TIME TRAVEL VIDEOS are a mixture of cine film, video footage and stills taken by amateur photographers at British Drag Races, Rod Runs and Custom Car Shows from the 60s to the early 90s, combined with informative narration. You won’t see computer graphics, trick photography or hear stereo sound, but if you want to see what was happening during the first thirty years of British Drag Racing and Hot Rodding through the lenses of fans and racers who were lucky enough to witness and record the events, you will enjoy TIME TRAVEL VIDEOS...
I produced 89 videos from 1995 to 2010 and have now put them all onto my Youtube channel. See below for descriptions of each video and the Youtube link...
TIME TRAVEL 1 begins with some slides from the 2nd International Drag Festival at Blackbushe 1965, then some more slides taken at Santa Pod in 1966,’67 & ‘68, including the two visits by the American Commando Drag Racing Team. There’s cine film from the 1967 Drag Racing Championship meeting at Santa Pod in August including Super Eliminator winner Dave Riswick driving Hustler, Top Eliminator winner Alan Ing driving the works Allard Dragon and the first full runs by the beautiful new Commuter AA/Fueler getting down to a 9.1 in the capable hands of Tony Densham. Other cars featured include Hemini, Motorvation, Stagecoach, Wombat, Stripduster, Bazooka, Megalomania, Jago’s T, etc... Also Alf Hagon shows us how a drag bike run should look with some smoky runs on his mighty JAP. There’s more cine footage taken in September 1967 at Santa Pod when a team of cars from Ramstein, Germany came over. It rained all day but the racing continued with cars splashing through the Santa Pod puddles. There’s a shot of Ian Demain getting very outashape in his Mustang Zodiac and a rare shot of Jack Daly on his rocket powered Go-Kart. Finally more cine film from the 1968 Easter meeting at Santa Pod which saw the first runs by the Tudor Rose AA/Fueler, and Bill Satterly in the original Bill Thomas/Dick Harrell Chevy Two Funny Car and the 1968 Drag Racing Championships featuring 8 second tyre smoking match racing between Commuter and Tudor Rose, plus Gold Rush, Invader, Good Vibrations, and the Wheelie Stingray etc etc...
Run time 53 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 2 is made up mainly of slides with a short piece of cine film at the end. Starting off with some slides from Woodvale in 1964 and ‘65, at the 1st and 2nd International Drag Festivals looking at both the American visiters and the British machines. Then on to Santa Pod for the first Drag Race to be held there on Easter Monday 1966 when 15 dragsters turned up including Stripduster, Bazooka, and the Turner Ford. More meetings in ‘66 saw the emergence of competition altereds including Liquidator and Juggernaught . Yet more slides from Santa Pod in 1967 include Commuter, High Fever, Slo-mo-shun, Opus One, Orange Crate, etc. etc... Onto 1968 and some more slides from Santa Pod combined with some cine film featuring Houndog, Weekend Warrior, Geronimo, Limelight, Allard/Skilton, Tudor Rose, Joe Copp’s ‘57 Chevy, Gold Rush, etc, etc...
Run time 73 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 3 begins with some slides and cine film taken at Santa Pod in 1969, featuring Commuter, Slo-mo-shun, Whistler, Anomalous, Invader, Turtle T, Malibu Express, etc...Then some cine film from 1969 at Woodvale including a matchup between Clive Skilton in Revolution and Walt Ithell in his twin engined slingshot Aggrevation plus some altered action with High Fever and Shutdown. Then some slides from 1970, ’71 and ‘72, followed by some more cine film taken at Santa Pod in 1974 and ‘75 including Panic, Snoopy, Zider Rider, Tender Trap, Al’s Gasser and Dale Emery in the Chadderton Okazaki Vega Funny Car...
Run Time 56 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 4 starts with a look at Richard Hearn’s 1/25th scale diorama of Santa Pod in 1969, with Tudor Rose, Commuter, Turtle T, Slo-mo-shun, High Fever, Stagecoach, Wild Thing, Gold Rush, Hemini, Invader, Geronimo, Revolution, Dick’s Place, Stu Bradbury and of course the start line girls in white mini skirts and boots. We then take a look at some cine film from Santa Pod in 1971 including Shutdown, Motor Psycho, Metronome, Taxi, Rocky II, Alleycat, etc... and a start line fire on Commuter. Next a look at some cine film taken at the 1972 Internationals at Santa Pod featuring a large turnout of Swedish cars including the Plymouth coupe of Anders Lantz, Gunne Back’s Frighten Chicken Corvette, Ake Ryman’s Canon Mustang Funny Car and Lars Torngren’s Wild Honey T altered racing against the British cars Money Hungry, Pure Seven, Mr Six, Revolution III, Age Machine, Asterix the Gaul, Gary Goggin’s Super Vette and the last runs by the Transcontinental Funny Car...
Run time 45 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 5 takes a look at some photos from Blackbushe in April and August 1974. Then some cine film and photos from Blackbushe in April 1975 including a full 1/4 smoky run by Dennis Priddle in Mr Revell plus the first ever run by two ladies in Top Fuel as Roz Prior takes on Liz Burn along with many of the smaller classes and the Wheelie Vauxhall. Also there’s a look around the rod and custom show which always accompanied the drag racing at Blackbushe. Next a look at some cine film and photos from Santa Pod in July 1975 including Blue Rose II, Mr Shift, Mellow Yellow, Poison Ivy, Ratcatcher, Pubcrawler, Optomist, Al’s Gasser and a pair of Top Fuel matchups between Houndog and Stormbringer. Finally some more cine film and photos from the Hot Car 208 Grandnationals at Blackbushe in August 1975 as Roland Pratt in the Hillbillies Avenger, Clive Skilton in his Vauxhall and Liam Churchill in the Sting Capri engage in some tyre smoking Funny Car action on the slick Blackbushe blacktop...
Run time 43 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 6 is all Santa Pod starting off with some photos and cine film taken at the 10th anniversary Spring Nationals, April 1976, when Big Daddy Don Garlits brought over his King Rat Fueler to take on the Brits. First round of Top Fuel saw Garlits up against Peter Crane in Stormbringer who shutdown Big Daddy with a 5.97, Britain’s first 5 and this is shown along with the parade and line up of eight Top Fuelers on the start line. Many of the smaller cars are featured including Dorset Horn, Frantic, Boston Straggler, Mr Big, Stripteaser, Fire In’jun, etc etc... Then we move on to the August 1976 Supernationals with more photos and cine film including Wild Honey, Ratcatcher, The Incredible Hulk, Jag'ged Edge, Sunset, The Victim, Paranoia, etc etc... On to 1977 and some photos from the Big Go and some photos and cine film from the July Internationals including Norm Wilding’s Pieces of Eight, Eastern Express, The Lizard, Alkymist, Drag Addict and Don Garlits who came back over this time making no mistakes as he took Top Fuel beating Roz Prior in the final with a 6.17 at 232mph, a new terminal speed record for Santa Pod...
Run time 51 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 7 starts off with photos and cine film from Blackbushe in April 1977 and a look round the pits at Roy Green’s Resurrection, Coyotee, Animal, Red E, Travel Agent, Medicine Man, etc... with some recordings of Alan Wigmore’s brilliant commentary dubbed on. Also a look at the custom show organized by the Surrey Street Rodders. Then some more cine film from the August meet which got rained off and some cine film from Wroughton in June 1977 including Pubcrawler, Econorail, Henry’s Revenge, Optomist, Panic, Boss Cat, Meanie Minor, Pinball Wizard, etc etc... Then on to Santa Pod for the 1978 Springnationals and some cine film featuring from America Raymond Beadle in the Blue Max Funny Car, Anders Hasselstrom from Sweden and the British Funny Cars of Allan Herridge, Dave Stone, Dennis Priddle and Owen Hayward also Ronnie Picardo has a hairy moment as the blower explodes on his Highway Patrol Fueler, more photos and cine film from the September Internationals as Sammy Miller brings his Vanishing Point Rocket Funny Car over to Santa Pod from America for the first time and the pits are filled to bursting point with Pro Comp cars from Sweden and Norway. Then more photos and cine film from the Firework Spectacular in November including The Devil, Helzapoppin, Moonshadow, Enforcer, etc etc... Finally back to Blackbushe for some more photos and cine film taken at the April and August 1978 meetings including The Bel-Ray Streamliner,Frenzy, Vandal, and in the custom show Revenge, Andromeda, and Kieth Harvey’s A pick up...
Run time 52 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 8 starts with some photos from Mick Gleadow’s collection from 1965-’73 including shots of his Motor Psycho Anglia Gasser which started life in 1966 with flathead V8 power then a 303 Olds and finally a 302 Chevy before being sold to Al O’Connor. Then we take a look at some cine film taken at Santa Pod in 1971 starting at the Easter Springnationals including Asmodeus,The Crescent Coupe, and Clive Skilton in 2nd Revolution racing Dennis Priddle in the Hot Wheels Fueler. Then on to the July Internationals featuring six slingshot Fuelers as Skilton and Priddle are joined by Allan Herridge in Commuter, Tony Densham in Firefly, Bjorn Anderson from Sweden in Sub Sonic, and from South Africa Mad Arthur Christy in Hawaian III. Also Arnold Sundquist in his Jet, Itsaviva, Good Vibrations, Invader, Metronome, and Freddie Whittle running the first British 9 sec. run for an altered in Shutdown. Next on to the August Nationals including The Hillbillies Topolino, High Fever, Opus I, Stagecoach, Dragonfly, Stripduster, and Dennis Priddle who wheeled out the Hot Wheels Fueler loaded with 80% nitro which meant 6 seconds or bust, unfortunately he bust putting two rods through the block but he was still smiling as he had the ‘71 Championship title and now held the European record...
Run time 45 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 9 is made up mainly of slides with a short bit of cine film at the end. Starting with some slides from Santa Pod in 1968 including The Dragoon Anglia, Hushabye, Jynx, Geronimo, etc...Then slides from Woodvale and Santa Pod in 1969 including Old Smoky, Poacher II, Pure 7, Weekend Warrior, Prospector II, Whistler, Houndog, Revolution, etc... And more slides from Santa Pod in 1970 including Quatermaster, Glacier Bearings Special, Wild Thing, Travel Agent, Hush Too, Wild Honey, etc... And finally some cine film taken at Santa Pod at the 1972 Easter Springnationals as Dennis Priddle and Clive Skilton debut their new Fuellers, also Money Hungry, Twin Jynx, Stripteaser, Invader, Alleycat, etc... and the street rods of Barry Tracey and the Church Brothers...
Run time 55 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 10 takes a look at the cine film of Alan Tiley who worked for Allards in the early 60’s and was able to get up close to the action at the historic events that happened in 1963, ‘64, & ‘65. Starting at Silverstone in 1963 when Dean Moon brought over his Mooneyes Gas dragster from America to be driven by Dante Duce who took on Sydney Allard’s Chrysler dragster. Allan Herridge and Tony Densham were also at Silverstone with their home built dragsters, as was George Brown on his bike Super Nero. On next to the Brighton Speed Trials where Mickey Thompson joins in the fun with his Harvey Aluminium Special AA/Fueler and then to Debden where Mickey runs an 8.84 at 178 m.p.h. to take the European record. Next on to Blackbushe and Chelveston 1964 and the First British International Drag Festival where 12 cars and 2 bikes were shipped over from America including Don Garlits and Tommy Ivo in AA/Fuel, K. S. Pittman and George Montgomery in A/Gas, Ronnie Sox and Dave Strickler in A/FX, Tony Nancy with his radical Wedge Gas dragster and Bob Kieth’s Dos Palmos Gas dragster. Finally a look at the 1965 Drag Festival at Blackbushe where Tony Nancy, Bob Keith, Danny Ongais, Gary Casady, Chuck Griffith, Nick Colbert, Buddy Cortines and Merek Chertkow turned up from America with their AA/Fuel dragsters to be greeted by rain...
Run time 30 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 11 takes a look at Nobby Hills' cine film and photos of his Houndog cars from 1963-’78. Starting with a look at some buildup photos of Houndog 1 which used a blown Jag engine, then on to some cine film from Graveley in 1965 where Nobby and team were testing Houndog 2 which was powered by another blown Jag, also at Graveley that day, Alf Hagon with his JAP and the recently imported Coffee Grinder Model A roadster. We then move on to Santa Pod in 1968 and a look at some cine film of Houndog 3 powered by a Cadillac with front mounted blower. Then more cine film from 1969-’71 as Houndog 3 becomes Houndog 4 with a top mounted blower and modified bodywork and we get to see some smoky runs and some on-board action as Nobby straps his cine camera to the front of the car. Then some buildup photos of the Chrysler Hemi powered Houndog 5 followed by some cine film from 1972 including more on board action and also a shot of Firefly performing a fire burnout. There’s some photos of Houndog 6 and then some cine film of the ex Paula Murphy Funny Car which became Houndog 7 racing against Priddle’s Avenger, Tony Froome’s Sundance and finally Roz Prior’s Maneater which was Houndog 7’s last race as a half shaft broke and it crashed. We then take a look at some cine film of Nobby’s rear engined Fueler Houndog 8 which debuted in 1974 and finally some cine film from 1978 of the Houndog 9 Chevy Pup Funny Car...
Run time 44 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 12 is all cine film starting off at the Santa Pod Season Opener in 1973 featuring Mr Six, Houndog 6, and Firefly performing a fire burnout. Then on to the Big Go and the debut of Mr Revell driven by Dennis Priddle who takes on team mate Tony Gane driving Mr Six. Also Satans Toy, Clunk Click, and Dave Stone’s Tee Rat are featured. We then move on to the NDRC Internationals at Silverstone including Bjorn Anderson in his Manta Funny Car, Maffia Mouse, and Clive Skilton match racing with John Anderson. Next back to the Pod for the Peterson Publishing Internationals featuring Don Schumacher and Paula Murphy over from America in their plastic fantastics and Tony Nancy with his Revelliner Fueler. Allan Herridge takes a ride in Stardust and blows the roof off as the blower explodes. Meanwhile John Whitmore in his 1293cc BMC Dragonfly runs an incredible 155 m.p.h. Then on to Blackbushe for the 1973 Hot Car 208 Grandnationals as Roland Pratt in Revolution III takes on Priddle and Skilton. There’s some more action from Santa Pod and Blackbushe in September followed by a look around the Crystal Palace Custom Car Show. Back to Santa Pod with Allan Herridge driving Stardust and Owen Hayward driving the ex-Paula Murphy Funny Car in 1974. We then take a look at the 1974 NDRC Internationals at Silverstone as Tom Christenson brings over his Hogslayer bike and on to Snetterton as Stardust takes on Priddle’s STP Avenger...
Run time 58 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 13 was originally filmed with a sound cine camara so I’ve kept the narration to a minimum so you can enjoy the music of nitro burning Hemis. Starting off at Santa Pod in June 1975 there’s a couple of races between Stormbringer and Firefly. Then on to Wroughton two weeks later for the Tor Line European Funny Car Championships featuring Bjorn Anderson, Leif Daback and Hazze Fromm from Sweden and Dennis Priddle, Clive Skilton, Roland Pratt and Liam Chuchill from the UK also the amazing Swedish Jeep of Svante Eriksson takes on Stripteaser. On to the 1975 July Internationals at Santa Pod for an 8 car Funny Car field including a lengthened Tee Rat and the Chadderton Okazaki Vega over from the USA. Allan Herridge takes the win in Stardust running 6.66 at 213m.p.h. which took both ends of the Funny Car record. Also John Hobbs takes a chunk out the tarmac in his burnout before taking on Danny Johnson, then Shutdown, Hemi Hunter and Al’s Gasser do their stuff. More Funny Car action from Santa Pod and Blackbushe in September 1975 then lots of fire burnouts and nito fire out the headers at the season ending Fireworks Meet. On to 1976 and Don Garlits comes to Santa Pod for the Spring Nationals only to be blown away by Peter Crane in 5.97 secs. Theres also film of Brian Taylor interviewing Big Daddy and Peter Crane. Then on to Snetterton for some junior dragster action as Bob Panter takes on Rod George and back to Santa Pod for the July Internationals featuring Roz Prior in the Fast Lady, Tony Froome in Sundowner, Allan Herridge in Gladiator and from Sweden Bjorn Homgren performing a smoky 1/8th mile burnout in the Berzerk altered...
Run time 59 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 14 is made up of cine film taken by Steve Hale who crewed on the ‘57 Chevy Super Pumpkin and ran some Street cars in the 70s & 80s including the ex Ivan Fryer Mustang. We kick off at Blackbushe in 1971 and take a look at the Hot Car 208 Grandnationals featuring Opus I, The Worden, Stripteaser, and Dennis Priddle in the Hot Wheels Fueler, taking on Wild Bill Weichelt in Asmodeus. Then on to 1975 and back to Blackbushe including Le Patron, Pubcrawler, Even More Trouble, Travel Agent etc. etc... and a look at some of the rods and customs. On to Santa Pod 1976 including Panic, Stardust, Liquidator and The Devil then back to Blackbushe again for the Tor Line European Funny Car Championships as John Anderson and Jan Carlsson from Sweden take on Skilton and Priddle. Then on to Wroughton and a look at Super Pumpkin, a quick look at the Santa Pod Supernationals and on to Blackbushe in 1979 for a day’s racing with Martin Bonner in his high riding ‘55 Chevy then driving home on slicks and open headers. Next a visit to Long Marston in 1980 as Steve Hale takes his cine camera for a pass in his Mustang beating Andy Robinson’s high riding Zodiac. Also a look at Gerry Cookson’s Super Joker and the Clifton Bros Hot Tomato. Then on to 1982 at Long Marston featuring Slick Willy, Clockwork Orange and a rejuvenated Super Pumpkin as Dave Mingay turns it into Hellraiser...
Run time 54 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 15 takes a look at Bob Phelps cine film starting at Church Lawford and Debden in 1963 featuring Mooneyes and the Harvey Aluminium Special over from America and the Allard Chrysler dragster. Also some rare footage of the Clanger Special slingshot powered by an Ardun Flathead and a shot of the young Roy Phelps sitting in Mooneyes, dreaming of the day he’d have a drag strip of his own. Next a short bit of film taken by Alan Allard of the 1st British International Drag Festival at Blackbushe 1964 and from the same meet some more film by Bob Phelps including K. S. Pittman and George Montgomery’s Willys gassers, Dos Palmos, The Wedge, and Garlits and Ivo smoking the full 1/4 in their AA/Fuelers. Next Roy Phelps takes Bob’s cine camera for a ride in his Wheelie Stingray at Santa Pod 1968 and then on to 1971 and a look at Metronome, Stagecoach, Good Vibrations, Geronimo, Invader, Gloworm etc. etc... Then it's 1972 and a look at Firefly doing what it does best, fire burnouts. On to 1973 and a visit to Gosport for a round of the Internationals as Allan Herridge in Stardust takes on Paula Murphy’s STP Funny Car and Dennis Priddle in Mr Six takes on Tony Nancy. Then we take a look at five minutes of short oval Stock Car Racing from the early 60’s followed by Dave Riswick’s cine film starting at Santa Pod 1968 and a look at the twin Chevy engined slingshot Hustler II and a shot of Tudor Rose racing Commuter taken from the start line control tower, then a look at Whistler in 1969, the Quartermaster dragster at Blackbushe 1970, the Hot Wheels Fueler in 1971 and finally some footage from Pomona as Dennis Priddle takes delivery of Norm Wilcox’s slingshot Fueler later to be known as Mr Revell...
Run time 55 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 16 is made up of slides and cine film starting off with some slides from the first meetings at Santa Pod in 1966, including Clive Lingard’s Purple Heart dragster the Allard Dragons, Wicked Lady, Pulsation, Kool Kams, Wild Thing, Golden Hind, Liquidator etc, etc... Then on to some cine film taken in 1967 by Pat and Chris Church including a look at their Gold Rush 289 Pop, Opus I, Megalomania, Brian Parkin’s Kart, George is Draggin’ etc. etc... followed by some more slides. Then some more of the Church Bros' cine film from Santa Pod in 1968 including Bill Satterly in the original Bill Thomas/Dick Harrell 427 Chevy II Funny Car, Stagecoach, the twin Chevy slingshot Hustler II, Allard/Skilton, Commuter and Tudor Rose. Finally some more slides from 1968 including Good Vibrations, Slo-mo-shun, Poltergiest, and Bo Sandeberg’s latest custom creation from Sweden which had everybody thinking Batman had arrived...
Run time 45 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 17 begins with some slides from 1969 - 1971 including Opus One, Invader, Turtle Tee, Malibu Express, Gloworm, Trouble, Maffia Mouse, etc etc... Then some cine film from 1971 at NDRC Meetings from North Luffingham and Elvington, including the Crescent Coupe, Itsaviva, Metronome, Ed Shaver’s AMX, The Hillbillies Topolino, Alleycat, Asmodeus, and Dennis Priddle and Clive Skilton in their Top Fuelers. Finally some more cine film from Santa Pod 1974 including the Heavy Pro Stockers, Tender Trap, Stripteaser, Gas Rat II, Mellow Yellow, and some Fuel Altered action as Tee Rat, Aardvark, Sneaky T, and Shutdown do battle...
Run time 43 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 18 is all cine film starting off at Long Marston in 1961 at a car and bike sprint. Then on to RAF Kemble for the 5th round of the 1964 British International Drag Festival, including K. S. Pittman, George Montgomery, Dave Strickler, Ronnie Sox, Tommy Ivo, and Don Garlits from America. Next on to Santa Pod for the 1973 Internationals including Don Schumacher and Paula Murphy in their American Funny Cars and Danny Johnson exploding his Harley drag bike. Then a quick look at a damp 1974 Fireworks Meet before returning to Long Marston for some 1/8th mile action in 1975 including the Funny Cars of Clive Skilton, Dennis Priddle, and Liam Churchill, Roz Prior and Trevor Young in Top Fuel, Ratcatcher and Shutdown in Pro Comp, plus Panic, Stripteaser, Methsdrinker, etc etc... Finally a look at some action from Santa Pod in 1978 and ‘79 including Blue Rose III, Al’s Gasser, Tender Trap, Hemi Hunter, Thunderbird, Liquidator, DTV Chevettes, Boss Cat, Henry's Revenge, a fire burnout by Ronnie Picardo in Highway Patrol and the last appearance of a competitive slingshot Fueler as Mickey Naylor wheelstands and crashes Medicine Man...
Run time 57 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 19 is all cine film taken in 1979 starting at the July Internationals featuring from America the Blue Max and Snowman Funny Cars including Gene Snow blowing his Keith Black all over the start line. Also Sammy Miller returns in his Rocket Funny Car, plus DLT in the Needle, the Red Devil Chevys, Stripteaser, Helzapoppin, The Devil, Neon Star, Thunderbird, Le Patron, Hemi Hunter, etc etc... Then on to Blackbushe for a bit of NDRC action including Malcolm Olley’s Pink Panther Jet, Gee Tee, Paranoia, The Creeper, Pubcrawler, etc. etc... Next a look at Allan Herridge putting the Gladiator on it’s roof at the Supernationals, then on to the September World Series at Santa Pod featuring a 16 car Pro Comp field with cars from Sweden, Norway, Germany and the U. K. and an 8 car Funny Car field as Owen Hayward, Ronnie Picardo, Dennis Priddle, Allan Herridge, Lee Anders Hasselstrom, Hasse Fromm, Raymond Beadle, and Gene Snow battle it out resulting in the quickest side by side race in the world at the time as Snow and Beadle meet in the final. Things quieten down a bit as we move on to the October Winternationals featuring Axle Tramp, Spirit of ‘55, Hang ‘Em High, Super Vogue, Frantic, Muscle Sprout, Pumpin' Iron, Dave Mingay’s Goat and John Spuffard’s Midnight Warrior, etc, etc... Finally a visit to New York Raceway including Black Magic, Dave Grady’s High Spirits, and the Wheelie Vauxhall...
Run time 50 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 20 is all cine film taken during the 1980 season. Starting at the Santa Pod Easter Internationals featuring the Sessan Tor Line European Pro Comp Championship and the Hot Rod & Custom UK Pro Fuel Eliminator including Dennis Priddle in his new rear engined Fueler. Then on to Long Marston where Priddle performs a champagne burnout to mark the return to racing there, also Panic and Krypton battle it out in Pro Comp. Next back to Santa Pod for the Big Go where Sammy Miller returns with his Vanishing Point Rocket Funny Car, Alan Bates bangs the blower in the Warlock Funny Car and Allan Herridge and Ronnie Picardo do side by side fire burnouts before the final of Pro Fuel. Then on to the August Supernationals where Silvia Hauser debuts her ex Paul Rossi Dodge, also Tina Page in the rebuilt Fast Lady slingshot and a wheelstand by Owen Hayward in Houndog. Finally the September World Finals at Santa Pod where not only was there a 16 car field in Pro Comp but 20 fuel burning Funny Cars turned up to qualify for the 16 car Hot Rod & Custom UK Funny Car eliminator. Number 1 qualifier was Allan Herridge followed by Don Prudhomme, Gene Snow, Dennis Priddle, Lee Anders Hasslestrom, John Anderson, Owen Hayward, Harlan Thompson, Rune Fjeld, Tom Hoover, Dave Stone, Stig Hansson, Hasse Fromm, Leif Daback, Ronnie Picardo, and Paul Manders...
Run time 47 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 21 is all cine film starting at Blackbushe for the 1972 Hot Car 208 Grandnationals and some tyre smoking action in Fuel Altered as Dave Stone in Tee Rat takes on Freddie Whittle in Shutdown, then on to Santa Pod for the August Nationals as Dennis Priddle in Mr Six and Clive Skilton in Revolution III record the first side by side 6 second race. Also Angus McPhail on the McCoy Ford 3 wheeler, Dragonfly, Poison Ivy, Stagecoach, etc, etc... and at the Fireworks Meet, Stripteaser, Age Machine, The Worden, Blast from the Past, Patience, Firefly, Commuter, etc, etc... Then on to the first few meetings at Santa Pod in 1973 including Sneaky T, Oblivion, Panic, Imagination, Houndog, Wild Honey and an ever growing field of Pro Stocks including Satans Toy, Easy Ridin, Firebrewed, Clunk Click and Money Hungry. Next a look at the NDRC Internationals at Silverstone, then back to the Pod for the Petersen Publishing Internationals featuring from America Tony Nancy, Paula Murphy and Don Schumacher who performs a fire burnout in Stardust. Then on to 1974 at Santa Pod and a look at the STP Avenger, Stormbringer, Snoopy, Mellow Yellow, Heavy, side by side wheelstands by the Wheelie Stingray and the Wheelie Truck and a hairy moment as Tee Rat clips the christmas tree on the burnout. Next 1975 at Santa Pod including Sneaky Gloworm, the Liz & Ollie Bantam and Priddle getting a face full of fuel as he races Houndog. Finally a look at some of the Fuelers and Funnies coming down the fire up road at the 1976 Springnationals...
Run time 54 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 22 is all cine film from Santa Pod starting off at the 1975 September Internationals including The Sting, Tee Rat, Al’s Gasser and a top end fireball on Dennis Priddle’s Avenger II Funny Car. Then on to the 1976 Springnationals including Fire In’Jun, Crusader, Alky Holic, The Animal, Imagination, Euro Sting and a lot of smoke out of Don Garlits' Fueler as he qualifies with a sick engine. Next on to the Big Go including Peter Barnett in the ex-Skilton Vauxhall Funny Car and Tony Dickson in Money Hungry racing the Insurance in Promotion Nova of Wiffy Smith. Then it’s the July Internationals and an 8 car field in Funny Car as Clive Skilton, Dennis Priddle, Allan Herridge, Dave Stone, Phil Elson and Owen Hayward are joined by Jan Carlsson and John Anderson from Sweden. Also over from Sweden Anders Lantz with his Dynapac T altered and Tony Froome, Roz Prior and Ronnie Picardo run a round robin in Top Fuel. Then on to the Fireworks Meet including Henk Vink and John Hobbs on their bikes and an embarrassing moment for John Morton as a rear wheel comes of Invader. On next to the 1977 Big Go and an 8 car Fueler/Funny Car race as Maneater, Highway Patrol, Stormbringer, Houndog 7, Gladiator, Stardust, Hemi Hunter, and Priddle’s Monza do battle. Then the September Internationals and in Pro Comp Krister Johansson with his injected dragster and Steinar Stolen with his Mustang Funny Car and making his first appearance at Santa Pod Raymond Beadle with the Blue Max...
Run time 55 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 23 is made up of cine film and photos taken by Brian Sparrow who helped to get drag racing off the ground in this country and was part of the Dragster Developments team along with Allan Herridge, John Harrison and Robin Evermy. It starts with a look at Brian Witty’s Chrysler dragster on the way to Long Marston in 1962 and then some build up shots of the D-D Buick, Allan Herridge’s first dragster and some cine film of it’s first runs at Debden in March 1963. Then some more cine film taken at a couple of NSA bike sprint meetings and a car and bike sprint meeting at Long Marston in June 1963 where Allan Herridge and Sydney Allard ran their dragsters. Next it’s on to Silverstone as Allan Herridge enters his dragster along with Tony Densham in the Worden, Sydney Allard’s Chrysler and Dante Duce in Mooneyes, then more cine film from Debden as Mickey Thompson joins in with the Harvey Aluminium Special AA/Fueler. On to 1964 and more cine film as the D-D Team test the D-D Buick at Ruislip with a blower fitted, then a BDRA practice meeting at Graveley where John Harrison ran the D-D Atlantic dragster and Dennis Jenkinson tries for an II second run in the works Allard Dragon. Back to Graveley in August as Peter Bartlett runs his ‘57 Chevy and John Bennett waves the flags to encourage some of the die-hard sprinters to drag race. Then it’s on to the International Drag Festivals as the D-D team enter all 6 rounds and Brian Sparrow catches the action on cine film. Next a few build up photos of the D-D Cadillac dragster, some cine film from the first Graveley practice meet in 1965 including Jeff Theobold’s Jag slingshot and finally back to Graveley in June for the debut of the D-D Cadillac and also the Croft Drag Racing Partnership bring out their Allard Dragon, A.C. Cobra, and recently imported Dos Palmos gas dragster...
Run time 51 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 24 starts with some of pioneer British drag racing organiser Brian Sparrow’s slides of the D-D Buick slingshot in 1963 and Ken Cooper’s ‘33 Ford hot rod in 1964, then a look at the original signing on sheet for the first British drag race. Next some more of Brian’s slides from the BDRA drag race at South Marston in 1965 including the D-D Cadillac, Dos Palmos, Houndog II and The Worden. Then a look at some of the correspondence between Brian Sparrow and Bob George which resulted in the U.S. Masters Commando Drag Team coming to Santa Pod in 1966. Fortunately Brian took his cine camera along and recorded the action including Bud Barns in the AA/FD Ultrasonic, Gil Mudrack in the Runt Modified Roadster, Larry Arnold in the Lawman Anglia Gasser and E J Potter turning the rear tyre in to smoke on his V8 Chevy bike. Next a few slides taken by Geoff Martin at the 1966 B.H.R.A. Championships at Santa Pod including Wild Thing, Dragoon, Wombat, Turner Ford, Baron’s Barrow and Golden Hind. Then back to Brian Sparrow’s cine film from Santa Pod in 1967 including Hustler, Stagecoach, Megalomania, Juggernaught, etc. etc... Finally more of Brian’s cine film from Santa Pod in 1968 including Motorvation, M.A.B, Stripduster, Shutdown, Houndog III, Gloink and Brian Parkin’s Triumph Kart etc. etc...
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TIME TRAVEL 25 begins with some cine film from Santa Pod in 1970 including Geronimo, Midas Touch, Stripduster, Weekend Warrior, Prospector II, Scorpion, Joker, Wild Thing, Opus I and from Sweden at the Internationals Bjorn Anderson with his slingshot Fueler Valkyrian and Hasse Fromm with his injected rat Capri Funny Car which blew everyones mind with a 9.86 at 133 mph the quickest full bodied car so far seen at Santa Pod. Next some cine film from North Luffenham in 1971 including the Hillbillies Topolino, Imagination III and Dennis Priddle in the Hot Wheels Fueler getting a push start from Barry Tracy’s model T street rod. Then back to Santa Pod for more cine film at the 1972 Easter Springnationals as Priddle and Skilton debut their new Fuelers, and the 1974 Easter Springnationals including Satans Toy, Clunk Click, Methsdrinker, Dragonfly and match racing between the STP Avenger and Houndog Funny Cars followed by slides from Blackbushe, Wroughton, Silverstone, Snetterton and Santa Pod in 1974 and ‘75. Next some photos and cine film from the 1976 Easter Springnationals featuring an 8 car Top Fuel eliminator including Don Garlits and the new Asphalt Alleygator fueler of Allan Herridge and Roy Phelps, also Liquidator, Mr Big, Alky Holic, Wild Honey, Sunset and Stripteaser. Then more cine film from the 1978 September Internationals at Santa Pod including Roz Prior racing Eva Kjellin from Sweden and Mickey Naylor’s wheelstand and crash in the ex-Mr Revell slingshot Fueler. Finally some cine film from New York Raceway in 1979 including Rip Off, Stripper, Jean’s E, Pop Dragin’ and the Bandage Bullet drag racing Truck...
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TIME TRAVEL 26 starts with a look at some photos taken at the BDR& HRA beach party and car show at Greatstone in June 1968 including the Hustler team cars, Commuter, Gold Rush and a beauty contest. Then some slides from 1972 - ‘73 followed by cine film taken by Roy Cockrill at Santa Pod starting in October 1973 including Snoopy, Satans Toy, Clunk Click, Money Hungry and the Stardust and Houndog Funny Cars trying to get some grip on the damp strip. Then on to 1974 and the August Supernationals featuring the Wheelie Truck and the Wheelie Stingray and not wanting to be left out Owen Hayward puts the Houndog Funny Car on it’s rear bumper while racing the STP Avenger. Also some altered action including Trakshun Akshun and Poacher II. Next some Funny Car action from 1975 including the Hillbillies Reliant and then on to the 1976 Springnationals and an 8 car Top Fuel field including Don Garlits filmed from the top end. Then on to October 1976 for the Tor Line Funny Car finals where John Andersson qualified top of the pile with a 6.63 using a beam cheating front spoiler. The following day Dennis Priddle in the Avenger II ran a 6.49 in the first round and yes he too now had a beam cheating spoiler fitted. Also the Fire In’jun, and Svante Eriksson with his 426 Hemi Jeep. On to 1977 and the return of Don Garlits who beats Roz Prior in the final, also Henk Vink’s Big Spender Kawasaki and Norm Wilding’s Pieces of Eight Zodiac. Finally a look at Roy Cockrill’s Chain Reaction transverse Chevy dragster at Snetterton...
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TIME TRAVEL 27 is made up of cine film and photos from pioneer British hot rodder, Ken “flathead” Cooper’s collection. Starting with a look at some photos of his ‘37 Ford Coupe and the BHRA rod and custom show in 1963 including Brian Coole’s ‘34 Sedan, Alan Doyle’s ‘32 5 window and Dave Mosses Kustom Consul. Then a look at some build-up photos of Ken’s ‘33 Cabriolet hot rod and some cine film from Blackbushe in 1964 at the International Drag Festival including a shot of Nobby Hill’s first Houndog racing Allan Herridge in the D-D Buick. Next a look at some photos from the BHRA 2nd Big Go at Duxford in 1965 and some build-up shots of Ken’s first flathead dragster followed by some slides from Santa Pod in 1966 including the American Commandos. Then some cine film from the first practice meet at the Pod in 1967 including Clive Lingard’s Zodiac, Dave Riswick’s ‘57 Chevy, Yellow Rod, Sodbuster, Wicked Lady, Wee Green Pea, Hustler, etc, etc... and some more cine film from the First Motorcycle Drag Championships at Santa Pod including Norman Hyde, John Lloyd and Alf Hagon who runs the Pod’s first 9 second run and collects £10 from John Bennett. Next on to 1968 and more cine film including Houndog III, Jynx, Good Vibrations, Poltergeist, Invader, Slo-mo-shun, Motorvation, Geronimo etc. etc... and some smoky matchups between Tudor Rose and Commuter. Finally more cine film from 1969 at Santa Pod as Steve Perry tries to smoke his tyre E J Potter style on his V6 bike an Ken Cooper gets into the 10s in his flathead slingshot, also Anomalous II, Turtle T, Whistler and Russell Ward’s Jag powered street Pop...
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TIME TRAVEL 28 is part one of the cine film taken by the Page family starting at Santa Pod in April 1970 including “Wild” Bill Weichelt’s Asmodeus dragster which got the Page brothers into drag racing as they crewed on the car, also Prospector II, Wild Honey, Hot Dog, Walt Ithell’s twin Thunderbird powered rear engined dragster, Gloworm Capri etc, etc... Then on to the Big Go and Pete “Snoopy” Bennett’s Red Baron, Phil “Ziggy” Smith’s Opus, Hallucination, Blue Bottle etc, etc... also match racing between Gloworm and Commuter and the debut of Clive Skilton’s 2nd Revolution and Dennis Priddle’s Quartermaster. Next on to the Santa Pod Internationals including Hasse Fromme and his Capri Funny Car and then on to the first meeting to be held at Blackbushe since 1965 as the NDRC organise the Custom Car Trophy Dragfest. Then it’s back to Santa Pod in September where many of the racers were experimenting with bleach burnouts. Next we move on to Elvington and the World Records Meet where Asmodeus, Commuter, Tony Anderson’s Trouble and 2nd Revolution attempted to break some records. Clive Skilton tried too hard tipping the can to 85% and blowing his engine. Then it’s on to 1971 and the Page brother’s first car as they purchase the Hustler altered and rename it Panic trying it out at the Santa Pod season opener, then the Easter Springnationals as Priddle and Skilton battle it out in a best of three and finally on to Gosport including Panic, Stagecoach, Invader, Worden, Metronome, Saxon etc. etc... and three more smoky duels between Priddle and Skilton...
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TIME TRAVEL 29 is part two of the Page family cine films starting off at Santa Pod in May 1971 including Clive Page in the Panic BSA, Rocky II, Eight Misbehaving, Firefly, Hillbillies Topolino, and the mangled remains of Houndog 4 after a top end crash. Then on to North Luffingham for some NDRC action including The Volunteer, Tune Twister, Hot Wheels AMX, Alleycat, Itsaviva etc, etc... Back to Santa Pod for the 1971 Internationals including Arnold Sundqvist’s jet and a 14 sec. run by Terry Dury in his Transit. Then on to Blackbushe to see Panic cooking the clutch on the start line plus Stripstar, Stripduster, Asmodeus, Super Vette etc, etc... and back to Santa Pod for the Supernationals. Then on to 1972 and the Santa Pod Springnationals where Dennis Priddle and Clive Skilton try out their new Fuelers and the Big Go where Dennis runs the first 6. Then it’s the Internationals and we see the last run by the Transcontinental Funny Car and back to Blackbushe where the Pages debut their Panic Topolino. Then a look at the last few meets at Santa Pod in 1972 including Stripteaser, Tee Rat, Shutdown, Midus Mist, Kielbasi Kid etc, etc... Next to 1973 and some Pro Stock action as Gary Goggin takes on Kevin Pilling then a look at the Silverstone Internationals including Dorset Horn, Wild Honey, Russo’s Rat, Maffia Mouse and Ed Shaver’s rear engined Funny Car sans body followed by the Santa Pod Internationals and Supernationals then on to 1974 and a shot of the Panic Topolino rolling at the Santa Pod Big Go also Mr Shift, STP Avenger, Tender Trap, Easy Ridin, Heavy etc, etc... Then it’s off to Sweden with the Stripteaser team in 1974 and back again in 1975 with a few more British teams including a shot of the Ragnarok Funny Car exploding at the top end and quite a few scantily clad Swedish ladies...
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TIME TRAVEL 30 starts at Santa Pod with some cine film from the 1981 Easter Internationals featuring the Tor Line Pro Comp Championships with cars from Sweden, Norway and the UK. Also Motor Mouse, Rubellion, Warrior, Detroit Spinner, Al’s Gasser, Frenzy, Apple County Cannon, Super Vogue etc, etc... Then more cine film from the 1st Cannonball run at Santa Pod including Wind Up, Jean’s T, Rough Diamond, Drag-N-Fly, Straight Shooter, Moonlight Bandit etc, etc... and Wild Bill Sherratt in the Cannonball Funny Car who took the Cannonball trophy. Next more cine film from the World Finals at Santa Pod in September featuring the finals of the Tor Line Pro Comp Championships and the Hot Rod & Custom UK Funny Car Eliminator including Tom Hoover in the Showtime Corvette. Also Sammy Miller was there with two Rocket cars, Oxygen and Vanishing Point and both cars raced each other with Al Eirdam piloting Vanishing Point. On next to 1982 and more cine film from the Santa Pod Easter Internationals where Allan Herridge gets to have a go in Vanishing Point and more Tor Line Pro Comp action. Then a look at some of Jerry Cookson’s slides from Long Marston in 1982 followed by more cine film from the Santa Pod Big Go including Magnum Force, Hellraiser, Vendetta, Stripteaser, Penetration, Slick Willy etc, etc... Finally some more of Jerry Cookson’s slides from the 1982 Cannonball...
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TIME TRAVEL 31 takes a look at cine film taken at the first few Gary’s Picnics at Santa Pod starting at Picnic number 1 in 1979 including Rob Whitwell’s Jago 5 window ‘32, Brian Lucas’s ‘32 roadster, Mick Cook’s Camaro, the Hot Rod & Custom UK project pickup, Roger Butterworth’s ‘57 Chevy, the French Connection Mustang and the Speed Freak Fordson etc, etc... Then on to Picnic number 2 in 1980 including a large turnout of ‘55-’57 Chevys and the Mustang owners club, also Pip Biddlecombe’s Austin Ruby Rubellion and Milton Holman’s hydraulic'd ‘58 Chevy etc, etc... Next Picnic number 3 in 1981 including Chris Boyle’s ‘27 track T racing Kieth Atkinson’s Orange A Peel Pop and Rob Sterling’s ‘40 Ford coupe racing Alphabet Alex’s Model A coupe. Also Ian Dawes high riding Pop, Al Stevens nostalgia Pop, Andy Harris’s 302 Mk 1 Zephyr, Ron Harris’s 289 Mk 1 Zephyr, Pete Fowler’s Model A delivery, Mr Torquer, Gone Bananas etc, etc... Then we jump to Picnic number 5 in 1983 and a look at Nick Artlett’s 302 Mk 1 Zodiac, Mark Tanner’s Model A pickup, Pip Biddlecombe’s Low Blow T, Andy Carter and Dennis Boyle’s Pops, Mike Key’s ‘40 Chevy, Tim Cook’s Model A pickup etc, etc... Finally on to Picnic number 7 in 1985 including Les Ricket’s Chevy powered Mk 1 Zodiac, Simon Pickford’s ‘32 roadster, Ian Norman’s Popeye Pop, the Northern Hustler Chevy Victor and a large turnout of gassers including Tom Newman’s Corsair and Malcome Jay’s Super Snipe etc, etc...
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TIME TRAVEL 32 is all cine film starting at the third NASC Street Rod Nationals held at Bisley 1977. This was the biggest rod run so far held in this country with 560 pre registered vehicles including Hot and Bothered, the Custom Car project Fiesta, Rob Whitwell’s Pinto powered ‘32 coupe, Adrian Sidwell’s Opus, Ray Christopher’s Milk Float, Mike Key’s B, and three more Model B’s entered by Jeff Beck... Then on to the Surrey Street Rodder’s Wheels Day at Slyfield in 1979 including a Honda pickup with a V6 it the back complete with zoomies, Martin Kelly’s Desperado Jag T, Revenge and Martin Bonner’s high riding ‘55 Chevy etc, etc... Next a look at the Gillingham custom show and the LA roadsters show at Walthamstow in 1979 and then the Detlin Show and Go which featured a short drag strip and burnout competition including Graham Barrs Neon Star and Doug Ripley’s Mustang. Then it’s Knebworth and the 1979 NASC Street Rod Nationals including Brian Lucas’s ‘32 roadster and Roger Hamilton’s A60 pickup Paul Haig’s ‘29 roadster, Mark Spooner’s Lemon Squash, Pip Biddlecombe’s Rubellion, The Sweeny, Boston Strangler, Street Machine’s project Rover, Richard King’s Kustom Victor, Tony Theron’s 60’s style T etc, etc... Next a look at the Smoke City Wheeler’s run and the Victory Wheeler’s run in 1980 and finally back to Detlin for the 1980 Show and Go with Gary Belcher’s V12 T in the show department and in the go department Stu Valance who takes Henry Hirise for some wild rides...
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TIME TRAVEL 33 is all cine film begining at Knebworth for the 1980 NASC Street Rod Nationals including Wal Barter’s ‘32 coupe, Mike Key’s English B, Rubellion and a large turnout of Kustoms including Mick Anderson’s Anglia, Pete Scanning’s Cambridge, Tony Freeborne’s Mk 3 Zephyr and Dave Pritchard and Tom Newton’s Mk 1 Consuls. Then it’s on to Slyfield for the 1981 Surrey Street Rodder’s Wheels Day including Ron Harris’s 289 Mk 1 Zephyr, Ray Christopher’s Centre door T, Dave Finch’s ‘33 Standard, Phil Rutherford’s Jago B roadster, Rob Whitwell’s Jago 5 window, Pete Fowler’s Undelivery etc, etc... Next the 1981 Thruxton Internationals and a large turnout of Swedish rods. Also Mike Taylor’s Devon gasser, Geoff Cousin’s Pop gasser, Simon Pickford’s B roadster, Novel T, Andromeda, Revenge etc, etc... Then back to Knebworth for the 1981 NASC Street Rod Nationals including Ian Dawes high riding Pop and quite a few gassers, also Jeff Craymer’s Berpop, Kev Pittman’s Pop coupe, Nick the Greek’s unchopped A coupe, Nick Taylors Minor kustom etc, etc... On to 1982 and back to Slyfield Wheels Day and a look at Pinball Wizard and Jeff Beck’s ‘34 coupe and ‘32 coupe the latter being driven by Tony Thacker. Next a look at the Victory Wheelers show and finally back to Thruxton for the 1982 Internationals including Simon Lane’s flathead A roadster, Small Fry, Low Blow, Mr Torquer, Paul Watson’s nostalgia ‘36 Morris 8, Paul Bird’s pro street Pop, Paul Wayling’s ‘39 Plymouth coupe etc, etc...
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TIME TRAVEL 32 is all cine film starting at the third NASC Street Rod Nationals held at Bisley 1977. This was the biggest rod run so far held in this country with 560 pre registered vehicles including Hot and Bothered, the Custom Car project Fiesta, Rob Whitwell’s Pinto powered ‘32 coupe, Adrian Sidwell’s Opus, Ray Christopher’s Milk Float, Mike Key’s B, and three more Model B’s entered by Jeff Beck... Then on to the Surrey Street Rodder’s Wheels Day at Slyfield in 1979 including a Honda pickup with a V6 it the back complete with zoomies, Martin Kelly’s Desperado Jag T, Revenge and Martin Bonner’s high riding ‘55 Chevy etc, etc... Next a look at the Gillingham custom show and the LA roadsters show at Walthamstow in 1979 and then the Detlin Show and Go which featured a short drag strip and burnout competition including Graham Barrs Neon Star and Doug Ripley’s Mustang. Then it’s Knebworth and the 1979 NASC Street Rod Nationals including Brian Lucas’s ‘32 roadster and Roger Hamilton’s A60 pickup Paul Haig’s ‘29 roadster, Mark Spooner’s Lemon Squash, Pip Biddlecombe’s Rubellion, The Sweeny, Boston Strangler, Street Machine’s project Rover, Richard King’s Kustom Victor, Tony Theron’s 60’s style T etc, etc... Next a look at the Smoke City Wheeler’s run and the Victory Wheeler’s run in 1980 and finally back to Detlin for the 1980 Show and Go with Gary Belcher’s V12 T in the show department and in the go department Stu Valance who takes Henry Hirise for some wild rides...
run time 67 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 33 is all cine film begining at Knebworth for the 1980 NASC Street Rod Nationals including Wal Barter’s ‘32 coupe, Mike Key’s English B, Rubellion and a large turnout of Kustoms including Mick Anderson’s Anglia, Pete Scanning’s Cambridge, Tony Freeborne’s Mk 3 Zephyr and Dave Pritchard and Tom Newton’s Mk 1 Consuls. Then it’s on to Slyfield for the 1981 Surrey Street Rodder’s Wheels Day including Ron Harris’s 289 Mk 1 Zephyr, Ray Christopher’s Centre door T, Dave Finch’s ‘33 Standard, Phil Rutherford’s Jago B roadster, Rob Whitwell’s Jago 5 window, Pete Fowler’s Undelivery etc, etc... Next the 1981 Thruxton Internationals and a large turnout of Swedish rods. Also Mike Taylor’s Devon gasser, Geoff Cousin’s Pop gasser, Simon Pickford’s B roadster, Novel T, Andromeda, Revenge etc, etc... Then back to Knebworth for the 1981 NASC Street Rod Nationals including Ian Dawes high riding Pop and quite a few gassers, also Jeff Craymer’s Berpop, Kev Pittman’s Pop coupe, Nick the Greek’s unchopped A coupe, Nick Taylors Minor kustom etc, etc... On to 1982 and back to Slyfield Wheels Day and a look at Pinball Wizard and Jeff Beck’s ‘34 coupe and ‘32 coupe the latter being driven by Tony Thacker. Next a look at the Victory Wheelers show and finally back to Thruxton for the 1982 Internationals including Simon Lane’s flathead A roadster, Small Fry, Low Blow, Mr Torquer, Paul Watson’s nostalgia ‘36 Morris 8, Paul Bird’s pro street Pop, Paul Wayling’s ‘39 Plymouth coupe etc, etc...
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TIME TRAVEL 34 is made up of slides and cine film taken by drag racing journalist Ron 'Bleedin' Clark starting with some slides from 1972-’74 then on to Ron’s cine film which is a bit mixed up date and location wise. The first part was taken at Blackbushe and Santa Pod in 1973 and 1974 including Satans Toy, Drag-N-Fly, Worden, Two Ton Carmen, Stripteaser, Dorset Horn, Slow-mo-shun, Tee Rat, Lizard, Hemi Hunter etc, etc... also a Funny Car matchup at Blackbushe between Dennis Priddle in the STP Avenger and Ed Shaver in the Castrol rear engined Funny Car and in Top Fuel Dennis smokes Mr Revell out the hole against Clive Skilton in Revolution 4. Then on to Snetterton 1976 as Ratcatcher takes on Alkymist and Priddle brings out the Avenger II. Next some night time action with fire burnouts and header nitro fire at the 1974 Santa Pod Fireworks Meet, then a look at the Houndog 7 Funny Car, Firefly and a hairy moment with the Panic Topolino as it turns 180 degrees during a rolling burnout. Finally a look at the 1976 Santa Pod 10th anniversary Springnationals as Big Daddy Don Garlits brings his fueler over to take on Peter Crane in Stormbringer, Owen Hayward in Houndog 8, Tony Froome in Sundowner, Clive Skilton in Revolution 3, Allan Herridge in Asphalt Alleygator, Gerry Andrews in Hemi Hunter and finally Ronnie 'The Joker' Picardo who’s seen with his legs sticking out the cockpit of Firefly during the 8 car line up on the start line...
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TIME TRAVEL 35 is mainly made up of slides from 1972-1975 with some of Alan Wigmore’s commentary from Blackbushe dubbed on including Little Big Horn, Chicken Coupe, Ratcatcher, Age Machine, Methsdrinker, Blast from the Past, Gravedigger, Hemi Hunter, Tee Rat, Dream Machine, Kerbdozer III, Second Invention, Ragnarok, The Saint, Fast Lady, Mr Revell, Revolution 3 and 4, etc, etc... Then a look at some cine film taken at Santa Pod in 1972 including Oblivion, Midus Mist, Twin Jynx, Wild Thing, Sneaky T, Commuter and the rear door popping open on Stripteaser... Next on to Wroughton 1973 for some NDRC action including the debut of Clive Skilton’s imported Revolution 4 and Roland Pratt’s first passes in Revolution 3, also Ivan the Terrible, Joker, Texas T, Satans Toy, Panic etc, etc... Then on to the Petersen Publishing Santa Pod Internationals July 1973 including the Stardust and STP Funny Cars, Svante Eriksson’s Hemi Jeep, Anders Lantz’s Plymouth coupe and Ed Shaver on a wild lane crossing ride in his bodyless rear engined Funny Car which looked like a giant Go-Kart...
Run time 56 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 36 is all cine film starting off at the NASC Nationals at Knebworth 1982 including Al Steven’s nostalgia Pop and Nick Taylor’s nostalgia Minor also Boston Strangler, California Dreamin, Novel T, Chris Meek’s high riding V12 Cresta, John Rowley’s nostalgia Pop, Paul Rutter’s Jago 5 window, Simon Lane’s ‘40 coupe etc, etc... Then on to Santa Pod in 1983 for a bit of run what ya brung action as Andy Harris has a wild ride in his 302 Zephyr and Frank Bennet brings out his Phantasm Pop. Next it’s Blackbushe which featured the British Flathead Racers Street Division Meeting including the’32 coupe of Bernie Chodosh the ‘32 roadster of Brian Lucas, Simon Lane’s A roadster and Crud Clifford’s Woody. Meanwhile out on the strip Mike Rutland in Shaky Puddin’ takes on Andy Robinson in his 351 high riding Zodiac... Then a quick look at the Chelsea cruise followed by the 1983 Thruxton Internationals which attracted cars from Sweden, France and Belgium also from the UK Ian Gibson’s B roadster, Tony Pittuck and Tony Ham’s Ys, Clockwork Orange, Devon Delivery, Dirty 30, Andromeda also Ian Armstrong and Bob Nixon join in the driving games in their Pops. On to 1986 and a look at the Surrey Street Rodders Wheels Day at Slyfield and the Street Machine Magazine Lazy Sunday including Geoff Cousin’s 32 coupe, Steve Goodridge’s Y, Alan Humphrey’s 289 Pop and Ken Brooks Vauxhall sled etc, etc...
run time 53 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 37 features the NASC Nationals held at Bruntingthorpe in 1988. Unlike previous Time Travel DVDs this was originally filmed on video so the sound track has been left as it came out the camera. This was the 14th NASC Nationals and the biggest so far but sadly the last to be held at the popular Bruntingthorpe venue as local residents curtailed any further activities there. Most of the DVD includes film of cruising up and down the spacious airfield runways. If you were there you’re probably on it and there’s also some film of the drag racing. Since the mid 80s there had been a growing interest in 40s and 50s style hot rods which had caused quite a bit of press in the rodding magazines both in the UK and America, some good some bad. A comment had been made that these cars made up only 1% of the UK scene so at Bruntingthorpe all the Low Flyers had 'the growing 1%' on the back of their cars...
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TIME TRAVEL 38 is all video footage starting at Slyfield for the 1987 Surrey Street Rodders Wheels Day including shots of the cars arriving, a look around the show and then departing for home at the end of the day. Next it’s on to Avon Park Raceway for the 1989 NASC Nationals. This was a last minute switch to a less than perfect venue as local pressure had banned the NASC from using Bruntingthorpe and they had to share Avon Park with an NDRA drag meet over the August back holiday weekend. There’s footage of the show and shine and some drag racing as some of the rodders made use of the strip, while the low flyers were out in force enjoying the muddy fields around the site. Then it’s on to Hickstead for Street Machine’s 5th Yankee Doodle Sunday in September 1989 followed by action from the 1989 International Doorslammers at Santa Pod where the best of British doorslammers were joined by a strong Swedish entry...
run time 109 mins YOUTUBE LINK
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TIME TRAVEL 37 features the NASC Nationals held at Bruntingthorpe in 1988. Unlike previous Time Travel DVDs this was originally filmed on video so the sound track has been left as it came out the camera. This was the 14th NASC Nationals and the biggest so far but sadly the last to be held at the popular Bruntingthorpe venue as local residents curtailed any further activities there. Most of the DVD includes film of cruising up and down the spacious airfield runways. If you were there you’re probably on it and there’s also some film of the drag racing. Since the mid 80s there had been a growing interest in 40s and 50s style hot rods which had caused quite a bit of press in the rodding magazines both in the UK and America, some good some bad. A comment had been made that these cars made up only 1% of the UK scene so at Bruntingthorpe all the Low Flyers had 'the growing 1%' on the back of their cars...
run time 109 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 38 is all video footage starting at Slyfield for the 1987 Surrey Street Rodders Wheels Day including shots of the cars arriving, a look around the show and then departing for home at the end of the day. Next it’s on to Avon Park Raceway for the 1989 NASC Nationals. This was a last minute switch to a less than perfect venue as local pressure had banned the NASC from using Bruntingthorpe and they had to share Avon Park with an NDRA drag meet over the August back holiday weekend. There’s footage of the show and shine and some drag racing as some of the rodders made use of the strip, while the low flyers were out in force enjoying the muddy fields around the site. Then it’s on to Hickstead for Street Machine’s 5th Yankee Doodle Sunday in September 1989 followed by action from the 1989 International Doorslammers at Santa Pod where the best of British doorslammers were joined by a strong Swedish entry...
run time 109 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 39 is all video footage taken at Santa Pod in 1983 at the third annual Cannonball Run featuring 8 Fuel Funny Cars, Harlan Thompson in The Protector, Owen Hayward in Houndog, Bill Sherratt in The Cannonball, Allan Herridge in Gladiator, Chris Filsell in Grasscutter, Gary Page in Panic, Tony Boden in Hitman and Rune Fjeld in Motown Shaker, who all come out for three rounds before the quickest two meet in the final. Also Dennis Priddle brings out his re-bodied streamlined fueler for a couple of match races with Gerry Andrews in Hemi Hunter the first nearly ending in disaster as Priddle shoots across the track, tipping onto two wheels, just missing the back end of Hemi Hunter. There’s a Saturday eveningTop Modified match race featuring Sylvia Hauser, Al O’Connor, Mick Cheley, Clive Mechaell, Tom Laffey and Graham Barrs, also Norm Wheeldon has a few practice runs in the new Plan X Pro Comp slingshot. The Hellbender and Vampire Jets come out for some match race action and Andy Hurdle takes the Scorpion Jet for a few solo runs. Also included Shaky Puddin’, Drag-N-Fly, The Enforcer, Stripteaser, Tequila Sunrise, Vendetta, Heavy Breathing, Straight Shooter, Pony Express, Magnum Force, Motor Mouse, Paranoia etc, etc... also Angus McPhail on his wild Jade Warrior bike...
Run time 104 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 40 is all video footage starting with a look at the 1984 Santa Pod Easternationals. Top Fuel, Funny Car and Pro Comp were run as one big eliminator including Dennis Priddle, Bill Sherrett in Asphelt Alleygator, Sue Coles in Helzapoppin, Gary Page in Panic, Tony Boden in Hitman, Owen Hayward in Houndog, Gerry Andrews in Hemi Hunter and Dave Wilson in Krypton. Other classes include Steve Green’s Mk 1 Cortina, Tim Cook’s ‘55 Chevy, Sylvia Hauser’s Dodge, Sweet Sixteen, Mr Shifter, Moonlight Bandit, Vicious Trait, Torque ot’ North, Oxford Builder, Rough Diamond, Boss Cat, Stripteaser, Tequila Sunrise, Clive Mechaell’s Corvette and John Mullen’s Camaro, Mike Nicholls Plymouth and Paul Martinek’s Mustang etc, etc... Next it’s on to Long Marston for some practice and qualifying action at the 1984 Springnationals including Super Joker, Hellraiser II, Hot Tomato, Autocat, Clockwork Orange, Quarter Pounder, Jean’s T, Henry’s Revenge, Phantasm, Mean as Hell, Stampede, Andy Robinson’s Street Elite Racing 351 Zodiac, Ronnie Picardo’s Supercat Funny Car etc, etc...
Run time 120 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 41 is all video footage taken at the fourth annual Cannonball Meeting at Santa Pod in 1984 featuring 8 Fuel Funny Cars. Rune Fjeld in Motown Shaker, Harlan Thompson in the Budweiser Trans Am, Owen Hayward in the Houndog Corvette, Gary Page in Panic, Tony Boden in Hitman, Stuart Prior in the Solarport Sunroof car, Steiner Enge in the ex-Al Segrini Super Brut Omni and John Spuffard making his debut in the ex-Ollie Burn Vega. Also Sammy Miller dragged out the ever popular Vanishing Point Rocket Funny Car for it’s umpteenth farewell performance and the Vampire and Hellbender match race Jets do their stuff. Meanwhile in the other classes we see the Enforcer slingshot, Oxford Builder II, Aces High, Pogas, Neon Star, Mr Shifter, Laffey Capri, Gonzo the Great, Apple Cannon County, Bad Habit, Glacier Grenade, Paranoia, Stripteaser, Heavy Breathin’, Pony Express, Sweet Sixteen, Steve Green’s Cortina and Tim Cook’s ‘55 Chevy etc, etc...
Run time 120 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 42 is all video footage and takes a look at the action up to the first round of Funny Car when rain stopped play at the 1984 Santa Pod World Finals including in Top Fuel Monica Oberg and Pelle Lindelow from Sweden and in Funny Car from America Tom Hoover in the Showtime Corvette and Frank Hawley with Austin Coil as crew chief driving Tony Boden’s Hitman. Also Sammy Miller was back out in his Rocket Funny Car. Rico Anthes was there with his Wildente 2CV along with a huge turnout of Scandinavian doorslammers. In Pro Stock Sven Andersson’s Trans Am, Bengt Nolen’s Mustang, Hakan Malmborg’s VW Golf and Rolf Cederblad’s Monza and in Modified 'Odd Roar' Bjornland’s 426 Hemi Barracuda, Jari Konola’s AMX and Magne Gaara’s Corvette. From the UK Andy Craddock in the Frontline fueler, Hemi Hunter, Le Patron, Panic, Houndog, Dave Grady’s Thunder Truck, Revell Rebel, Sneaky Spider, Moonlight Bandit, Henry’s Revenge, Jean’s T, Gonzo the Great, Doodle Bug, Phantasm, Imagination, Bad Habit, Super Vogue etc, etc...
Run time 95 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 43 is all video footage from the NDRC Southern Nationals held at North Weald in 1986. A four car Funny Car eliminator included Alan Bates, Gary Page, Lesley Prior and Tony Boden who all went up in smoke as they fought for grip on the concrete runway. There was also a seven car Pro Comp eliminator as Gerry Andrews, Dave Wilson, Craig Lowes, Martin Maxwell and Doug Bond were joined by Dennis Chereden in his Mischief fueler and Russ Carpenter in his Daimler powered Glacier Grenade. Malcolm Olley was there in his Pink Panther jet. Super modified saw Geof Hauser, Dave Pollen, Graham Barrs, Richard Eaton and Dave Mingay fighting it out and Frank Bennett in the Phantasm Pop ran his first 10 sec. run during qualifying. Also included Sweet Sixteen, Snap Dragon, Dr Slingshot, The Alien, Exile, Straight Shooter, Reckless Rat, Autocat, Tequila Sunrise, Mr Americar etc, etc... and a large field of street cars...
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TIME TRAVEL 44 is all video footage taken at Santa Pod’s 1987 World Finals which featured a huge foreign entry including in Pro Drag, Timo Aartomaa in the ex-Ed McCulloch Olds Firenza, Krister Johansson, Tony Bryntesen, Ludwig Bjornstad, Bjorn Ardin, Leif Helander and Kare Haug who blows the engine in the burnout driving the ex-Steinar Stolen Corvette. Also John Spuffard in the Showdown Funny Car has a blower explosion in the burnout and Lee Anders Hasslestrom blew one motor on the Saturday and then did it again in fine style on race day. Also in Funny Car Gary Page, Ragnor Nordli, Harlan Thompson and Tom Hoover. Pro Stock featured Nicke Laurienco, Sven Andersson, Liv Berstadt and Jari Konola and in Modified the wild Volvo P1800 of Nils Nilsson and the silver Nova of Pete Skinne. Some of the British machines included Des Taylor’s Pop, Geof Hauser’s Sierra, Hellraiser, Moonlight Bandit, Low Buck Special, Oxford Builder, Tequila Sunrise, Time Machine, Gonzo the Great, Snap Dragon, Exile, Snake Bite, Al’s Gasser etc, etc... and some wild burnouts and runs from Bob Batten in the Black Mass Marina...
Run time 109 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 45 is all video footage starting at Santa Pod for the 1987 Easter Internationals including the Fordson of Archie McDiamid and Ray Barrows, Five Alive, Black Mass Marina, Steve Green’s Cortina, Stripteaser, Blue Dragon, Rutland Rebel, Boss Cat, Oxford Builder, Texas Boogie, Quick Draw, Phil Englefield’s Model B, Mr Shifter, Le Patron, Starliner, Snapdragon, Panic, Stagecoach III etc, etc... Then on to the 1988 Sun Supernationals at Santa Pod featuring an AA/Fuel Altered matchup between Bob Turner in Straight Shooter and Clive Mechaell in the California Kid. Also Gary Willy was out in the James Lister Toyota Supra Funny Car and Gary Page was in the Showtime Funny Car. Finally it’s on to 1989 and some qualifying action from the Santa Pod World Finals including in Pro Mod, Geof Hauser, Tim Cook, Dave Mingay, Dave Warne, Graham Barrs and Colin Taylor and in Pro Stock, Hans Knuters, Kjetil Hauge, Sven Andersson, Hannu Santala, Jari Konola, Nils Ake Nillsen and Viveca Averstsdt. In Pro Comp, Bjorn Ardin, Steve Read, Rico Anthes, Tony Donges, Micke Kagerad, Peter Kruse and Dick Cruse and in Funny Car Norm Wilding, Gary Page, Charlie Draper, Harlan Thompson and John Spuffard, and in Top Fuel Al Segrini, Pelle Lindelow, Tony Bryntesson, Liv Berstadt and Conny Andersson...
Run time 118 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 46 starts with some slides from Santa Pod and Blackbushe in 1974,’75 and '76 including Avanti, Panic, Stagecoach, Midus Mist, Aardvark, Stripteaser, African Raider, The Animal, Eastern Express the crashed Houndog 6 and the Triumph Karts of Ken Penfold and Brian Parkins. Then some cine film taken at Snetterton in 1976 including Liam Churchill’s Euro Sting Funny Car, the Emerson, Rowat and Smith Junior Fueler, Liquidator, Optimist, Fire In’jun, Proteus, Pubcrawler, Glen and Robin Read racing each other in their Volvo Diggers etc, etc... Next more cine film from the 1977 Santa Pod Season Opener including a rare shot of Steve Read in the ex-Clive Skilton 2nd Revolution slingshot renamed Juara and Roz Prior debuting her Maneater Fueler along with the Houndog, Highway Patrol and Sundowner Fuelers. Also Barry Bowles brings out the Blonde Bombshell Rocket Dragster for a blast. Then it’s on to the 1977 Santa Pod Springnationals for some more cine film featuring Dennis Priddle driving Don Garlits King Rat Fueller to a new speed record of 230 m.p.h. and then the September Internationals including the Funny Cars of Dave Stone, Allan Herridge, Tony Froome, Dennis Priddle and making his first appearance at Santa Pod Raymond Beadle in the Blue Max. Finally some slides from 1978-’79 including Aggrovation, Buzby, Coyotee, Boss Cat, Pretty Thing, Hang’em high, Garbus, Antiquity, Time Lord, The Stinker, Comet, The Creeper etc, etc...
Run time 50 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 47 takes a look at some Pennine Drag Racing Club action starting in 1977 and some cine film from Melbourne Raceway including Al’s Gasser and the Incredible Hulk. Then on to 1978 and some more cine film from Melbourne including Graham Hawes Black Magic Pro Comp Funny Car, Dave Grady’s High Spirits ‘57 Ford, Jean’s E, Wild Honey, Muscle Sprout, The Creeper, Stripper, The D.T.V. Chevettes, Toenail Draggin etc. etc... Next some slides from 1979 and 1980 when the strip was renamed New York Raceway including Le Patron, Turbo Saxon, Shockwave, Jean’s T, Pop Draggin, Super Joker, Jeepers Creepers, Mainline Menace, Wildman and the Street Cars of Des Taylor, Dave Warne and the Ant Hill Mob...
Run time 47 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 48 starts with a look at some cine film taken at the first round of the 1964 International Drag Festivals at Blackbushe and a look around the pits at Allan Herridge’s Buick slingshot and Jim Tiller’s J2 Allard then some action on the strip including Dave Strickler and Ronnie Sox in their Factory Experimentals, Ohio George Montgomery in his Willys Coupe, the Allard Dragons, Bob Keith’s Dos Palmos Gas Dragster, Tony Nancy’s Wedge and the AA/Fuelers of Garlits and Ivo which keep the slicks boiling for the full 1/4. Next a look at some photos taken at the last round of the Drag Festivals again at Blackbushe and then some more cine film this time taken at Santa Pod in 1968 and 1969 including a look at Brian Holmes Custom Mini pick-up and the Wheelie Stingray with the body off in the pits, also Good Vibrations, Commuter, Houndog III, Stripduster, Whistler, Invader, Geronimo, The Glacier Bearing Special, Sidewinder, Imagination, Gloink etc, etc... Next some slides taken at Santa Pod in 1973 including Travel Agent, Auto Frog, Slo-mo-shun, Trakshun Akshun, Oblivion, Vendetta, Motor Psycho, Mouse Organ, Dorset Horn, Taxi, Earsplitenloudenboomer etc, etc... Finally another look at Jim Tiller’s J2 Allard which he’s still running at the 2005 Brighton Speed Trials...
Run time 56 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 49 takes a look at the cine film collection of Bob Rothwell who ran a Model Y Street Rod and founded the Chelmsford Drag & Hot Rod Club in 1968. His films start at the National Rod Run to Beaulieu in 1973 where Bob and Jim Warriner turned up in their Ys and met a surprised John Wilkinson in his Y who thought he’d built something different. Then it’s off to the 1973 Welland Valley Roadsters Poker Run at Stamford followed by the Southern Roadster Show at Portsmouth including Ray Christopher’s C-Cab, Gary Belcher’s Jag T, Grannies Pride, Lopus, Ace of Tubs etc... On to 1974 and a look around the Crystal Palace Custom Car Show and then back to the Welland Valley Roadsters Poker Run including Terry Howell on his VW Trike and a large turnout of Beach Buggies. Next a Rod & Custom show at the NDRC Silverstone Drags followed by the Old Bangers & Decorated Cars Rally held on Morecambe seafront. Then back south for the National Rod Run to Beaulieu including Tony Pittuck’s Daimler T and George Foulger’s Jag Pop... On to 1975 and the NSRA run to Stratford including Pinball Wizard, Russ Ward’s ‘32 Cabriolet and Mick Anderson’s Kustom Anglia, then another visit to the Welland Valley Run including Simon Lanes Speed Freak and Dave Driver’s all tin Topolino followed by the 1st NASC Nationals at Wickstead Park Kettering... On to 1976 and a look around Belle Vue including Mike Key’s English B and on to the 2nd NASC Nationals at Leicester... Then 1977 and the biggest British Rod Run so far as over 560 pre-registered vehicles turn up for the 3rd NASC Nats at Bisley... Then another look around Belle Vue in 1978 including Hillbilly Express and Dixie Roller and finally the 4th NASC Nats at the spacious Knebworth Park which remained home for the Nats for the next 7 years...
run time 74 mins YOUTUBE LINK
run time 74 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 50 starts off with some cine film taken at the 1983 Santa Pod Easter Drag Race including Beautiful Noise, Glacier Grenade, Brute Force, Magnum Force, Jean’s T, Mr Shifter, Boss Cat, Straight Shooter, Motor Mouse, Seconds Out II, Paranoia etc etc... Also a fire burnout by Andy Craddock in the Frontline Fueler and an interruption in the racing as the Santa Pod streaker jumps over the fence onto the strip! Then more cine film from the Street Machine Summernationals at Blackbushe August 1983 including Gearjammer, Hi-anxiety, Clockwork Orange, Nick Mann’s Minor, Tom Laffy’s Capri and the repaired Slick Willy after it’s rollover in April. Next it’s cine film from Long Marston in May 1985 including Avanti, Alchemist, Henry’s Revenge, Grounds for Divorce etc, etc... and then more cine film from Santa Pod at the 1986 World Finals which saw a large Scandinavian doorslammer entry and Tom Hoover driving the ex-Priddle Fueler also Rat Fink, Five Alive, Black Mass II and the Well Mental Fuel Altered. Then it’s time to turn up the volume as we take a look at some video footage taken at the 1987 Santa Pod Cannonball as Tom Hoover, Harlan Thompson, Rune Fjeld, Lee Anders Hasselstrom, Gary Page, Alan Bates, Geoff Bosworth, Lesley Prior and Bjorn Ardin battle it out for two rounds and a final in their plastic fantastics...
Run time 89 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 51 is all cine film with narration starting off at Long Marston for some eighth mile action in 1978 featuring the pro comp diggers of Pat Cuss and Liz Burn along with Ollie Burn’s Komodo Dragon flopper. Also the JFP Special Mini, Super Vogue, Drag Addict, The Creeper etc... Then on to Santa Pod for the Easter 1979 Internationals including Rough Diamond, Oxford Builder, Helzapoppin, Hang ‘em High, Al’s Gasser, Tender Trap, Panic and Rod Pallant’s LA Hooker double Kawasaki... Next it’s Blackbushe for some action from the NDRC Season Opener for 1979 including Liquidator, Paranoia and loads of bikes... We then go back to Santa Pod for the 1979 July Internationals and some runs by Sammy Miller in the Vanishing Point rocket funny car including the first 300mph run on British soil, also Raymond Beadle and Gene Snow were over from the USA with their funny cars taking on the Vegas of Herridge and Hayward and the Monzas of Priddle and Picardo... Then the Sept 1979 Internationals and more funny car action and a look at all the funnies fuelers and pro comp cars lined up and fired up together on the strip before moving onto some night time action at the 1979 Fireworks Meet as Bootsie performs a fire burnout in Ashphalt Alleygator, Nobby Hills debuts his new Challenger Houndog funny and the Stones debut there new ex-Blue Max Stardust funny also Peter Crane has a go in the Needle and lights them up 60s style off the line... To finish off we travel to the Sept 1980 World Series at Santa Pod and a look at all the races up to the semis in the 16 car funny car eliminator and the Sessan Torline pro comp eliminator including Tom Hoover, Leif Helander, Harlen Thompson, Hasse Fromm, Anders Hasslestromm, John Andersson, Rune Fjeld, Tony Donges, Martin Hopp, Krister Johansson, Steinar Stolen, Bjorn Ardin, Leif Daback etc, etc...
Run time 82 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 52 is made up from the cine film taken by Bob Rothwell and Terry Ayers all at Santa Pod and all during the 1971 “Superseason” featuring action from all of the “Big Four” meetings namely the Easter Springnationals, Whitsun Big Go, July Internationals and the August Bank Holiday Nationals. All classes are covered from Street to AA/Fuel including Bob Oram in Red E, Tony Dickson’s GTO, Ed Shaver in his AMX and the Whistler Reliant, Gary Goggin’s SuperVette and Al O’Conner in Rocky II has a race with Dave Stone in his Lotus Cortina. In Competition Altered the Jag/Minis Stripteaser and Poacher come out and run side by side smoky runs, then there’s the wild Metronome 392 Hemi powered Bond Bug and the High Fever Topolino which gets a serious case of axle tramp off the line also Alleycat, Stagecoach, Invader, Panic, Wild Honey, Wild Thing, Shutdown, Opus One, Good Vibrations etc etc..... Allan Herridge and Roy Phelps both have a go in the Gloworm Capri and Roy gets the wheels up for the full quarter in the Wheelie Stingray. Dragster division includes the BMC diggers of John Whitmore, Harold Bull and Gerry Cookson, while Wild Bill Weichelt obliterates the start line in tyre smoke driving Asmodeus, then when racing Geronimo he has a diff break off the line and gets out to push it to the finish line to take the win as Geronomo had red lit. There’s plenty of AA/Fuel action as Dennis Priddle in the Hot Wheels fueler takes on Clive Skilton’s 2nd Revolution for some 7 second match ups, also Firefly and Commuter are featured and over from South Africa the Hawaian fueler of Mad Arthur Christy and from Sweden Bjorn Andersson’s Subsonic fueler. Also over from Sweden for the Internationals was Gunn Back ‘s Corvette, the 327 Chevy powered ‘32 coupe of Benjamin Wahlstrom and the Silver Streak jet dragster of Arnold Sundquist which caused a complete evacuation of the barn when it was fired up...
Run time 48 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 53 is made up from the cine film taken by Harold Martin who was one of the founder members of the Surrey Street Rodders. It starts at Billing 1976 for the NSRA Fun Run including Pinball Wizard, Boston Strangler, Andy’s Instant T, Speed Freak, Electric Funeral etc, etc... and a line up of 50s American Iron from the Uxbridge Valley Cruisers. Then a quick look at the 1976 NASC Nats and a close up look at Surrey Street Rodder Dave Warren’s T Bucket called Naughtee U. Then it’s round to Bob Swansbourgh’s place to look at the chassis and body that was to become his Chevy powered Fordson Mr Torquer. On to 1977 and the SSR 3rd Wheelsday held at South Hill Park, Bracknell and the debut of Ray Christopher’s Chevy powered Milk Float along with Nykilodeon, Moulin Rouge, and plenty of custom paint jobs and fur interiors. Then it’s off to Beaulieu and the Southern Roadsters 6th annual rod run where there was a large turnout of T buckets including the Jago Ts of Neil Houghton and John Jewel along with Street Odyssey, Hillbilly Express, Dixey Roller and Bill Gibbs pink Zephyr Humdinger etc... Next we go back to Billing and the inaugural public firing up of the 427 Rat in Nick Butler’s Revenge C-Cab, also Hot’n’Bothered, Ruby Tuesday, Mick Anderson’s Kustom Anglia and Pete Carter’s Custom CF etc... Then we visit Truckin’ 77 where all the favourite Custom Vans of the time were there including Invader, Moonshine, InTransit, Raspberry Sheik, Quicksilver, Chocolate Box, Dusty Rose etc, etc... On to 1978 and a parade of rods and customs at Santa Pod and then down to Blackbushe for another parade which includes me in my black 'n' flamed Sunbeam Rapier and the ‘55 Chevys of Mike Halls and Martin Bonner and Matt Matheou’s steel ‘32 coupe. Next we visit a SSR show at Greenham Common including Terry Gibbs ‘69 Camaro and then on to Radlett where Ken Robbins ‘55 was parked up with Mick Kemp’s Silver Surfer Transit. Next the Star Motor Show at Aldershot where we get a look at Harold’s T Bucket, then back to Billing including Mick Teasdale’s Topolino, Paul Wayling’s Plymouth coupe and the ‘32 roadster of Brian Lucas etc, etc... then back to Beaulieu including Rubellion, Brian Bates T, Ray Bennis’s TR7 etc, ect... Finally it’s the 1978 NASC Nat’s at Knebworth including Lemon Squash, Southern Spookster and a few rubber marks left behind on the perimeter road by some of the over enthusiastic entrants...
run time 66 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 54 takes a second look at Surrey Street Rodder Harold Martin’s cine film starting at the 5th SSR Wheelsday held for the first time at Slyfield on Good Friday 1979 including The Sweeney, Vanpire, Hot’n’Bothered, Rob Whitwell’s Jago ‘32 coupe, Martin Bonner’s high-riding ‘55 and me in my Sunbeam Rapier... Then a look at some of the machines arriving at Brighton for the Street Machine Magazine London to Brighton cruise including the French Connection Mustang, Discotrucker, White Heat, Desperado etc... Next it’s the 1979 NSRA Billing run including the ‘32 roadsters of Derek Chapman and Merv Barnett, John Wilkinson’s ‘32 sedan and Ken Stamp’s ‘32 pick-up etc... and the Spirit of the 50s line up. Then on to Beaulieu and the Southern Roadsters annual run which was pre ‘49 for the first time and included Tony Theron’s 60s style T. Harold took his cine camera round to fellow Surrey Street Rodder Dave Warren’s place for a look at his project Jag powered Pop and then on to the 5th NASC Nats at Knebworth where I manage to walk in front of the camera with my cine camera in hand as I was also there filming the action which appears in Time Travel 32. Boston Strangler, Bob Rothwell’s Y, Adrian Sidwell’s Opus, Paul Haigh’s A roadster, Rubellion etc... and a huge turnout of Pops are all featured. On to Beaulieu 1980 and a look at the driving games as Fred Claydon in his Morris Van and Pete Fowler, Jeff Caves and John Hockley have a go in their Pops, then back to Knebworth including the Kustom Consuls of Dave Prichard and Tom Newton, Martin De’aths C Cab, A Flat Minor etc... On to 1981 and the SSR Wheelsday as Ron, Andy and Jeff Harris leave some rubber behind in their small block Ford powered Zephyrs also Clive Miles’ lowrider, Len Beech’s Dorset, Mark Tanner’s ‘34 Minx, Phil Rutherford’s ‘32 roadster, Pete Leddy’s T Bird etc... are filmed leaving Slyfield. Then it’s back to Beaulieu as Harold films the rods cruising through the New Forest and then the driving games as Undelivery, Novel T, Hillbilly Express, Archie McDiarmed in his Pop and Bernie Chodosh in his A sedan join in the fun. Next we’re back at Knebworth for the 1981 Nats including the Hot Rod and Custom project Pop, Ian Dawes and Jeff Cousins’ Pops, Matt Matheou’s boat tail Cord, Mike Taylor’s Devon Gasser etc... Finally a look at the Surrey Street Rodders charity run to Thorpe Park as Harold gets some on the road shots of the club’s cars...
run time 66 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 55 Takes a third look at Surrey Street Rodder Harold Martin’s cine film kicking off at the traditional UK Rodding season opener the SSR Wheelsday held at Slyfield on Good Friday 1982 including Paul Wright’s Kustom Volvo, Rob Stirling’s ‘39 Ford coupe, Richard Black’s track nosed C Cab etc... Then on to Gary’s Picnic where Nick the Greek’s A coupe, Neil Houghton’s T, Andy Harris’s Zephyr and the Pops of Dennis Boyle and Archie McDiarmed take to the strip. Next we visit the 3rd Internationals at Thruxton and a look at the Pops of Steve Fry, Phil Skoles, Jamie Campbell, Ron Keens, Ian Armstrong, Dave Harris, Mervyn King, Pete Moore, Hugh Shugs Hanchard and the rebuilt Berpop also Merv Barnett’s Ford pickup, Paul Wayling’s ‘39 Plymouth coupe, Andromeda, Revenge etc... Then we go to the 1982 NASC Nats at Knebworth including Bob Rocky Rothwell’s Y, Dave Finch’s Jethro ‘32 sedan, Ford Fever, Sexpensive etc... Then it’s 1983 and back to the Thruxton Internationals as the Ken Stamp B pickup, Rapid Plumbing Husky, Winston’s Rover and Dave Harris’s Pop are put through their paces. Also there is Pete Fowler’s rebuilt Dirty 30 Model A. On to 1984 as Harold gets a lift in Dave Warren’s Jag powered Pop to the NSRA Stratford run and follows Bob Welstead’s ‘32 roadster up the Long Marston blacktop along with 16 other rods and customs. Then it’s the NSRA 12th fun run at Billing including Dave Haskell’s ‘34 coupe, Tony Thacker’s CC project ‘32 roadster, Tony Ham’s 4-door Y, Dale Edmond’s turtle deck T etc... Next the 1984 NASC Nats at Knebworth including Steve Dodds pro street Zodiac, Paul Wilson’s 27T, Eric Crones and Bob Vicker’s Ys etc... On to 1985 and back to Billing and a look at the 427 pro street Willys of Ian Dawes and Pete Wurmli’s ‘32 roadster then the 1985 Internationals at Kenilworth and a look at the blind drivers competition as Mid Sussex Rodders Rob Shorter and Chris Pinnard bring out their Prefect and Pop also Ian Armstrong has a go in his 300E and picks up the participant of the weekend trophy then a look at the top ten winners and the ZZ Top Eliminator coupe. Finally we visit the 1986 SSR Zoo Doo run at Chessington including Tom Newman’s Corsair and Malcolm Jay’s Humber high-riders, Jan Mathews’ T, Paul Kempton’s Pop coupe, Graham Wade’s Y coupe, Colin Jeffries’ ‘32 coupe and the Wisbech Engineering C Cab which heads for home with caravan in tow...
run time 73 mins YOUTUBE LINK
run time 66 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 54 takes a second look at Surrey Street Rodder Harold Martin’s cine film starting at the 5th SSR Wheelsday held for the first time at Slyfield on Good Friday 1979 including The Sweeney, Vanpire, Hot’n’Bothered, Rob Whitwell’s Jago ‘32 coupe, Martin Bonner’s high-riding ‘55 and me in my Sunbeam Rapier... Then a look at some of the machines arriving at Brighton for the Street Machine Magazine London to Brighton cruise including the French Connection Mustang, Discotrucker, White Heat, Desperado etc... Next it’s the 1979 NSRA Billing run including the ‘32 roadsters of Derek Chapman and Merv Barnett, John Wilkinson’s ‘32 sedan and Ken Stamp’s ‘32 pick-up etc... and the Spirit of the 50s line up. Then on to Beaulieu and the Southern Roadsters annual run which was pre ‘49 for the first time and included Tony Theron’s 60s style T. Harold took his cine camera round to fellow Surrey Street Rodder Dave Warren’s place for a look at his project Jag powered Pop and then on to the 5th NASC Nats at Knebworth where I manage to walk in front of the camera with my cine camera in hand as I was also there filming the action which appears in Time Travel 32. Boston Strangler, Bob Rothwell’s Y, Adrian Sidwell’s Opus, Paul Haigh’s A roadster, Rubellion etc... and a huge turnout of Pops are all featured. On to Beaulieu 1980 and a look at the driving games as Fred Claydon in his Morris Van and Pete Fowler, Jeff Caves and John Hockley have a go in their Pops, then back to Knebworth including the Kustom Consuls of Dave Prichard and Tom Newton, Martin De’aths C Cab, A Flat Minor etc... On to 1981 and the SSR Wheelsday as Ron, Andy and Jeff Harris leave some rubber behind in their small block Ford powered Zephyrs also Clive Miles’ lowrider, Len Beech’s Dorset, Mark Tanner’s ‘34 Minx, Phil Rutherford’s ‘32 roadster, Pete Leddy’s T Bird etc... are filmed leaving Slyfield. Then it’s back to Beaulieu as Harold films the rods cruising through the New Forest and then the driving games as Undelivery, Novel T, Hillbilly Express, Archie McDiarmed in his Pop and Bernie Chodosh in his A sedan join in the fun. Next we’re back at Knebworth for the 1981 Nats including the Hot Rod and Custom project Pop, Ian Dawes and Jeff Cousins’ Pops, Matt Matheou’s boat tail Cord, Mike Taylor’s Devon Gasser etc... Finally a look at the Surrey Street Rodders charity run to Thorpe Park as Harold gets some on the road shots of the club’s cars...
run time 66 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 55 Takes a third look at Surrey Street Rodder Harold Martin’s cine film kicking off at the traditional UK Rodding season opener the SSR Wheelsday held at Slyfield on Good Friday 1982 including Paul Wright’s Kustom Volvo, Rob Stirling’s ‘39 Ford coupe, Richard Black’s track nosed C Cab etc... Then on to Gary’s Picnic where Nick the Greek’s A coupe, Neil Houghton’s T, Andy Harris’s Zephyr and the Pops of Dennis Boyle and Archie McDiarmed take to the strip. Next we visit the 3rd Internationals at Thruxton and a look at the Pops of Steve Fry, Phil Skoles, Jamie Campbell, Ron Keens, Ian Armstrong, Dave Harris, Mervyn King, Pete Moore, Hugh Shugs Hanchard and the rebuilt Berpop also Merv Barnett’s Ford pickup, Paul Wayling’s ‘39 Plymouth coupe, Andromeda, Revenge etc... Then we go to the 1982 NASC Nats at Knebworth including Bob Rocky Rothwell’s Y, Dave Finch’s Jethro ‘32 sedan, Ford Fever, Sexpensive etc... Then it’s 1983 and back to the Thruxton Internationals as the Ken Stamp B pickup, Rapid Plumbing Husky, Winston’s Rover and Dave Harris’s Pop are put through their paces. Also there is Pete Fowler’s rebuilt Dirty 30 Model A. On to 1984 as Harold gets a lift in Dave Warren’s Jag powered Pop to the NSRA Stratford run and follows Bob Welstead’s ‘32 roadster up the Long Marston blacktop along with 16 other rods and customs. Then it’s the NSRA 12th fun run at Billing including Dave Haskell’s ‘34 coupe, Tony Thacker’s CC project ‘32 roadster, Tony Ham’s 4-door Y, Dale Edmond’s turtle deck T etc... Next the 1984 NASC Nats at Knebworth including Steve Dodds pro street Zodiac, Paul Wilson’s 27T, Eric Crones and Bob Vicker’s Ys etc... On to 1985 and back to Billing and a look at the 427 pro street Willys of Ian Dawes and Pete Wurmli’s ‘32 roadster then the 1985 Internationals at Kenilworth and a look at the blind drivers competition as Mid Sussex Rodders Rob Shorter and Chris Pinnard bring out their Prefect and Pop also Ian Armstrong has a go in his 300E and picks up the participant of the weekend trophy then a look at the top ten winners and the ZZ Top Eliminator coupe. Finally we visit the 1986 SSR Zoo Doo run at Chessington including Tom Newman’s Corsair and Malcolm Jay’s Humber high-riders, Jan Mathews’ T, Paul Kempton’s Pop coupe, Graham Wade’s Y coupe, Colin Jeffries’ ‘32 coupe and the Wisbech Engineering C Cab which heads for home with caravan in tow...
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TIME TRAVEL 56 is all cine film kicking off at Santa Pod for some qualifying action at the 1976 Easter Springnationals including in Top Fuel Firefly, Stormbringer, Asphalt Alleygator, The Fast Lady and Don Garlits. The Funny Cars of Peter Barnett, Roland Pratt and Dennis Priddle and a bunch of wild altereds including Panic, Dorset Horn, Stripteaser, Wild Honey, Mr Big, The Animal etc, etc... Then it’s a quick visit to the 1977 July Internationals at the Pod including Priddle’s new Monza, the Houndog Duster, Gladiator Vega and John Anderson’s Bilsport Manta Funny Car. On to 1978 and the Easter Springnationals as Raymond Beadle in the Blue Max Mustang takes on the British Funny Cars and Peter Crane shakesdown the new Needle Fueler before Dave Lee Travis gets behind the wheel and Ronnie Picardo has a spectacular engine fire in his Highway Patrol Fueler. Next the September Internationals and Sammy Miller makes his first UK appearance in the Vanishing Point Rocket Funny Car with some 4sec runs and Bjorn Ardin, Martin Hopp, Anders Lantz, Tommy Svensson and Rune Fjeld take on the Brits in Pro Comp. On to Blackbushe where Dennis Priddle in his Funny Car takes on Trevor Young’s Fueler and Liz Burn takes on husband Ollie Burn in Pro Comp. 1979 and back to Santa Pod for the Easter International where Dave Page in Panic and Gerry Andrews in Hemi Hunter come out for the Pro Comp final after blowing away all the Swedes. Then at the May Day Meet Americans Ken Annesley and Marion Owens come out for the Superbike final. Also there Al’s Gasser, Tender Trap, Pumpin' Iron, Drag Addict, Liquidator, Sabbath and the DTV Chevette etc, etc... Back to Blackbushe and some Pro Comp action including Ray Hoare’s Turbo Saxon and Alan Rietmeister’s Orpheus. Then it’s the Santa Pod World Series where Norm Wheeldon shutsdown all the heavy hitters in Pro Comp with his home built small block Chevy digger and the Funny Car final sees records broken as Gene Snow runs 6.04 and Raymond Beadle runs 6.00. On to 1980 and a look the largest Funny Car Eliminator seen at Santa Pod including Don Prudhomme at the World Series. Then on to the 1981 World Finals and a look at Pro Comp, Funny Car, the match race Jets and Sammy Miller racing Al Eirdam in their Rockets. Next it’s Blackbushe 1983 as Bob West gets outta shape and rolls Slick Willy then a look at the Santa Pod Big Go and some more action from the ‘bushe in 1984...
Run time 74 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 57 is the first in a series looking at Kenny and Bev Coleman’s collection of films and Betamax tapes kicking off with a look at some cine film from Blackbushe 1973 where Kenny Coleman was helping out Dave Grady with his Chevy powered ‘69 Holden and there’s also shots of the Rose bros’ Barracuda and the Corvettes of Pete Andrews and Maurice Morley. Next a look at a young Kenny Coleman on his Matchless chopper before moving onto York 1980 where Kenny was running the ex-Pumpin’ Iron Chevy/Viva renamed Coleman’s Mustard and Graham Hawes brings out his Black Magic Monza and Steve Read with his Le Patron dragster in Pro Comp while Steve Murty gets the Wheelie Vauxhall up on two wheels. Then a look at Long Marston 1980 including Slick Willy in it’s original yellow guise and a bad day for Clive Mechaell as he gets sideways and climbs the barrier in his 427 Corvette. Next we take a look at Kenny’s Video footage and back to York for some close-up startline action from 1985 starting at the April RWYB including the Flavell Bros’ Pop Dragin, Gonzo the Great, Phil Forth in the Aces High Viva Van and Dave Grady who not only performs some smoky burnouts and wild rides in his Thundertruck but also give us an interview in his best American accent! Next it’s more video action from York at the Open Challenge in May ‘85 as Andy Craddock brings along his Caroline Top Fueler and Steve Murty has a blast in the Pro Jet Truck. Also there Robin Read in the Bad Habit Daimler digger, Des Taylor in Revell Rebel, Mick Cheley in Mr Shifter, Roger Watson’s Torque ‘ot’ North Pop, Kurt Hinchcliffe’s Northern Hustler etc, etc... Finally we take a look at the 1985 Street Racer Championships at York in June including the incredibly quick Morris Minor of Nick Mann, Jean Tidswell’s Jean’s T, Dave Wright in his Roadrunner and Tom Laffey with impressive Crower dream topping on the Rat in his Capri...
Run time 105 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 58 is the second in a series looking at Kenny and Bev Coleman’s Betamax tapes this time kicking off with some RWYB action from York Raceway in 1985 as Alan Gray has a few blower drive problems with his Cat and Mouse Game Super Gasser and Nigel Carter does some practice starts in his new Super Gas Mustang. Then it’s onto 1986 and a look at all four major race meetings at York starting at the Open Nationals in May where Dave Wright had some new super sticky Goodyears on his Roadrunner resulting in some wheels up launches and a barrier clipping wild ride. Gary Page was there in the Panic Monza delighting the crowds with some smoky 7 sec runs. Next it’s the annual Street Racer Championships in June and Nick Mann is back out in his Minor as is Dennis Boyle in his Pop. Kenny Coleman was running in Super Gas with his injected Chevy powered Maverick Stampede and Richard Lyon was out in his ex-Priddle Phase 3 Chevy slingshot. Then it’s the Northern Jet Nationals in August with Ian Lloyd’s Gonzo Topolino, Barry Potter’s Palladin Lotus Elan, Richard Moor’s Drag Addict Austin Ruby, Dave Warne’s Mean as Hell Vega, Dave Grady’s Ford F100 pick-up etc, etc... Finally a look at the Grand Finals in September including Frank Mason’s Corvette, Steve Heald’s Free Spirit dragster, Phil Forth’s Camera 84 T altered and Rob Houlston in the Bat out of Hell Anglia...
Run time 87 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 59 is the third in a series from Kenny and Bev Coleman’s Betamax tapes this time looking at Santa Pod starting at the Labour Day Nationals in May 1985 featuring in Funny Car John Spuffard in the Showdown Vega, Gary Page in the Panic Monza, Alan Bates in the Houndog Corvette, Bill Sherratt in the Cannonball Arrow and Geoff Bosworth in the Mad Max Vega also Kurt Hinchcliffe was trying for a 10sec run in the Northern Hustler Ventora. Next it’s the 1985 World Finals in September and a strong field of Scandinavian entries including Sven Andersson’s Skip Camaro and Magne Gaara’s Rat powered Toyota running a best of three and in Pro Comp Funny Car Steiner Stolen, Bjorn Bergstrom and Pelle Wikner with his silver Trans Am complete with Moon Discs and from Germany Enrico Anthes’ 2CV. Also there was the ex-Sylvia Hauser Challenger with it’s new owners while Sylvia was out in her pink Sierra. Onto 1986 and a quick visit to the Fireworks Meet as Dave 'No money, loads of nitrous' Wright in his Roadrunner takes on Dave 'Happiness depends on 2 tons in the 10s' Grady in his Thundertruck in Super Gas. Next we move onto 1987 and the Big Go in May as the Draper Bros try out their Reckless Rat Fuel Altered and Kenny Coleman, Richard Eaton, Dave Wright and John Chabik fight it out in Super Gas. Finally we visit the Sun Supernationals in August 1989 and Norm Wilding tests the Lonsdale Passat Funny Car with the help of Frank Hawley while Nobby Hills tunes the Bad Influence Corvette Funny of Jim Whelan. Also Super Gas, Pro Mod and Pro Comp Eliminators are featured...
Run time 96 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 60 is the 4th in a series looking at Kenny and Bev Coleman’s Betamax tapes this time from Long Marston and some NDRC action kicking off in 1986 and in Super Modified Mick Cheley with his 27T Mr Shifter, Dave Warne and the Mean as Hell Vega, Nigel Carter’s Mustang, the Clifton Bros’ Hot Tomato Opel GT, Tom Laffey’s Manta, Richard Eaton’s Quick Draw Duster and Dave Mingay’s Hellraiser Monza. The Funny Cars of Mike Burt, Leslie Prior, Gary Page and Alan Bates battle it out while Barry Sheavills brings out the Stagecoach ‘33 Plymouth coupe altered and Steve Woollett runs some quick times on his Kawasaki B/Fuel bike. Onto 1987 and more from Long Marston as Bev films the action from the top of the control tower. Clive Mechaell has a wild ride in his Super Gas Corvette switching lanes and following Graham Barrs’ Pinto through the traps. Kenny Coleman was running his Stampede Maverick in Super Modified and Mike Burt and Leslie Prior were back out in their Funny Cars. Finally we take a look at Long Marston in 1988 and Graham Barrs brings out his newly imported ex-Jim Van Cleve Pro Mod Mustang taking on the other Pro Mod cars including Mick Cheley’s wheelstanding Mr Shifter, Dave Warne and Geof Hauser’s Sierras, Tim Cook’s ‘56 Chevy and John Everitt’s injected Camaro which gets outta shape and hits the barrier at the top end. There’s also plenty of Super Gas action and in Pro Comp Craig Lowes, Steve Read, Barry Sheavills and Russ Carpenter do battle and Alan Bates fights for grip in Nobby Hill’s AC Delco sponsored Corvette Fuel Funny Car...
Run time 117 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 61 is the 5th in a series looking at Kenny and Bev Coleman’s collection of Betamax tapes this time from York Raceway and Aintree kicking off at the June 1987 meeting at York featuring the Super Gas cars of Kenny Coleman in Stampede, Dave Peasant in Top Gun, Allen Flavell in Pop Draggin and Nigel Carter in his Mustang. Then it’s the Northern Jet Nationals in August where a damp track meant racing over the eighth. Jean Tidswell was there with her Nice as Pie Vega as was Dave Warne with his Mean as Hell Vega, Tom Laffey’s Manta and Richard Eaton’s Duster. Onto September and the York Grand Finals including Alan Bates and Leslie Prior in their Fuel Funny Cars and Mark Flavell in his Monza takes on brother Allen in his Pop and Ian Lloyd comes out in the Gonzo the Great Topolino. 1988 and the Open Challenge at York in May and Kenny Coleman now had a hood scoop on Stampede as he’d switched from injection to carburation and was getting outta shape on a damp track during qualifying. The Northern Jet Nationals was held over one of the hottest weekends of the year and included Allen Flavell in a renamed Fatal Attraction Pop, Neil Woodcock in his Humber Super Gasser which lost the rear screen at the top end, Dave Warne was obliterating the startline with tyre smoke in his Sierra, Kurt Hinchcliff was out in his rebuilt Ventora and Steve Green was lifting the front of his Cortina. Finally we take a look at the National Power Sports Festival at Aintree held over the August bank holiday in 1988 and some short squirts from Robin Read in his Daimler digger, Alan Bates in the AC Delco funny car and the Jets of Ronnie Picardo and Steve Murty...
Run time 112 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 62 is the 6th in a series looking at Kenny and Bev Coleman’s Betamax tapes starting with the outdoor arena events at the 1988 Doncaster Custom Show as the G-Force Super Gassers perform some burnouts and practice starts. 7 cars turned up, Howard Jennings Wild Pony Pinto, Kenny Coleman’s Stampede Maverick, Allen Flavell’s Fatal Attraction Pop, Mark Flavell’s Monza, Dave Peasant’s Top Gun Manta, Dave Wright’s Roadrunner and Neil Woodcock’s Humber. Then it’s onto some proper Drag Racing as we visit York Raceway’s Grand Finals in September 1988 and the Super Gassers are back out joined by Trevor Hirst in the brand new Rover 800, Kurt Hinchcliffe in his Ventora and the Camaros of John Scott and Brian Peach who had handling problems off the line spinning off the track. Ian Lloyd in Gonzo the Great Topolino had a best of three with Dave Warne in the Mean as Hell Sierra, Barry Sheavills ran his Top Alcohol Dragster and Leslie Prior was out in her blown Alcohol altered...
Run time 118 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 63 takes a 7th look at Kenny and Bev Colemans Betamax Tapes kicking off at Long Marston where Bev gets a good shot of the action from the top of the control tower at the side of the strip. The G-Force Super Gassers are back out including the blown Camaro of Brian Peach, Howard Jennings Wild Pony Pinto, Kenny Coleman’s Stampede Maverick, Allen Flavell’s Fatal Attraction Pop, Trevor Hirst’s Rover 800, Kurt Hinchcliffe’s Ventora, Dave Peasant’s Top Gun Manta, Steve Bollard’s Against all odds Vauxhall and John Scott’s Motorola Camaro. In Pro Mod there’s Smiling Mick Cheley’s Mr Shifter 27T roadster, Tim Hines’ Escort, Dave Mingay’s Hellraiser Monza and Dave Warne’s Mean as Hell Sierra, Ian Lloyd in Gonzo the Great takes on Brian Thomas in Paranoia and in Fuel Altered Rob Turner in Straight Shooter comes out against Clive Mechaell in the California Kid. Top Alcohol Dragster includes Barry Sheavills, Craig Lowes and Steve Read. We then travel onto 1990 and the new look and renamed Avon Park Raceway including Peter Barnett in the ex-Houndog Corvette Funny Car, Tim Cook in his Pro Mod ‘55 Chevy, Rob Turner in the ex-Cory McClenathan Mac Attack Dragster, Gary Page in the ex-Bruce Larson Kopex Entertainer Alky Funny, Steve Read in the Miller High Life Top Fueller and Norm Wilding who blows the motor during the burnout in the JWR Opel Senator Funny Car...
Run time 88 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 64 is the 8th in a series of Kenny and Bev Coleman’s Betamax Tapes this time kicking off at Avon Park’s Summernationals in July 1989 where for the first time in the UK Super Gas was run as a 16 car eliminator including the cars of Tim Adam, Paul Jenkins, Al O’Connor, Ian Merryweather, Steve Bollard, Mark and Allen Flavell, Kurt Hinchcliffe, Gordon Appleton, Dave Peasant, Nick Stephenson, Neil Woodcock and Brian Peach who also got to take TV presenter Becky Adam for a ride in his Lethal Blow Rover. Pro Mod saw Tim Cook’s ‘56 Chevy, the Sierra’s of Geoff Hauser and Dave Warne, Colin Taylor’s Starlite Camaro, Dave Mingay’s Monza, Mick Cheley’s 27T, The Betts and Hirst Rover Fastback and Dave Pollen’s Manta. Steve Green took on Kev Jenkins in the Rover V8 Eliminator and Brian Thomas in Paranoia ran a best of three with Mick Gleadow’s Time Machine T altered. Charlie Draper laid down an impressive eighth mile burnout in the EMS TOGO Fuel Funny Car before taking on the Revill and Newby Entertainer Monza while Wayne Saunders, Barry Sheavills, Jon Lovett and Russ Carpenter battle it out in Pro Drag. Fuel Altered saw a couple of matchups from Clive Mechaell and Rob Turner. Then it’s onto 1990 and back to Avon Park and a look at Mark Newby in the Kopex Entertainer, Peter Barnett in the ex-Houndog Corvette, Clive Mechaell in the California Kid Corvette, Norm Wilding in the Lonsdale Passat and Steve Read in his Alky Dragster...
Run time 96 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 65 takes a 9th look at Kenny and Bev Coleman’s Betamax tapes all taken during the 1989 racing season at York Raceway kicking off at the season opening May meeting and the G-Force Super Gassers are back out including Brian Peach in the Lethal Blow Rover, Ian Merryweather with his Banzai 454 Cobra, Mark and Allen Flavell with their Monza and Pop and Dave Peasant with the Top Gun Manta. The Rover V8 Eliminator includes Steve Green in his wheelstanding Cortina and Kev Jenkins in the Bob Nixon Chassis Pop. Dave Warne is back out with the Mean as Hell Sierra as is Frank Mason with his Corvette. Then it’s onto the annual Street Racer Championships in June and Steve Green is having problems finding traction with his street tyres fitted. Also out for the Street Machine Magazine cash is Dave Pierce in his Pop, Trevor Langfield in his Escort, Allan Packman in his Cobra and many more... The Super Gassers are joined by Al O’Connor back from his tour of America with Al’s Gasser while Super Sportsman saw Colin Taylor’s Pro Mod Camaro, Ian Lloyd’s Gonzo Topolino and the Top Alky Dragster of John Dowse battling it out over the eighth. Finally it’s the Northern Jet Nationals in August and the Rover V8s and Super Gassers are back out in force along with a pair of Top Alky Dragsters as John Lovett in Catch 22 takes on John Dowse in the Blackout Racing machine...
Run time 115 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 66 takes a 10th look at Kenny and Bev Coleman’s Betamax tapes starting at a resurfaced York Raceway in May 1990 and a good turnout of G-Force Super Gassers including Allen Flavell’s Fatal Attraction Pop, Richie Lea’s Trans Am, Ian Merryweather’s Banzai Cobra, Neil Woodcock’s Humber shoebox, Brian Pateman’s Pontiac, Kurt Hinchcliffe’s Ventora, Frank Griffin’s Stateside Autoparts Pop, Mick Myers’ Wild Thing Camaro, Tim Adam’s Anglia, Phil Drewitt’s Escort and Paul Jenkin’s Mopar Menace Aussie Dodge. The Rover V8 Eliminator was being run including Steve Green’s screaming Cortina and the Bob Nixon Chassis Pop run by Kev Jenkins and Gonzo the Great was match racing with the Betts and Hirst Pro Mod Rover. We then take a look at Kenny Coleman’s Rover Police Car based on the ex-Brian Peach Lethal Blow as he tests it at York then runs a couple of demos at Silverstone. Finally it’s back to York for the last round of the 1991 Rodley Motors UK Super Gas Championships where the regular ‘gassers were joined by the beautiful ‘37 Ford Coupe of Tony Rose and a surprising newcomer in the shape of the Clifton Bros’ blown Chevy powered Hot Tomato Opel GT...
Run time 79 mins YOUTUBE LINK
Run time 79 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 67 takes an 11th look at Kenny and Bev Coleman’s Betamax tapes this time from Doorslammer meets which were so popular in the 80s kicking off at the Custom Car sponsored Big Yank held at Long Marston in May 1985 including Bert Englefield’s 5-window ‘32, Tony Granston’s 454 American Autoparts Camaro, the Green Onions ‘55 Chevy, Frank Bennett’s Phantasm Pop, Doug Gray’s Bromley Arts 454 Camaro and Clive Mechaell’s Corvette. Then it’s of to Santa Pod in September 1985 and the first Gary’s Doorslammer Nationals which had to be renamed Internationals after a huge field of Scandinavian doorslammers turned up, many staying over from the World Finals. Bjorn Cronquist was there with his Pink Panther ‘65 Chevy Malibu as was the Skinner Bros’ ‘63 Nova, the Bilsport Nova, the ex-Sylvia Hauser Challenger and a wild wheelstanding beach buggy. From the UK was Dave Pollen and his 427 Chevy/Zodiac Pollen Count, Les Szabo’s Hot Metal Cuda, John Doc Claydon’s Big Block Corvette, the ex-Jeff Beck Boston Strangler T Bucket etc, etc... Next it’s October 1986 and back to the Pod for the 2nd Gary’s Doorslammer Internationals and another huge turnout of Scandinavian muscle while the Brits included Dennis Boyle’s Pop, Steve Green’s Cortina, Brian Pateman’s 455 Firebird, the Clifton Bros’ Hot Tomato Opel GT, Dave Warne’s Vega, Tom Laffey’s Manta, Graham Barrs’ Neon Star Pinto, Mark Richard’s Dodge, etc, etc... Finally it’s 1989 and Doorslammers number 5 including Bjorn Cronquist with his wheelie popping Corvette, Dave Warne and Geoff Hauser’s Sierras, the B & H Autokraft Rover, Lethal Blow, Colin Taylor’s Starlight Camaro, Allan Packman’s 429 Mustang, Dave Pollen’s Manta, etc, etc...
Run time 98 mins YOUTUBE LINK
Run time 98 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 68 is all Video Footage taken by members of the Surrey Street Rodders at their annual Wheelsday in 1984 and 1985 held at Slyfield. Some of it’s a bit shaky but it really captures the atmosphere of those early 80’s Wheelsdays and as it was filmed with a Video camera the soundtrack is there including all the 80’s tunes being played by the DJ at the time. The ‘84 event includes Paul Wright’s Volvo Panel Kustom, Richard Fox’s muraled TR6, Tim Adam’s Pro Street V6 Anglia, Andy Robinson’s high riding Zephyr, Richard Cropp’s Jago 5-window ‘32, Kev Rooney’s Zephyr, Ian Gibson’s ‘32 Hiboy, the Hot Rod & Custom project Pop, Ian Norman’s Popeye Pop, Bert Englefield’s ‘32 coupe, Bob Staunton’s Plymouth coupe, Simon Manhire’s Merc, Dirty 30, Tom Newman’s high riding Corsair and Rob Newman’s hammered Anglia etc, etc... Also a line up of Dragsters including Golddigger, Phantasm, Marksman, Steve Johnson’s Cosworth slingshot, Kieth Porter’s Stalin’s Organ bike and Russ Carpenter’s Daimler digger. Onto 1985 and another bunch of rods, customs and yanks including Russo’s Rat, John Cross’s Briggs bodied A, Black Rose Pop, John Brewster’s 289 Prefect, Dave Bonwick’s Austin, Mike Bonwick’s Pop, Al CaBlown Daimler, Trevor Gardiner’s high riding Fiesta, Malcolm Jay’s high riding Humber, Drips Plumbing, Kev Cronin’s 7inch chopped Singer, Guy Gubbins Jago 5-window ‘32, Simon Manhire’s Merc now with a chop, Andy Wright’s hammered Riley, Tim Horsfall and Dave Cumming’s Yellow Ts, Shotgun T, Terry McArthur’s Summertime Blues Pop etc, etc... Another line up of Dragsters including Trevor Young’s fueler, John Spuffard’s Showtime Vega, Andrew Pask’s Undisputed Dog and Rampage Camaro and for the youngsters and not so young a slot car drag strip...
run time 85 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 69 is all video footage taken by members of the Surrey Street Rodders at their annual Good Friday Wheelsday at Slyfield in 1992 and 1993 which was the last year at this venue. Despite both years seeing plenty of rain there was a huge turnout of quality machines. Most of the cars are filmed arriving and leaving the venue plus a look round the show and the award presentations so if you had a car there you’re probably on the video. Some of the more well known machines on the video include the Smoke City Wheelers chopped double decker bus, Terry Bull’s Model Y panel, Merv Barnet’s ‘32 roadster, Charlie Emerit’s Chevy pick-up, Derek Hick’s flathead A roadster, Brian Arliss’s Pro Street ‘32 coupe, Martin Ayres’ ‘57 Ford, Nick Arlett’s ‘47 Ford, Dave Finch’s ‘37 Ford, Richard Stein’s 3-window ‘32, Ian Norman’s Pro Street Popeye 2, Julian Hayes’ Jago 5-window, Andy Collins’ flathead ‘34 coupe, Kev Elliot’s flathead A roadster, John Kenneison’s steel 5-window ‘32, Mick Walker’s ‘40 Ford coupe, Paul Baynton’s ‘34 coupe and a line up of tractor pullers...
run time 98 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 70 is all video footage kicking off at the 1987 N.A.S.C. Nat’s at Bruntingthorpe. There’s footage from the drag racing including the Andy Robinson built hi-riding Zephyr , Winston Sewell’s Rover, Ray Austin’s Model Y roadster, Mr Torquer, Steve Pearce’s Consul Capri, John Cross’s Briggs Model A and Simon Wells’ Pop. There’s also footage of all the cars cruising round the Bruntingthorpe parameter roads including Neil Power’s Pierson bros ‘34 coupe, Steve Denish’s Jago ‘32, Dave Sturgess’s Austin 10, Simon Lane’s Model A and ‘40 Ford, Barry Dacey’s Pro Street 396 Vega, Lee McDouall’s Kustom Minor, Dave Lowe’s Austin Devon, Brian Webster’s ‘34 coupe, Chris Adams’ lowrider ‘55 Peugeot, Graham Wade’s Model Y coupe, Steve Napier’s rat powered ‘27 T and Mick Eldridge’s F type Victor. Then it’s onto Knebworth 1993 and the NSRA Supernat’s including Phil Rutherford’s ‘33 Ford roadster, Neil Meredith’s Topolino, Doc Claydon’s Pro Street Hemi Willys, Tony Spooner’s flathead ‘34 coupe, Colin Ayres’ Rolls Royce powered ‘32 coupe, Merv Barnet’s ‘32 roadster, Andy Przybyl’s Pop, Dave Thickins’ ‘34 sedan, John Martinez’s ‘40 Ford coupe, Alan Humphrey’s Pop etc, etc...
run time 85 mins YOUTUBE LINK
run time 85 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 69 is all video footage taken by members of the Surrey Street Rodders at their annual Good Friday Wheelsday at Slyfield in 1992 and 1993 which was the last year at this venue. Despite both years seeing plenty of rain there was a huge turnout of quality machines. Most of the cars are filmed arriving and leaving the venue plus a look round the show and the award presentations so if you had a car there you’re probably on the video. Some of the more well known machines on the video include the Smoke City Wheelers chopped double decker bus, Terry Bull’s Model Y panel, Merv Barnet’s ‘32 roadster, Charlie Emerit’s Chevy pick-up, Derek Hick’s flathead A roadster, Brian Arliss’s Pro Street ‘32 coupe, Martin Ayres’ ‘57 Ford, Nick Arlett’s ‘47 Ford, Dave Finch’s ‘37 Ford, Richard Stein’s 3-window ‘32, Ian Norman’s Pro Street Popeye 2, Julian Hayes’ Jago 5-window, Andy Collins’ flathead ‘34 coupe, Kev Elliot’s flathead A roadster, John Kenneison’s steel 5-window ‘32, Mick Walker’s ‘40 Ford coupe, Paul Baynton’s ‘34 coupe and a line up of tractor pullers...
run time 98 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 70 is all video footage kicking off at the 1987 N.A.S.C. Nat’s at Bruntingthorpe. There’s footage from the drag racing including the Andy Robinson built hi-riding Zephyr , Winston Sewell’s Rover, Ray Austin’s Model Y roadster, Mr Torquer, Steve Pearce’s Consul Capri, John Cross’s Briggs Model A and Simon Wells’ Pop. There’s also footage of all the cars cruising round the Bruntingthorpe parameter roads including Neil Power’s Pierson bros ‘34 coupe, Steve Denish’s Jago ‘32, Dave Sturgess’s Austin 10, Simon Lane’s Model A and ‘40 Ford, Barry Dacey’s Pro Street 396 Vega, Lee McDouall’s Kustom Minor, Dave Lowe’s Austin Devon, Brian Webster’s ‘34 coupe, Chris Adams’ lowrider ‘55 Peugeot, Graham Wade’s Model Y coupe, Steve Napier’s rat powered ‘27 T and Mick Eldridge’s F type Victor. Then it’s onto Knebworth 1993 and the NSRA Supernat’s including Phil Rutherford’s ‘33 Ford roadster, Neil Meredith’s Topolino, Doc Claydon’s Pro Street Hemi Willys, Tony Spooner’s flathead ‘34 coupe, Colin Ayres’ Rolls Royce powered ‘32 coupe, Merv Barnet’s ‘32 roadster, Andy Przybyl’s Pop, Dave Thickins’ ‘34 sedan, John Martinez’s ‘40 Ford coupe, Alan Humphrey’s Pop etc, etc...
run time 85 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 71 is all cine film taken by racers Phil Herrick and Jim Whiting kicking off with 'Flying' Phil’s film at Santa Pod 1970 and the August Championships featuring the slingshot fuelers of Priddle and Skilton, the Swedish Topolino Maffia Mouse, Stripteaser, Stagecoach, Wild Thing, Invader and Walt Ithell’s twin Thunderbird powered rail. Then it’s onto 1973 and the Easter Springnat’s where John Whitmore brought out his 1293cc BMC powered Drag-n-fly slingshot to face the might of Priddles Mr Six! There’s also some great shots of Tee Rat, Houndog, Satan's Toy and Firefly. Onto 1974 and some Junior Modified action as Phil Herrick in his Frogeye Muscle Sprout takes on Charlie Culling in Minority. Next it’s 1976 and Muscle Sprout is now a Competition Altered with Alfa Romeo power. There’s also Top Fuel action featuring the cars of Ronnie Picardo, Peter Crane, Roz Prior and Tony Froome. Then onto 1977 including Dennis Priddle driving Garlits’ fueler. 1978 saw a few mods to Muscle Sprout and then in 1980 it’s back out with Rover V8 power. 1982 and the Frogeye body is swapped for a TR8 and a name change to Vicious Trait. Phil’s film ends with some Rover V8 action at Long Marston where he was running his Super Sprite. Then we move onto Jim Whiting’s cine film and back to 1977 for a look at his Modified Lotus powered Austin A40 Silent Knight running at Santa Pod and Blackbushe. Jim managed to film some excellent action from the guard rail on the startline as well as some top end shots in ‘77 and ‘78 including in Funny Car Gladiator, Stardust, Blue Max, Sundance, Priddle’s Monza, and Houndog and in Top Fuel Maneater, Highway Patrol, The Needle, Hemi Hunter, Revolution III, Competition Products and Medicine Man, not forgetting Dave Lee Travis on his motorized bar stool! After retiring his A40 Jim put the Lotus motor in a Caterham Lotus 7 for 1978 and there’s footage of it running at Santa Pod and Blackbushe also Malcolm Olley has a run in his Jet Dragster and Pat Cuss comes out on a very damp Wroughton drag strip for a demo run in the Bel-Ray Streamliner...
Run time 71 mins YOUTUBE LINK
Run time 71 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 72 is all Video Footage taken at Santa Pod in 1981 and 1982 kicking off at the Daily Mirror World Finals Sept ‘81 including Stripteaser, Glacier Grenade, George Johnson’s GTO, Sylvia Hauser’s Dodge and a huge field of Pro Comp cars both from the UK and Scandinavia with plenty of smoky burnouts, practice launches and dry hops. Martin Hopp was there with his Bifrost Corvette also Steve Martin in Krypton, Brian Hazelton, Ronnie Picardo, Jim Read, Bjorn Ardin and Steina Stolan in the beautiful California Charger Trans Am. In Funny Car Gladiator, Houndog, Cannonball, Rain City Warrior and Satan’s Sledge battle it out as the skies darken and the flames can be seen from the headers, also the Hellbender, Scorpion and Vampire Jets come out to do their stuff. On next to 1982 and the Easter Internationals and more Pro Comp and Funny Car action including Harlan Thompson, Rune Fjeld and Tony Boden. Also the Red Arrows do their display and Sammy Miller runs his Oxygen Rocket Dragster and the other classes include Mr Shifter, Paranoia, Magnum Force and Torque ‘ot North, then it’s a look at the August Supernationals with Al’s Gasser, Dyno Des Taylor and Clive Mechaell in Top Modified, Altered action from Phantasm, Helzapoppin and a pair of Jag powered Mini Vans as Stripteaser takes on Seconds Out. Bootsie comes out and blows the blower off Asphalt Alleygator in the burnout and Roy Phelps does some wheelstands in the Wheelie Stingray. Finally it’s the 1982 September World Finals and more Pro Comp action including Norm Wheeldon in his Slingshot. Tom Hoover joins in the Funny Car action with his Showtime Corvette and Dennis Priddle at last manages a five second run in his Fueler. Other classes include Madness Camaro, Heavy Breathin’ A40, Hell Raiser ‘57 Chevy and Sammy Miller in his Vanishing Point Rocket Funny Car...
Run time 89 mins YOUTUBE LINK
Run time 89 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 73 is all cine film kicking off with Ken Sweeney’s footage from the 1st Chelsea Cruise May ‘75. Ken was hanging out the window of his uncle’s ‘67 Chevy catching the action at this historic event which drew cars from all over the UK including Russ Ward’s ‘32 Cabriolet, Bob Rothwell’s Y, Mike Halls’ ‘57 Ford, Mike Kason’s Olds Cutlass and Pinball Wizard. Then it’s onto Billing ‘75 and a good turnout of 40s & 50s yanks including Pete Devlin’s ‘46 Ford and Alex Szczepanski’s ‘47 Woodie also Nykilodeon and Graham Loakes’ Model Y. Next it’s onto Blackbushe ‘76 and the rod & custom parade and then Brands Hatch in ‘78 where a bunch of yanks, rods, customs and vans did a few laps including Tel Powney’s Pilot, Rutherford’s Pop, Hot Car project Transit, Terry Gibbs Camaro etc, etc... then it’s onto Gary’s Picnic 1982 as Ian Armstrong brings his Pop out for the games, Andy Harris races his Zephyr as does Pat Tisdale and Steve Forman in their ‘57 Chevys and Pinball Wizard takes on Jeff Beck’s ‘34 coupe. Kens film ends with some Battersea cruisin’ as he takes out his ‘57 Chevy with Simon Manhire’s ‘59 Pontiac and Trevor Lowis’s ‘58 Edsel. Next we take a look at Marty Babb’s films starting at the Crown Pub Ardleigh 1977 where the Eastern Cruisers had a show including Ruby Tuesday, Electric Funeral, Country Comfort, Raspberry Shuffle, Vanilla Olay, Gold Rush and Gold Dust, also Ken Robbins had his flamingo red ‘55 Chevy and Marty had his slingshot there, not forgetting the lawnmower racing of course! Then it’s onto 1978 and the Chelmsford Drag and Street Rod Club’s show. Finally we look at Pete Leddy’s films which were taken in the late 70s and feature the Spirit of the Fifties Club at shows and out cruisin’ including Brian Surey, Nigel Crab, Brian McNiel, John McCraig, Martin Bonner, Colin Quilter, Alex Szczpanski, Andy Harvey, Nigel Freemantle, Pete Leddy, Mike Halls, Paul Gatty, Fred McKnight, Paul and Mary Monk and Ken Robbins, there’s some footage taken during the filming of Shutdown at Blackbushe including Tim Cook in the ‘55 Chevy racing Bryan Godber in the 440 GTX and Brian Lucas in his ‘32 roadster. In June 2009 Stewart and Milton Holman held a Movie Nite at their Dream Cars workshops, a lot of old faces turned up and I’ve included a few clips of video I took that evening and there’s a bonus DVD of American footage taken by Ken Sweeney at the 1977 Street Rod Nats and by Pete Leddy with Brian Surey and Mike Halls looking for cars to buy and bring back to the UK...
run time 170 mins YOUTUBE LINK BONUS DVD
run time 170 mins YOUTUBE LINK BONUS DVD
TIME TRAVEL 74 is all cine film starting with Marty Babbs films at the Santa Pod Internationals 1971 including the Top Fuel final between the slingshots of Dennis Priddle and Clive Skilton, then onto North Luffenham 1971 where they meet again. Next it’s Snetterton 1974 as Brian Richards brings out his Wheelie Vauxhall and Priddle runs the STP Avenger then onto ‘75 still at Snetterton as Skilton, Churchill and Pratt race their Funny Cars, Roz Prior runs her first 6 in the Fast Lady slingshot and Stripteaser, Liquidator, Al’s Gasser and Imagination battle it out. Then it’s over to Santa Pod June ‘75 for some action including Themis, Poacher, Ratcatcher, Mr Shift, Midas Mist, Easy Ridin’ and Geronimo. Next the July Internationals and an 8 car Funny Car Eliminator including Bootsie breaking both ends of the record and Street action from Red E, Blue Rose II, Mean Machine and the Mustangs of Ivan Fryer and John Ledster. Onto 1976 and the Springnationals at the Pod featuring an 8 car Top Fuel Eliminator with Don Garlits getting shutdown by Pete Crane who runs the UK’s first 5. Also Altered action from Sunset, Dorset Horn, Mr Big and Panic. Next it’s Ken Sweeney’s films back at the Pod and some great close up shots of the action in ‘75 including the wild Altereds 2 Ton Car Men, Mellow Yellow, Rat Fink, Stagecoach, Proteus and Moon City Charger. Then it’s back to the ‘76 Springnationals where Ken filmed some of the qualifying from the barn. Next it’s the ‘76 May Day Meet at Santa Pod and some shots of some of the cars coming down the fire-up road before racing including Alky Holic, Frantic, Cliff Puddle’s Pop and Helzapoppin. Onto Blackbushe 1976 for the NDRC Tor Line Funny Car Meet including a large turnout of Scandinavian entries in all classes. We finish with some Funny Car burnouts at Santa Pod ‘78 including Gladiator, Houndog, JWR Monza, Stardust and Sneaky Gloworm...
Run time 40 mins YOUTUBE LINK
Run time 40 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 75 is all cine film with narration starting with some film taken by Matt Fuller in 1973 at the British Drag Racing & Hot Rod Association’s Street Rod Nationals held at Shepton Mallet in June 1973 including Alex Scott’s V4 Minor, Jon Annear’s A35 pickup, Terry Howell’s VW Trike, Roger Pyle’s Ace of Tubs and Pete Watkin’s mini T. Then it’s onto Beaulieu for the Southern Roadster’s 2nd annual Rod Run where John Wilkinson, Bob Rothwell and Jim Warriner had their Model Ys, Barry Treacy and Nick Butler had their Model Ts and Ivan Fryer, Pete Ballen and Jerry Cross join in the driving games. Next it’s Tony Puttick’s cine film kicking off at the Custom Car Show at Crystal Palace Jan 1975 including Chris Boyle’s Trike, Al Llewellin’s Escort, the Rutherford bros’ Pop, Tony Thacker’s Chopper, the Elliot Ness Special, Warp 8, Honky etc, etc... there’s even a Custom Boat. Then it’s the Southern Roadster’s Show held at the United Services Garage in Portsmouth with Happy Hooker, Puddle Jumper, Lazy Lotus and Phil Chappel’s Pop amongst the 40 Rods and Customs there. Next a short bit of footage from the Chelsea Cruise, possibly the first one in May then it’s back to Beaulieu for the Southern Roadster’s 1975 Rod Run. Graham Loakes is there with his chopped Model Y and a ‘34 Ford coupe is a surprise entry from California. Derek Chapman heads the cruise through the New Forest in his Olds powered T followed by Tim Cook’s T, Bob Rothwell’s Y, Alex Scott’s Mustang, Paul Wayling’s Cortina, Martin Jackson’s VW, Paul Bird’s Pop, John Jewel’s T, etc, etc... Next it’s the NASC’s Street Rod Nationals at Wicksteed Park, Kettering August 1975 and a look at Keith Harvie’s Model A pickup, Craig Bowles’ Econoline van, Linda Scott’s Corvette, Tony Puttick’s T and of course the welly throwing competition! The end of 1975 saw another Custom Car Show this time at Olympia and we take a look round the show including John Baldachino’s Hot & Bothered which took home most of the awards. Then we’re back at Beaulieu for the 1976 Rod Run with Terry Richards filling up his ex-Jeff Beck T alongside John Wilkinson and his Model B at the Esso Garage and some on the road shots taken from Tony’s T being followed by Chris Brown and his Old Iron Fordson then a look around the show and shine including a long line-up of Ts, Mike Key’s B, Ray Christopher’s C-Cab pickup and John Sergeant’s high-ridin’ Zodiac etc, etc... Next a look at Tony Puttick’s All Shook Up B roadster before a visit to Alley Pally and the 1978 Custom Car Show including Small Fry, Andromeda, Revenge, the CC project Fiesta, California Dreamin’, Moulin Rouge, Roaring Rat and Humdinger. Finally it’s Beaulieu again in 1978 and Tony takes his cine camera aboard Pip Biddlecombe’s Austin Ruby Rubellion for a ride around the site...
run time 47 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 76 takes a look at Pat Lonergan’s video footage from the 1992 NSRA Hot Rod Supernationals. 687 rods, customs, yanks and classics turned up at Knebworth and Pat filmed most of them as he took his camera around the site including the camping area and show field. He also filmed the prize giving and the cars leaving at the end of the weekend with many rods and customs hooked up to caravans as they made their way home. Some of the cars on the video include Geoff Cousins’ ’34 Ford coupe, Alan Revell’s Pro Street ’69 Mustang, Colin Ayers’ Rolls powered ’32 Ford 3-window, Dave Owen’s Model A delivery, Paul Brigou’s Model A coupe, Brian Bruce’s ’48 Chevy, Chris Adams’ ’40 Ford coupe, Bob Welstead’s ’37 Ford, Mark Martin’s ’40 Ford coupe, Roger Blount’s Pro Street Granada, Keith Atkinson’s Pro Street ’34 Ford, Pinball Wizard, Dave Sturgess’ ’34 Ford, Roger Grundy’s ’38 Ford coupe, Andy Eccles’ Model A coupe etc, etc... There was also a healthy contingent of top rods from France including George Henry’s ’37 Ford cabriolet which scooped Participants’ Choice for Best in Show and Cliff Moore was cruisin’ the fields in his fairground escapee bumper car..
run time 115 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 77 takes a second look at Pat Lonergan’s video footage this time from both the 1993 and 1994 NSRA Hot Rod Supernationals at Kenbworth. 804 cars turned up at the 1993 event and a milestone 1003 cars were entered in 1994 and once again Pat captures most of them with his video camera as he films around the show fields, the prize giving and the end of the weekend evacuation as all the rods and customs make their way home. Some of the cars filmed include Doc Claydon’s ’41 Willys coupe, Phil Rutherford’s ’33 Ford roadster, Charlie Emmerick’s ’49 Chevy pickup, Dave Owen’s Model A sedan delivery, Del Whitaker’s ’34 Ford coupe, Kieron Giles’ Chevy S10 pick-up, Dave Sturgess’s ’34 Ford sedan, Phil Middleton’s ’36 Chrysler, Roger Grundy’s ’38 Ford coupe, John Darbyshire’s ’32 Ford Vicky, Dave Haskell’s ’34 Ford coupe, Bernie Newbury’s Ghia, Nick Arlett’s ’40 Ford pick-up, Charlie Emmerick’s turbo Maserati Pop, Nick the Greek’s Model A coupe, etc, etc...
run time 120 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 78 takes a third look at Pat Lonergan’s video footage this time from the 1995 NSRA Hot Rod Supernationals at Knebworth. A new record 1075 rods and customs were on show in the hot sunshine and Pat filmed most of them cruisin’ the site, in the show and shine field and heading for home. Some of the cars included are Gary Moxham’s ’34 Ford phaeton, Johnny Nilsson’s ’34 Ford coupe, Tim Hammond’s ’37 Oldsmobile, Charlie Emmerick’s ’49 Chevy woodie, Perry Van Den Eertwegh’s ’38 Willys, Paul Kearsley’s ’46 Ford, Uno Ludquist’s ’23 Model T, Mike Key’s ’40 Chevy, Richard Dreys’ ’48 Chevy, Graham Woodruff’s Chevy powered Minor Traveller, Dave Collins’ ’34 Ford sport sedan, John Golding’s ’32 Ford coupe, etc, etc...
run time 85 mins YOUTUBE LINK
run time 47 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 76 takes a look at Pat Lonergan’s video footage from the 1992 NSRA Hot Rod Supernationals. 687 rods, customs, yanks and classics turned up at Knebworth and Pat filmed most of them as he took his camera around the site including the camping area and show field. He also filmed the prize giving and the cars leaving at the end of the weekend with many rods and customs hooked up to caravans as they made their way home. Some of the cars on the video include Geoff Cousins’ ’34 Ford coupe, Alan Revell’s Pro Street ’69 Mustang, Colin Ayers’ Rolls powered ’32 Ford 3-window, Dave Owen’s Model A delivery, Paul Brigou’s Model A coupe, Brian Bruce’s ’48 Chevy, Chris Adams’ ’40 Ford coupe, Bob Welstead’s ’37 Ford, Mark Martin’s ’40 Ford coupe, Roger Blount’s Pro Street Granada, Keith Atkinson’s Pro Street ’34 Ford, Pinball Wizard, Dave Sturgess’ ’34 Ford, Roger Grundy’s ’38 Ford coupe, Andy Eccles’ Model A coupe etc, etc... There was also a healthy contingent of top rods from France including George Henry’s ’37 Ford cabriolet which scooped Participants’ Choice for Best in Show and Cliff Moore was cruisin’ the fields in his fairground escapee bumper car..
run time 115 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 77 takes a second look at Pat Lonergan’s video footage this time from both the 1993 and 1994 NSRA Hot Rod Supernationals at Kenbworth. 804 cars turned up at the 1993 event and a milestone 1003 cars were entered in 1994 and once again Pat captures most of them with his video camera as he films around the show fields, the prize giving and the end of the weekend evacuation as all the rods and customs make their way home. Some of the cars filmed include Doc Claydon’s ’41 Willys coupe, Phil Rutherford’s ’33 Ford roadster, Charlie Emmerick’s ’49 Chevy pickup, Dave Owen’s Model A sedan delivery, Del Whitaker’s ’34 Ford coupe, Kieron Giles’ Chevy S10 pick-up, Dave Sturgess’s ’34 Ford sedan, Phil Middleton’s ’36 Chrysler, Roger Grundy’s ’38 Ford coupe, John Darbyshire’s ’32 Ford Vicky, Dave Haskell’s ’34 Ford coupe, Bernie Newbury’s Ghia, Nick Arlett’s ’40 Ford pick-up, Charlie Emmerick’s turbo Maserati Pop, Nick the Greek’s Model A coupe, etc, etc...
run time 120 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 78 takes a third look at Pat Lonergan’s video footage this time from the 1995 NSRA Hot Rod Supernationals at Knebworth. A new record 1075 rods and customs were on show in the hot sunshine and Pat filmed most of them cruisin’ the site, in the show and shine field and heading for home. Some of the cars included are Gary Moxham’s ’34 Ford phaeton, Johnny Nilsson’s ’34 Ford coupe, Tim Hammond’s ’37 Oldsmobile, Charlie Emmerick’s ’49 Chevy woodie, Perry Van Den Eertwegh’s ’38 Willys, Paul Kearsley’s ’46 Ford, Uno Ludquist’s ’23 Model T, Mike Key’s ’40 Chevy, Richard Dreys’ ’48 Chevy, Graham Woodruff’s Chevy powered Minor Traveller, Dave Collins’ ’34 Ford sport sedan, John Golding’s ’32 Ford coupe, etc, etc...
run time 85 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 79 takes a look at two hours of Ken Robbins’ video footage from the 1989 Santa Pod World Finals. Kicking off with a look round the pits as Ken chat’s with some of his Essex mates including Norm Wilding, Steve Dodd and Roger Sinclair. Then Ken’s up on the bank filming the parade of Scandinavian Pro Stockers that cruised down the strip together before the start of Sundays Eliminations. Ken then managed to film most of the races in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Comp, Pro Stock, Pro Modified as well as some of the Sportsman classes...
Run time 119 mins YOUTUBE LINK
Run time 119 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 80 is all video footage taken by Ken Robbins at the 1990 Cannonball Meeting at Santa Pod featuring a mix of Nitro and Alky Funny Cars including Harlan Thompson, Jim Whelen, Gary Page, Rune Fjeld, John Niedowoz, Micke Kagerad, Leif Hellander, Todd Simpson, Dal Denton, Bjorn Ardin and Urs Urbacher. Ken also films some of the other Class Eliminations as well as a wander round the pits filming the teams working franticly on their cars while Roger Sinclair and team drink tea...
Run time 79 mins YOUTUBE LINK
Run time 79 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 81 is all video footage taken by Ken Robbins at the 1990 World Finals at Santa Pod. Including some evening qualifying for the nitro cars with flames out the headers and a look at most of Sunday’s Eliminations from the Pro classes as well as some of the Sportsman action...
Ken takes his camera round the pits to film cars being worked on, has a chat with Norm Wilding and even gets to film two interviews with the lovely Liv Berstadt...
Run time 111 mins YOUTUBE LINK
Ken takes his camera round the pits to film cars being worked on, has a chat with Norm Wilding and even gets to film two interviews with the lovely Liv Berstadt...
Run time 111 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 82 is all video footage taken by me at the 1991 Pro Comp Classic at Avon Park Raceway. I’ve put three and a half hours onto two DVD discs as I filmed nearly every pass down the quarter mile on the Sunday. If you were running that day then you’re probably on the DVD...
Run time 209 mins part 1 YOUTUBE LINK part 2 YOUTUBE LINK
Run time 209 mins part 1 YOUTUBE LINK part 2 YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 83 takes a look at the video footage taken by Ian and Julie Armstrong at the 1986 Internationals held at Stoneleigh Park Showground and Long Marston Raceway. We kick off with some Saturday night Drags as some of the cars make their way to Long Marston including some wild rides from Bob Swansborough’s Mr Torquer Rat powered Thames van and the Green Onions ‘55 Chevy plus grudge racing between Jamie Maserati in his 327 Deuce Coupe and Simon Lane in his stripped down flathead A roadster, etc, etc... Then it’s back to Stoneleigh for some cruisin’ round the showground including Al Stevens’ ‘27 T Roadster, Steve Goodridge’s Model Y, Kim Leonard’s ‘32 Sedan Delivery, Tony Jarvis’s flip-top Pop, the Pop coupes of Paul Kempton and Mark Simkiss, Chris Adams’ Peugeot 203 lowrider, Nick Rossano’s ‘48 Vauxhall, Steve Bond’s ‘34 Standard Coupe, Colin Howell’s ‘33 Morris, Dale Edmonds’ T, Bryan Marshall’s ‘37 Rover, Ian Hendry’s ‘32 Roadster, John Toft’s Model A Roadster etc, etc... and for the more adventurous there were the driving games including the Prefect coupe of Tony Williams, Steve Henshaw’s Model A Cabriolet, Eric Hollins’ ‘32 Roadster, Dave Cooper’s hammered Thames van, Mick Strong’s T, Geoff Caves’ Pop, etc, etc... and some amusing antics provided by ‘32 Roadster owner Coyd Boddington and his friend...
run time 88 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 84 takes a second look at Ian and Julie Armstrong’s video footage kicking off at the 1986 NSRA Billing Fun Run where they take the camera for a ride round the show and shine field in Eric Hollin’s ‘32 filming all the cars including the Rod & Custom project Pop, The Wight T, Steve Goodridge’s Model Y, Mike Key’s ‘40 Chevy sedan, Dave Lowe’s Devon, Terry McArthur’s Pop, the Drips Plumbing and Mr Torquer Thames vans, Nick the Greek’s A coupe, Al Ca’blown, Alan Humphrey’s Pop, Shug Hanchard’s Pro Street ‘32 coupe, etc, etc... Then it’s off to Santa Pod for the 1986 Gary’s Picnic and a look at the racing action including Bernie Chodosh and Brian Lucas in their flathead Model B’s and the wild chopped Riley of Andy Wright alongside Gordon Jones’ Chevy powered Mini van. We then go back to Billing for the 1987 Fun Run and finally Long Marston for the 1987 Pop Festival where Ian Armstrong takes his Pop for a few quarter mile blasts and joins in the driving games...
run time 94 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 85 takes a third look at Ian and Julie Armstrong’s video footage… The NASC held their annual ‘Nationals’ for four years at Bruntingthorpe. Believed by many as the best place for a Hot Rodding event with vast expanses of road networks ideal for non-stop cruisin’ parking up for a show ‘n’ shine and drag racing (both organized and not so organized) This DVD features action from the 1987 event… If you were there you’re probably on it!!!
run time 99 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 86 takes a fourth look at Ian and Julie Armstrong’s video footage… The NASC held their annual ‘Nationals’ for four years at Bruntingthorpe. Believed by many as the best place for a Hot Rodding event with vast expanses of road networks ideal for non-stop cruisin’ parking up for a show ‘n’ shine and drag racing (both organized and not so organized) This DVD features action from the 1988 event…
If you were there you’re probably on it!!!
run time 106 mins YOUTUBE LINK
run time 88 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 84 takes a second look at Ian and Julie Armstrong’s video footage kicking off at the 1986 NSRA Billing Fun Run where they take the camera for a ride round the show and shine field in Eric Hollin’s ‘32 filming all the cars including the Rod & Custom project Pop, The Wight T, Steve Goodridge’s Model Y, Mike Key’s ‘40 Chevy sedan, Dave Lowe’s Devon, Terry McArthur’s Pop, the Drips Plumbing and Mr Torquer Thames vans, Nick the Greek’s A coupe, Al Ca’blown, Alan Humphrey’s Pop, Shug Hanchard’s Pro Street ‘32 coupe, etc, etc... Then it’s off to Santa Pod for the 1986 Gary’s Picnic and a look at the racing action including Bernie Chodosh and Brian Lucas in their flathead Model B’s and the wild chopped Riley of Andy Wright alongside Gordon Jones’ Chevy powered Mini van. We then go back to Billing for the 1987 Fun Run and finally Long Marston for the 1987 Pop Festival where Ian Armstrong takes his Pop for a few quarter mile blasts and joins in the driving games...
run time 94 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 85 takes a third look at Ian and Julie Armstrong’s video footage… The NASC held their annual ‘Nationals’ for four years at Bruntingthorpe. Believed by many as the best place for a Hot Rodding event with vast expanses of road networks ideal for non-stop cruisin’ parking up for a show ‘n’ shine and drag racing (both organized and not so organized) This DVD features action from the 1987 event… If you were there you’re probably on it!!!
run time 99 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 86 takes a fourth look at Ian and Julie Armstrong’s video footage… The NASC held their annual ‘Nationals’ for four years at Bruntingthorpe. Believed by many as the best place for a Hot Rodding event with vast expanses of road networks ideal for non-stop cruisin’ parking up for a show ‘n’ shine and drag racing (both organized and not so organized) This DVD features action from the 1988 event…
If you were there you’re probably on it!!!
run time 106 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 87 takes a look at the cine film taken by Pete Blake with my own narration visiting Santa Pod, Blackbushe and Snetterton between 1973 & 1979. Also featured are Pete’s VW and Bantam bodied Competition Altereds and Mick Saunders’ T Altered The Animal both on the strip and a bit of private testing at Ford Airport. We kick off at Santa Pod in ’73 and some Pro Stock and Altered action. Then onto Blackbushe ’74 as Dave Stone in Tee Rat runs a full smokey quarter. Onto 1975 and some more action from the Pod and the ‘Bushe... Next it’s 1976 and Mick Saunders, Kevin Harvey, Dave Page and Robin Tallis bring out their Altereds at Santa Pod. Then we go to Snetterton where rain brings the meeting to a close but Barry Sheavilles decides to make use of the track for some testing at the end of the day when the rain stops followed by some of the other cars and bikes. Pete gets some good shots from the barn at the ’76 Supernationals as Tony Froome, Pete Crane, Ronnie Picardo and Ros Prior battle it out in Top Fuel while Dennis Priddle and Allan Herridge face each other in Funny Car. Also the smaller classes are covered including some wild smokey wheelstanding runs from Al’s Gasser... Onto 1977 and more Altered action at the Pod including Poison Ivy, Syndicate, T Bird, Drag Addict, Incredible Hulk, Reality and Fire Injun. Then it’s back to Blackbushe. The 1977 August Supernationals saw the Fuelers and Funnies run in one Eliminator and Pete catches the action as Owen Hayward loses control and crashes the Houndog Funny Car. More action from the Pod in ’78 including Liquidator, Hellzapoppin, Devil, Lizard and Thunderbird. Finally onto 1979 as Ollie Burn brings out his Vega Funny Car to face wife Liz Burn’s Dragster at Blackbushe. Also Panic and Thunderbird have a smokey dual along with Vandal, Auto Cat, Apollo, Pub-crawler, Imagination, Pink Panther, Motor Mouse, etc, etc...
Run time 51 mins YOUTUBE LINK
Run time 51 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 88 is made up of cine film taken by Tim Mudd from 1968-1970. Tim used to visit most of the meetings at Santa Pod along with a large group of mates and camping gear and got a job as one of the marshals enabling him to get some close up start-line shots with his cine camera. The film kicks off as Tony Densham takes Commuter to the first eight second run at Santa Pod by a British team, then we see the ‘Battle of the Giants’ as Tudor Rose meets Commuter for a series of eight second smoky match-ups. Tim also visited Elvington to film Dennis Priddle clocking 8.291 followed by an 8.301 in the opposite direction for a new standing quarter mile record for Tudor Rose. Other cars from 1968 featured include… Slo-mo-shun, Gold Rush, Geronimo, Hustler, Motorvation, Stripstar, Weekend Warrior, Liquidator, Good Vibrations, Houndog, Berpop and the ’57 Chevys of Dave Riswick and Joe Copp. Onto 1969 and a handicapped match-up between Harold Bull in Stripduster and Commuter, an outta shape lane swapping run by Derek Chin on Pegasus and some smoky 9 second runs by Alf Hagon on his mighty Jap. Also featuring… Whistler, Hush Too, Opus One, Invader, Malibu Express, Turtle Tee, Trouble, etc, etc... Finally some footage from the 1970 Santa Pod Internationals and from Sweden Bjorn Andersson who brought over his Valkyrian slingshot also Lars Nigell and Hans Fromm with their injected Capri Funny Car. The new Quartermaster fueler is featured run by Dennis Priddle who after getting his goggles covered in oil hits one of the finish marker boards writing off the front of the car...
Run time 44 mins YOUTUBE LINK
TIME TRAVEL 89 is made up of the cine film taken by bike racer Philip Eeles from 1966-1971 including shots of his own Triumph drag bikes. We start with a look at the first year of racing at Santa Pod in 1966 including a visit to the August bank holiday Championships and featuring names like… Lurch, Juggernaut, Dragoon, Stripduster, Weekend Warrior, Barons Barrow, Worden, Bazooka, Norwesterner, Wild Thing, Ratcatcher, Pulsation, Houndog, Wicked Lady, the two Allard Dragons and the rebuilt ex-Mickey Thompson Harvey Aluminum Special re-named Golden Hind. Onto 1967, some bike racing and a look at the American Commando Drag Team in the pits and a full smoky pass by Bud Barns in Ultrasonic. Then we move onto Elvington for the 1968 Records Meet including John Hobbs breaking records on Olympus and John Woolfe belching flames out the carbs in the twin Chevy powered Hustler II. Next 1970 and a detailed look at the wild Crescent Coupe in the Santa Pod pits while at Martlesham Heath Stu Bradbury waves the Dragfest flags for an unusual car v bike race as Harold Bull in Stripduster takes on Mick Butler on Pegasus. Also featured from 1970… Quartermaster, Geronimo, Whistler, Dos Palmos, Red Baron, Sneaky, Itsaviva, Hot Dog, Gloworm, Commuter and the bikes of Robin Dichter, Tony Bartrum, Dennis Norman and Pete Miller. Finally the 1971 Santa Pod Internationals including the Transit Super Van, Invader, Wild Honey, Metronome, Shutdown, Asmodeus, Age Machine, Hot Wheels AMX, Frighten Chicken, Wheelie Stingray, Dragonfly the AA Fuelers of Priddle, Skilton and Densham also the bikes of Mick Warne, Roger Barnes and Nigel Dodds...
Run time 40 mins YOUTUBE LINK
