2024 is coming to a close next week, and what a year it has been at Santa Pod Raceway and Drag Strips around the UK.
Championships won, new cars, new bikes and new racers. So, what now, many of our race teams will be tucked away in their garages making preparations for the 2025 season, and of course waiting for the other Santa to bring new race stuff for Christmas, just so you can spend more time in the now less-than-warm garage over the Christmas period.
Remember, next year add that heater to the Christmas list, they don’t cost much to run, and have many practical uses; tea stays warmer for longer when the cups in front of the heater, frost bite is a thing of the past, and spanners no longer stick to your fingers, or that cold tubing, you know you want it, but last year the new tyres were more important than a toasty 3KV heater. So if you weren’t fortunate enough to get a heater, make use of the cardboard boxes from the christmas presents to lay under the car with, just think of your time on the cold floor picking up cold spanners, as acclimatising for Springspeed and the beginning of the new race season, where the temperatures will be 30 fahrenheit, with a tail wind, brrrr.
But on the brighter side, run for the box of jets, drill out those 100’s because the air has never been this good. Pro ET will be a bonkers, first round of eliminations, crew members hands in the air as the car goes 2 tenths under and the driver swearing he lifted on the double breakout run. But worry not, as we move on to the new Easter date, the temperature will have soared, the days will be longer and the comp eliminator guys will no longer be bombing indexes. And remember the first time you fire up that car or bike and move round to the water box you will have forgotten about the other stuff. Those cold temperatures and having to drag (pun intended) yourself away from the Bond film, the cosy fire and mince pies into the garage with the biggest steaming mug of tea, add a drop of Christmas cheer, go on, because it’s what we all love, and all of your crew (yes those sat around the fire still) and your fans will be so pleased to see you at the race track again for the beginning of a new season. Enjoy…
So from all of the SPRC Committee, our marshals and Santa Pod Raceway – stay warm, stay safe and have a fabulous Christmas, and we look forward to seeing you all with new shiny bits in the New Year.
Merry Christmas.