All of the pictures on this page were taken by Lawrie Gatehouse,
I am indebted to him for making them available for us all to enjoy.
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Exhibition
cars have always been a very popular feature of drag
racing. |
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Peter Crane has the distinction of being the first man outside the USA to clock a sub-six second run. Stormbringer was purchased from the US team of Cannon & Soares. The top two pictures were taken in 1976 and the one below in 1977. |
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At one time
Santa Pod Raceway were running no less than three rear-engined Top Fuellers. |
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The Stone's Tender Trap 5 litre Mk I Escort. This car was driven by various people notably Radio 1 DJ Dave Lee Travis aka 'The Hairy Monster'. |
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This is Gerry Andrews driving Hemi Hunter II which was also part of the Stone's drag racing team. |
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Malcolm Olley built his jet-powered Pink Panther as a land speed record car but he also used to make regular appearances at NDRC meetings. These shots were taken at Blackbushe Aerodrome where the first drag race in the UK took place. |
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Trevor Young imported this beautiful Competition Products-sponsored fueller from the States and competed very hard on what I imagine was a limited budget. |
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Ros Prior started her drag racing career driving the ex-Bruce
Brown Age Machine drgaster after it was discovered that her husband Dave was a
rather tight fit in the cockpit. She then progressed on to Top Fuel driving the
famous Mr Six slingshot which had run the first sub-seven second time outside
the USA when driven by Dennis Priddle. |
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These pictures all show Ros at the wheel of Maneater at Santa Pod Raceway. |
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Flame burn outs used to be a regular feature at Fireworks meetings but that was before it became necessary to spray the track with Evo Stik in order to guarantee traction. |
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These three
close-up shots of Ros in the cockpit of Maneater show the concentration needed
before making a run in a six second Top Fuel Dragster. |
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This last shot of Maneater was taken in 1979 after the car had been re-painted. |
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