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13/05/2026

Getting ready for the Nostalgia Cannonball Invitational next week at the FIA Main Event. 🏁🦖

We will be running along with Tony Betts in his “Venom” Camaro Nostalgia Nitro Funny Car and Andrew Raw in his “Nitro Bug “ VW Beetle Outlaw Nostalgia Nitro Funny Car.

See you there!

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Thanks to our sponsors:

• South Central Fire Ltd • • Ace Catering

13/05/2026

Getting ready for the Nostalgia Cannonball Invitational next week at the FIA Main Event. 🏁🦖

We will be running along with Tony Betts in his “Venom” Camaro Nostalgia Nitro Funny Car and Andrew Raw in his “Nitro Bug “ VW Beetle Outlaw Nostalgia Nitro Funny Car.

See you there!

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Thanks to our sponsors:

Meraki Renovations • South Central Fire Ltd • Foster Coldstores • ACE catering

12/05/2026

11/05/2026

Thomas Adams in the Raptor Junior Dragster testing in May 2026. 🦖🏁

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Thanks to our sponsors:

Meraki Renovations • South Central Fire Ltd • Foster Coldstores • ACE catering

11/05/2026

Representing Bates Racing - Thomas Adams in his Raptor Junior Dragster! 🦖🏁

“Thomas Adams was testing last weekend at Santa Pod Raceway in his Raptor Junior Dragster.

He got 4 runs in and showcased good consistency, improving on his reaction times with a best of 0.167 seconds.

A long way to go to compete in competition as the other youngsters are all very good!

The main thing is that Thomas is getting the hang of the car. His maneuvering from lanes to track is spot on!

He also clocked his personal best E.T. and speed to the 1/8th (660ft - where Junior Dragsters race to) of 12.795/50.95mph and he was smiling ear to ear!

Let’s see how we go this year as he'll be in Junior Modified next year!

Very proud of him. 9 years old down the Santa Pod track! Amazing.”

Video to follow later today!

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Thanks to our sponsors:

Meraki Renovations • South Central Fire Ltd • Foster Coldstores • ACE catering

04/05/2026

Slow-motion burnout time!

Check out the raw fuel firing out of the header pipes!

You can even see the droplets of Nitro showering the camera and our camera guy!

Nostalgia Cannonball

🎥 - Shot by Séan Kevin Bowe / StripClips

04/05/2026

What a weekend. We came home with the first Nostalgia Cannonball trophy - our FIRST trophy with the Raptor - and we couldn’t be happier! 🏆

We must thank every single person that is a part of our team, as without each and every one of you, this couldn’t have happened!

From left to right: Sue, Allan, Séan, Chris, Thomas, Pete, Graham, Sam, Josh, Kev, Lee, Julie, Jordan and Bev.

What a bunch of legends!

A huge thank you to Santa Pod Raceway for putting this all together and giving us lot a place to race and entertain the fans!

Another thanks to Jay Pearson who not only took this photo for us, but covered the whole Nostalgia Cannonball class over the weekend! Those photos are to come.

Nostalgia Cannonball • Santa Pod Raceway

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Thanks to our sponsors:

Meraki Renovations | South Central Fire Ltd | Foster Coldstores | ACE catering