All American Car Show at Santa Pod Raceway

The All American Car Show 2010 Report
1st/2nd May at Santa Pod Raceway

The All American Show has been and gone at Santa Pod Raceway and it was a weekend that attracted some awesome American machinery including muscle cars, hot rods, bike along with some vintage English cars and Nostalgia dragsters.

View more photos on the 2010 Gallery page.

The weather forecast was dubious but those that turned up on the Saturday were in for a great treat as there was glorious sunshine and non stop racing all day long with plenty of track time for those that signed on for Run What Ya Brung. The Supercharged Outlaws also put in some excellent runs as well as the UK Power Tour and Outlaw Street Race series’.

The American car fans were also treated to access to the Monster Truck Nationals which turned out to be the one of the best Monster Truck competitions ever seen in Europe.

Unfortunately Sunday was not quite as sunny as Saturday but that didn't dampen spirits, the show n shine was open and saw some immaculate machines turn up. Thanks to the determination of the track crew, the track was open before you knew it and racers were given an extra hour to qualify for the Street Car Shootout with £500 cash prize. Positions were changed right up to the last minute of qualifying but come 2 o clock the elimination ladders were set.

There were some great races but the final came down to the 2 consistently fastest cars and numbers 1 and 2 qualifiers. Andrew Murton in his Camaro and Jeff Thurston in his Mustang. It was a great final but at the line it was Andrew Murton that took the win with a great 9.1 second run from a street legal car, a time worthy of running in the Street Eliminator Race series and a huge personal best!

Congratulations also go to Darren Scannell who won a £150 voucher to use at musclecargarage.co.uk for 3rd place and Dave Arnold who won a £50 voucher for 4th. Thanks to the guys at The American Auto Barn Ltd, for supplying these.

The RWYB competition was as fierce as the shootout and the winners were as follows. Times from both the Saturday and Sunday counted for this competition.

Class A - Ford
Jeff Thurston – 67 Mustang
9.7114 at 139.10mph

Class B - Chevy
Jason Lee Darling – Chevelle Malibu
10.5008 at 136.45mph

Class C - Mopar
Michael Hodges – Plymouth Road Runner
12.1477 at 117.15mph

Class D - Pontiac / Buick / Olds
Dave Arnold – 78 Trans Am
10.1865 at 132.09mph

Class E - Hot Rod
Mark Ashman – Chevy Pickup
13.9411 at 93.68mph

Class F - EFI Street – Austin Jaques – F150 Harley – 12.2153 at 108.22mph

Class G - Super Stock
Lewis Rennie – Chevrolet Camaro
13.4602 at 101.88mph

Class H - 4 or 6 Cylinder
Darren Scannell – Ford Escort Mk1
10.5487 at 138.62

Class J - Bikes – Peter Smith – Kawasaki – 12.5880 at 109.12

Class X - Non road legal – Mick Gould – Chevrolet Camaro – 7.8505 at 174.39

Show n Shine

Over 25 cars made it to the Show n Shine on Sunday and their was an awesome collection of cars including classics, originals, race cars, a tot rod and even a VW Camper van with a Dodge Viper Engine in it! Thank you to everyone who entered and to The American Auto Barn Ltd who provided the trophies for the show.

It was a difficult one to judge but here are the winners.

Top 5 - D. Coleselhill - 1966 Chevy Impala

This heavily modified Impala turned heads whenever it moved, if it wasn’t the flame job that caught your attention, the sound certainly would have, this was one of the most popular cars in the paddock.

Top 5 - Simon Turner - 2008 Ford Mustang

The only late model vehicle to win a trophy, this tastefully modified mustang was done to such a high quality we had to give it a trophy.

Top 5 - Roy Collins - 1957 Chevy 210

This car was faultless both inside and out and it was good to see it being used on the track too.

Top 5 - Rob Kerr - 1976 Pontiac Trans Am

A lot of effort had clearly gone into keeping this Trans Am as original as possible and it was done so well it had to be one of the Top 5.

Top 5 - Peter Dobson - 1960 Chevrolet Biscagne

Another imported winner, this was one of the first cars here and it’s owners patience was rewarded with one of the Top 5 trophies, another stunning vehicle both inside and out.

Judge’s Choice - Georgia Watts - Silver Tot Rod

Georgia turned up bright and early and parked next to the biggest car in the show n shine which made this tot rod look even smaller but it was good to see her putting in a lot of effort cleaning the car, earning her a deserved judge's choice trophy, presented by Xander Hodgson of The American Auto Barn Ltd.

Judge’s Choice - B Gibson - Dodge 64 – AWB

This immaculate gasser style race car has only been in the UK since the end of 2009 the judges couldn’t resist giving this a Judge’s choice trophy.

The track was closed and trophies were presented and with the weekend ticket including Mondays RWYB too it was over to "Deaf By Thirty" for some live music for those that stayed for the evening.

Thanks to everyone that came along and supported the show we hope you all had a great time.

View more photos on the 2010 Gallery page.

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