Show - Cumbria Classic

Major problem. The Cumbria Classic & Motor Sport Show takes place this weekend on Sunday 18th August and I’ve got a pitch booked and paid for, but I might not make it.

My second grandson is due tomorrow (the 16th) and since the first one was early, expectations were high that this one would be early too. Given the size of ‘the bump’ those expectations were well founded, but so far, no sign! Which means I’m still on standby.

Which is a great pity. The Cumbria Classic is one of the biggest shows in the region and certainly of a size to match Glamis or Thirlestane with over 850 cars entered.

In addition to that, the organisers, Wigton Motor Club, will have a variety of competition cars on show, including the M Sport Ford Puma in which Sebastien Loeb scored his 80th rally victory when he won the 2022 Monte Carlo Rally.

The club has also arranged to stage a ‘taster’ autotest on grass which will allow exhibitors to have a go at motorsport.

The show is held annually in the grounds of Dalemain Mansion just outside Penrith so it’s not too far away for the borderers to nip over ‘the Wall’ for a day out with the family to wallow in an automotive feast of nostalgia.

The Dalemain estate is less than two miles from Junction 40 on the M6. From there, head westwards on the A66 and A592 – Post code, CA11 0HB.  The show is open to the public from 11.00 hrs until 16.00. Admission is £10 per person and children (under 16) are free.

Meanwhile, a bit closer to home, Kames has a full entry of Seniors and Juniors for its Afton Glen Meats Summer Rally on Sunday 18th and it only costs spectators a fiver at the gate, so I was going to have to miss that anyway.

As for the Cumbria Classic, fingers crossed, I just hope I make it, it looks like an excellent show.