full hospitality tickets through some contacts (so I didn’t have to part with ~£300) to visit the Salon Privé Concurs event at Blenheim Palace this week. I drove down the night before, stayed near Witney at the Bird in Hand, a lovely pub with rooms, excellent food. The next day was a marvellous day out, with some fabulous cars to enjoy, along with all you could eat and drink, while negotiating a new deal on a yacht, helicopter or a Boeing Business Jet. OK, I didn’t do the latter bits but I nearly bought a new hat. It was all finished off with a cars’ parade through Woodstock in the evening.

A selection of highlights in the photos attached. Everything from 100+ year old Rolls Royces, to some curiosities (DB5 shooting brake, anyone?), a 2000bhp Lotus EV, a Ferrari 335 which had been driven by Fangio, Moss et al, and a couple of brands new to me – Zenvo & Naran. Dizzee Rascal appeared in one of the Lambos as well, alongside His Grace....