Competitions

Flame & Thunder Text & Win Competition

The answer to the question "What is the name of the Firestorm Jet Car Pilot?" is Roger Gorring. The winners were Dean Reeve from Wiltshire, Joshua Hutson from Spalding, Carol Osbourne from Kent and Hilary Chapple from Salisbury.

European Finals Questionnaire

The winner of the European Finals Questionnaire prize draw for £1000 is Alan Hughes from Staffordshire.

Kids’ Monster Truck Competitions

The winner of the Name The Truck competition was Robbie Oades aged 12 who came up with the name Podzilla.
 
The winner of the Design The Truck competition was Tobias Skipiol aged 11. View the entries here.

European Finals 2006 Photo Competition

Full details of the European Finals 2006 Photo Competition and entries here.

European Finals 2006 Programme Competition

The winner of the Simpson competition was Stuart Carter who correctly answered A) Drag Bike, to the question "What type of vehicle appears in the Simpson advert".

Main Event 2006 Programme Competitions

The winning programme number was 8393 and the winner was Mrs Barnham. The answer to the VIP tickets competition was Smax Smith and the winner was Clair Hammond.

Easter Thunderball Prize Draw

The wining number in the "Sign of the Times" prize draw was 4782, if you have this number on the front of your programme then please phone 01234 782828 or complete our contact form to claim your prize.

Flame & Thunder Programme Crossword

The winner of the crossword competition in the Flame & Thunder programme was Ben Fielder from Kent.

Flame & Thunder Colouring Competition The winner of the colouring competition in the Kids Zone at Flame & Thunder was Daniel Meritt from Hatchingdon.

"Sign of the Times" Competition

To celebrate the 60th anniversary of VE Day, Santa Pod Raceway has commissioned international aviation artist Keith Hill to paint the stunning picture 'Sign of the Times'. The painting not only captures the atmosphere of Santa Pod but provides a link with our World War II heritage. The painting has been reproduced as a limited edition print, strictly limited to 200 copies worldwide, with a certificate of authenticity.  A limited number of the prints have been mounted with a genuine piece of a 'Podington B17 Flying Fortress'! 

The winner of the "Sign of the Times" Competition is Tammy Dry from Liverpool. If you did not win you can order copies from the merchandise section of the website. Q: What type of aircraft was based at Santa Pod during World War Two? A: Podington B17 Flying Fortress

The Sticks Santa Pod Competition

The answer to the question, What are the dates of The Main Event at Santa Pod Raceway, was 27th - 30th May 2005. The four runners up were, Mrs J Freeman (Essex), Mrs P Fisher (Norfolk), Mrs A Lumley (Dover), Mr R Cairns (Bucks).

2005 Easter Thunderball Crossword:

Here are the results of the crossword competition in the official 2005 Easter Thunderball programme. The winner was Mr Singh who received the prize of a pair of VIP tickets to "The Main Event" and a set of 2004 season review DVDs.

Across

1) Surname of FIA Top Fuel Champion 2004 (6): Carter
3) Name of Volkswagen-only race class (5): VWDRC
7) Santa Pod's right lane sponsor. Delicious. (5): Boost
8) Alcohol-based fuel used by Dave Wilson (8): Methanol
9) First name of TMD pilot ___ Turner (3): Rob    
11) Surname of FIA championship coordinator. First name Keith (8): Bartlett
13) First name of King Racing's Top Fuel motorcycle rider (3): Ian
14) Santa Pod's summer modified car festival (3): USC
15) ______ Wheels, obsession motorsport's indoor drag racing show (6): Xtreme
16) Number of cylinders in a Dodge Viper engine (3): Ten
18) Fuel ______, nostalgia drag car dramatically modified from production model (7): Altered
21) The "knock-out" part of a drag racing meeting (12): Eliminations

Down

1) Name given to the starting lights (9,4): Christmas Tree
2) French rider of rocket bike and Top Fuel bike (4,6): Eric Teboul
4) Metric unit used to measure engine capacity (2): CC
5) Santa Pod's Run What Ya Brung tyre sponsor (4): Toyo
6) Popular abrv. given hemispherical cylinders on American cars (4): Hemi
9) Refurbished tyre, probably not suitable for drag-racing (7): Retread
10) American name for supercharger (6): Blower
12) _____ Joon, TFD driver (3): Lex
17) Abbreviation indicating time taken on the ¼ mile (2): ET
19) Our left-lane sponsor's main product (3): Pie
20) Santa ______, The home of European Drag Racing! (3): Pod

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2004 European Finals photo competition winners:

The winner of the Action Category was Chris Wood from Cheshire, with his photo of Top Fuel driver Tommas Nataas.

The winner of the Non Action Category was Benice Bond from Cambridgeshire, with a photo of her son Cade with his hero Smax Smith. Caption: "Two beers and a couple of cokes for the kid please!" Both category winners get two VIP Tickets to the 2005 Easter Thunderball at Santa Pod Raceway.

Draw a Dragster competition winners :

Following the "Draw a Dragster" competition organised by Santa Pod Raceway and local McDonald's stores, two winners were eventually picked from hundreds of entries across the region. Children up to the age of 15 were invited to draw an idea of their very own racing dragster.

"The standard of entries was superb across both age categories, really colourful and some really detailed!" said Mandy Watson-Scholey who judged on behalf of Santa Pod Raceway, "It was incredibly difficult to choose, it took me ages to decide!"

Winner of the "8 years and under" age group was Sarah Young (age 8) from Higham Ferrers. Sarah won a VIP day out at Santa Pod's Flame & Thunder Firework show held last weekend and a souvenir goody bag worth in total over £300.

Winner of the "8-15yrs" group was Matthew Atkinson (age 13) from Wellingborough. Matthew won VIP tickets, a souvenir goody bag and the star prize - the chance to drive a junior dragster on Santa Pod's famous drag strip!

Matthew is pictured here in the seat of the Junior Dragster that he will drive during 2004. They were presented with their prizes by Santa Pod Raceway's resident mascot Nitro the dragon. Around 50 runners-up also attended the event to mark the end of this year's drag racing season at Santa Pod Raceway.