1977: UK DRAG RACERS at SANTA POD | Nationwide | Retro Transport | BBC Archive
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Bernard Clark reports on the British "Hot Rod" drag racing scene. A meeting was held yesterday at the Santa Pod racetrack in Bedfordshire, in front of thousands of eager spectators.
Bernard speaks to Bob Phelps, the owner of the Santa Pod Raceway, and meets a couple of drivers who operate at different ends of the sport's financial scale - Roz Prior, who drives the impressive "Maneater" and Harry Corrigan, who races in a modified Austin Westminster.
This clip is from Nationwide, originally broadcast 19 September, 1977.
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Roz Prior. What a legend. 🙅🏻♂️📺🇬🇧👍
I went to Santa Pod during one of Englands hottest days ever. I think it was 84. There was a car named “Vanishing Point”. I also remember a Ford Pinto tearing up the track only because we owned two Pinto’s at the time.
@BryanSteacy
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@Ad0akes
Жыл бұрын
I remember it too ,Vanishing point was a jet car and the announcer would say "blink and youll miss it" it was capable of getting to 100mph in 12ft.
@michaeloconnell532
Жыл бұрын
@@Ad0akes 'Vanishing Point' had a rocket motor. ;)
My first car was a Mercedes Benz 200D/8 built in 1975. It accelerated from 0 to 100km/h in one and a half hours or 37 miles.
The late great Bob Phelps, I can remember those days and also once getting a lift back to London in his son Roy's Caddy when we hit the ton on the M1. Heck of a legacy?
She was cool. And I really liked Harry👍
I was probably there !
@danorthsidemang3834
Жыл бұрын
You were probably conceived there !
My Dad did drag racing around that time too!
This is the first time I've set eyes on the Gladiator Funny Car since the late 1970's! Alan Herrdige was a top driver in the day. Used to see other cars such as Dennis Priddle and his Monza funny car and the Houndog funny car. I was there when the Medicine Man slingshot top fuel dragster wheeleied and turned over completely, we even recorded it on cine film at the time. So many good memories; Dave Lee Travis in the Needle top fuel, and Roz Pryor. One of my all times faves was 'Als Gasser', a Ford Model-T V8 that was such a beautiful car. 🙂
@ashleycrane415
5 ай бұрын
Gladiator is still running, albeit in name only. The car is brand new and Jason Phelps (As in the son of Roy Phelps, the track owner in the film) drives it. Al's Gasser is still running too. Apart from that not a lot has changed.
@peteashby7716
3 ай бұрын
Track operator:Bob Phelps. Son: Roy Phelps. Grandson: Jason Phelps (current pilot of the Gladiator FC (reborn).
My old 70 Pontiac GTO known as Widowmaker used to race there,it managed 0 to 60 in 4 seconds,good old days,best wishes to the uploader,family,friends and fellow viewers.
slammin sammy miller,that was so great back in 78,more noise than i had ever heard before and flames and the dark of november,a day to never forget RIP sammy
4:52 the legend Raymond beadle in blue max funny car
This is so awesome
We had drag racing one time at Aintree racing course in the 70s it took place on the old Grand Prix track only one car at a time was able to use it because it was not wide enough for two I Took sum super 8 film at the time but I don’t now wear it is now
(6:40) Poor Harry couldn't see a bless-ed thing two feet in front of him. Good thing he could still switch on the wipers, to.. cut through all that smoke..?
When you watch The Wacky Races far too many times.
@AtheistOrphan
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I used to love that programme when I was a nipper!
Where’s muttley sh sh sh sh sh sh
£ 15 ,000 for a Camaro engine ? ! Drag racing is obviously a rich man's hobby !
@BondoV2
Ай бұрын
£1500
Those who come here looking for RuPaul and similar will be bitterly disappointed.
@onlyme219
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I got it 😅
@IWantATimeMachine0000
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@Atheist Orphan You don't know what actual drag racing is, do you? Typical Zoomer.
@AtheistOrphan
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@@IWantATimeMachine0000 - Of course I do! It’s two or more men, dressed in women’s clothing, racing each other. The clue is in the name.😉 (WHOOSH! And over his head the joke went - actually I’ve been into top fuel dragsters and funny cars since the early 80s, actually got to see Sammy Miller’s ‘Vanishing Point’ back in the day, so don’t be so quick to judge).
@onlyme219
Жыл бұрын
@@AtheistOrphan I thought it meant which one could get the lippy and dress on the quickest
LOL The reporter is a little bit like "What does a little, gentle, pretty woman like you in a big, dangerous, ugly car like that? Aren´t you afraid? You surely need some protection by a man!" ...and he was right! Because what does a little, gentle, pretty woman like her in a big, dangerous, ugly car like that?