santa pod

[matt mk1]

dont we like it?

[Tim]

as you asked,no cant stand the place

[jezerams]

This years classic ford show was my first ever trip there. Was a bit of a dust bowl and i should have got a bit more organised getting a stand pass from somewhere. 18quid each to get in and I drove the mex on motorways for best part of 3 hours each way and was only allowed to park in the public car park. If i had known that was gonna be the case i would have taken the daily driver and had aircon

having said that the strip itself was quite an impressive thing to see, the demo drive by a top fuel dragster and the rocket car were amazing, me and the little lad loved those, he was still talking about it this morning

[mk1gaz]

To experiance it properly it's best to go on a normal RWYB test day as then you can park anywhere (right by the cafe , lol) as there's no bouncers in yellow bibs directing you .
As the classic ford show is so big now they have to make all the cars park in the fields or else it will take hours to move anywhere . Show cars are supposed to apply for club stand passes in advance to stop them ending up with the plastic modern stuff .

[mk1gaz]

having said that the strip itself was quite an impressive thing to see, the demo drive by a top fuel dragster and the rocket car were amazing, me and the little lad loved those, he was still talking about it this morning

My son gets very excited by the jet car and top fuel is amazing in real life . The top fuel dragster yesterday only did a half throttle run so when they do it properly the stands shake and 50,000 car alarms go off !!!! Don't try to video one without proper ear muffs or else you'll shit yourself and drop the camera , lol .
Normal RWYB days are alot cheaper and have a very relaxed atmosphere . If you go to one the week before a proper Euro drag meet then you'll see top fuel funny cars etc racing and practising along side the normal modified road cars and bikes . These are the best days to go racing as it's only around £10 to get in and you can race your own car for £15 allday long .

[matt mk1]

yestaday was my first time there ,i took my big wing mk 1 had it on display so got in for free, had my first go on the track, was really enjoying it until on my forth run bottom four link bars bent up like bannanas,moveing the axle and smashing my prop to pieces,

[turnover]

yestaday was my first time there ,i took my big wing mk 1 had it on display so got in for free, had my first go on the track, was really enjoying it until on my forth run bottom four link bars bent up like bannanas,moveing the axle and smashing my prop to pieces,

yeah saw that mate you were getting loads of wheel hop off the line ,if only youd of changed gear sooner you may of saved it

[morpheous]

Hey terry what was the crack with your ex Cossack car ? Have you got anything sorted yet

[jezerams]

yestaday was my first time there ,i took my big wing mk 1 had it on display so got in for free, had my first go on the track, was really enjoying it until on my forth run bottom four link bars bent up like bannanas,moveing the axle and smashing my prop to pieces,

yeah saw that too, was gutted for you

[LOUIE]

Did it for 4 years now bored of it to be honest..

The show hasn't moved forward and will soon fall away I think

[Frosticles]

Loved the early shows. Unfortunately I hate Santa Pod with a passion. Soulless place. Too expensive, dreadful to enter & exit if showing. Boring drag strip apart from the jet car. Classic ford tries far too hard to be "Hip". Was better when show was on the grass instead of the hard standing.

[mk1gaz]

Fooook all that parked up in a field bollox with mirriors underneath and old blokes comparing wiring loom tags and peashooter exhaust , lol .
Long live the classic ford show at the Pod where the bufftys get stuffed right down the end .

[mk1gaz]

Too expensive, dreadful to enter & exit

Try getting 50,000+ people into Stanford Hall and see how long the queues would be !!!!
It's not dear either , i drove up Sunday and paid £8 on the gate too enter , £2.50 for a big ice cream with a flake and £2.50 for a 1/4 pounder with cheese . I then had a free Fosters in the Escort-tec hospitality tent , lol .

[LOUIE]

50,000 people at classic ford show Gaz, you been on the super strength again???

[76mex]

went down on sunday for a look round for some parts very busy show love the jet thing as well thought it had brought my hearing back when it went past thought it was gaz in the mk1 fastest thing ive seen in a long time but it had a red top in it 140 mph in less than 10 seconds said to tell you gaz kj is the new man