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Vintage cars tackle Lake District trial at Honister Pass

Summarised from 4 outlets · Updated 3 Nov, 06:24 · Archive

The Lakeland Vintage Car Rally returns to Honister Pass on Saturday, November 7, with vintage cars competing in one of the UK's most challenging driving trials.

The Lakeland Vintage Car Rally will take place on Saturday, November 7, when members of the Vintage Sports-Car Club tackle the steep slopes and difficult terrain of Honister Pass in the Lake District. The event, formally known as the Lakeland Trial, is the 56th edition and sees pre-war and other historic cars put through their paces on testing sections of the Cumbrian landscape. Honister Slate Mine has been designated as the only official spectator point for this year's event, giving visitors the chance to watch the vintage cars tackling the course against the backdrop of surrounding Lake District fells.

Honister Slate Mine said in an announcement: 'The Lakeland Vintage Car Rally is returning to Honister. On Saturday 7th November, the Vintage Sports Car Club will be back tackling the steep slopes of Honister Pass, bringing some incredible vintage cars to one of the most challenging driving trials in the UK. We're the only official spectator point for the event, so you'll be able to watch the action up close, surrounded by some pretty spectacular Lake District scenery.'

Spectator admission to the event is free, although parking charges will apply. Honister's Bait Cabin Café will be open during the event, serving hot breakfasts and lunches as well as homemade cakes and coffee. The Lake District venue's quarry roads provide a particularly challenging setting for the competing cars.

The Lakeland Trial is traditionally organised by the Vintage Sports-Car Club and has become established as one of the country's most dramatic vintage motoring spectacles, with competitors regularly facing steep and slippery sections across the Lake District landscape.

Vintage cars tackle Lake District trial at Honister Pass
Image: Cumberland News

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In this story: Vintage Sports-Car Club · Honister Slate Mine · Honister Pass · Lake District

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