Registration No: Unregistered
Frame No: Not visible
Engine No: Not visible
CC: 350
MOT: Exempt

• Veteran of Santa Pod, North Weald and Long Marston Raceway
• Previously recording 126mph in an 11 second
• Triumph 350cc based

The history of drag racing in the UK dates back to the 1960s when many disused airstrips around the country were converted to drag strips 1. In 1966, a disused wartime USAAF base in north Bedfordshire was converted into Europe’s first permanent drag racing venue for drag cars and motorcycles, Santa Pod Raceway. Sydney H. Allard, founder of the Allard Motor Company and rally/hillclimb driver, was instrumental in forming the British Drag Racing Association after a series of match races featuring American competitors. In 1966, a disused wartime USAAF base in north Bedfordshire was converted into Europe’s first permanent drag racing venue, Santa Pod Raceway – ‘Santa’ to evoke the spirit of Southern California, ‘Pod’ for Podington, the name of the airfield and nearby village.

Believed to have been run at the Santa Pod strip, at North Weald and at Long Marston Raceway, this dramatic period-piece drag bike, is typical of the drag bikes seen in the UK in the 1970s and 1980s. Its best time was 126 mph in an 11-second run. The engine is based on a 350cc Triumph unit built to run on nitro-methane (around 90%), and methanol for cooling (around 10%). After very many dormant years, the machine is offered with: A spare cylinder head; Spare Shorrock supercharger (reconditioned at time of purchase turns freely); A pattern for pistons, and spare casts for pistons. Additionally, a hydrometer (to measure the percentage of Nitro) and a set of starter rollers are included in the sale.

For more information, please contact:
Mike Davis
mike.davis@handh.co.uk
07718 584217