Visiting Santa Pod near Silverstone for some drag racing

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Visiting Santa Pod near Silverstone for some drag racing

Post by V8 fan » Thu 07 Jul 2016, 10:55

Here are some pic's of my recent visit to the famous Santa Pod - was a first for me and boy, was it a great experience!

Obviously, money is no object here......

Enjoy the pic's 8)
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Re: Visiting Santa Pod near Silverstone for some drag racing

Post by V8 fan » Thu 07 Jul 2016, 10:59

Some more.........
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Re: Visiting Santa Pod near Silverstone for some drag racing

Post by V8 fan » Thu 07 Jul 2016, 11:03

To the MOPAR fans out there.......this is what you call a true "Cuda" - 1971. The best and most sought after model :D
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Re: Visiting Santa Pod near Silverstone for some drag racing

Post by V8 fan » Thu 07 Jul 2016, 11:09

Unfortunately, too far to get a clear photo with my camera phone........

The worlds fastest man on two wheels - Eric Teboul, better known as the "Rocket man" with his hydrogen peroxide powered machine. Although now a geyser, he still has the balls to make it happen!

Check out this link for further info:

https://www.google.es/search?q=the+rock ... +drag+bike
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Re: Visiting Santa Pod near Silverstone for some drag racing

Post by paulusvrotius1 » Thu 07 Jul 2016, 14:34

Some awesome machinery there. Thanks for the pics.
Cheers

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Re: Visiting Santa Pod near Silverstone for some drag racing

Post by Gavin RS » Thu 07 Jul 2016, 16:43

Wow, awesome . thanks for the photo's
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Re: Visiting Santa Pod near Silverstone for some drag racing

Post by V8 fan » Thu 07 Jul 2016, 16:55

You're more than welcome

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Re: Visiting Santa Pod near Silverstone for some drag racing

Post by zahistorics » Thu 07 Jul 2016, 23:27

Nice pictures thanks.

Scary stuff:
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Re: Visiting Santa Pod near Silverstone for some drag racing

Post by moparmad » Sun 10 Jul 2016, 18:45

Some serious metal there,ooh and carbon. Thanks for sharing, I now have to clean my screen and wipe my mouth.
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