Santa Pod Raceway, 8th-10th July, 2022
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The latest updates are at the top of the page. Click on your Browser's Refresh key to be sure of seeing the latest news. Click here to return to the Event Index. 19:05 Renegade Outlaw Anglia qualifying session 1 Garry Hill v Spencer Tidswell, Ben Montgomery v Ronnie Mercer into #1, Ian Tweddle v Al O'Connor, Barry Woodford whose car stopped off the line and then was timed out as he made his run v Luke Hoskins, Barnaby Levy from Ireland v Wayne Power, then welcome back to Simon Barlow who is looking for 200mph, engine cutting out intermittently on the pass. Andy Cunningham made a solo then welcome back also to Paul Watson with Grumpy's Toy 2 (street legal), Martyn Payne, then Paul Hensher with nitrous purge but not a full power run. Nathan Barlow (Simon's newphew who travelled over from the US for the event) towed back to the pits. Ben Rushforth into #1 at that stage. Rob Nixon with a nice launch, not too wild for him. Then Phil 'Ginner' Middleton to #1 on his first pass for quite some time. Last car to run Colin Millar, fantastic run, 6.9851/194.56 just short of his speed record by 0.2mph, 1.0620 to 60ft and 4.4712/157.95, what a way to end day 1 of Dragstalgia! Jedd Guy was on the startline without his race suit on, so we wait to see him run tomorrow.
18:35 Supercharged Outlaws session 1 Hi to Perfect ET award sponsor Andy 'Fadster' and Haley Hadfield who are following the action from home. Ian Merryweather 8.0471/173.07 v Jim Tucker 9.0617/148.64, Gary Parkes shut off v Jim Usher 8.0270/164.26, greetings to Jim's dad Tush who is in hospital. Gary Parkes refired to run 7.4729/171.75, Keith Freeman 9.6128/143.86 v Steve Wright 13.9362/63.76, Des Taylor 8.5374/164.27, harder launch than earlier then got into a bounce. 18:35 Old Skool Stockers qualifying session 1 Andy Lambert v Richard Peachey, Claire Rule v Chris Spry, Rod Spry v Kevin Melling, Rod refired as Kev waited patiently. Dean Stevens bye to finish the session. We had a power cut which was restored after a few minutes.
18:20 NEM Plant Nostalgia Superstock qualifying session 1 Nic Williams (Camaro) v Clive Dandridge double breakout, Paul Singer (Duster) to #1 v Rob Tyrell (Coronet), Pete Christmas v Simon Rickwood double breakout, John Hourihan (Camaro) to #3 v Nick Martin (Duster) to #2, Jack Bishop to #1 v Dan Williams, Gary Cork v Ty Strevett to #3, James Oliver v Spencer Tramm with another double breakout, Howard Holmes into #1 v Paul Smail, Stewart Arthur v Phil Stilwell who pushed back. Dave Billadeau v Jake Cawthorne into #1. Neil Francis (Savoy) to #4 v Don Scott (Monte Carlo), Chris Goodale v John Davison to #3, Chris Layram (Falcon) to #3 v Tim Stanbury (Mustang), James Ellis (Camaro) to #3 v Ashley Rawson (Duster). Pete Dodd (Camaro) v Gary Semper (Trans Am), Adam Nowak (Roadrunner) v Nïamh Smith (Fairlane), Chris Tyhurst (Chevelle) v Dan Sanderson (Mustang), Gary Carr (Chevelle) v Richard Granger (Roadrunner), Andy Bosomworth (Coronet) v Mick Sharpe (Dart), Phil Hobson (Coronet) v James Sweeney (Satellite), Connor Hall v Glenda Thompson, Glynn Boardman v Stuart 'Kiwi' Thompson, Stuart Doignie (Nova) v Adrian Portelli, Shelby Watts v Guy King, Phil Stilwell v Duncan Watts, last car Dave Simcock.
17:45 Springbridge Direct Wild Bunch session 1 Time trials: Angelo Lanni (Henry's Revenge) 13.6295/97.12 (a lot of wheel wobble on the burnout and some on the run) v Bobby Wright (Alturd) shut off and towed back to pits. Luca Govoni (Eartquake) 11.1241/120.44 v James Auld (Little Fauss) 12.9174/104.21, Rob Brown (Wrathchild) 11.3018/123.39 v Pete Brown (Rebel) 8.6944/152.16, Bob Morgan (B Sting) 10.7714/126.54 v Jim Tanner (Shindigger) 9.8083/132.98, then a pair of Ken Cooper chassis, Rich Butcher 13.1384/113.21 v Bradley Cooper 11.0996/120.56, new PB, well done Bradley! Liz Malcolm (Jus 4' Fun) 10.9137/120.12 v Dan Wilson (Antique Toy) 19.1991/60.94, Chris Hartnell (Backdraft) 9.3233/148.57 v Steve Garlant 10.995/119.02, new PB for Steve and first ten for the car, well done Steve and Vinnie! Paul Tarry (Trigger's Broom) 10.8452/122.76 v Allan Schofield (Rough Diamond) 9.0046/137.43, Wayne Colliver (Misfit) 10.5950/123.06 v Steve Field (Black Pig Too) 8.6013/157.39, Graham Rawlings (Little Digger) 9.8287/133.24 v Gary Atkinson (Time Lock) 9.7045/135.77, Andy Jackson (Hammerman 2 Sidewinder) 10.7047/135.34, new PB for Andy well done! 17:30 Willys Wars session 1 Time trials: Richard Warburton 11.2539/122.38 v Matt Hollins 11.0451/118.65, Damien Bacon 11.6356/114.66 v Alan Skipp 14.7862/96.42, John Dalrymple 9.6094/137.25 v Pike Murray 12.4784/107.18, Mick Payne 10.2778/130.91 v Graham Harrison 11.2014/118.70, Pete Rivers 13.8129/102.18 v Paul Murphy 11.8281/115.34, Chris Cockburn 12.7655 104.07 v Ian Wrattan 12.4687 107.66, Deb Crockett 13.6726/92.15 v Andy Crockett 11.3728/122.83, Elliott Day (tyre spin off the line) 12.0687/89.08 bye, Steve Young 18.2274/71.23 v Dougie Fouracre 16.3584/82.70 17:20 Gasser Circus qualifying session 1 Graham Barton and Simon Prest first out, followed by Tom Margesson and Nick Hewison (former Ray Irish crew), both breaking out. Then the Guzzler '56 Chevy of Tony Pearson v Jason Pickett, Martyn Hallam v Lee Pike, into #3 and 4, then Jason Darling ('37 Chevy) v Ray Turner, Ray into #3. Followed by Ray Irish into #4 and Santa Pod CEO Keith Bartlett who broke out. Followed by Adam Kruczynski and Drew Mason (in Nick Brooke Langham's Austin), then Patrick Hobbs and Steve Matthews who put the original Honky Tonkin' into #1. Brian Gibson and Billy Jones next, #2 for Billy, Katie Booth v Sean Milsom (+0.008 RT, first attempt at the Bad Habit Perfect Light Award sponsored by Cath and Tig Napier). Simon Glenn next.
16:30 Stuart Smith (Rat Rod RR32) 10.149/128.35, Ben Rushforth with a straighter run, lifted after half track to 10.556/81.55, Paul Riley (Morgan) 10.945/124.47 v Damian Halliwell 10.664/125.65, Alan Lloyd (Gonzo the Great WB Topolino) with nitrous on his SBC engine to 7.874/164.88, dad and BDRHoF member Ian Lloyd in attendance. Matt Norman (Conquest) with a ginger launch on the single speed historic bike recreation to 19.818/77.51. Then Steve Johnson (Motor Mouse slingshot) 7.203/194.71, lifting on the launch and then getting back on it with a slight wiggle down the track, team finding a baseline. Duncan Beard (SO Thundergod 23T altered), usual driver Des Taylor going for a jog to back the car up, 8.730/144.85, nice pass! Then Colin Wood (Husky) 11.640/117.30 v Robert Wright (23T altered) 9.817/136.95. Yenko Nova to 10.229/137.38, nice launch. Adam Gleadow, whose family history in the sport goes back to the 1960s, brought the Motor Psycho '34 Ford altered out, engine purged of nitro then the Donovan engine spun over and fired up. High idle and lot of fuel out of the headers after the burnout. John Wright who is helping the team with tuning, signalled the engine to be shut off as it was not running correctly. Phil Hobson (NSS Coronet) 12.109/111.22 v Billy Jones (GC Willys Coupe) 10.656/123.20. Graham Scrivens (Pop) 10.763/128.67 v Spencer Tidswell (OA) whose boot cover came open and he ran 9.886/134.15. Chris Todd (Fiesta powered by Subaru) 8.675/163.64, best run today for him. Second attempt for Adam Gleadow nice launch 1.2316 and 5.4054/101.28 to half track before which the car had started to wiggle and he shut off to 9.9322/94.69. Then the surprise of the event (so far), Ricky Gowen's restored Cannonball Arrow (ex Don Prudhomme car, driven by Bill Sherratt to win the very first Cannonball), the car running on methanol now, short burnout Checkout pass to 330ft and then idled down track. Seeing it run rolls the 40+ years back, look for pics in our gallery later this evening. Next Dave Russell (Marina Van) 8.866/152.09 v Simon Boot (SO Camaro gen 2), Simon first off the line and no times for him, then Paul Smail (NSS El Camino) 12.802/102.19, then Andy Lambert (Nostalgia PSB) 9.867/131.67, Simon Devos (Frankenstein Chevy) 10.614/122.06, then Norm Wheeldon's Gotavit Slingshot (BBC engine) with James Charman driving to an on and off the throttle 10.8248/73.61. Now on a half hour dinner break, followed by the first qualifying session. 16:00 Dez Brown (MG Magnette) 11.031/129.15, Ash Rawson (NSS Duster) 10.5009/128.65 v Richard Granger 11.9586/117.73, Brian Gibson (GC Dart) 11.448/116.39. Damian Halliwell. John Sharod (WB 23T) towed back to pits. Pause for track prep. On the restart Chris Todd 8.999/162.46. Bobby Wright (WB altered) 9.7585/138.12, Connor Hall (NSS Barracuda) 13.604/98.94, Jacqueline Bartlett (JMA dragster) 7.904/80.79, Dave Simcock (NSS Challenger) 10.273/129.76 v Chris Cockburn (WW 41 Coupe) 12.454/107.41, Luke Hoskins (OA) 9.5208/137.27 v Chevelle (E68F) 10.7683/121.88. Stevie Gates (thanks from Nigel Taylor for sponsorship) 10.116/134.40 v Neil Francis (NSS Savoy) 12.2900/108.42, David Shelley's red Malibu (MM65) 11.8039/110.69 v Graham Harrison (WW 33 Willys) 11.2665/117.75, Ian Smith (orange Minor) 11.8572/117.93 v Billy Jones (GC Willys Coupe) 11.7769/114.17. John Hales then came out in Rob Elsom's Dirty Deeds Nostalgia Camaro Funny Car, John a multiple NFC champion in the US. John new to the car so this is a familiarisation run, the controls likely to be slightly different between machines. Rob Elsom guided the crisp sounding machine up to the line. Half track straight pass with soft clutch settings, 1.2389 to 60ft, 4.7069/157.40 to half track and 7.9571/124.56 at the stripe, great start. 15:30 Paul Smail (NSS El Camino) 12.7697 103.56 v Sinon Glenn (GC Austin Pickup) 12.1724 110.54, Spencer Tidswell (OA) 9.7211/136.87, Jim Tucker (SO 33 Coupe) 9.9574/116.27, Adam Clayton with a test launch and the car got into a bounce, 15.969/89.25 (1.3645 60ft), Ralf's Speed Shop (Model A sedan) 10.533/124.80, Simon Prest (Comet) 11.186/117.73, Glynn Boardman (Watts Shop Renegade ex Claire Johnson) 10.076/136.86 v Graham Scrivens 10.833/125.93, Jake Cawthorne 12.118/111.52, James Sweeney (Satellite) 10.568/125.44 v Paul Riley's Morgan 10.666/127.71, Colin Wood (Husky) 12.002/119.49 v Neil Francis 12.346/107.91. Christian Zulauf (Dragstalgia Cannonball slingshot) with Jon Webster and Roy Wilding in attendance, Dave Warren helping direct Christian to an outstanding second burnout. Pedal on launch then back on it to 8.036/200.65 (1.759 to 60ft and 5.580/154.81); then an NSA bike BCS11 Matt Norman, pushed back. Dave Mahoney (Camaro) 9.310/147.70 15:00 Matt Hollins (WW 41 Coupe) 11.066/117.77, Kev Melling (Nostalgia Pro Stock Bike) 9.734/140.41 with gearshift issues. Simon Prest 11.1326/120.09 with 0.005 RT v Jason Pickett 11.2178/118.34, Chris Tyhurst 13.0377/108.83 v Simon Rickwood 9.8503/132.90, Lee Chiles 10.0454/119.79 v Chris Goodale 10.7041/127.68, Keith Bartlett 10.869/127.57. Patrick Hobbs (GC Falcon) 11.506/117.32, Adrian Portelli 10.784/124.40 v Shelby Watts (NSS Challenger) 11.093/112.19, Chris Layram (NSS Falcon) 12.600/106.90, Dan Sanderson (NSS Mustang) 13.794/98.17 v Connor Hall (NSS Barracuda) 14.849/97.46, Paul Singer (Duster) 12.4497/108.82 v Stuart Flitton (100e) 10.5388/127.00, Phil Hobson (NSS Coronet) 12.023/111.79 v Robert Wright (WB 23T altered) 10.1566/135.38, Gary Norman (Norton Conquest 2) 12.004/115.96. 14:30 Stevie Gates (Duster) 9.9366/138.10 v Nick Hewison (GC Fordson) 10.6791/117.42, Chris Todd 8.9247/159.05, incredible speed. Tom Parry 10.777/114.35, Graham Scrivens 10.640/126.68, Claire Rule (Nostalgia Pro Stock Bike) 8.6819/148.14. Black Chevelle (E68F) 10.699/123.85. Ben Rushforth (E93A Anglia) had a wiggle to 10.876/83.03. Duncan Beard (Thundergod 23T) to a nice 8.5321/149.66. Yenko Nova with a hard launch to 9.7567/138.52, James Oliver 9.290/142.46 v Katie Booth 10.418/130.22, Gareth Kent (Belly Tank) 14.946/96.07 v Lee Pike (GC Nova) 10.362/88.04, Steve Matthews 9.7234/135.33. Simon Glenn (GC Austin Pickup) 11.571/114.61 v Ray Turner 10.935/121.49, Robbie Grabham 7.240/190.52 (1.0893 60 ft and 4.6705/150.03 to half track), harder launch, correction and more bounce down track, very entertaining! Then the Ain't No Saint Volvo which stopped at 100ft out with fluid having got on the track, Lee Johnstone's daughters walked to the car to push it back and console their dad. This may be the end of their weekend but look out for the Hot Wheels model version of the car which should be in the shops before Christmas. Pause for cleanup. 14:00 Keith Freeman (SO 5 window coupe) 9.602/144.30, then purple Duster (MM444) 15.767/89.44 v Graham Scrivens 10.648/127.35. Brief pause for cleanup. Yenko Nova to 9.9182/134.01, Luke Hoskins 11.3697/85.04. Steve Johnson ran a 1.0957 to 60ft then a wobble in the second half to 8.476/129.51, Chris Cockburn 12.900/106.54. Gary Atkinson 9.7558/133.35, Pete Christmas 11.4337/115.59, Adam Nowak 13.0529/98.61 v Chris Tyhurst 12.5575/108.69, Stewart Arthur 13.2414/102.18 v Dave Simcock 10.2434/129.84. Pause for track inspection. 13:30 Gary Daley (WW 41 Coupe) 10.0938/119.80, Graham Harrison (WW '33 Coupe) 11.4726/106.67, Simon Devos (Frankenstein Chevy) 10.9635/122.72 v Nick Hewison 11.2829/105.16 great run and complies with GC performance minimum. Spencer Tidswell (OA) 9.8396/137.68, Simon Prest 11.3167/116.40, Graham Barton 10.6985/122.83, Ash Rawson 10.464/129.77 v Richard Granger 12.066/118.01, then Colin Wood (Husky) 11.3053 125.46 v Sandra-Lee Wood (100e with a big block Ford 545 stroker engine, thanks to her for the info) 11.2716 115.65, green Falcon 13.4739/98.40 v Glenda Thompson 14.2987/91.92. Ray Turner (55 Chevy) 10.8913/120.45 v Brian Gibson (GC Dart) 11.4013/116.81. Well done Alan Lloyd in Gonzo the Great (Topolino) 7.9099/159.61, first seven in a while, Jim Tucker taking the Hellfire Hemi on a wayward pass to 16.816/40.75. 13:15 Patrick Hobbs' second pass in the Falcon GC car 11.5313/117.29, Rat Rod to 10.1077/129.78, Kate Booth (Pop) 10.4293/129.81 v Damian Halliwell 10.5882/126.94, Lee Chiles (NSS Valiant) 10.0137/134.40 v Chris Goodale (NSS Camaro) 10.3432/130.24, Paul Smail (NSS El Camino) 12.7730/102.67, Stuart Flitton (100e) 10.5707/127.21, Steve Matthews (GC 57 Chevy) 9.7043/134.80 v Lee Pike (GC Nova) 9.9389/136.92, Dan Sanderson (NSS Mustang) 13.8141/99.38, Jacqueline Bartlett (JMA dragster) 8.3030/73.91. 13:00 Graham Rawlings 10.348/131.43 followed by Steve Garlant with Sonic Attack 2 to 11.074/118.06. Then the Nostalgia Pro Stock bikes of Kevin Melling and Andy Lambert, 9.3321/141.68 to 9.7134/133.63, Simon Prest (GC Comet) 11.0658/120.42 v Jason Pickett (GC 55 Chevy) 11.1698 118.64, Bob Morgan (Topolino B-Sting) 10.8751/127.98, Colin Wood (Husky) 11.2456/125.45 v Sandra-Lee Wood (100e) 11.3339/115.05, Shelby Watts 11.8924/107.54, Billy Jones (GC Willys Coupe) 10.6807/122.84, Chris Todd 8.828/151.62. 12:00 Glynn Boardman running the orange Olds Omega under the Watts Shop Banner 10.029/137.26 v Simon Rickwood 9.895/132.16, followed by Gary Parkes in Purple Daze to 7.570/171.73, great driving job to keep the car from wandering too much. Then Dave Russell's Van with No Name (actually a Morris Marina) against fellow Super Pro ET racer Phil Toppin's Vette driven by Georgina Smith, 11.362/115.82 v 1.186/73.82 for Dave who lifted. We are now on a lunch break until 12:45. 11:45 Steve Matthews 9.683/136.02 v Graham Barton 10.651/123.81, then Jake Cawthorne 11.769/113.20 and Nïamh Smith 15.752/86.67, Nïamh enjoying her street & strip Fairlane. Connor Hall (Barracuda) 13.767/97.76. Stevie Gates (Ex James Forster Duster) to 10.003/137.70, Simon Boot first time out with his Supercharged Outlaw Camaro to 17.432/50.77 with a rebuilt engine. Graham Scrivens (Pop) 10.701/128.66 v James Sweeney (Satellite) 10.558/127.33. Tom Parry's Consul 10.750/127.58, Ash Rawson 10.498/129.40 v Richard Granger 12.163/118.04, Dave Simcock (Challenger) 10.310/129.14. Damian Halliwell 10.617/126.49 v Bob Main 12.479/104.67, followed by James Auld's Little Fauss dragster, 50 years old this year to 12.849/104.01. Ralf's Speed Shop 10.9868/124.48, not bad for a streetable Model A sedan. 11:30 Damian Halliwell (Biscayne) 10.9415/125.47 v Chris Todd 10.4268/152.64, Lee Pike 9.7525/131.66 v Ray Turner 10.9306/118.63, Keith Freeman with a header fire, skilfully extinguished by the startline crew and then staged for a checkout 9.993/139.02, Duncan Beard in his Thundergod 23T with usual driver Des Taylor, pedal to 9.324/146.72, nice start. Steve Wright's AMC Pacer 'Fugly' sounding great but after engaging drive for the burnout came to a halt and pushed back. Adrian Portelli 10.801/124.09, then Chris Cockburn 12.850/106.51 v Paul Riley's Morgan 10.560/128.43. Steve Wright's second attempt, restaged to the centre of his line and off to half track 6.481/100 and 11.220/89.58 at the stripe. Next the beautiful Hillman Husky of Colin Wood which went 12.259/123.73 after a lengthy pedal. Sandra Lee Wood's 100e 11.979/112.80, we suspect a new engine compared to the previous V8. Lot of smoke out of Pete Wiseman's Challenger, hope it doen't live up to its Damage Case name. Gary Atkinson's Topolino altered to 10.218/128.47, Robbie Grabham in Freddie's Revenge to 7.270/190.52 (1.119 to 60ft and 4.694/151.04 to half track), great baseline setting for the Dragstalgia Thunderball! Then Matt Hollins' Willys with a 460ci engine possibly out of the Cheap Thrills slingshot. First run for Nick Hewinson's GC Fordson, 14.076/82.41, will go quicker to get under the 13.99 cutoff. 11:00 Claire Rule on her Nostalgia Pro Stock Bike 8.5469/151.13, then Jacqueline Bartlett in her JMA dragster 7.9809/80.50, then Stuart Smith (rat rod) 10.1690/128.82 alongside a Model A sedan 10.9394/123.43, first run for Patrick Hobbs in the ex Barnett & Grant Falcon now named Southern Flyed, 11.5060/117.91. Georgina Smith in Phil Toppin's 'Vette, footbrake launch to 11.698/127.65, then Andy Park's Model Y displaying longer wheelie bars to 9.960/134.92. Steve Johnson's blown alky slingshot who will be appearing in the Dragstalgia Cannonball, big wiggle before 330ft and 8.525/155.23, on and off the throttle. Rich Butcher on another test pass in his slingshot to 14.069/114.21. Next, Kevin Melling who had stopped off the line earlier, this run a good 9.369/131.68. Great to see Adrian Sidwell in his Opus 1, he has owned the car for 50 years and ran 14.780/88.05 on today's pass. Then a real rarity, a Humber Pullman which pulled a 17.105/78.98. Followed by Richard Warburton 11.503/119.79 v Glenda Thompson 14.327/97.46. 10:30 Jim Tucker with Hellfire Hemi to 10.961/94.28 checkout pass, expect him to run in the 8s in class. Followed by Jacqueline Bartlett 10:30 Kate Booth (GC Pop) 10.4231/130.89 v Neil Francis 12.7880/107.93, Ford 100e (Y958) into the nines 9.8914/138.94, then Pete Christmas (Demon) 11.4518/115.23 v Gary Cork (Coronet) 11.8994/112.72, then Rich Butcher (Ken Cooper slingshot) 13.5164/93.71. Then Steve Garlant in the Sonic Attack 2 slingshot on one of its first runs with its new team, gentle pass to 13.366/91.05. Graham Rawlings (VW Slingshot) 9.792/132.96, then another pass for Don Scott alongside Richard Warburton who is giving announcer Colin special messages on the boot of his Willys 41 Coupe, 11.442/119.51 for Richard to 13.366/105.68 for Don. Then Graham Scrivens 10.314/129.03 v Tom Margesson 10.966/123.85, Tom off the line first. Simon Rickwood (Nova) 12.514/89.07 v Chris Tyhurst 12.628/108.68. Stuart Flitton (100e) 11.767/127.63, then Hot Wheels U378 12.187/104.76 v Stewart Arthur 13.176/102.32 10:00 Chris Tyhurst with a new NSS Chevelle ran 12.6349/111.64 on his first run, then Graham Scrivens ran 9.9145/132.18 in his Pop, a green Aussie Falcon 13.1004/107.52 alongside the Hot Wheels '32 5 window owned by Pete 12.3606/119.27. Stevie Gates (Ex James Forster Duster) to 9.8971/140.36, first nine for the new driver, NSS racers Pete Christmas's Demon and Bob Main's Superbird (12.5299/110.01). Ashley Rawson's Duster 10.431/130.52 v Richard Grainger 12.0240/117.12. A lovely chopped orange Morris Minor of Ian Smith went 13.0214/101.98, he has a matching caravan. Gary Cork 11.662/113.46 v Don Scott in his spare car 14.192/103.24, Paul Singer (Duster) 12.469/108.81 v Tom Margesson 10.971/124.16, thanks to Tom for sending us the story on new Gasser Circus entrant Nick Hewison. Published by Eurodragster.com from information supplied by Santa Pod Raceway 09:30 Good morning and welcome to our coverage of day 1 of Dragstalgia from Santa Pod Raceway. The weather is great with temperature of 18C forecast to rise to 24C with wind of 11mph, density altitude is forecast to be between 900ft and 1450ft, this information courtesy of airdensityonline.com. The plan for today is for pre-1980 cars to run in run what ya brung from 0930 to 1700 with lunch and dinner breaks in between, then qualifying beginning at 1700 with each of the invited car classes. The Custom Car Invitational has been limited to around 20 cars due to pit space restrictions and these will have today plus three sessions each of Saturday and Sunday. Those of you visiting SPR will have the benefit of the event programme which lists all the classes and includes the first of the awards to be made over the course of the weekend, which is the Pete Crane Spirit of '76 Award for outstanding contributions to Nostalgia Racing in the UK, to acknowledge those involved in shaping the nostalgia racing scene of today. Many congratulations go to Nick Pettitt who has produced a series of Time Travel videos documenting the history of the sport and hot rodding, also his web site British Drag Racing & Hot Rod Archive, magazine articles, a book on the early days of the sport, and articles for Eurodragster.com on the pioneers of the sport. It is a richly deserved award for someone who is modest about his considerable achievements and to whom we all owe a debt of gratitude to his never-ceasing efforts. Greetings to Eurodragsterholics tuned into the coverage, especially Cath and Tig Napier who as Bad Habit Racing have posted a special Perfect Light award for the event. Also greetings to Perfect ET award sponsors Andy and Haley Hadfield and the Twister Race Team who are tuned in from home, missing their first Dragstalgia since its inception - love and best wishes to you guys. We will start soon so stay tuned. Reports and pictures ©Eurodragster.com |