NDRC

[The Enthusiast]

Does anyone know the records in Topfuel or Funnycar at NDRC tracks and which car/driver did it?(IE:North weald,Wroughton,Blackbushe etc.)Will they run Nostalgia Funnycar at these tracks?

[Furyous]

To the best of my knowledge, none of the tracks mentioned are currently active.

[Time Machine]

North Weald was active last I heard, but as more of a street racers track than a fully fleged competition track. Mind you, it was scary enough running a Pro ET funny car there, never mind a nitro one...

They certainly ran an MSA sprint there last year.

Blackbushe was susumed by a housing estate I believe

[herb andrews]

What was the end of the track at Blackbushe is now a British Car Auctions building and large car park.
Herb

[CRR]

I'm sure the NDRC used to publish strip records in the NDRC mag for the various places they held events at. If anybody is REALLY interested in them, I might be tempted to look them up.

[martind]

herb andrews said:

What was the end of the track at Blackbushe is now a British Car Auctions building and large car park.
Herb

As Herb says ,just the end but in the early '70's the pits/start line( I don't know about the '60's) were at the west end where the car auctions now are, in '79 when i first raced there till the last race in '84 (?) the pits & start line were at the east/London end of the runway which is still in use as a runway as it was back then.

[The Enthusiast]

CRR said:

I'm sure the NDRC used to publish strip records in the NDRC mag for the various places they held events at. If anybody is REALLY interested in them, I might be tempted to look them up.

Yes I would be interested.In the mid Eighties at York Dragway (when I was 1 year old.) Andy Craddock I think ran 217mph? Was York Dragway part of the NDRC?

[The Enthusiast]

Looked at old footage of North Weald. The fuel cars at this event smoked the full quarter!

[CRR]

Was York Dragway part of the NDRC?[/quote]

No, York Dragway was never part of the NDRC. It's always been run by the Pennine Drag Racing Club and Steve Murty.

[TheMighty]

I think you'll find that the Andy Cradock run in the Frontline Video dragster which you are talking of and which I was there to see, is actually still the track record at York.

6.61 (@ 217mph) springs to mind

CP

[The Enthusiast]

TheMighty said:

I think you'll find that the Andy Cradock run in the Frontline Video dragster which you are talking of and which I was there to see, is actually still the track record at York.

6.61 (@ 217mph) springs to mind

CP

Hello. Not sure if its you.Do you remember Alvin at the Main Event?(Talking about John Force.)

[muddytalker]

NDRC Track Records for Top Fuel and Funny Car stood in 1981 as follows:

Top Fuel 6.74/222 mph Clive Skilton @ Silverstone June 1974

Funny Car 6.95/217 mph Dennis Priddle @ Wroughton/Backbushe June/October 1975

Pro Comp 7.29s Gerry Andrews @ Snetterton Sept 1975 - 197mph Jim read @ Long Marston August 1980

Source: NDRC News October 1981