Steamy day out in Stoke Row

We had decided that Stonor wasn’t for us this year, the combination of the Speedybump, steep hills, hot weather and no club stand meaning we’d have to actually walk around if we went this year, meant we aimed for a show just down the road from the campsite and on our way home…..ok, so we took the really long way round to get there ( a lesson for show organisers, put more than one sign post up!) Trundling into the carpark the air was thick with coal smoke and the sound of steam engines, we parked up and walked in, the show wasn’t a massive one, but there was enough to keep us busy for a few hours, first up the Wild West re-enactment.



Bordering the classic cars was a lineup of stationary engines, all popping and banging away.





The classic car line up was a small one, but there were some gems hidden in there from a DAF 33 to a patina’d Studabaker.










There were even a few bikes to look at too.



Moving to the bigger classics, the commercial vehicle group had some massive machines to admire.







It wasn’t just cars to look at, being a steam rally, there were enormous engines and tractors as well, belching thick black smoke into the air.







Lethal wasn’t the word, this 3ft circular saw had no guards to speak of and was spitting sawdust everywhere as it chewed through logs.



In the military section we bumped into a work friend of Stus, his Dodge Weapons Carrier was huge and came with its own guard!







Over in one corner some lads on trials bike were leaping around the place, getting some serious air!





We took a final sweep round the tractors before heading home.







Back in the carpark we said our last goodbyes before the three camper convoy headed back to Reading and home.



The rest of the photos are here.

Steve.