■ Santa Pod Raceway is delighted to announce that VP Racing Fuels will serve as Title Sponsor of the premier race class , Pro Doorslammer , when 2023 ’ s Doorslammers event burns up the track from 19th to 21st May .

‘ Doorslammer ’ is a drag racing term for any car with functioning doors – a ‘ tin top ’, in circuit racing parlance – so no dragsters , altereds or roadsters are invited . But that doesn ’ t preclude machines that pack a mean punch . At Pro Doorslammer level , any saloon-car resemblance may barely be skin-deep .

With £ 10,000 to the winner , Pro Doorslammer ’ s heavyweights attract the most attention – brutal machines radically different from any ‘ tin top ’ seen on a circuit . In 2018 , Sweden ’ s Mattias Wulcan provided a taste of these machines ’ capabilities when his Chevrolet Camaro-bodied Blackbird entry clocked a jaw-dropping 262mph crossing the finish line .

The no-holds-barred shoot-out pits class-legal Pro Modifieds – which otherwise contest national and European championships – against the unregulated monsters of Sweden ’ s eighth-mile Top Doorslammer league , reconfigured for this weekend to run the full quarter-mile – and indeed against any other outlandish vehicle whose owner considers it fit for the challenge .

In place of the usual , seeded qualifying ladder , elimination pairings are drawn at random before each knockout round until the last two contestants left standing dash for the cash . It ’ s truly a matter of “ run what ya brung ” - and “ hope ya brung enough ”.

VP Racing Fuels is best known as the World Leader in Fuel Technology ®, fuelling champions in virtually every form of motorsport on land , sea , and air since 1975 . The company operates internationally with businesses including race fuels and lubricants , consumer small engine fuels and automotive additives , and licensed retail fuel stations . For more information , visit https :// vpracingfuels . com /

Doorslammers 2023 takes place at Santa Pod Raceway , near Wellingborough NN29 7XA , from Friday 19th to Sunday 21st May . Full information and advance booking facilities are available online at https :// santapod . co . uk / doorslammers . php or by telephone at 01234 782828 .

■ Coming off a top ten finish in the Flexjet ( formerly Constant Aviation ) Factory Stock Showdown Series D H Davies Racing ® ( DHDR ) and driver David H . Davies is expanding the racing program and continuing to focus on performance and race day success . Davies will continue to campaign the matte black Save Our Allies ( SOA ), ( www . saveourallies . org ) 2021 Dodge Challenger Mopar Drag Pak with support from BILSTEIN . D H Davies Racing ® ( DHDR ) will be aligning with Wesley Motorsports for race support and transportation following a successful tenure with Don Schumacher Racing .

“ I must thank Don Schumacher and everyone at DSR for working with me to get my operation up and running . I went to my first Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown national event in Norwalk with a race car that only had shakedown runs on it ,” said Davies . “ For two seasons I was surrounded by true professionals like Leah Pruett and Mark Pawuk who answered all my questions and made me a better driver every race . This year I am excited to continue to build DHDR through the Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown Series as well as some additional programs we will be announcing throughout the year .”

Save Our Allies ( SOA ), ( www . saveourallies . org ), a non-profit

organization that rescues , serves and aids Americans and Allies from conflict zones and contested areas around the world . The Save Our Allies logo will be emblazoned on the door panels of Davies ’ DHDR 2021 Dodge Challenger Mopar Drag Pak beginning at the NHRA Amalie Oil Gatornationals , March 9-12 .

“ The Save Our Allies program was started from a necessity and even an obligation to aid those who served alongside us in Afghanistan and has grown into a global mission to ensure support and relief for our friends and Allies all over the world ,” said Davies . “ Having experienced serving with a number of our Allies in the past I can ’ t imagine not doing everything possible to provide whatever support is needed . We are proud to have them ride with us again throughout the 2023 Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown season .”

Recognized as the premier factory stock class in the country , the Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown will start at the historic Gatornationals in Gainesville , Florida , March 9-12 . BILSTEIN will be represented on the front quarterpanel of Davies ’ 180 mph Drag Pak at every national event . The series will continue for nine more races across the country culminating with the series finale at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway , October 26-29 .

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