{"id":103267,"date":"2026-03-24T00:44:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T00:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/drag-racing\/uncategorized\/festival-of-power-launches-santa-pods-60th-anniversary-season\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T00:44:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T00:44:06","slug":"festival-of-power-launches-santa-pods-60th-anniversary-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/drag-racing\/uncategorized\/festival-of-power-launches-santa-pods-60th-anniversary-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Festival of Power Launches Santa Pod\u2019s 60th Anniversary Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Festival of Power launches Santa Pod Raceway\u2019s 60th\u00a0Anniversary season with an Easter weekend chock-full of family entertainments underpinned by championship drag racing on two and four wheels.<\/p>\n

On-track, fast and loud action is the order of the day. Four supercharged, nitro-burning Funny Cars are the headline act, battling for the early lead in 2026\u2019s Funny Car Cup. These volatile beasts each punch out more than 10,000 horsepower and shake the ground. The class speed record stands at over 300mph.<\/p>\n

A pair of similarly powered Top Fuel Dragsters will limber up in preparation for the coming season\u2019s FIA European Championship. From Sweden comes the reigning champion, Susanne Callin, piloting Santa Pod\u2019s own Slick Tricks Racing dragster. From Scotland comes a Top Fuel newcomer: Colin Millar is already a famous face whose\u00a0Flyin\u2019 Fyfer<\/em>\u00a0is one of the dominant entries in the wild Outlaw Anglia class. Now the Scotsman bids to earn a Top Fuel licence with a graduated series of observed runs throughout the weekend.<\/p>\n

No less fast and loud, the Festival of Power is renowned for the spectacle of its flame-and-thunder Jet Car show \u2013 and there will be an extraordinary motorcycle powered by steam, yes, steam. See it to believe it.<\/p>\n

Martin Hill\u2019s\u00a0Fireforce<\/em>\u00a0Jet Car stable will be represented by\u00a0Fireforce 3<\/em>, a Jet Funny Car, and\u00a0Fireforce 5<\/em>, a Jet Dragster. Roger Goring brings his\u00a0Firestorm<\/em>\u00a0Jet Funny down from Yorkshire and Julian Webb\u2019s\u00a0Spiderman<\/em>\u00a0is another Jet Dragster.\u00a0Oklahoma Willy<\/em>\u00a0is the name of a gleaming, road-legal Volkswagen pickup that motors up to the start line under its own piston power then lights up the Rolls-Royce fighter jet engine sitting behind the driver\u2019s cab for a flame-throwing, afterburner-popping display as its blasts towards the finish line.<\/p>\n

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A motorcycle driven by steam? Whoever would have thought of that? Graham Sykes did. Yorkshireman Sykes is one of those canny engineers who sees the world from a different angle and has designed and built a steam-powered rocket bike that can\u00a0actually out-accelerate<\/em>a Top Fuel Dragster. It\u2019s a spectacular sight when it goes and it\u2019s as net-zero as any powered vehicle can be.<\/p>\n

Ebullient Pro Mod cars contesting the opening round of the FuelTech Motorsport UK British Drag Racing Championship headline a full programme of national championship classes on two and four wheels. There\u2019s an entry list of almost 300 and free access to the paddock allows spectators a close-up view of all the pitside activities.<\/p>\n

Off-track, the Live Action Arena is a focus for Monster Truck and stunt riding and driving displays. World record-holding stunt driver Terry Grant will be in action with his eye-popping precision driving show and Moto Syndicate is a brand-new FMX crew featuring former Red Bull and Nitro Circus performers, while Fusion Extreme puts on a pedal-powered jump box and ramp show.<\/p>\n

Sim Drive Five lets you race sitting still, courtesy of their cutting-edge race simulators, or you can indulge in a little Bull Axe Throwing, while a Dinosaur Walkabout, Mini Monster Trucks, inflatables, a climbing wall and visits from Bing and Peppa Pig are among the attractions to entertain the kids, plus an array of funfair rides. Camping for free overnight? There\u2019s an abundance of food and drink to sustain you and live music to keep you dancing the night away once the racing winds down.<\/p>\n

The Festival of Power is an event for all the family \u2013 championship drag racing on the track and all manner of entertainments alongside. The Festival takes place over Easter weekend, from Friday 3rd\u00a0to Sunday 5th\u00a0April (not Easter Monday).<\/p>\n

Tickets are bookable only online or by phone \u2013 visit\u00a0\u00a0https:\/\/santapodtickets.com\/p\/fop<\/a>\u00a0or telephone the Box Office at 01234 782828. Full event information can be found at\u00a0https:\/\/santapod.co.uk\/events\/festival-of-power\/#StarsOfTheShow<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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This story was originally published on March 23, 2026. \"Drag<\/p>\n

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