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NEWS STORIES
FROM 2005 AND EARLIER
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2/19
XTREME WHEELS 2005 COVERAGE
A
few notes and thirty
photos from the capitals hottest motoring show! Click
here to see more.
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1/13
XTREME WHEELS 2005 COMPETITION
Win
a pair of tickets to Xtreme Wheels International 2005. Click
here to read more.
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9/11
FLAME AND THUNDER SHOW PHOTOS
Rain
stopped much of the racing from taking place at Santa Pod's season finale
but there was still plenty to see. To see the photos from the event click
here.
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13/10
UK EVENT SAFETY JOIN DRAGSTERWORLD
DragsterWorld
are very pleased to announce that UK Event Safety have joined us as a
sponsor of the DragsterWorld Fans Forum.
Since it's inception, UK Event Safety has rapidly developed into one of the
primary providers of event safety services in the United Kingdom. In recent
years, UK Event Safety has become synonymous with automotive events
throughout the country. The portfolio includes, Santa Pod Raceway,
Shakespeare County Raceway, York Dragway, Straightliners Drag Racing Series,
Truckfest series, Land Rover Owners shows, National Custom and Sports Car
Show, Fast Car Scotland, Donny South North Weald, the Bromley Transport
Pageant, F1 testing with McLaren, BAR, Jordan and Jaguar.
For more information please
visit www.uk-event-safety.co.uk.
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8/9
FIA EUROPEAN FINALS PRESS DAY
Over
30 photos from today's Press Day at Santa Pod. To
take a look
click here or go
to the 2004 Reports section.
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19/8 to 22/8 ANDY
CARTER IN HOCKENHEIM
DragsterWorld
travel to Germany to bring you live updates from the Carter Motorsport /
GoTalk Pits. To
follow
the action
click here or go
to the 2004 Reports section.
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14/8 BANDIMERE
REPORTS - BIG UPDATE!
Another
report for you! Brief notes and 4 pages of photos from Thunder On The
Mountain. To
take a look
click here or go
to the 2004 Reports section.
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12/8 BANDIMERE
REPORTS - BIG UPDATE!
I've
finally got round to finishing off reports of some of the events I attended
at Bandimere during June 2004. Published so far
are reports and photos from the Fineline Rocky Mountain Hot Rod Happenin',
June Race Car Test Night and Mopar Mountain Madness. To
take a look
at any of these reports click here or go
to the 2004 Reports section.
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30/7
MOPAR MILE HIGH NATIONALS PHOTOS
A page of photos from photographers Patrick Glenn
and David Ayres. To
take a look
click
here.
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25/5
MOPAR AT THUNDER MOUNTAIN PHOTOS
The only place to be on 23rd May if you are a Mopar
fan was Colorado's Bandimere Speedway. Their Mopar only show featured
racing, burnout contest and car show. To
take a look at 4 pages of photos
click
here.
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19/5
NIGHT OF FIRE AND THUNDER REPORT AND PHOTOS
Bandimere Speedway's traditional season opener
features jet cars, nitro funny cars and some of the best sportsman racing
around. To
take a look at the 2 illustrated reports and 5 pages of photos
click
here.
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11/5
BANDIMERE MAY RACE CAR TEST NIGHT REPORT AND PHOTOS
Bandimere holds a monthly race car only test night throughout
the summer.
I went to find out what happens on
a typical Tuesday night at the speedway. To
read the report and take a look at the photos click
here.
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3/5
STREET MACHINE SHOWDOWN REPORT AND PHOTOS
Each year drag racers from all over Colorado gather at
Bandimere Speedway near Denver to find out who has the fastest street
machine in the mid-west. I went a long to take some photos and report on
all the action. To take a look
click
here.
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25/4
PARANOID ADD SPONSOR
Paranoid
Racing is proud to
announce
the addition of Blackstone Tek as a product sponsor in the team's effort in
constructing and
successfully
campaigning a Top Fuel radial triple dragbike through the supply of a
specially reinforced state of the art carbon fibre front wheel.
For more
Click
Here.
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25/4
CARTERS PRO FUEL DIARY
Andy
Carter has published a very interesting account of his weekend at the Pro
Fuel shootout. To read more Click
Here.
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16/4
CARTERS UNITED FRONT
Andy
Carter made a fantastic start to the European season taking the Pro-Fuel shootout win
in his first outing out in his new top fuel dragster. To read more Click
Here.
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16/4
CAN YOU FEEL THE FORCE - COMPETITION
Following
on from his excellent account of his visit to John Force's HQ, forum
regular, 'Bowler', has put together a very challenging competition for you!
Answer the most questions correctly and you could win a John Force Racing
sweatshirt!
For more details and the questions Click
Here.
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18/3
CAN YOU FEEL THE FORCE?
Forum regular "Bowler" has submitted a very
interesting account of his visit to John Force's Headquarters in Yorba
Linda, California. To find out what, arguably, one of the greatest drag
racers of all time has at his HQ click
here.
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24/2
YORK RACEWAY 2004 DATES
Many thanks to Howard
Holmes for sending us this years race dates at York Raceway.
11 April - Street Fighter Spectacular
12 April - Super Street Shootout
9 May - 2NZ
30-31 May - UK Open Nationals
20 June - Midsummer Mayhem
25 July - Ultimate road car challenge
7 August - UK Northern Nationals
8 August - UK Northern Nationals - Day 2
29 August - GTi Hot Hatch Spectacular
30 August - Motorcycle Mayhem
26 September - UK Northern Finals
10 October - Ultimate
Run Wot You've Brung
For more details on this events see www.york-raceway.co.uk
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17/2
EXTREME WHEELS REPORT AND PHOTOS
2004
saw the debut of Xtreme Wheels, a new motorsport show promoted by Obsession
Motorsports. Richard 'Top Nitro' Stirling visited the show armed with
notepad and camera and sent back a great report and some excellent photos to
give DragsterWorld readers a taste of what went on. To take a look click
here.
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28/1
EXTREME WHEELS UPDATE
It's
still not too late to enter DragsterWorld's Competition to win tickets to
Extreme Wheels. Details of new exhibits, guest and traders attending the
show have just been announced... click
here to take a look.
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28/1
CARTER GOES FOR GOLD
British
top fuel racing team Carter Motorsport
are delighted to announce the signing of new sponsor Gold
RV Sales & Service Ltd. for the full 2004 European season. Gold RV
specialise in the sale and service of American and Canadian motorhomes and
will officially exchange contracts at Xtreme
Wheels where they will also be sponsoring a trophy and exhibiting a new
Roadtrek van / camper.
Based
in Alton, Hampshire, Gold RV perfectly complement the team’s existing
partners by offering a vast selection of new and used motorhomes to suit
virtually any budget. In addition to the afore-mentioned Roadtreks, Gold RV
are also sole agents for the renowned Canadian built Triple E range and
usually have a number of used motorhomes in stock at very competitive
prices. The company also provides high quality
USA
style servicing at their modern well equipped workshops. Gold RV also offer
a fast and reliable world wide mail order service for parts and accessories
.
You
can visit Gold RV on the web at www.goldrv.co.uk
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19/1
A COLORADO HOT ROD
We've
just finished a photo feature on an excellent Colorado Hot Rod that we
visited over the Christmas break. To read the feature click
here.
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11/1
XTREME WHEELS 2004 COMPETITION
To
win a pair of tickets to the years hottest new motoring/motorsport show click
here
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15/9
NHRA Div 5 ET Finals
Thoughts
and photos from DragsterWorld's first ever sportsman only event in the US.
To take a look click
here.
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31/8
MILE HIGH HOT ROD REUNION
Photos
from the event which celebrates Colorado's automotive history. To take a look
click
here.
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20/7
NHRA MILE HIGH NATIONALS
Dragster World's
first ever feature from an NHRA race, we've got photos and thoughts on
racing in the USA. To take a look click
here.
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28/6-29/46
SUMMER NATIONALS - CCSE REPORT
We've
got another special feature for you this weekend. Dragster World will be
concentrating our coverage on the Custom Car Street Eliminator class. We
will be following Ian Hook and Andy Frost to find out what goes into
running an 8 second street car. Follow the links below to our
daily progress updates.Daily
Updates
Saturday - Published 30/6
Sunday - Published 30/6
This weekends photos are sponsored by 1stCameras. Our event coverage is
sponsored by Midland Automatic Transmissions. For more details see the Event Home
Page
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16/6 AMERICAN
AUTO CLUB - BILLING AQUADROME
We've
posted a number of photos from the American Auto Club Show which took
place last weekend. To take a look click
here.
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16/6
THE LATEST AT CARTER MOTORSPORT
The
Carter Motorsport website at www.andycarter.net
has been updated with a very entertaining report written by driver Andy
Carter.
Following on from our weekend with Carter Motorsport we have completed a
more detailed look at what goes into running a Top Fuel Dragster. To take
a look click here.
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19/4-21/4
A WEEKEND WITH CARTER MOTORSPORT
We've
got a very special feature for you this weekend. Dragster World will be
spending the whole of the Main Event with Carter Motorsport finding out
exactly what happens during a race weekend. Follow the links below to our
daily progress updates and special features.Daily
Updates
Saturday - Posted 22:00
Sunday - Posted 22:00
Monday - Posted 19:30 Special
Features
Pre Main Event Preparations
This weekends photos are sponsored by 1stCameras. Our event coverage is
sponsored by Midland Automatic Transmissions. For more details see the Event Home
Page
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17/5 OVAL
RACERS TURN STRAIGHT
Trans
World Motorsport will showcase 3 of its rapid and affordable 2/3rd
scale Nascar stock cars at the Classic American Nationals 2, Shakespeare
County Raceway from May 17th to 18th. Click
Here for the full story.
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17/5 CAMBERLEY
JOIN CARTER
Carter
Motorsport are pleased to introduce another new name to European Drag
Racing, 'Camberley Auto Factors', the largest independent distributor of
motor components in the South of England. Through their network of 26
branches they provide an express delivery service of top quality
replacement parts to the motor trade in an area bounded by Swindon and
Bournemouth in
the West, to London and Brighton in the East.
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22/4
CCSE CRUISE REPORT AND PHOTOS
A
report of the Easter Thunderball's CCSE cruise can be found by clicking
here.
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19/4-21/4
EASTER THUNDERBALL COVERAGE
We
will be posting updates after each days racing. Please follow the links
below for photos and brief report.
Saturday
- Posted 23:30
Sunday - Posted 22:00 (Mon)
Monday - Posted 22:00
This weekends photos are sponsored by 1stCameras. For more details see the
Event Home Page.
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1/4
EASTER THUNDERBALL COMING SOON!
Santa
Pod Raceway's season opener is a mere 3 weeks away... that's right you can
get you first "nitro fix" of the year on the Easter weekend 19th
-21st April. A Pro-Fuel Shootout will once again headline this National
Championship round where Top Fuel Dragsters compete against Fuel Funny
Cars in a spectacular show of speed! Whilst the event is held over 3 days
(Sat,Sun,Mon) the Pro-Fuel Shootout will feature on both Easter Sunday
& Monday.
The
event also sees the MSA British Methanol Championships, the National Drag
Racing Championships and spectacular bike action will come from the ACU
classes with 200mph Top Fuel Bikes. Add this to supporting classes
including the NDRS Drag Racing Series, Pro Mod, Super Mod, Super Classes,
ET Brackets, Junior Dragsters, the ever-popular Custom Car Series and you
have a line up that would make any motorsport venue weep with
jealousy.
In addition to professional competition there will be
guest appearances from the fiery Frenchman "Eric Teboul" on his
incredible Rocket Bike, spectacular Jet Car shows and an amazing,
aerobatic stunt display from the renowned UK pilot "Denny
Dobson". Denny will be performing a 15 minute show on both Easter
Sunday and Monday. For ticket info and details of how to get to Santa Pod
Raceway (near Northampton) call the Info Hotline on (01234) 782828 or
visit www.santapod.com.
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1/4
Obsession
and Straightline join King Racing effort
The King Racing Top Fuel Bike
team today announced that Obsession Motorsports and Straightline Racing
have joined the push to regain the European crown they first won in 2001.
Their support, alongside that of their existing associate sponsors, has
ensured that King Racing will contest all rounds of the FIM / UEM Dragbike
Championship.
The
most prestigious international championship in dragbike racing will see
current European Record holders King Racing in action at Finland, Sweden,
Norway, Germany and the two UK rounds, as well as exhibition events to be
staged in the UK and Athens, Greece.
Team principal Ian King said
today:- “We are enormously
grateful to Terry and Tina Gibbs of Obsession Motorsports for their
support in helping us overcome the enormous obstacle posed by the costs of
international travel. With Terry and Tina `oiling the wheels’ to reach
an agreement with Andy Carter of the First National Telecom Top Fuel team,
our operation will join his Top Fuel car in the recently acquired trailer
on his own effort to regain the FIA Top Fuel championship crown. Terry and
Tina have once again shown their passion and support for furthering
dragracing in Europe.”
Ian continued:
“In
one way, it’s natural that we should hook up with Andy’s effort as we
made history together in the 2001 season by becoming the first two British
competitors to win the European Bike and Car championships with Top Fuel
machines in the same season. With Andy’s agreement, Obsession
Motorsports support, and further help from Nick Pepper and Chris
Tombleson’s Straightline Racing we hope to make this season as
successful as the last time we competed in the full championship. We wish
to thank Andy and his team for accommodating us in this way, and, of
course, the continued support of our associate sponsors”.
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1/3
EURODRAGSTER'S FIFTH BIRTHDAY GIVE-AWAY
Our
good friends Tog and Sharkman are celebrating 5 years of keeping us all up
to date with the latest news on European Drag Racing. To mark the occasion
they will be giving away a massive fifty-two prizes. To view the list of
prizes, and to enter the Give-Away, go to www.eurodragster.com/news/fifth_birthday_draw.asp,
or click on the "Fifth Birthday Give-Away" link on the left-hand
side of any Eurodragster page.
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1/3 CARTER
MOTORSPORT UPDATE
Its
been a very busy month for the Carter Motorsport team... hears a brief
update on the latest news. The team are now the proud owners of Pelle
Lindelöws entire Top Fuel operation! The deal includes, the race proven
McKinney built Top Fuel car, all the spares and tools needed to run a
competitive fuel outfit, the Volvo tractor unit and purpose-built trailer.
I'm sure everyone will agree when we say this is great news for the team,
and wish them the best of luck for this season and beyond!
More
news -
- Jon
and Sharon Hogarth of Specialist In Design are to sponsor the Carter
Motorsport 1st National Telecoms Top Fuel car with it's new paint job. To
find out more about the range of services offered by S.I.D. please visit
their website at: www.specialistindesign.co.uk
or call 01493 651198
- Carter Motorsport are proud to
announce that their good friends at I.P.A. Print Associates are pleased to
continue their association with the team during 2003. You can contact
I.P.A. on 01494 791532 or visit their website: www.ipaprint.com
(Check out the picture on the 'Speed and Reliability' section!)
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2/2 FORUM
REOPENS!
We are pleased to announce that the DragsterWorld Fans
Forum has now reopened. The forum has changed to a completely new system
with much tighter controls on registration and posting. Each new member
is individually vetted before they are allowed to post. Email addresses
and IP addresses are logged to prevent fake posters.
If you wish to post on the new forum you must register
for a new account. To do this you must supply a valid email address.
Once you have completed the registration form you will have to wait for
a confirmation email, this should take no longer than a day. You will
then be able to post whenever you like. Although you have to enter your
email address only administrators view it.
The new forum is accompanied by a new sponsor. Juice
Creative Media Ltd have supplied the Webspace needed for the new system.
Juice specialise in new media services but also offers very special
packages for race teams. Company owner Dan Welberry can design the
look of the car, trailer, crew wear, hero cards, website, posters,
sponsorship proposals and much more. For an example of Dan's very
professional standard of work you need look no further than the Carter
Motorsport team, Dan designed all of the above documents for them, and
they do look great! For further details contact Dan on Office
Number: 01494 791550 Fax: 01494 772182 Email: dan@3tcreative.com
The new forum can be found at http://forum.dragsterworld.co.uk
(note no www) or from the DragsterWorld Homepage at www.dragsterworld.com
We hope that the new forum will provide a safe and friendly venue
for European Drag Racing Fans to discuss the sport we love. Hopefully
you will have fun using the new system!
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27/1 MORE
SPONSORS FOR CARTER
Carter
Motorsport are having a great off-season, this week they add another
sponsor to the team. They have announce Lucas Oil Products UK Ltd as a
sponsor for the 2003 season. The deal was heavily discussed at the
Autosport show with Les Downey from the companies UK division. Les was
more than impressed by the teams professional approach and enjoyed being a
guest at the official unveiling of the car.
"Obviously the company is heavily involved in Drag Racing in the USA.
Kenny Bernstein has been a great flag-bearer for us over there and we see
Andy Carter as doing a similar job in the UK and Europe. It was great to
meet Andy and the crew last weekend. We at Lucas Oil Products Uk would
like to wish the team every success in their quest for the 2003 FIA
Championship." said Les.
"Various brochures and leaflets on the full range of products will be
available throughout 2003 in the Carter Motorsport pit. We shall also be
carrying a range of Lucas Oil Products goodies including caps and
t-shirts." said Dan Welberry of Carter Motorsport.
To find out more about the fabulous product range, please visit their
website: www.lucasoil.co.uk or you
can call toll free on: 0808 1003259.
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20/1 NEW
CARTER WEBSITE LAUNCHED
Following
on from the launch of his new car at the Autosport Show last weekend Andy
Carter has launched his new website. The team have a new website sponsor
Binamic (www.binamic.co.uk)
who have built the very well designed new site. The site has a great
little flash animation of Andy running his 4.89. As well as all the usual
sections on crew and driver the site also features a very informative and
well put together tour of the Carter Motorsport Top Fuel Dragster. The
site is well worth a look and can be found at www.andycarter.net.
The Binamic Logo
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17/1 COMP
ELIMINATOR WEBSITE LAUNCHED
Martin
Gleadow has set up a website dedicated to the UK Comp Eliminator class.
The website contains a listing of all the subcategories within the class
including records and indexes, as well as explanations of the Competition
Index Control system and descriptions of how the class works. There is
also a list of FAQ's, results listings, and information on racers, and
much more. Check it all out at www.compeliminator.co.uk
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12/1 AUTOSPORT
REPORT & PHOTOS
To
read a report on our trip to Autosport International and to look at photos
of some of the exhibits please click
here.
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8/1 AUTOSPORT
SHOW THIS WEEKEND
It
hardly seems possible that its been a year since the last Autosport Show
but its that time of year again. Drag racing is going to be extremely well
represented at the show this year. Among the teams exhibiting will be
Showtime, American Car Imports Racing, Chris Andrews, King Racing and TIL.
There will also be a display by Custom Car magazine featuring some CCSE
cars and Andy Carter will be launching his new 1stNational Telecom Top
Fuel Dragster of the Santa Pod stand. For more details check out www.eurodragster.com
or www.autosportinternational.co.uk.
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8/1
NEW COMP ELIMINATOR TEAM FOR THE UK
Time Machine Racing are pleased
to announce that for the 2003 season they will be campaigning a 1923 Model
T Altered in the Competition Eliminator class. Driving duties will be
filled by Martin Gleadow, who has been around the sport since he was able
to walk, but who has not yet had the chance to put a pass in on the
quarter mile. Later in the year will hopefully see Adam Gleadow
taking a turn behind the wheel, and so becoming the first UK Junior Drag
Racer to step up into a full class. More information is available on the
team website, http://www.eurodragster.com/timemachineracing/
DragsterWorld would like to wish the team the best of
luck with there new venture the season, it would be great for the sport if
Adam starts a trend of junior drag racers stepping up to adult classes.
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8/1 NEW
FORUM TO LAUNCH SOON
Work
is still ongoing to bring back the popular DragsterWorld Fans Forum.
Webspace has been acquired thanks to a very kind sponsor and the new forum
has been installed. We are currently configuring and testing the new forum
and should be ready to open in a couple of weeks... watch this space!
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6/12 CARTER
GETS ANOTHER SPONSOR
The
Carter Motorsport team today announced another new sponsor. The
First National Telecom Top Fuel dragster will be sponsored by Wynn's
during the 2003 season. "Wynn Oil UK will be supplying the team with
gear oil treatments, cleaners, lubes, greases, degreasers and more",
says Carter Motorsports PR Dan Welberry. "We are delighted to be have
Wynn's as a sponsor", adds Andy Carter. "They have a long and
successful association with drag racing and we intend to carry on that
success in 2003. Look out for details of Wynn's huge range of products in
the First National
Telecom pit during the season."
Wynn's products can be obtained from Halfords and all good accessory
shops, or ask your garage about Wynn's Professional Range of products. For
more details you can find the Wynn's web site at www.wynns.be,
or you can contact them by E-Mail at helpline@wynns.uk.com
or on the phone at 0118
950 4090.
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30/11 PHOTO
COMPETITION - RESULTS
The
results of the 2002 DragsterWorld Photo Competition can now be found
on the Features Page.
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21/11 FORUM
CLOSED - TEMPORARILY
It is with great regret that we
have to bring the news that the Dragsterworld
Fans Forum is temporarily closed. Increased work commitments and recent
posts have meant that we need time to consider the future of the forum. We
plan to return with a new bigger, better, safer and more secure forum in
about a months time. We would like to thank everyone who has supported us
over the past two years and hope that everyone comes back when the forum
is re-opened.
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9/11 SUSANNE
CALLIN WEBCHAT - TRANSCRIPT PUBLISHED
We
have added an edited transcript of our web chat with Susanne Callin to the
features area of the site. To read the answers Susanne gave to fans
questions CLICK HERE.
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9/11 PHOTO
COMPETITION - VOTING OPENED
Voting
has opened for the 2002 DragsterWorld Photo Competition. For more details
see the Features Page.
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2/11 LIVE
UPDATES
Dragster World will be at
SantaPod this weekend to keep you up to date with all the action at the
Flame & Thunder Show. We will be bringing you a
brief report and photos on Saturday evening.
Saturday - Post 21:45
This weekends photos are sponsored by
1stCameras. For more details see the Event
Home Page.
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24/10 WEB
CHAT WITH SUSANNE CALLIN
DragsterWorld are pleased to announce that we have organised a web chat
with the Top Fuel driver Susanne Callin.
The chat will take place in the DragsterWorld Fans Forum chat room on
TUESDAY 29th OCTOBER at 20:00GMT. The chat will last around 45 minutes.
Susanne was runner up at the FIA Euro Finals earlier this year, a great
achievement in her rookie season, especially at the age of 19! Perhaps you
would like to ask her about her achievements this season, perhaps you
would like to know how she got into drag racing or maybe her plans for the
future? Come along on Tuesday night and you will be able to get answers to
all these questions and more.
Rules and further details will be posted on the Fans
Forum soon.
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18/10 CARTER
GOES KNUTTY!
Carter Motorsport are proud to announce that Andy Carter will be hiring a
Knut Soderqvist Top Fuel Dragster, for their 2003 Fia Championship quest.
The car will officially be known as the ‘1st National Telecom Top Fuel
Dragster’ and will be unveiled at the ‘Autosport’ show in January
2003. We are keen to hear from any press / photographers who would like to
be present at the official unveiling. Contact Dan for further details:
danwelberry@hotmail.com
“It’s great to be back with King Knut again and having worked with him
during my 1996 top fuel season, I know that his vast experience in fuel
racing will be a very valuable asset to the 1st National Telecom Team.” said
Andy Carter. “We will be bringing the dragster back to the Carter
Motorsport workshop on November 3rd, where it will undergo a complete
strip down and rebuild, new
1st National Telecom paint job and the FIA chassis updates.”
“Finally, I would like to say a big thank you to Rune ‘The Wizard’
Fjields for everything he has done for me over the last two seasons. It
has been a pleasure and an honour to work with this fuel legend. I wish
him continued success in fuel racing for 2003 (but not when i’m in the
other lane!).” he
continued.
Dan Welberry
www.fntele.com
www.andycarter.net
Carter Motorsport. October 2002.
DragsterWorld would like to wish the Carter team
well for next season. With Knut Soderqvist at the helm, Eddie Corr as crew
chief and Andy in the hot seat the Carter team look like a real threat for
next season... and its only October!
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6/10 PHOTO
COMPETITION LAUNCHED
Think you're good drag racing
photographer? Want to know if others agree? Well enter the 2002
DragsterWorld photo competition and you may just find out. Please click
here for more details.
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6/10 CARTER
GETS MAJOR SPONSORSHIP
Carter Motorsport are proud to
announce major sponsorship for 2003. 1st National Telecom Services Ltd
have confirmed their full backing for next season and are delighted to be
associated with the FIA championship winning team. 'First National
Telecom's strategic vision is to be the leading distribution company of
prepaid telecoms products to the retail and consumer markets, within the
UK' says Gary MacDonald of First National. 'Our association with Carter
Motorsport will enable us to put the First National brand in front of a
huge audience. We believe that other motorsports are going to benefit
greatly from the decline of F1's popularity and see Drag Racing as a great
contender to gain this audience.' he continued.
The deal will enable Andy Carter to contest the full FIA programme as well
as other invitationals, guest appearances and shows. 'I see this
association as a major step forward for Carter Motorsport. To have full
backing will improve so many areas of our operation, so who knows what can
be achieved in 2003? I would like to take this opportunity to thank
everyone who has supported the team over the years both financially and
with encouragement and best wishes.' said Andy Carter.
The new 1st National Telecom Top fuel dragster will officially be unveiled
at the Autosport Show in January. As well as increased activity on the
track, off track will be just as busy. With an increased range of
merchandise and a brand new series of collectable hand-outs, the 1st
National Pit will be worth a visit.
To find out more about the amazing range of pre-paid phone cards on offer
from First National, visit their website at: www.fntele.com
And as even more of a treat here's a
sneak peak at what the Carte car may look like next season...
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DragsterWorld would like to congratulate everyone involved with the
Carter team on this great news. Its news which is not only good for the
team but also for European drag racing. After First National telecoms
comments on Formula 1 lets hope we can get some more major companies
involved in our sport.
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2/10 DOORSLAMMER
SHOOTOUT
This weekends sees a new event
taking place at Shakespeare County Raceway.
The event is RWYB in style but with a lot more structure. Anyone can turn
up and race and will be placed in one of 5 classes. There is some big
prize money on offer so if you think you have a fast doorslammers its
definitely worth entering.
Further information can be found on www.eurodragster.com
, in this months
Custom Car magazine or by phoning 01483 236262
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29/9 FINALS
REPORT
Work
pressures have meant a delayed and somewhat shorter report than usual. To
take a read anyway click
here.
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6/9 to
8/9 LIVE
UPDATES
Dragster World will be at
SantaPod this weekend to keep you up to date with all the action at the
FIA European Finals. We will be bringing you a
brief report and photos at the end of each days racing. To view the updates
click
here or follow the individual links below
Press Day - Posted at 17.30pm
Friday - Posted at 22.30
Saturday - Posted 19.30
Sunday -
Posted 20.45
This weekends coverage is sponsored by Quarter Mile Kit, our photos are sponsored by
1stCameras. For more details see the Event
Home Page.
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3/9 EURO
FINALS COVERAGE
Another bumper week of coverage
for you as DragsterWorld will not only be reporting from all 3 days of
racing but we will also be at the press day tomorrow (Wednesday) to bring
a little taster of what's in-store at the weekend. We are pleased to
announce a new sponsor for our coverage Quarter Mile Kit. Quarter Mile Kit sell a
wide range of merchandise all with high quality drag racing images printed
on them. For more details see www.quartermilekit.com
As always our event
photos are sponsored by www.1stcameras.com.
Once you have read the DragsterWorld reports you
could do a lot worse than pop along to Eurodragster.com.
Our good friends Tog and Sharkman will be providing there usual great
coverage of this event.
Don't forget if you've got any views or thoughts on
this weekend racing you can pop along to the Fans
Forum and get them off your chest!
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3/9 EURO
FINALS PREVIEW
How quickly a season goes! Here
at DragsterWorld we can't believe its the FIA season finale already, but
it is and it looks as if it will be a great finale. The Top Fuel
championship looks set to go down to the wire, Kim Reymond is leading at
the moment and looks to be a safe bet for the title but never discount Britain's
Barry Sheavills who is only 35 points behind Reymond. With the late entry
of Andy Carter bringing the field up to 8 we should see some great
racing in Top Fuel. In the Nitro FC championship John Spuffard only has to
qualify and negotiate the first round (win or lose) to take the title. Top
Methanol Dragster appears to be another two horse race. Peter Schoefer is
40 points ahead of Brit Dave Wilson. In Top Methanol Funny Car there are
10 entries so more points are on offer. Micke Kagarad will have to work
hard to defend his 48 point lead from challenges by Lex Joon , Urs Urbacher
and Leif Andreasson. There are 7 Pro Stocks entered and the championship
is very tight. Only 22 points separate Michael Malgren and Jan Muren.
All other classes have huge entries, there are 14 Pro
Modified's this
being a round of the Nordic Pro Mod championship. Brits Andy Robinson,
John Ellis and Phil Englefield will be trying there hardest to take the
spoils from Patrik Wikstrom, Haken Nilsson and Freddy Fagerstrom. 9.90
Bike has a huge entry of 35 which should make for some exciting racing.
The long range weather forecast is looking reasonable
at the moment but im sure Michael Fish & co will have change their
minds several times by the weekend.
You'd be mad to miss it!
Ticket prices, an entry and running order for the
event are all available on www.santapod.com
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27/08
FALL
NATIONALS REPORT
A report of the days
action has now been posted. To have a read please click
here.
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27/08
FALL
NATIONALS PHOTOS
We have added some of
photos from Mondays racing at the Fall Nationals. A report of the days
action will be posted by the end of this week. To see the photos please click
here.
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27/08
CARTER
TO RACE AT EURO FINALS
DragsterWorld received
some fantastic news this morning. After previously saying he would not be
racing Andy Carter has decided to enter the European Finals at Santa Pod
in two weeks time. Andy's entry now takes the field up to 8 cars.
DragsterWorld wish Andy the best of luck for the meeting and hope he
can finish the season on a high note.
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19/08
FALL
NATIONALS
This coming weekend
sees the welcome return of Top Fuel cars to Shakespeare County Raceway.
The Fall Nationals will feature Andy Carter match racing Susanne Callin,
the final round of the MSA Top Methanol championship, round 3 of the Nitro
Funny Car championship and full cast of supporting sportsman racers. For
further information including ticket prices go to www.shakespearecountyraceway.com
DragsterWorld will be going to
the Fall's on the finals day (Monday). Due to the extra traveling time for
us we will not be able to bring you an update when we get home. However
expect to see a report and photos from the event on the site by Tuesday or
Wednesday at the latest.
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19/08
MEET
THE FUNNY CAR DRIVERS
Jim Broome has been in
contact to tell us he has organised another of the highly popular meet the
Fuel FC driver sessions. The autograph session which also gives fans the
chance to ask the drivers questions will take place this coming weekend at
the Fall Nationals at Shakespeare County Raceway. The session is scheduled
to run between 10am and 11am on Sunday at the North Herts Engineering pit
area. Make sure you are there!
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10/08
ULTIMATE
STREET CAR REPORT
We popped along
to the Ultimate Street Car meeting at Santa Pod today.
To find out what happened and to see some of the first pictures of Peter Wacker's
new Pro Mod on the internet please click
here.
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27/07 to 28/07
LIVE
UPDATES
Another
weekend, yet more race reports! Its the Mopar Euro Nats this weekend and
Dragster World will be at
SantaPod once again this weekend to keep you up to date. We will be bringing you a
brief report and photos at the end of each days racing. To view the updates
click
here or follow the individual links below
Saturday - Posted 18:00
Sunday - Posted 17:20
All of this weekends photos are sponsored by
1stCameras. For more details see the Event
Home Page.
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23/7 ITS
MOPAR TIME
Billed as the best American
Muscle Car show in Europe the Mopar Euro Nationals take place this coming
weekend at SantaPod Raceway. Now in there 9th year the show features
exiting racing on the track, including runs by the Fireforce jet car,
burnout contest, show 'n' shine and swap meet. For more details, including
ticket prices see www.moparnats.co.uk.
DragsterWorld went along to the Mopar's last year and
had a great time, so were doing the same this year. We will be supplying
you with the usual raceday update service, that is a brief report and
pictures will be posted after each days racing. Further details will be
posted soon.
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23/7 FIA
HEADS TO SWEDEN
The third round of the FIA Drag
Racing championship takes place this weekend. The action will be taking
place between 25th - 28th July. Yes you did read correctly the meeting is
starting on Thursday and going through until Sunday... I wonder how long
it will be before we see this at the pod?
Unfortunately the DragsterWorld budget did not
stretch to a trip to Sweden (see above for our plans). However don not
panic.. our good buddies Tog and Sharkman from Eurodragster.com will be
there to report in association with Svensk Dragracing. More details can be
found at www.eurodragster.com
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20/7 CARTER
TO RACE AT HOCKENHEIM
DragsterWorld are pleased to
announce that Andy Carter will be competing in this years Nitro Olympics
at Hockenheim, Germany this August. The event organized by racer Rico
Anthes takes place on the 16th -18th August. Unfortunately this is not an
FIA round so Andy wont be able to chalk up and points but knowing Andy we
are sure he will be trying his hardest to win. “We’ve missed our
European trips this year so this is a date we are very much looking
forward to. We shall be as hungry as ever for the win and keen to remind
the competition why the number one is on our wing!” said Andy. Its no secret
that Andy was very disappointed to be unable to race in Europe this season
so DragsterWorld would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Andy
on this news and wish him the best of luck for the race.
Andy's PR Dan Welberry tells us that a full preview
of the event will be posted on www.andycarter.net
prior to the event. Dan also tells us the site has undergone some summer refreshment
with new photos in the Photo Gallery. A meet the crew section is due to be
posted next week.
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6/7 SUMMER
NATIONALS REPORT
We have just published a full
report of proceedings at last weekends Summer Nationals from Santa Pod.
To take a look click
here or go to the 2002 Reports section of the site.
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6/7 FALL
NATIONALS GETS FUELLERS
The Fall Nationals which are
being held on 24th/25th at Shakespeare County Raceway will see even more
nitro action in the form of match races between Andy Carter and Susanne
Callin. Andy Carter said of the news “It’s great to be back at the ‘Super
Series’ and we would like to thank Terry and Tina Gibbs of Obsession
Motorsport for making it all possible. It’s been the season for records,
lets see if we can’t set some more!” Jerry Cookson's lengthy
press release came in at the same time as one from the Carter team.
The SCR press man said "Denmark's Kim Reymond has expressed a wish to
race his US Autodele car at Shakespeare County Raceway as an extra race to
his extensive European FIA tour which might happen provided a crew can be
sought!"
The meeting also features the penultimate round of
the Nitro Funny Car championship, Fuel Alterds (unconfirmed), the final
round of the MSA Top Methanol Championship and the usual bunch of supporting
classes. Day tickets are £15 on Saturday, £18 on Sunday and £20 on
Monday.
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6/7 CCSE
GETS NEW SPONSOR
The premier European Drag
Racing site... no not DragsterWorld www.eurodragster.com
of course have announced a sponsorship deal with the Custom Car Street
Eliminator race series. Eurodragster are sponsoring the race by presenting
the top 3 in the class with a framed photo of their car in action.
"I've been turning to Custom Car for quality
Drag Racing features ever since I saw Alleygator and Gladiator on the
front cover of an issue of CC in late 1976", says Eurodragster.com
news editor Tog, "and Sharkman is always first in the queue for the
latest issue. We are very pleased to be associated with Custom Car Street
Eliminator on behalf of the thousands of fans who rise to their feet every
time the CCSE racers appear."
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29/6 to
30/6 LIVE
UPDATES
DragsterWorld will be at
SantaPod once again this weekend to provide coverage of the Summer
Nationals. We will be bringing you a
brief report and photos at the end of each days racing. To view the updates
click
here or follow the individual links below
Saturday - Posted At 23:10
Sunday - Posted At 20:15
This weekend our coverage is
sponsored by Midland Automatic Transmissions, our photos are sponsored by
1stCameras. For more details see the Event
Home Page.
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25/6
SUMMER
NATIONALS PREVIEW
This
weekend sees the running of a new event at Santa Pod Raceway. The SPRC organized
Summer Nationals is a sportsman only event open to cars and bikes. So far
there are a massive 230 entries, and a few more are expected. All the
usual sportsman classes are represented, the highlights being Super
Modified and the Fireforce Jet Car. The highly popular CCSE class sees the
return of Colin Lazenby in his Chevy, there certainly should be some
racing worth watching in that class.
As
spectators please try and support this event as the SPRC are taking a
slight risk organising it themselves, however if it is a success who knows
what it will turn into next year!
Entry
on the gate is £12 per day or £20 for the weekend, kids go free!
DragsterWorld
will be at the Summer Nationals on both days, we will be posting a short
report and pictures at the end of every day.
Once you have read the DragsterWorld reports you
could do a lot worse than pop along to Eurodragster.com.
Our good friends Tog and Sharkman will be providing there usual great
coverage of this event.
Don't forget if you've got any views or thoughts on
this weekend racing you can pop along to the Fans
Forum and get them off your chest!
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25/6
CARTER
AT BOOK LAUNCH
"Mr 300" Andy Carter will once again be
rubbing shoulders with the stars (well some people would call them stars -
Gary) when he attends the lunch of a new Haynes book, "Flat
Out, Flat Broke". The event takes place at the Audi Forum in central
London and will feature a number of motorsport drivers on the guest list.
As well as Andy, the list includes Tiff Needell, Damon Hill, Martin
Brundell, Mark Blundell and ‘Driven’ host, Penny Mallory. Andy will be
taking his PR Man Dan Welberry along for company and the pair hope to be traveling
home with a few more contacts in the Carter Motorsport address book.
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16/6
CASTROL
WINTER NATIONALS REPORT
Our
Australian correspondent, Kevin Kinna, has sent us a report from the 35th
Annual Castrol Winternationals at Willowbank raceway. To view the report click
here.
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16/6
AMERICAN
AUTO CLUB
Our
first report from a non-drag racing event, a few photos from the American
Auto Club show at Billing have now been posted... click
here to take a look.
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10/6
MAIN
EVENT REPORT PUBLISHED
We
have just posted our report from the Main Event. To read our report click
here.
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9/6
300MPH
VOTE ENDS
As
the record has been broken its time to end our "First to 300"
vote which has been running on the homepage of the site. The guys who
broke the barrier in the same race, Andy Carter and Barry Sheavills came
first and second respectively so it appears the readers of DragsterWorld
do know a thing or two about the sport! Here's a full run down of the
results.
Andy
Carter 72 votes 28%
Micke Kagered 50 votes 20%
Barry Sheavills 38 votes 15%
Anita Makela 22 votes 9%
Other 16 votes 6% (we assume John Spuffard and Susanne Callin)
Rico Anthes 11 votes 4%
Kim Raymond 9 votes 4%
Gordie Bonin 8 votes 3%
Alan Jackson 7 votes 3%
Tommy Moeller 6 votes 2%
Andy Frost 6 votes 2%
Peter Beck 5 votes 2%
Darryl Bradford 3 votes 1%
In
all 253 votes were cast! A new poll will be added to the homepage soon.
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9/6
SUPER
SERIES ROUND 2
This month sees the second round of the super series
championship take place at Shakespeare county raceway. The Mid Summer
Nationals takes place on the 15th and 16th June and features Super
Modified doorslammers, European Top Gas bikes, the Custom Car Street
Elimnator cars and the usual supporting sportsman classes. For more
information pop along to www.eurodragster.com
or www.shakespearecountyraceway.com.
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9/6
FUNNY
CAR CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS
After round 2 of the Nitro Funny Car the points are
as follows -
1st - John Spuffard
235
2nd - Gordon Smith 174
3rd - Gary Page
112
4th - Smax Smith
91
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9/6
300MPH
BARRIER BROKEN!
As I'm sure you will have heard by now the 300mph
barrier was smashed last weekend by both Barry Sheavills and Andy Carter
in a fantastic side by side race. The historic race took place on the
Sunday of the FIA Main Event held at SantaPod. DragsterWorld wish to
congratulate both drivers and teams on a fantastic achievement.
For
more details on how the record was broken you can read the Carter
Motorsports fascinating report which has been posted on www.andycarter.net.
For
photos of the historic run check out the DragsterWorld event report by clicking
here. We also recommend you take the time to download Bob Valder's
fantastic video of the run from www.feel-the-noise.com.
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1/6 to 3/6 LIVE
UPDATES
DragsterWorld will be at
SantaPod once again this weekend to provide coverage of the Main Event. We will be bringing you a
brief report and photos at the end of each days racing. To view the updates
click
here or follow the individual links below
Press
Day - Posted 20:00
Saturday - Posted 21:30
Sunday - Posted 21:45
Monday -
Posted 19:00
This weekend our coverage is
sponsored by Midland Automatic Transmissions, our photos are sponsored by
1stCameras. For more details see the Event
Home Page.
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28/5
EVER
FANCIED OWNING A TOP FUELLER?
The Carter team have just
announce a unique opportunity for any race fan with some spare cash (or a
race fan who knows someone else with some spare cash). The Carter
Motorsports team are looking towards 2003 already and want to put together
"the ultimate top fuel package". The team say they already have
"one of the most dedicated and professional drivers on the
circuit" in Andy Carter and DragsterWorld agree, we would also add
one of the most friendly and approachable drivers as well! The team have a
great crew chief in Eddie Corr who has proven he has more than enough
tuning knowledge to create a winning combination.
The team have just acquired a workshop big enough to work on two Fuellers
at once and are now looking for sponsors to take them forward. The Carter
team are looking for corporate sponsors and complete product cover from
plugs to slicks!
Cater PR Dan Welberry adds "We are keen to talk
to any individuals who share our vision and believe they have something to
bring to the team. It could be that you have some spare time to make a few
calls or have potential sponsorship contacts? It may be you even think,
yes, I fancy coming on board as a joint team owner! At this stage, ALL
options are being considered."
"If you would like to talk further with us and
find out more please visit our pit at the weekend and ask to speak to Dan
Welberry."
DragsterWorld wish the team every luck in getting a package
together for 2003 and only wish we had the cash to help out!
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28/5
KING
RACING SECURES SPONSORSHIP
European
and British Top Fuel Bike Champions King Racing are pleased to announce
the addition of House of Kolor (UK) and Wackyshack Paint Shop as partners
in their race effort. House of Kolor are the leading supplier of custom
paint finishes, and Wackyshack are fast developing as one of the UK's
leading custom paint shop's for many automotive applications.
The
new sponsors can be contacted by calling:
House
Of Kolor (UK) Ltd
Tel: +44 (0)
1302 341788
Wackyshack Paint Shop
Tel: +44 (0) 1487 833029
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28/5
MAIN
EVENT COVERAGE
The DragsterWorld team will be
providing more coverage than ever for this weekends Main Event. Not only
will we be bringing you photos and a report after each days racing
but we will also be at the Press Day tomorrow (Wednesday). Tune in tomorrow
evening for pictures and a report. DragsterWorld's new digital camera will
be putting in its licensing passes this weekend so please bear with while
we get used to it.
This weekends coverage will be sponsored by Midland
Automatic Transmissions. MAT have specialized in gearbox reconditioning
since 1978. For more information see www.automaticgearbox.co.uk
or call 01536 517866.
Once you have read the DragsterWorld reports you
could do a lot worse than pop along to Eurodragster.com.
Our good friends Tog and Sharkman will be providing there usual great
coverage of this event.
Don't forget if you've got any views or thoughts on
this weekend racing you can pop along to the Fans
Forum and get them off your chest!
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28/5
CARTER
TEAM ANNOUNCE SPONSORSHIP
We are very pleased to announce
that the current FIA Champion Andy Carter has secured some more
sponsorship. Slough
Estates have joined the team to promote their new industrial property
lease scheme. Haynes Publishing have also joined the team and the Carter
team are working hard to develop these sponsorship deals. Carter
Motorsport Press Man Dan Welberry said
"We would like to encourage all race fans to visit their (Haynes)
website at www.haynes.co.uk.
There you will find an online search facility and ordering service. If the
drag racing titles take your fancy why not part with a few quid? Even if
you are unable to do this, why not email the company thanking them for
their involvement in European Drag Racing. Were not ashamed to admit, we
need your help here guys!"
Congratulations to the Carter team for securing these deals. Don't forget
you can also help the team by purchasing one of there great A2 size
posters.
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28/5
MEET
THE DRIVERS SESSION
Championship coordinator Jim
Broome has arranged a autograph session with the Funny Car Championship
pilots. The session will take place this coming Sunday at the Main Event
at SantaPod. The session will last from 10am till 11am. DragsterWorld will
be there and we are sure it will be a great chance for young and old fans
alike to collect autographs and meet their favorite drivers.
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18/5
SPONSORSHIP
DEAL
DragsterWorld are pleased to
announce a sponsorship deal with the
leading online supplier of Fujifilm products, 1stCameras. 1st
Cameras stock a huge range of Fujifilm digital cameras as well as digital
cameras by other manufactures, camcorders and 35mm cameras. As a result of
the deal DragsterWorld are now the proud owners of a Fuji FP 6900 Digital
Camera, which will be used to take all of the pictures used on our event
reports.
1stCameras
can be visited online at www.1stcameras.com
or at their store in Newcastle. You can also call their freephone helpline
on 0800 542 6700 for product advice and the latest prices.
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15/5
MAIN
EVENT NEWS
The first round of this seasons
FIA Championship takes place at Santa Pod on the Queens Jubilee Weekend
(1st-3rd June) so its perhaps appropriate that a patriotic car will be a appearing.
Darryl Bradford will be making his first appearance in the championship in
his newly painted 'Union Jack' dragster. Also appearing will be the Pro
Stock's and Top Methanol cars. Ticket for Sunday and Monday are priced at
£22 on the gate. A weekend ticket costs £38. Advanced tickets area available
at discounted prices. For ticket information you can call the SantaPod info
line on 08700 78 28 28 or visit www.santapod.com.
We'll leave you with a word from Keith Bartlett, Santa Pod CEO...
"Drag Racing gives you more racing
per pound than any other motorsport. There will be a huge variety of cars
and bikes at the Main Event, headed by the FIA Professional Classes. They
have to be seen and heard to be believed!"
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15/5
SPEEDFREAKS
BALL PICTURES
The DragsterWorld team couldn't
make it to this new event but Rick Cuthbert has sent us some pictures to
make up for it. Click Here
to take a look.
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8/5
FUNNY
CAR POINTS STANDINGS
Funny
car championship coordinator Jim Broome has been in contact with the point
standings after round one of the championship which took place last
weekend. The points are as follows.
1. Showtime
118 (10+8+100) Appearance +
#1Qualifier + Win
2. North Herts Eng.
97 (10+7+80)
Appearance + #2 Qualifier + R/Up
3. Shockwave
76 (10+6+60)
Appearance + #3Qualifier + S/F Loser
4. Mainline Menace
75 (10+5+60)
Appearance + #4 Qualifier +S/F Loser
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28/4
SUPER
SERIES SPRING NATIONALS
The
Super Series Springnationals at Shakespeare County Raceway take
place on 4th 5th and 6th May and feature
the first round of the Nitro Funny Car championship, which is being held
over four rounds two at SCR and two at Santa Pod. Four cars have entered
this round and John Spuffard in the Showtime car must start as favorite as
they can run consistent 5.3’s. Gordon Smith will be his main threat if
they run the times they ran at Easter. Smax Smith can put down some good
times but need to be more consistent. The very experienced Gary Page has
only had one run in the North Herts Engineering car so far so needs more
track time. For more details on the championship check out the official
site at www.showtimeracing.co.uk
This event also features the Top Methanol championship, Super Modified, Custom Car Street
Eliminator, Top Fuel Bike and all the usual Sportsman classes and should
be a very good weekend of racing. For more information ring 01483 236 262.
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28/4
SPEEDFREAKS
BALL
The Speedfreaks Ball takes
place at Santa Pod on 10th - 12th May. A
new event for this year and it looks like being a great weekend. It is
mainly a bike RWYB weekend but also features some other top attractions
such as side by side Jet Car races, something you can’t see at normal
events, the most Jet powered vehicles you will ever see at any event, Top
Fuel Bikes and the return of the legend Sammy Miller in his Rocket powered
Funny Car. If you have never seen Sammy run then I suggest you be at this
event because it’s something you will never forget, the car has run 3...
yes 3 second runs before at Santa Pod at over 300 MPH. Also at this event
will be top stunt riders, a fun fair, live entertainment, rock disco,
trade stalls and a custom show marquee. For more details ring 08700 782828
or look at www.speedfreaksball.co.uk
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17/4
CARTER
MOTORSPORT SUPPORTERS CLUB
The team have announced details of the 2002 supporters
club, and for just £25 per year you can be a supporter of the reigning
FIA Top Fuel Champion.
Membership will include the
following:
A signed photograph
Carter Motorsport baseball cap
Four quarterly newsletter updates, which will include exclusive news
Discount on other Carter Motorsport merchandise
To
join, see the team at the track, email fiatopfuel@aol.com
or write to
Carter
Motorsport
66 Sycamore Road
Croxley Green
Rickmansworth
Herts WD3 3TF
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8/4 EASTER
THUNDERBALL REPORT
A report of the Easter Thunderball can now be found
by clicking here.
Also available from the same page is a report of the web chat and Sunday
school given by Showtime Crew Chief Bob Jarrett.
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30/3
to 1/4 LIVE UPDATES
DragsterWorld kicks the season off this weekend with
coverage of the Easter Thunderball at Santapod. We will be bringing you a
brief report and photos at the end of each days racing. To view the updates
click
here or follow the individual links below
Saturday
- Posted 21:45
Sunday - Posted 21:10
Monday - Posted
18:40
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27/3 PERFECT
LIGHT 2002...
We are pleased to announce that the
Eurodragster.com Perfect Light Award is to run again in the 2002 season.
Starting at this weekend's Easter Thunderball at Santa Pod Raceway, the
first racer at an event covered by Eurodragster to record a perfect
Reaction Time, 0.400 or 0.500 as appropriate, wins a minimum of £50. For
more details see www.eurodragster.com
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23/3
THUNDERBALL 2002...
Over
the Easter weekend Santa Pod is holding the Thunderball, which has as
it’s main feature the Nitro Shootout (Sunday and Monday only) which this
year has 3 Top Fuel cars, Barry Sheavills, Robin Read and Andy Carter and
3 Funny Cars John Spuffard, Gordon Smith and Gary Page. The final
eliminations will have Top Fuel Cars racing Funny cars with the funnies
given a .4 sec advantage. Other highlights to look out for over the 3
day’s are the ever-popular jet cars, the Custom Car Street Eliminator
class and the Super Modified’s running their first full season. If the
weather is good this looks like being a great start to the season. Visit www.santapod.com
for more details.
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23/3
NEW BIKE RACER...
After
racing in 10.90 bike at one event at SCR and then at the Fireworks at the
Pod on his road bike, Steve Ingham has taken the plunge and bought the
Terminator Two bike which he has rebuilt over the winter. A recent dyno
test showed the GSXR 1216cc motor to be producing 161 hp at the rear
wheels, which is a very good figure and as Steve does all his own tuning
work one that he was very pleased with. (Personally I think it’s down to
the exhaust flanges that I made for it at work - Phil) Steve will be
trying the bike out at the Thunderball and will decide then if he is to
run in 10.90 or 9.90 bike. DragsterWorld wish Steve the best of luck for
the coming season.
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17/3
WIN A HELMET...
Eurodragster are currently offering
you the chance to win the helmet of Pro Stock Bike rider Anders Larsson.
All you have to do is answer 3 questions. To find out more click
here.
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13/3
WEB CHAT WITH BOB JARRETT...
Ever wanted to know more about Nitro
Racing?
How does the weather affect the cars set up?
How much does the track temperature play in a crew chiefs decision’s?
How much does it cost per run in fuel?
Well now is your chance to find out! On Sunday 17th March from 7pm GMT for
about one hour one of Europe’s top crew chief’s Bob Jarrett from the
Showtime Funny Car team will be on the fan’s forum chat room to answer
your questions. Please keep your questions brief and one question at a
time please or else it could become too confusing! If we give Bob time to
answer each question it should be a good way to find out more about
nitro racing. This is the first time we have tried this and if successful
we will do some more as the season goes on but please bear with us
if we have some technical problem’s as we are not sure how well the
system will cope.
Click
Here to get to the forum.
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12/3
SANTA POD ANNOUNCE DATES...
These are the main events at Santa
Pod this year. For dates of R.W.Y.B and other events visit www.santapod.com
March 30th/April 1st
- Easter Thunderball (Featuring
Top Fuel V Funny Car Shootout)
May 4th/6th - Big Bang
(VW festival)
June 1st/3rd - FIA Main Event (European Championship Round 1)
June 29th/30th - Summer Nats (Drag Racing)
July 19th/21st - Bug Jam
(VW festival)
July 26th/28th - Mopar Euro Nats.
Aug 9th/11th - Ultimate Street
Car (Hot Hatch festival)
Sept 6th/8th - FIA European
Championship Finals
Sept 28th/29th - National Finals
(Drag Racing)
Nov
2nd/3rd - Flame and Thunder (Drag
Racing plus stunts, fireworks)
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12/3
KING RACING UPDATE...
After the achievements made by the King Racing Top Fuel bike team last
season in winning both the European and British Championships, you'd think
they would be sitting back and revelling in the glory of the unique double.
However, you could not be further from the truth as the team have been
beavering away over the winter months planning, building and preparing an
all-new machine for the next step in their plan to remain ahead of the
competition.
Despite the last year's
Puma chassis proving it's pedigree with faultless handling over some of the
more demanding of European surfaces, extensive modifications and all new
aluminium bodywork will enable rider Ian King to take advantage of an all
new engine and fuel system combination.
Cogniscent
of the extremely short shutdown areas of most of the tracks outside of the
US, Wheel and Brake system supremo's Performance Machine in California are
supporting the team effort with a market leading multi piston brake caliper
and disc specifically developed to provide the stopping power necessary to
bring a one tonne motorcycle from 230 mph to rest in a safe and timely
manner. Coupled with their rear `Side drive' wheel and `Chicane' front King
believes he will have a world-leading package.
Unhappy
with struggling to provide consistent performances whilst using a standard
(but heavily modified) Yamaha FJ cylinder head, King has a new all billet
piece under construction in the workshops of North Herts Engineering (owners
of the Bates / Wilding / Page Fuel Funnycar).
Despite
the vogue for 2 Valve designs, King has opted for the more efficient (but
more delicate) 4-valve design.
But,
it is in the fuel supply and management department that King plans the most
significant changes. From last years tried and tested pressure system, an
all new system of fuel timers will now ensure that King has maximum control
over when and how much fuel is delivered as he progresses down the track.
This all-new system is to be fed by one of Watermans's finest pumps,
therefore lack of fuel should not be a problem.
Finally,
to ensure that form coincides with function, House of Kolor UK have provided
their superlative paint finishes, applied by Image Paintworks own Simon
Butterworth.
So,
with so many changes to the leading European machine, it is likely that
early season performances will see modest results whilst King gets the 1000
hp machine dialled in. But when he does, watch out…………….
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25/2 SHAKESPEARE
COUNTY RACEWAY DATES...
SCR have just announced dates for the 2002 season. Here they are...
April 20th/21st - Season Opener Test & Tune
May 4th/6th - Super Series Spring Nationals
May 18th/19th - American Car Club Nationals
June 2nd/3rd - Summer Test & Tune/Peugeot National
June 15th/16th - Super Series Mid-Summer Nationals
June 29th/30th - NSRA Nostalgia Nationals
July 13th/14th - British Mini Showdown
August 9th/11th - Bulldog Bash
August 24th/26th - Super Series Fall Nationals
September 7th/8th - NSRA Hot Rod Drags
September 20th/21st - Donny In The Park No Limits Tour
October 5th/6th - Doorslammer Shootout
October 19th - Vintage Sports Car Club Sprint
November 2nd/3rd - Bonfire Burn-Up/Test & Tune
For further information call 01379 740100 or 01789 414119 or visit
www.shakespearecountyraceway.com
or www.eurodragster.com/apira
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3/2 FUNNY
CAR CHAMPIONSHIP DATES ANNOUNCED...
Details of this years British Nitro Funny Car
Championship have just been confirmed. The 4 round championship which we
expect to have at least 5 competitors takes place on the following
dates...
4/6 May Shakespeare County Raceway
1/3 June Santa Pod Raceway
24/26 August Shakespeare County Raceway
7/8 September Santa Pod Raceway
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3/2 SUPER
MODIFIED IS GO...
Sharon Hogarth, administrator for the
Super Modified class, has announced the 2002 season dates for the class.
Although not running as a National Championship class this year they still
have 7 rounds at two tracks which should see an exciting points chase.
There will be a maximum of 16 cars in each round and if last years demo
races where anything to go by I would think there might be more than 16
entries per round which should make qualifying interesting. The rounds are
as follows.
Rd 1. SPR…Easter
Thunderball 30th March to 1st April
Rd 2. SCR…Super Series Spring Nats
4th to 6th May
Rd 3. SCR…American Car Nats 15th and 16th June
Rd 4. SPR…Summer Nationals 29th and 30th June
Rd 5. SPR…Bug Jam 20th
and 21st July
Rd 6. SCR…Summer Nationals 24th to 26th August
Rd 7. SPR…National Finals 28th and 29th September
An
interesting calendar with a real mix of events, other demonstration events
may be added but will not be part of the championship, also look out for
the soon to be launched website.
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23/1
DO YOU WANT TO SEE NITRO FUNNY'S?...
We have closed voting on our poll
which asked the question Would You Like To See Nitro Funny Cars At The Pod
Next Season? 161 people voted and the results were as follows...
Yes. I would pay extra - 66% 106 votes
Yes. I would not pay extra - 30% 48 votes
No. I do not like seeing them - 4% 7 votes
We have launched a new poll which can be found on the homepage of Dragster
World It asks the question... Who will be first to 300mph??? Vote
now!!
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23/1
SUMMER NATIONALS RETURN...
Santa
Pod Racers Club (SPRC) have announced that they are to run a meeting on
the 29th/30th June, a date left vacant by Santa Pods decision not to run
the Cannonball this year. The meeting will be a sportsman event and will
feature the usual classes including Super Modified, VW and the CCSE. The
meeting will also be a round of the National and ACU championships.
Although there are no plans to run Pro Cars this year if the event is a
success who knows what may happen in future years. The organizers are
hoping for around 200 entries o it should be well worth attending. The financial
risk is being taken by SPRC so we should all try to support the event because
if they lose money I doubt it will be on the calendar next year., and that
will be another meeting lost. So mark the date in your diaries now and be
there!
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13/1
AUTOSPORT SHOW REPORT...
The
Autosport Show at Birmingham's NEC has seen only a few drag racing
exhibits over the last few years but this year was different. I visited on
the final day of the show (Sunday) and was very impressed with our sports
profile at the show. The first Drag racing related stand I found was the
AC Delco one. An impressive and professional looking
stand had Michael Malmgren’s Pro Stock as the main feature. Also
on the stand was a video wall showing FIA Pro Stock and Top Fuel and two
simulators linked to a tree for the public to test their reaction times.
I believe they are going to be at the Pod this season as well. The Santa
Pod stand was also good with the Mobile shop as the centre piece
surrounded by four cars and two bikes which showed the public a range
of race machines from Nitro Funny car to Junior Dragster also on the stand was Andy Carter/CBD Top Fuel car,
they should have been on the Motorsport News stand but the space they had
allocated was too small so the car was put on the Pod’s stand. I
thought the car was in a better position on Pod's stand than where it should have been so maybe
they gained from the problem. Now I may be biased but as I looked round
the rest of the show I didn’t see anything as impressive as the Drag
racing exhibits, had they have put John Spuffard’s Showtime Funny Car
in with the mock up of an F1 grid
no one would have given the F1’s a second look! Why companies
pour millions into F1 is beyond me but as I said I’m biased! Custom Car
had another very impressive display of five
Street Eliminator cars, Jon Webster's new Mustang looked fantastic.
They had a video of racing being played which had a large crowd gathered
round it. I think the public must have been impressed with the cars but probably
had a job believing that they were all street legal cars. To
sum up I think that this show must have done the sport a lot of good and
let’s hope that some of those people who were looking round the
stand’s become fan’s. - Phil
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13/12
HISTORY SECTION UPDATED...
The
history section has been updated with some photos from the 1960's. Thank you
to Steve Young for letting us use the photos. History
Page
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13/12
AUTOSPORT SHOW...
Santa Pod Raceway have announced that they will have a stand at the
Autosport Show at the NEC Birmingham on the 12th and 13th
of January 2002. This is a massive
show devoted to all forms of motorsport
and not only has cars on display but also a wide range of trade
stands and is well worth a
visit. Santa Pod have Martin
Bishops Pro stock bike, Mark Hawkins Nitro Funny car, a Junior Dragster
and possibly a Top Methanol Dragster on display. Michael Malmgren's Pro
Stock car will also be at the show on the AC Delco stand.
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9/12
DRAGSTERWORLD SEASON REVIEW...
The now traditional DragsterWorld
season review has just been published. To read our thought on the 2001
season click here.
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21/11
ANDY CARTER AT BOOK LAUNCH...
Andy Carter will have his work cut out
tonight as he is going to be taking on corners! Andy, the 2001 FIA Top
Fuel Champion is going to be special guest at the launch of Haynes latest
book, 'Scalextric - Cars And Equipment, Past And Present'. The
launch is taking place Waterstones, Piccadilly and will see Andy racing on
a six lane track against the likes of Johnny Herbert and Mark Blundell.
The national press and BBC's Top Gear will be in attendance. Andy's
marketing man Dan Welberry promises us a full report on the evenings
events soon.
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18/11
MORE CARTER NEWS...
Sophie Cooper from Kettering receives
her £25 prize from Andy Carter and Dan Welberry of Carter Motorsports for
winning a competition to design the look of the car for the 2002 season
[photo courtesy of Tog]. Well done Sophie!
Don't forget if you have any news on what your team
is up to during the off-season please let me know at phil@dragsterworld.com
and we will publish your story on this page.
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15/11
CARTER MOTORSPORTS SUPPORTERS NETWORK...
Andy Carter’s team Carter Motorsport have announced more details of
their supporters network for the 2002 season. Individual membership
is £50 for which you get a signed photo, baseball cap, four Newsletters
per year and discounts on other Carter merchandise. The next level
is associate sponsor, this is £500 and you get your companies ad on
Carter Motorsports website and a
hyperlink to your own website, Four baseball caps, four signed photo’s
and four newsletters per year. Also your companies logo will be displayed
on a pit board in the Carter team pit area, remember the pits are open and free to everyone so anyone can
see your company is supporting the team. The top level is the
corporate sponsor package and for £1500 you get all of the above in the
associate level plus your company logo on the Top Fuel car for all of the
2002 season and don’t forget this is the 2001 championship
winning car, and two VIP tickets to an FIA event in 2002. This
seems a good deal as the car will be seen racing in Europe and on Sky
Sports and featured in various magazines and websites during the season.
This
is great way to become involved with Andy Carter the 2001 FIA Top Fuel
Champion and his team. For more detail’s on how to join visit www.andycarter.net
or email us at phil@dragsterworld.com
and we will get a form emailed to you.
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9/11
MORE FLAME AND THUNDER NEWS...
Latest news about the Top Fuel grudge
race at the Flame and Thunder, Andy Carter felt that something didn’t
feel right with the car when it hit tyre shake on his run so rather than pedaling
it he clicked it off. When he got back to the pits he found that the
coupler had come out. It was a good job Andy didn't hit the throttle again
on the run as it could have cost them an engine... a case of many
years experience paying off. The same problem occurred during Gary
Page’s run in the car during the afternoon. The car bracket was taken by
Al Platt and the Bike bracket by Richard Every. Nigel Green won VW Pro ,
Steve Lee VW Sportsman and Joe Bond won junior dragster.
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31/10
FLAME AND THUNDER SHOW...
The ever popular Flame and Thunder
show is taking place over this weekend. We will be posting updates at various
points throughout Saturday. Click
Here to view the updates.
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3/11
COMPETITION WINNER ANNOUNCED...
All entries are in, the answers have been
marked and the winner of the first ever Dragster World competition is.....
Chris Dossett, webmaster of popular drag racing history website TrackBytes.
The competition was close... forum regular Jon Crawford was second. Both
got 8 questions correct but Chris was closest with the tie break question.
Well done Chris! To see a list of the answers to the questions please click
here.
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2/11
COMPETITION CLOSED...
Entry to Dragster Worlds first ever competition has
closed. The winner and the correct answers will be announced
shortly.
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31/10
FIREWORKS SCHEDULE...
We will be providing limited coverage
of this weekends Flame And Thunder show at Santa Pod. A brief report will
be posted when we get home after the meeting. During the evening we may
post one update. Unfortunately we will not be taking any photos at this
event. Be sure to tune in on Saturday for further details.
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23/10
ANDY CARTER FAN CLUB...
Andy
Carter the 2001 European Top Fuel Champion has announced the setting up of
a supporters club for the 2002 season. Two types of membership are to be
available individual and corporate, both will include such items as
baseball caps, four newsletters per year, plus much more. It seems like a
great way to be more involved with the top team so for more information
contact danwelberry@hotmail.com
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23/10
EUROPEAN FINALS...
After much delay reports and photos from the
2001 European Finals are now available from the 2001
Reports section of the site.
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21/10
FLAME & THUNDER SHOW...
Santa Pod's season finale is coming up
soon. The ever popular Flame & Thunder show takes place on Saturday
3rd November and features Top Fuel Match Racing courtesy of Andy Carter
and Barry Sheavills, invitational racing in other classes, jet car,
jet truck and wheelie car displays. As usual the day will be rounded of
with what is usually an excellent fireworks display. All together it
sounds like a good trip out for the whole family... kids under sixteen get
in free... but remember to wrap up warm! Further details can be found at www.santapod.com
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1/10
WEB POLL RESULTS...
The results from the web poll on the front page of
the site are in! The question was "If you won the lottery what would
you buy?" 80 votes were cast in total and here are the top 5
purchases....
1st Nitro Funny Car 30% 24 Votes
2nd Top Fuel Dragster 16% 13 Votes
3rd Methanol Car 9% 7 Votes
4th Santa Pod 8% 6 Votes
5th Pro Modified Car 6% 5 Votes
So.... you like your Funny's then... following on from that a new question
has been posted on the home page... this time its...
"Would You Like To See Nitro Funny Cars At The Pod Next Season?"
Its up to you... make your voice heard... vote now!!
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9/9
FINALS SCHEDULE...
Due to the
brains of the operations (Gary) going off to university at the
beginning of next week unfortunately we will not have the time nor
resources (computer will be boxed up and ready to go) to publish
any end day reports at the finals. We will however still take a few photos
and collect some notes ready to post when things have settled down (in
about a week or two probably).
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9/9
PHIL SAYS...
Taken from the fans forum this is what
Phil says...
Do you want to see Nitro Funny cars at the
Pod next year? yes, well write / ring or email Santa Pod and tell them, if
your prepared to pay extra on the gate then tell them ,if you have any
ideas for sponsors or increasing the pods income tell them . Remember the
spectator is very important to the promoters so lets start using our power
and tell them what we want to see please do it now its no good moaning
next season it may be to late then....
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9/9
DRAGSTER WORLD GOES DOWNUNDER
As our first international feature we
have the results and some photos from the 2001 Konica
Winter Nationals from Willowbank
Raceway Queensland Australia. The photos and results come courtesy of our
Australia Correspondent Kevin Kinna. Many thanks to Kevin for taking the
time to send us this information. To view the report and pictures please
click here.
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9/9 CARTER
MOTORSPORT
The Carter Motorsport Top Fuel Team have a new
website. The slick looking website contains pictures and some very
interesting reports from Andy Cater himself. The website is definitely
worth a visit and can be found at www.andycater.net
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29/8 MOPAR
EURO NATS & SS4
The Dragster World team had quite a busy
bank holiday weekend. On Saturday and Sunday we
covered the Mopar Euro Nats at Santa Pod where the highlight was undoubtedly
standing in the tower whilst Martin Hill tried his hardest to blow us down
in his Jet Funny Car. On Monday we made our first visit to Avon Park on
Dragster World duties. Due to the extra traveling time it was impossible
to post a report and pictures that night... but... as promised the
pictures and a brief report are now available.
To view the
report and pictures from either meeting please CLICK
HERE
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29/8 EUROPEAN
FINALS UPDATE
Unfortunately not a press release announcing the
return of the Funny's but a more commercial matter.
"Helicopter
rides over Santa Pod are available on Saturday and Sunday. Get
the best seat in the house by flying high over the racetrack and
surrounding
countryside. The chopper can take up to five people, so why not give the
whole family a treat? The rides cost £20 per adult, and £15 per child
for
approximately 3 minutes in the air."
Thanks to Rick
Cuthbert of TrakBak for this press release. Don't forget if you have any
news you would like published on this page simply drop us a line at info@dragsterworld.com
and we'll do the rest.
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25/8 to 27/8 LIVE UPDATES
Updates from the Mopar Euro Nats will be posted
below as soon as we get home. Mondays action at Avon Park will be reported
later in the week. To view the updates click
here or follow the individual links below
Mopar
Euro Nats Saturday - Posted at 2200
Mopar Euro Nats
Sunday - Posted at 1630
SS4 Monday - Posted some
time on Wednesday evening.
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21/8
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Its going to be a busy time for the Dragster World
boys this coming weekend. On Saturday and Sunday we are staying close to
home covering the Mopar Euro Nationals. We will be bringing you reports
and pictures from the meeting on Saturday and Sunday evening. On Monday we
are going further a field to cover Super Series 4 at Avon Park. The extra traveling
distance means that we will not be able to post pictures and reports from
SS4 till later in the week.
Once again if you see us at
either meeting please do say hello. We will be wearing white Dragster
World T-Shirts. Cya then....
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9/8
WEB POLL RESULTS
The results of the last web poll on the home page of
the site have been compiled! The votes cast to the following question were
as follows - Who will win the FIA Top Fuel Championship?
Total 85 Votes
1st Barry Sheavills 29 votes 34%
2nd Andy Carter 27 votes 32%
3rd Anita Makela 19 votes 22%
=4th Micke Kagered 3 votes 4%
Peter Beck 3 votes
4%
=6th Raymond, Moller, Lindelow
and Other 1 votes each 1%
Thanks to everyone who voted
and congratulations to Barry Sheavills. A new poll is now available on the
home page. This time its just for a bit of fun.
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30/6
to 1/7 LIVE UPDATES
Updates on all the action at the Cannonball/Gumball
from Santa Pod will be published as soon as we get home. To view the updates
click
here or follow the individual links below
Saturday
Report and Pictures - Posted at 2300
Custom Car Street
Eliminator Cruise Pictures - Posted at 2300
Sunday Report and Pictures -
Posted at 2200
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26/6
CANNONBALL COVERAGE
We will be bringing you our usual service
this weekend from the Cannonball/Gumball at Santa Pod Raceway... that is
pictures and a brief report at about 8-9pm after each days racing. Regular
visitors to the Fans
Forum will know that the change in style of this event has caused much
controversy. We will be posting our thoughts and reactions during the
weekend so be sure to tune in.
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26/6
EMAIL PROBLEMS
For the past few days we have been having
problems with our email system which resulted in a nasty error message
being displayed when email was sent to a @dragsterworld.com address. The
problem has now been sorted so any email which could not be sent can now
be sent with confidence. Sorry for the problem.
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10/6
MAIN EVENT REPORT
Our full report
of the proceedings at Santa Pod Raceway is now online. Our pictures
of the weekends action are still available as well. Please CLICK
HERE to view the report and pictures.
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4/6
DRAGSTER WORLD LAUNCHED
Welcome to Dragster
World....
Dragster World is the new name for www.dragracing.atfreeweb.com... But don't
worry we will still be bringing you the same great content including -
-
Reports and photos from every major meeting at Santa Pod
- The UK's most popular online drag racing forum and chat room
- The latest news
- Features on the history of the sport
and much much more
We hope with the new URL we will be able
to provide you with a more professional service and more regular
updates. With the new website comes new contact details you can now contact
us using the following addresses...
General Enquires - info@dragsterworld.com
Gary - Webmaster & Photographer - gary@dragsterworld.com
Phil - Reports, News & Reviews - phil@dragsterworld.com
If any racers or fans have news,
reports or photos we would be more than happy to publish them for them...
please contact us using the above address. Also we need you suggestions...
the only way we can improve the site is if you tell us what you want... to
do this either email us or us the Fans Forum.
After all that.... all that's left to say is enjoy the new
site.....
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26/5
to 28/5 LIVE UPDATES
Updates on all the action at Santa Pod's Main Event will be published as soon as we get home. To view the updates
click
here or follow the individual links below
Saturday
Report and Pictures - Posted at 2100
Sunday Report and Pictures - Posted at
2300
Monday Report and Pictures - Posted at
2230
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27/4
SANTA POD TICKET OFFER
Santa Pod Raceway featured in today's Daily
Star newspaper. The small article which was part of a competition
announced a very special deal for fans...
"This
season Halfords are sponsoring six main events at Santa Pod with ticket
prices varying from £6.40 to £12.80. And if you pop in to any Halfords
branch you can get your tickets in advance, and with a 20 per cent
discount..."
So pop into your
local branch of Halfords
and get your tickets on the cheap today.
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27/4
EASTER SUPER GAS UPDATE
As our brains hadn't thawed out from the severe cold
that they were subjected to at the Thunderball we forget to mention the great
achievement of Will Furniss (Super Gas) and his team in our report. In
their first ever meeting they not only managed to complete their observed
runs in their newly purchased ex-Bert Englefield Pro Mod Toyota Supra but
they went on to win the event!! This was the first time anyone has ever
won in Super Gas on their first ever competitive outing. Congratulations
to Will and his team and good luck over the season.
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23/4
THUNDERBALL REPORT
Following on from our live event coverage we've just
published our main report of the meeting...
once you've read it and looked at the pictures why not join in the
discussion about the meeting on the Fans
Forum.
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14/4
to 16/4 LIVE UPDATES
Updates on the action at Santa Pod's Easter
Thunderball will be published as soon as we get home. To view the updates click
here or follow the individual links below
Saturday
Report and Pictures - Posted at 1700
Sunday Report and Pictures - Posted at
1730
Monday Report and Pictures - Posted at
2100
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12/4
EASTER THUNDERBALL
Santa Pods first major race meeting takes
place this weekend. The Easter Thunderball will feature a Pro Fuel
Shootout, Top Methanol Dragsters and Funny Cars and all the usual
sportsman and bike classes. For more info call the Santa Pod hotline on
08700 782828 or visit www.santapod.com.
An entry list can be found, courtesy or Eurodragster, by Clicking
Here. We will be covering the event with pictures and a report
on Sunday and Monday night. More info will follow soon.
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12/4
IAN KING GETS NEWS SPONSORS
We've just received a press release from Top
Fuel Drag Bike Team King Racing who are pleased to announce the addition of
two new sponsors for this season. Vanson Leathers and Metallic
Ceramic Coatings, Inc have joined the team for this seasons racing. More
info at www.kingracing.com
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10/4
UPDATES
The site has been updated with some photos of
Gary Page in Australia. See the History Page for
more information.
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8/4
SITE REDESIGNED
Welcome to the new look site... the site has been
extensively redesigned to coincide with the start of the new season...
hope you like it!! The site still contains all the same great content...
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9/3
FORUM AND CHAT ROOM
There
is now a new forum and chat room ready for use. The forum and chat rooms
provided many extra features. You can either register and login every time you
use the forum or login as a guest. To use the new forums click
here.
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12/12
END OF YEAR UPDATE
Well
its nearly the end of the year and time to tie up a few lose ends... Our report
of the Fireworks
Meeting @ Santa Pod has finally been published along with
a brief Season
Review... The Drag
Racing History section has been updated with some great photos and the
results of the 'Favorite Moments' Poll... Whilst your here check out the Fan's
Forum... and add your comments to the discussion...
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1/11
NEW PAGES UNVEILED
Check
out the Who Are
We page to find out who Phil
and Gary are. The new Bits And Bobs
page contains a photo
gallery and more to come soon....
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DRAG
RACING HISTORY !!!
We
have just launched a brand new section of the site devoted to the history of
Drag Racing. WE NEED YOUR HELP to compile the ultimate list of the
greatest moments in British Drag Racing. Please CLICK HERE
to add your suggestions....
EUROPEAN
FINALS
!!!
Our report of the
meeting is now online along with our collection of photos from the 3 days.
Please CLICK
HERE to take a look.....
Links
Updated !!!
Our
links pages have grown considerably...to take a look or add your own site to the
page CLICK HERE....
CHAT
ROOM NOW AVAILABLE !!!
You can now find a fully
fledged Chat Room on the site by clicking here.
The
Chat Room has been specially designed just for Drag Racing Fans. To make best
use of the room I suggest you arrange to meet up with people by posting a
message in the Fans Forum. I'm sure your curious so
click
here to take a look.
CANNONBALL
REPORT.....
The Cannonball report is
online... click here to take a look....
MAIN EVENT REPORT.....
We have now published our
views on the proceedings at Santa Pod's Main Event.... Click
Here To Take A Look.
EASTER THUNDERBALL REPORT.....
Sorry for the delay in
publishing the report but you can finally see it by Clicking
Here. Don't forget to discuss what you thought of the meeting by going to
the Fan's Forum
FORUM GOES ONLINE.....
The new Fan's
Forum is up and running
! Please use the Forum to discuss whatever you wish or
you can use it to post news about your team or to request information. You can
even comment after the latest meeting and hold (slow) discussions....
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW NOW ONLINE....
Yes we've managed to get an
exclusive interview with the Fire Truck Driver at Santa Pod.... Click
Here to take a look...
WHAT DO YOU THINK!!!!
The new
improved website has arrived!!! So what do you think??? I felt it was time for a change of
background and a few new pic's but got carried away and so here we are......a new URL and a
brand new site. The new URL means you don't have to trawl through all that junk
just to get to the Drag Racing bits. However if you still want to visit the old
site or fancy a nose, it is still there. Please let me know what you think of the new look site by
Clicking
Here.
SEASON REVIEW....
To reminisce about the year
that was 1999 click here and read our 1999 Season Review.
UPDATES...
I shall post a message on Euro Dragster
whenever I update this site. But to be kept bang up to date click here
to join the mailing list.
CALLING ALL RIDERS AND
DRIVERS....
Any Drag Teams who
don't have their own web site but would like their fans to hear about what's
going on can send me any news or information and I will gladly
publish your news on this site. Or, for a very small charge I can build your
team it's own website. Click here
to contact me.
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