Twelve months ago it was very cold and wet with a slick Santa Pod Raceway on Easter weekend, which restricted the Festival of Power to no quicker than 8.5 seconds. This year the temperature was in the 70s for all three days of Round 1 of the ACU championship. Records…
The National Finals—ACU Championships Round 5—from Santa Pod
Rain washed out qualifying for the National Finals—round 5 of the 2018 ACU Championships—at Santa Pod Raceway, so it was a one-shot qualifier on raceday for some of the classes. Top Fuel Bike Reigning Champion Steve Woollatt led the small Top Fuel Bike field with a 6.330 in qualifying, which…
NSRA Hot Rod Drags at Santa Pod
The NSRA Hot Rod Drags was the last race of the year for the following classes in their championships: Gasser Circus, Outlaw Anglia, and Super-Charged Outlaws. It was also the 30th Anniversary of the Hot Rod Drags, which had been held at Shakespeare County until this year due to Shakey’s.…
Moxley at the Redline Rumble: Part 1
Rounds three and four of the ACU Championships were part of a doubleheader over the weekend with the Redline Rumble at Santa Pod Raceway. On Saturday it was round three and Sunday was round four, with qualifying sessions in the morning and then in the afternoon the eliminations. Only Funny…
Moxley on the Job at the European Finals
There was a huge crowd turnout for the European FIA/FIM Championships, AKA the European Finals, at Santa Pod Raceway. Rain delayed the start of qualifying on Saturday morning and Super Street Bike had their final qualifying session on Sunday morning of race day. There was record number of oil downs,…
Euro Finals LIVE from Santa Pod
Watch the Euro Finals LIVE from Santa Pod
Record Breaking Drag Challenge at Gardermoen
The EDRS Pro Nordic Motorcycle Championship’s 2018 Drag Challenge at Gardermoen Raceway was in many ways record breaking. That the temperature exceeded 33 degrees Celsius was only one of them, but even more important were the record breaking performances in all classes. Many credits have to go out to the…
Sunny Summernationals at Santa Pod
The Summernationals—round 2 of the ACU Championships—lived up to its name with hot, sunny, high humidity and temperatures into the high 80s. But that didn’t stop racers from setting records and recording personal bests as everyone continues to love Santa Pod’s new surface. Top Fuel Bike It was an emotional…
Adios Alastaro
“Let’s go out with a bang,” was the slogan for the 2018 FHRA Nitro Nationals, the final drag race at Finland’s legendary and doomed Alastaro Circuit. The Nitro Nationals are always special, but this time it was even more special as it was the last time that Alastaro Circuit was…