Santa Pod Raceway

52°14′18.43″N 0°35′43.56″W / 52.2384528°N 0.5954333°W / 52.2384528; -0.5954333

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Santa Pod Raceway

The finish line gantry at Santa Pod Raceway
Location	Podington, Bedfordshire, England
Operator	Trakbak Racing
Major events	FIA European Drag Racing Championship FIM European Drag Racing Championship British National Drag Racing Championships
Website	https://santapod.co.uk
Dragstrip
Surface	Concrete (from 2018)
Race lap record	03.58 seconds (Sammy Miller, Vanishing Point Rocket, 1984, Funny Car)

Santa Pod Raceway is Europe's first permanent drag racing venue for 1⁄4 mile (1,320 ft; 402 m) and 1⁄8 mile (660 ft; 201 m) racing.^[1] Located in Podington, Bedfordshire, England, the drag strip was built on a disused Second World War Royal Air Force (RAF) airbase, known as RAF Podington; once used by the USAAF's 92nd Bomb Group. The drag racing venue opened at Easter in 1966, and it is now the home of European drag racing and hosts both the first and last round of the FIA and FIM / UEM European Drag Racing Championship, along with the British National Drag Racing Championships. It has also been the venue for the annual Volkswagen Beetle Bug Jam weekend since 1987.