Santa Pod - Summer Nationals (June 17th)

[Famine]

Some friends of mine decided that, to cheer me up, they'd drag me out to the races (see what I did there?).

Of course, we were actually there by invite... of the owners of this:

This is Tig's second run of the weekend - a 10.058 on a 10.04 dial-in to win his race:

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Plus a quick demo from the world's fastest jet car, Fireforce 2. Turn your speakers riiiiiiiiiiiight up for this one:

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(higher quality download available from my site - 22.5Mb, Quicktime .MOV file)

 

[Roo]

What's the Pod like? I've been meaning to go for yonks, but have never got round to it.

Nice pictures; love the Challenger.

 

[Diego440]

Did they manage to cheer you up?

And why did you need cheering up?

 

[Famine]

What's the Pod like? I've been meaning to go for yonks, but have never got round to it.

🤬 loud. The jet car is absolutely the noisiest thing of ever - but I suppose a jet engine at 40 feet isn't going to be quiet...

Nice pictures; love the Challenger.

Totally and utterly fapworthy. Plus I got to sit in it...

Did they manage to cheer you up?

And why did you need cheering up?

I've been signed off work for the week. But it was enjoyable, yes.

If you like your American cars, you'll like ProET racing. There was a '69 Camaro there - and I love my '69 Camaros.

 

[Joey D]

I like the BMW drag car.

 

[Venari]

Hey Famine, you love the '69 Camaro too. We better start a UK fan club.

I gave up trying to find a '69 Camaro for sensible money and bought a '62 Corvette instead! Of course, it was a project car. But soon to get it's semi-race Holley fuel injected 327 back though. Then the work can begin.

That Challenger is super-minty. My fave Mopar.

 

[G.T]

Wow, that jet car really took off.

Looks like you had a great time. 👍

 

[stumpydino]

cool pics! my dads driven up the strip! in a maintenance vehicle but still!

 

[Jim Prower]

🤬 loud. The jet car is absolutely the noisiest thing of ever - but I suppose a jet engine at 40 feet isn't going to be quiet...

I imagine...four of them at about 1,000 feet are enough to make you cover your ears.

((B1-B Bomber Demo At Oshkosh.))

 

[Turbo Lag]

Hey Famine, got specs on the Challenger?

 

[Famine]

Hey Famine, got specs on the Challenger?

Ask and ye shall receive:

Keith Black 572ci ally block. 11.5:1 compression
CP pistons
Oliver steel rods
Callies steel crank
.737 lift Comp Cams roller cam
Indy heads, intake manifold, lifters and push rods
Milodon gear drive
1200cfm Prosystems Holley dominator carb
2+1/4" headers into 4" collectors
ATI superdamper
Milodon superstock dual line oiling system
Naturally aspirated

727 torqueflite with reverse pattern manual valve body
Billet front drum
Bolt in sprag
Deep sump
B&M supercooler
Custom 8" ATI converter
Dana 60 4-spider pinion with aluminium back brace

Original all steel body apart from fibreglass hood.
Full interior apart from back of back seat
Weight 3821lbs with driver
Candy apple purple paint

Best ET of 9.94 @ 135.9
Best MPH of 136.03

 

[UnoMOTO]

It's great to see all that American muscle over on that side of the pond. As a child, my dad and I would hit the track every Sunday to race a 55 Chevy. It ran in the low 13’s so it was a burner but it was great fun.

I am really interested in things that we might not expect to see at a strip. Do you have any more odd photos like the ones below?

 

[Famine]

It's great to see all that American muscle over on that side of the pond. As a child, my dad and I would hit the track every Sunday to race a 55 Chevy. It ran in the low 13’s so it was a burner but it was great fun.

I am really interested in things that we might not expect to see at a strip. Do you have any more odd photos like the ones below?

No, that's pretty much everything I took.

The yellow car is a Ford Capri. The terracotta-colour Mitsubishi Shogun does 9.6s (but he was further away from his dial-in than Tig's Challenger... - that's the race in the video I posted)

Edit: You're in luck... Our Challenger-owning friend sent me the following message:

Some links for the chap who wanted to see more quirky stuff. A huge selection of Yank and British tin on the track.

http://eurodragster.com/news/event_coverage.asp
(Click on any event for the picture galleries)

http://www.topendtales.com/

http://www.topnitro.co.uk/

http://peterdonaldson5305.fotopic.net/

http://richardsmith.fotopic.net/
(Has some RWYB daily driver stuff as well as a fair few others)

 

[stumpydino]

theres always a few odd ones, especially in street eliminator

 

[UnoMOTO]

Edit: You're in luck... Our Challenger-owning friend sent me the following message:

Thanks for the links. For the most part your drag racing isn't that much different then ours.

 

[Turbo Lag]

Ask and ye shall receive:

Well. The best thing outta that list is the Candy Apple Purple paint.

 

[Sureboss]

Yay, something to talk about at the Ocho as I'll be going to the European Finals in September.

I take it they didn't have any Top Fuellers at the Summer nationals, Andrew? They are louder than the Jet cars. I want to see a Rocket Car aswell, though they are quite rare, if ever, at The Pod.

I find the dopes that stand in the stand behind the start line funny when the Jet Car starts up

So, thumbs up then Andrew?

 

[Pupik]

'Effing sweet.