In 1966, Santa Pod Raceway was opened as 'Europe's first permanent drag strip', and one of that summer's attractions was to be the visit by the 'U.S. Masters Commando' team.. Click to view extracts from the June '66 issue of Drag Racing & Hot Rod magazine.
Looking through those old magazines, it was obvious that it rained just as much in England in the Sixties as it does now. And it was the same in the Eighties, as this photo from Gary's Picnic in 1982 shows. The main difference from the 60's is that rain didn't always stop them racing then!
(Photo courtesy of Andy H)
We found some old tyre manufacturer adverts in some car boot sale stuff, and figured that the companies wouldn't mind a bit of free promotion. Some of the claims may be a little exaggerated, but given that they are fifty or sixty years old, we don't suppose they will get too many complaints.
If you like loud guitars, loud bikes, and loud cars, you'll hopefully like some of the music reviewed on this page. There may even be some more mellow stuff occasionally . . .
As we have more photos than can possibly be used in the main galleries, we have a separate page for our SNAPSHOTS - a selection of photos of cars, bikes, and stuff, that we think will still be of interest.
Click on the picture for a (very!) quick summary of how and where hot rodding started, and developed to become the world-wide hobby, sport, lifestyle - how ever you want to label it - that it is today.