MSA British Drag Racing Championship UK drag racing entered a new era in 2007 with the news that spectacular Pro Modifieds would contest the Motor Sports Association’s British Drag Racing Championship.  These ferociously fast doorslammers were already firm crowd favourites and their emergence into the Championship spotlight was predicted to attract more entries into a class already well supported by teams and drivers.

UK drag racing entered a new era in 2007 with the news that spectacular Pro Modifieds would contest the Motor Sports Association’s British Drag Racing Championship.  These ferociously fast doorslammers were already firm crowd favourites and their emergence into the Championship spotlight was predicted to attract more entries into a class already well supported by teams and drivers.

In 2007, the MSA Championship expanded from three to five rounds, including the two FIA European Championship events at Santa Pod Raceway.  The series' burgeoning profile has already encouraged significant press and television coverage and the MSA and the promotional team will continue building marketing and support arrangements in the future.  Specialist TV programming of the full season is part of the plan and will enhance sponsorship prospects for the championship itself and for the participating race teams.

While all five rounds in 2007 took place at Santa Pod Raceway, it is intended that other venues should host rounds as the series grows and prospers under a multi-year development plan.

Despite their official championship status, Pro Mods still possess an outlaw aura, evoking the spirit of drag racing's earliest days, before defined classes had evolved, when you would "run what ya brung" and hope you had "brung" enough.  The class emerged in America in the 1980s as an adventurous reaction to the sport's formalised structure, pairing classic sedan body styles with enormous engines in combinations unfettered by too many rules.

Today's Pro Mods come in a vivid array of bodyshells, everything from 1938 Ford Coupes to late-model Corvettes.  These bodyshells cloak pure-bred racing chassis built around giant V8 engines, some running on petrol and nitrous oxide, others on supercharged methanol, and all packing the punch to blast through the quarter-mile in six and a half seconds at over 200mph.  They are, without doubt, the most extrovert machines ever to compete for an MSA Championship.

Visit www.MSADragRacing.com for more details on the MSA British Drag Racing Championship.

Championship Rounds 2008: (subject to ratification)

Round 1: Santa Pod Raceway, Easter Thunderball, 21st - 24th March
Round 2: Santa Pod Raceway, Main Event, 23rd - 26th May
Round 3: Santa Pod Raceway, Summer Nationals, 14th - 15th June
Round 4: Santa Pod Raceway, European Finals, 4th - 7th September
Round 5: Santa Pod Raceway, National Finals, 27th - 28th September

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