1977: UK DRAG RACERS at SANTA POD | Nationwide | Retro Transport | BBC Archive

[@cwl1000]

Roz Prior. What a legend. 🙅🏻‍♂️📺🇬🇧👍

[@thomasschmidt3313]

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[@franklinrwful]

The only motorsport where women competed equally with men. Shirley Muldowney, Britney Force etc.

[@oxouk]

I went to Santa Pod during one of Englands hottest days ever. I think it was 84. There was a car named “Vanishing Point”. I also remember a Ford Pinto tearing up the track only because we owned two Pinto’s at the time.

[@BryanSteacy]

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[@Ad0akes]

I remember it too ,Vanishing point was a jet car and the announcer would say "blink and youll miss it" it was capable of getting to 100mph in 12ft.

[@michaeloconnell532]

@@Ad0akes 'Vanishing Point' had a rocket motor. ;)

[@stevehiatt848]

@@oxouk hottest days were 75 and 76, I was there...... I was there when Sammy Miller crashed Vanishing Point too

[@stevehiatt848]

@@oxouk it was a Vega mate

[@peterlee6745]

Back in The Day D/Racing Love it ./ 1st time at Pod in 1977 and still go 2024

[@onlyme219]

She was cool. And I really liked Harry👍

[@steveosshenanigans]

I was probably there !

[@danorthsidemang3834]

You were probably conceived there !

[@SunShine-dk6rk]

My old 70 Pontiac GTO known as Widowmaker used to race there,it managed 0 to 60 in 4 seconds,good old days,best wishes to the uploader,family,friends and fellow viewers.

[@mooronful]

This is the first time I've set eyes on the Gladiator Funny Car since the late 1970's! Alan Herrdige was a top driver in the day. Used to see other cars such as Dennis Priddle and his Monza funny car and the Houndog funny car. I was there when the Medicine Man slingshot top fuel dragster wheeleied and turned over completely, we even recorded it on cine film at the time. So many good memories; Dave Lee Travis in the Needle top fuel, and Roz Pryor. One of my all times faves was 'Als Gasser', a Ford Model-T V8 that was such a beautiful car. 🙂

[@ashleycrane415]

Gladiator is still running, albeit in name only. The car is brand new and Jason Phelps (As in the son of Roy Phelps, the track owner in the film) drives it. Al's Gasser is still running too. Apart from that not a lot has changed.

[@peteashby7716]

Track operator:Bob Phelps. Son: Roy Phelps. Grandson: Jason Phelps (current pilot of the Gladiator FC (reborn).

[@johnevans388]

The late great Bob Phelps, I can remember those days and also once getting a lift back to London in his son Roy's Caddy when we hit the ton on the M1. Heck of a legacy?

[@RacingCrashesFunAndMore]

This is so awesome

[@mandymoo7406]

slammin sammy miller,that was so great back in 78,more noise than i had ever heard before and flames and the dark of november,a day to never forget RIP sammy

[@stevehiatt848]

@@mandymoo7406 jets make flames, Vanishing Point didnt

[@indamood8806]

My first car was a Mercedes Benz 200D/8 built in 1975. It accelerated from 0 to 100km/h in one and a half hours or 37 miles.

[@stevehiatt848]

The Glory days

[@eddiejones.redvees]

We had drag racing one time at Aintree racing course in the 70s it took place on the old Grand Prix track only one car at a time was able to use it because it was not wide enough for two I Took sum super 8 film at the time but I don’t now wear it is now

[@fraserkatie]

My Dad did drag racing around that time too!

[@davedogge2280]

When you watch The Wacky Races far too many times.

[@AtheistOrphan]

I used to love that programme when I was a nipper!

[@malakiblunt]

"quickest austin westminster in the world" that dos seam like a fairly low bar - 18s 1/4 should do it 🤣😂

[@jasonayres]

(6:40) Poor Harry couldn't see a bless-ed thing two feet in front of him. Good thing he could still switch on the wipers, to.. cut through all that smoke..?

[@WencessFernandez-v7p]

4:52 the legend Raymond beadle in blue max funny car

[@brianiswrong]

Bob wasnt married to his partner Eileen (she was not Roys mother) but she was a lovely lady who just wanted Bob to be happy. Lets be honest without the phelps and santa pod, drag racing in the uk, would be like a car wow video with a few hundred people watching.

[@AtheistOrphan]

Those who come here looking for RuPaul and similar will be bitterly disappointed.

[@onlyme219]

I got it 😅

[@IWantATimeMachine0000]

@Atheist Orphan You don't know what actual drag racing is, do you? Typical Zoomer.

[@AtheistOrphan]

@@IWantATimeMachine0000 - Of course I do! It’s two or more men, dressed in women’s clothing, racing each other. The clue is in the name.😉 (WHOOSH! And over his head the joke went - actually I’ve been into top fuel dragsters and funny cars since the early 80s, actually got to see Sammy Miller’s ‘Vanishing Point’ back in the day, so don’t be so quick to judge).

[@onlyme219]

@@AtheistOrphan I thought it meant which one could get the lippy and dress on the quickest

[@garryleeks4848]

Where’s muttley sh sh sh sh sh sh

[@janvandekerk6877]

£ 15 ,000 for a Camaro engine ? ! Drag racing is obviously a rich man's hobby !

[@BondoV2]

£1500

[@indamood8806]

LOL The reporter is a little bit like "What does a little, gentle, pretty woman like you in a big, dangerous, ugly car like that? Aren´t you afraid? You surely need some protection by a man!" ...and he was right! Because what does a little, gentle, pretty woman like her in a big, dangerous, ugly car like that?