Santa Pod Sunday Service 03/04
Sunday Service opens Santa Pod's strip to run what ya brung ... but what will you bring?
Chances are you've heard of Santa Pod Raceway in Bedfordshire, it being one of the best-known drag strips in the UK. Based on an old airfield there's tons of space to gather and show off your pride and joy. But with a facility like that available it'd be rude not to open up the strip and let you see what your car can do.
To that end we'll be bringing a new Ford Mustang 5.0 GT, complete with factory standard and burnout friendly line-lock function, and running up the strip against ... well, what have you got? Yes, consider the gauntlet thrown, a thread already developing with one PHer offering his manual M4 as a contender for what promises to be a very interesting showdown. Once you've signed up (details below) put yourself forward for a duel here!
Synonymous with drag racing, Santa Pod has played host to almost every type of petrol fuelled vehicle, from dragsters to bikes, hot rods to supercars and much, much more. Since opening in 1966, its three-quarter-mile tarmac strip has witnessed both the making and breaking of speed records, including the current World Drag Racing Record.
In case any Golf R owners out there would like a shot at beating Sammy Miller's time of 3.58 seconds at 386.26 mph there will be 200 places for PHers to show them, and each other, who's boss. Entry to the drag racing is separate and tickets can be found via this link. If you want to drag race then please sign up for the Sunday Service as well!
As always attendance to the Sunday Service itself is free, although we continue to appreciate donations of sweets and treats. Should you wish to attend simply register your interest here.
See you there!
Not interested so much in racing to be honest, unless I come up against another Mini or similar hot hatch. Will mostly just be beating my own times.
James - will the team be bringing the jet car out for a a demo run?
We'll be bringing along some interesting and suitable cars to give rides in too, and I'm sure there will be some PHers in some interesting cars willing to take a few passengers so there should be plenty to do and see!
JD
JD
It's a very slick ship the guys at SP run and they're quick at lining cars up whilst the others are still off down the strip. I'd be surprised if people didn't get 5 or 6 runs.
I'm looking forward to this one as the Rex's radiator blew up the Friday before the Silverstone Sunday Service
It's a very slick ship the guys at SP run and they're quick at lining cars up whilst the others are still off down the strip. I'd be surprised if people didn't get 5 or 6 runs.
I'm looking forward to this one as the Rex's radiator blew up the Friday before the Silverstone Sunday Service
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