Santa Pod help and advice

[IceBoy]

Hi All,

A couple friends and I are thinking of book a Santa pod drag strip day but not sure what to book?

Normal Run what you brun (RWYB)
Performance RWYB
Test Day RWYB

Any ideas of the differences?

Also are passengers allowed? How many runs would you typically get? Would it be enjoyable for teenagers and is food available?

Apologies for all the questions but I want it to be a fun day.

IceBoy

[Robmarriott]

Normal RWYB will be an unprepped track and you can use treaded road tyres.

Performance RWYB is a prepped track and you can only use race tyres (slicks, not treads)

Test RWYB is for people signed up to race in an event at the weekend.

Passengers are allowed subject to a few criteria.

All the info is at https://santapod.co.uk/RWYB-run-what-ya-brung.php

Food will be available but it depends weekend to weekend how much variety there will be.

Re teenagers, is anything ever enjoyable for them?

[IceBoy]

Thanks Rob.
Iceboy

[Nitro182]

I attend the RWYB's regularly in my S4 B6 4.2 v8 , Its generally £35 for the day (unlimited runs) and then admission on top (usually £10) , you are able to carry a passenger which costs £10 too ! Be prepared to spend a while in the pairing lanes , especially if its a dry warm day.

I prefer to attend generic RWYB days rather than events due to being less busy.

Over all they are excellent days

You can get detailed timing slips from the sign in office or access your time via etslips.co.uk

Also get there early ! Good luck !

[ChrisPackit]

...and I might add, if you get a warm dry day, expect to sit in the lanes all day and get about 4 to 6 runs in during the day.

C

[QBee]

It's all about what floats your boat.

I will put my cards on the table from the start and say that it doesn't float mine.
But I know people who absolutely love racing against themselves and others on the strip.

I have done 3 drag days, one at Santa Pod and the other two elsewhere.
Santa Pod suffers from over-subscription, as mentioned above.
I spent the entire day there for just under 40 seconds of track time.
It rained in the morning so the track was closed, and then in the afternoon I spent my entire time in the long queues waiting to get on to the strip.
I managed 3 runs in 5 hours, so one run every two hours roughly, and of those one was a write off because I missed a gear change.

I had a lot more fun at the Melbourne Raceway (as was), in East Yorkshire, where I managed about 8 runs in an afternoon, racing against another TVR owner in a similar car. He beat me every time, better technique I reckon, but the big bunch of TVR owning mates was the real reason i enjoyed it more.

But all the same, give me a track day any time. Yes, the entry fee is higher, but when you factor in the cost of getting there, the time (I am self-employed, so time has a cost too) and so on, several hours on track during the day wins hands down for me.