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Performance, Tuning & Modified Show 2011 Report
Sunday 15th May with RWYB Saturday 14th May

Read the 2011 report below and view more photos on the 2011 gallery page.

The Performance, Tuning & Modified Show at Santa Pod Raceway took place on Sunday 15th June 2011. The PTM Show is a no-nonsense performance car event, where the tracks take centre-stage. The springtime weather threatened rain, but fortunately it skirted around Santa Pod and left the dragstrip dry for some serious racing! The PTM Show played host to some of the most amazing drag action ever seen outside of an international drag racing event, with 5-second Top Fuel cars, 6-second Japanese cars, 7-second fuel altereds, 8-second drag bikes, 9-second street cars and 10-second electric cars! The PTM Show had it all…

First and foremost was the Evo Run What Ya Brung Competition where anyone could get their own car on the dragstrip to see what it could do. The competition was split into four classes to pit similar cars against each other. Some superb times were set in all classes, and the quality of the competitors far exceeded the number, giving everyone loads of tracktime to perfect their drag performance. The top cars and drivers in each class were as follows:

RWYB Winners:

Class A – FWD
Jonathan Fletcher
Vauxhall Astra
12.1571 seconds @ 121.88mph

Class B – RWD
Ron Haslett
Ford Cortina Street Eliminator
9.4240 seconds @ 153.12mph

Class C – 4WD
Malcolm Lowe
Nissan Skyline
10.6832 seconds @ 131.83mph

Class D – Non Road Legal
Chris Dufresne
Dodge Magnum SRT8
10.0971 seconds @ 133.62mph

Run What Ya Brung drivers who also liked a bit of show-car action were also invited to take part in the Show & Go Competition. Cars scored points for both their best time on the dragstrip and also for their presentation. The competition was very close at the top, but the following cars took the honours:

Show & Go Winners:

1st Place - Ricky Howells - Vauxhall Corsa
Show = 150, Go = 148, Total = 298

This stripped-out track car was beautifully clean and shiny, but lost a few points for missing trim and exposed wiring. However, this pared-back appearance helped gain big points on the strip with a 12.7-second run for a superb 298 total points.

2nd Place – Leon Morrell – Mk Indy/MNR7 Yamaha
Show = 160, Go = 132, Total = 292

This unique kit-car build was very well finished and complete, but a few patches of dirt let it down a little on the show points. A 13.4 second run on the strip earned some useful go points.

3rd Place – Mark Bolton – Nissan Skyline R34 GTT
Show = 170, Go = 120, Total = 290

A very clean and nicely presented body (sprayed at G-Motorsports) that just needed a few finishing touches for a perfect score added to a respectable 14.0 on the strip made this a real contender.

Show Only Winner – Sonia Drewry – Nissan Skyline GTS
(Trophy for cars that did not score any “go” points)

A fantastic piece of unique vinyl artwork and some well presented metalflake touches gave this car a striking exterior, but the engine bay was clean and well presented too, with a tidy interior.

Away from the dragstrip and show paddock, the handling track was open for another epic battle.

Handling Track Winner

Matthew Brown - VW Caddy 1.6 - 22.00 seconds

The handling track was busy from start to finish with a real battle taking place for the top times, the lead changing several times. But it was the last run of the day that took the top time! Matthew Brown took his rock-hard VW Caddy around the track with precision steering-wheel and handbrake skills, and finished with a simply unbeatable time.

Next to the handling track, the drift track was busy all day with tyre smoking, big-bhp drift action, and passenger seats awaited those brave enough to climb aboard for a ride! People that weren’t able to stomach that idea had plenty to see from the sidelines as tyres were smoked in fine style.

The PTM Show also hosts serious drag racing, with the Jap Drag Series MSA classes and the Euro Sports Compact demo classes all present. These classes contain the UK’s very fastest modified cars, and things got really serious at the PTM Show, when John Bradshaw hit over 200mph in less than 7 seconds in the JDS pro class! To think that just a few years ago, 9-second passes were remarkable, and now the Jap tuning scene has produced serious 6-second cars. The full race reports are coming shortly, but the winners were as follows:

Drag Series Winners

Jap Drag Series Pro Class

Winner:
John Bradshaw - Nissan 350Z - 6.947s @ 195.44mph
Runner Up:
Leon Green - Toyota Supra - Red Light

Jap Drag Series Factory Modified

Winner: Stuart Williams - Toyota Supra - 9.194s @ 149.06mph
Runner Up: Mark Moseley - Nissan Skyline - 10.790s - 131.05mph

Jap Drag Series Street Class

Winner: Mark Salem - Mazda RX7 - 10.878 secs @ 131.02 mph
Runner Up: James Willday - Mazda RX7 - 10.803 secs @ 146.18 mph

Jap Drag Series FWD Class

Winner: Douggie Gemmell - Honda Civic - 11.295 secs @ 125.56 mph
Runner Up: Karl Hart - Honda Civic - Red Light

Euro Sports Compact FWD class

Winner: James Hodson - VW Golf - 11.107 secs @ 130.92 mph
Runner Up: Paul Bargate - VW Scirocco - 12.089 secs @ 119.93 mph

Euro Sports Compact FWD Pro Class

Winner: - Sam Bolton - Vauxhall Tigra - 10.442 secs @ 137.29 mph
Runner Up: Robert Johnston - Vauxhall Astra - 10.889 secs @ 132.21 mph

Euro Sports Compact 4WD/RWD

Winner: Andy Waite - VW Golf 4WD - 10.631 secs - 136.17 mph
Runner Up: Mark Gunns - VW Corrado - 10.690 secs - 138.12 mph

Thanks to everyone who made it along on the day, we hope you had a great time. If you are looking for info on Alternative Energy Racing, please see www.AERacing.org.