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Cox himself races regularly in the Pro Mod class in Australia and is introducing an Australian-style format, run to a 5.90-second index, for this competition. For drag racing\u2019s most expensive \u2018door car\u2019 class, Cox hopes this new series and prize money will help support and grow the Pro Mod category, particularly for teams operating on more limited budgets. Owing to music commitments, the DJ misses this first contest in the three-race series and a respected substitute will drive his US-built car. However, Cox climbs back behind the wheel in the next two races scheduled for July and September.<\/p>\n
All manner of cars \u2013 door cars, dragsters, altereds, roadsters \u2013 and motorcycles too will fill the paddock when\u00a0The Main Event\u00a0presents the opening round of 2026\u2019s FIA and FIM European Drag Racing Championships. The entry list currently stands at 305, with 18 countries represented. Machinery ranging from the most powerful two- and four-wheeled vehicles on the planet \u2013 Top Fuel Dragsters and Bikes \u2013 right down to their miniature Junior Dragster and Dragbike counterparts \u2013 drivers and riders starting from age eight \u2013 populate a rich and diverse racing programme with an array of entertainment attractions attached.<\/p>\n
Europe\u2019s two fastest women drivers headline the 11,000-horsepower Top Fuel Dragster show. Sweden\u2019s Susanne Callin (320.20mph) and Switzerland\u2019s Jndia Erbacher (320.15mph) have wrapped up the past two seasons\u2019 FIA European Championships between them. While Erbacher is the quicker of the two over the 1,000-foot course which, for safety reasons, these behemoth cars nowadays run \u2013 a career-best 3.817 seconds to Callin\u2019s 3.840 \u2013 the fractional differences in elapsed time and terminal speed count for nothing when it\u2019s winning the race to the finish line that matters. Meanwhile, Colin Millar maintains his quest to be Scotland\u2019s fastest driver. The popular Outlaw Anglia racer has burnished his brand name\u00a0The Flyin\u2019 Fyfer<\/em>\u00a0on the flanks of a Top Fuel Dragster in a bid to earn his Top Fuel licence and run with the fast ladies.<\/p>\n Pro Modified will be a thrill show throughout Saturday\u2019s and Sunday\u2019s qualifying sessions as 20 entries \u2013 saloon cars in silhouette but livid, all-out racing machines beneath the skin \u2013 fight their way into 16 available spots in Bank Holiday Monday\u2019s eliminations. The Main Event combines two Pro Mod races in one: round one of the FIA European Pro Mod Championship and round two of the FuelTech Motorsport UK British Drag Racing Championship. Finland\u2019s reigning European champion Jere Rantaniemi seeks a hat trick of FIA crowns. Estonia\u2019s Andres Arnover is the 2025 Motorsport UK British champion as well as Europe\u2019s quickest-ever Pro Mod racer, at 5.695sec over the classic quarter-mile, a mark set at Santa Pod last year. Both have 250mph-plus terminal speeds to their credit \u2013 so has Santa Pod-local Jon Webster, Britain\u2019s only Pro Mod star to top that magic barrier.<\/p>\n Fields of Top Methanol and Pro Stock cars complete the FIA championship programme. Germany\u2019s past Top Methanol champion, Timo Habermann, makes a notable return after several seasons out.<\/p>\n Ground-pounding nitro Funny Cars head the accompanying on-track programme with a range of UK national championship Sportsman classes in support. Jet Cars are an added attraction.<\/p>\n On two wheels, the FIM European Championship brings entries in Top Fuel Bike, nitro SuperTwin, Pro Stock and Super Street bikes. Sweden\u2019s Top Fuel Bike star Rikard Gustafsson returns with Europe\u2019s quickest, fastest competition motorcycle, 5.638sec\/260.65mph, to defend his European title. That\u2019s 0-260 in 5.6 seconds on two wheels.<\/p>\n Round one of the\u00a0Carl Cox Motorsport Series\u00a0takes place from Thursday 21st\u00a0to Friday 22nd\u00a0May.\u00a0https:\/\/santapod.co.uk\/results\/carl-cox-motorsport-series\/<\/a><\/p>\n FIA\/FIM The Main Event\u00a0takes place from Friday 22nd\u00a0to Monday 25th\u00a0May.\u00a0https:\/\/santapod.co.uk\/main-event.php.<\/a><\/p>\n Both races take place at Santa Pod Raceway, near Wellingborough NN29 7XA, with a wide range of off-track entertainments complementing the racing action.Book in advance, online at\u00a0https:\/\/santapodtickets.com\/<\/a>\u00a0or by telephoning the Box Office at 01234 782828. Paddock access is free for a close-up view of all the pitside action.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The post Santa Pod\u2019s 60th Anniversary Season Lifts Off With Two Bumper Race Weekends<\/a> first appeared on Drag Illustrated<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Santa Pod Raceway\u2019s 60th\u00a0Anniversary season hits the launch button over the next two weekends. First comes this weekend\u2019s THE DOORSLAMMERS, featuring full-bodied cars with working doors, sprung chassis, serious intent and a serious prize purse of \u00a3100,000!\u00a0 That\u2019s just the start. Next comes an extended Bank Holiday weekend featuring two race meetings in one. 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