Dragstalgia on this weekend 11 July 2015

Dragstalgia on this weekend 11 July 2015

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steve65coupe

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42 posts

189 months

Tuesday 7th July 2015
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Dragstalgia - an annual super event at Santa Pod.

Fast nostalgic action with fab cars and bikes.
http://www.santapod.co.uk/e_dragstalgia.php

List of entries :

http://www.santapod.co.uk/e_entrylist_dragstalgia1...

Kids get in for free and lots of entertainment.

Benni

3,509 posts

210 months

Tuesday 7th July 2015
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This year, one of my favourite bikes will be there, the "Swallower Singleforce" by Jan Honée,

the result of 16 years refining in the workshop, 200hp from 480cc.

Easy to overlook, because knee high,

not easy to overhear, because nitro @55psi of totally mental boost.

Too bad Jan never got the 3.000cc "Big Single" beyond the crankcases.

Dilligaf10

2,431 posts

209 months

Tuesday 7th July 2015
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It is a brilliant event, can't wait. 24 entered in Willys Wars some come and cheer for "ProZac".

aka_kerrly

12,415 posts

209 months

Sunday 12th July 2015
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Dilligaf10 said:
It is a brilliant event, can't wait. 24 entered in Willys Wars some come and cheer for "ProZac".
I've just got back from Pod, spotted your car a few times around the pits & on the strip looking & going well.

Do you only have the ProZac logos on when you're competing?

All I can say is the weekend makes me want a V8!

Dan_The_Man

1,057 posts

238 months

Monday 13th July 2015
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We were there and what a fantastic weekend it was, my kids love it, can you spot the PH logo ?


Dilligaf10

2,431 posts

209 months

Monday 13th July 2015
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aka_kerrly said:
Dilligaf10 said:
It is a brilliant event, can't wait. 24 entered in Willys Wars some come and cheer for "ProZac".
I've just got back from Pod, spotted your car a few times around the pits & on the strip looking & going well.

Do you only have the ProZac logos on when you're competing?

All I can say is the weekend makes me want a V8!
They stay on all the time.
Drove 110 miles to Pod, raced for three days, netted a new PB of 12.5@105mph, then drove it home.
A successful weekend.

aka_kerrly

12,415 posts

209 months

Tuesday 14th July 2015
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Dilligaf10 said:
They stay on all the time.
Drove 110 miles to Pod, raced for three days, netted a new PB of 12.5@105mph, then drove it home.
A successful weekend.
clap

Cracking stuff!

Sbrad

79 posts

161 months

Thursday 16th July 2015
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Well, thank goodness Dragstagia's a success. When this idea was formed some five years ago, Keith Bartlett was a little sceptical to say the least. When all said, he had a right to be, it was him putting the money up. Five years he said, you have five years to put this together, if it doesn't come off, it's going to be dead in the water. So, Brian Taylor myself and James Forster set about putting some sort of format together based on how it used to be done way back when. I suppose us old buggers (excluding young James that is) are getting to be some of the only ones left who remember those days when Bob & Roy Phelps brought in the likes of Paula Murphy, Don Schumacher, Tom Hoover, Don Garlits, Gene Snow, Raymond Beadle, the list just goes on and on. Those days were some of the best in British Drag Racing. All these top performers thrilling capacity crowds with pure entertainment. Dennis Piddle, Clive Skilton, "Bootsie" Herridge, and all the other Brit's trying to match and keep up with these American Super stars. This was our goal, and there is still someway to go, but we are getting there. More cars are being restored or built to make next years Dragstalgia better than this year. To bring this type of Drag Racing back to it's British ancestral home, Santa Pod Raceway was never going to be easy. With a great listening guy called James Foster, Keith Bartlett, risking his cash and SPR's reputation, all of the racers providing the enthusiasm, ambition and dedication to make this work, I have a feeling we could have pulled it off.



Edited by Sbrad on Thursday 16th July 23:11

central

16,744 posts

216 months

Friday 17th July 2015
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A few snaps from Sunday - https://flic.kr/s/aHskg5JotA

central

16,744 posts

216 months

Friday 17th July 2015
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NitroWars

661 posts

210 months

Saturday 18th July 2015
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Mark, they're hardly boys! laugh

central

16,744 posts

216 months