Custom Car – September 2019

W

ithjustafewweekstogo,

somegiantsandlegendsof

streetandstriparestarting

towakefortheNomadStreet

RacerShootout.ThedateisSaturday

27 July,thevenueisElvingtonDrag

Strip,York,andmanyviewthisasthe

continuationofaheritagetofindthe

king(orqueen)ofthestripinatruly

streetablecar.

NomadDragRacingClubislooking

toawardthewinnernotonlyabig

trophy,butapurseof£1, 000 (subject

tosponsorship).Allentrantswillbe

givenacertificatewiththeirfastest

time,forbraggingrightsonthegarage

orofficewall.

Thoughobviouslytheorganisersare

hopingforsunshine,theplanisforthe

eventtostillgoaheadevenifitrains

viatheNomadDragRacingClub’s

Facebookpage,orsearchFacebookfor

NomadStreetRacerShootout.

Prizemoney

TheNomadsareactivelyseeking

sponsorshipandtherewillbeamodest

entryfee,allofwhichwillbereturned

ascashprizes.

Techspec

Tokeepwithinthespiritoftheevent,

carsmustbetwo-wheeldrive,modified

andgenuinestreetcarswithMoTandin

streetlegaltrim.

Inauthority

TheNomadshavebeeninvitedtorun

theeventbyStraightliners,whowillbe

scrutineeringentrants.

(subjecttotheClerkofthe

Course’sfinaldecision)as

itisforgenuinestreetcars,

withproperstreettyres,

andtheywantawinnertobe

decidedontheday.

Whoknows,maybeadamp

trackwillbethecurveballthatmakes

anyoutcomepossible.

Here’sasummaryofwhatthe

organisershaveplannedatthetimeof

goingtopress:

Rapid-fireshootout

Youwinyourrace,yougobacktothe

fire-uplanetocontestthenextround,

untilawinneremerges.

Pre-booking

Mandatory.Detailscanbefound

➜Swedish

hardcore

custom

➜Summer

timesat

thePod

➜Porky’s

revenge

Waking the giants

4 CUSTOMCARAUGUST 2019

SwedishFunnies

Thiscomingweekend,12- 14 July,allthat

isDragstalgiaonceagaindescendsupon

SantaPodRaceway.Andasifweweren’t

excitedenoughalready,justaswewere

goingtopresswereceivednewsthattwo

ScandinavianNostalgiaFunnyCarswill

bejoiningtheeyeball-shakingCannonball

class–TobbaJansson’sNitrocalypse

CorvetteandErikWallinder’sTreKronor

PlymouthArrow.

What’smore,JanneJohanssonwillonce

againbebringinghisincredibledisplayof

historicfloppersoverfromSweden,and

therewillbeadifferentcarinthelineup

thisyear,too.Justtherealdeal,ex-Jungle

JimLibermanVegaFunnyCar,that’sall!

Formany,theopportunitytoviewsuch

acarupcloseandpersonalwillbeworth

thecostofadmissionalone.

http://www.dragstalgia.co.uk

Watchandlearn

Onlinepre-entryfortheNSRAHotRod

Supernationalsisnowopen.Thevenue

isOldWardenPark,Biggleswade,Beds

andthedatesare

9- 11 August,with

Thursday8August

beingapre-booked,

members-onlyday.

Alongwiththecustomary

entertainment,activitiesandcarshow,

thisyearwillseetheintroductionof

TheRodders’Workshop.Learnhands-

onengineeringskills,fabricationand

traditionalcraftsbywatchingrodsand

racecarsbeingworkedon.It’llbegreat

forallunder 29 skeentolearnskillsfor

buildingtheirfirstrodorcustom,and

equallyusefulforthosewantingtoexpand

theircurrentknowledgebase.

http://www.nsra.org.uk

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ttthhee wweeeek

keenndd?

NEXTMONTH

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