FIA "The Main Event" 2010
Friday 28th to Monday 31st May |
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2010 Report - Records Tumble Once Again at Main Event!
Santa Pod Raceway, the home of European Drag racing proved yet again to be the venue of choice for discerning race fans and petrol heads, as records were smashed at The Main Event, including 2 World Records!
Anticipation was high prior to the event, thanks to a simply eclectic list of talent and machinery that promised great things from the outset. With last year’s event seeing records broken and then re-broken before the ink had chance to dry on the timing slips, the capacity crowd were looking to the ‘Who’s Who’ entry list to provide them with similar thrills this year.
Despite the weather being less than helpful on the Saturday, they didn’t go home disappointed, with John Bradshaw kicking things off by setting a new world record for the quickest Skyline! His hugely impressive slip 7.4513/187.41 with a textbook reaction time of just 0.0022 seconds will be very hard for anyone to beat. Jap fans will be delighted to know that John and his charging Nissan will be wowing the crowds, along with hundreds of other Eastern gems at the Japshow, at Santa Pod on the 4th of July.
Two wheel aficionados got their ticket money’s worth thanks to a storming World record run from Frenchman Eric Teboul’s Rocket Bike. Setting the World’s best ET for a bike – at a mind numbing 5.2321/249.02, it was as scary to watch as it was impressive!
Finally, to top it all off, Urs Erbacher kept Top Fuel honours high, with a new European speed record of 314.87 mph!
Commenting on the weekend, Santa Pod General Manager, David Lloyd-Jones said ‘We’re delighted that it’s been yet another weekend of superb racing. It’s good news for the sport and even better news for the fans when history gets re-written like this. The Main Event is getting quite a reputation as a record-breaking round, so here’s hoping that the drivers and riders can keep pushing the envelope throughout the season and into next year. It’s testament to our superb Marshalls and track crew that our strip surface allows this kind of action with such regularity.’
Main Event Winners:
Full Race Report: For detailed race coverage please visit our friends at www.EuroDragster.com.
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Daily Galleries: See what happened at the 2010 Main Event on the Daily Gallery pages. |
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Photo Entry List
View photos of the racers that competed at The 2010 Main Event on the Photo Entry List page. |
For descriptions of the various drag racing classes have a look at the Classes page, in the Drag Racing section of this site. For details of MSA British Drag Racing Championship and the drivers competing, visit www.MSADragRacing.co.uk.
Saturday Rain Off: Despite the best efforts of track crew, no racing was possible on Saturday. Please keep hold of your tickets as a full Rain Off value has been placed on Saturday tickets which can be used towards tickets for any future Santa Pod run event up to and including The Main Event 2011. Please view the Rain Off Values page for full details of credit values.
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The Main Event 2011 Report & Gallery
The Main Event 2011 Photo Entry List
The Main Event 2011 Photo Competition
The Main Event 2010 Report
The Main Event 2010 Photo Entry List
The Main Event 2010 Daily Gallery
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The Main Event 2007 Report
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The Main Event 2005 Report
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