2009 Pro-Street Drag Series (Shakespeare County Raceway)

[800bhp]

With the first Pro Street Drag series title awarded to season racer Richard Batty driving his self built and NR Autosport tuned 11 second Mitsubishi FTO sports racer, attention is now turning to this years title race in the 5 round drag race held at Warwickshire’s Shakespeare County Raceway.

In a move to make the series even more accessable for the average Japanese and European car enthusiast to enter, during the winter months the timing brackets have been altered in the street classes to:

9.30 to 10.99 secs
11.00 to 11.99 secs
12.00 to 12.99 secs
13.00 to 13.99 secs
14.00 upwards

The Professional classes continue to cater for Pro 4wd/RWD (currently chasing 7 sec runs) and Pro FWD.

The series will take place during five of the Stratford-upon-Avon’s quarter mile Public Track Day weekends on Sundays, with practice being conducted on Saturdays on the following dates:

April 18th/19th
May 16th/17th
June 13th/14th
September 5th/6th
October 17th/18th


The main objective of the series is to run affordable timed bracket classes for Japanese and European manufactured road legal vehicles with current MOT, full working dashboard and lights but on radial tyres. Wrinkle wall DOT tyres and full racing slicks can be used but only in the Pro classes. Any vehicle running quicker than 9.3 will automatically move into the Pro class and must be fitted with an approved roll cage.

Since the release of the series official forum www.prostreetdragseries.co.uk the series has already gained attention from drivers all over the country as well as receiving sponsorship interest from such notable companies as AET Turbos, Motorshack & VP Racing Fuels and Japanese Performance Magazine.

To compete all you need to do is register for free on the Pro Street Drag Racing forum www.prostreetdragseries.co.uk and then post up in the "Enter Here" Section to be assigned a race number. Existing race numbers are carried over from 2008 to 2009 (so competitors from 2008 do not need to re-register)

We look forward to seeing you there.








Photos courtesy of Peter Donaldson

[Ja99a]

Cummon guys I was the only MR2 in the series last year.
Would be great to see some more.

[Century Motorsport]

I'll be attending as many as my diary will permit, love shakey - it always seems to be a good atmosphere and its not half as windy as the pod!

[800bhp]

I'll be attending as many as my diary will permit, love shakey - it always seems to be a good atmosphere and its not half as windy as the pod!

Excellent, be great to see your car in action in 2009,

Get your self over to the forum when you get a chance and enter to get a race number for the series

[Ja99a]

28 Mike Fricker - Me

87 James Gilbert - Toyota MR2
97 Nathan Freke - Toyota MR2
106 Rich Lee - Toyota MR2

Come and have a chat guys if you see me there i will be in the tatty red 92' turbo sds28

[GGilbert_MR2]

How much is it to enter?

[GhostWKD]

28 Mike Fricker - Me

87 James Gilbert - Toyota MR2
97 Nathan Freke - Toyota MR2
106 Rich Lee - Toyota MR2

Come and have a chat guys if you see me there i will be in the tatty red 92' turbo sds28

Ahh thats who that was i came along to a few of the PSDS RWYB's as a few friends were running in the series (cliff/madden etc) and was in my old black rev1 tubby went on strip couple of the times - saw yours a few times as well i think but didnt know you were on here (btw did you have any problems with scrutineering? - they picked on the non pre tensioned seatbelts on my MR2 and had to explain about the fact they hold under braking etc)

Cool to see more of the MR2's there however unfortunately i'll be in my RX7 this year

Its free to enter iirc just pay for the rwyb as you would normally

[Ja99a]

I have 4 point harness and my inertia reel belts still fitted. TBH not really sure what you mean about the pre tensioned belt thing.

Not had any issues yet at the scrutineering.

Have you entered your REX>?

I was dissapointed that I couldnt get out of the 13's, anyway It's free sign up will be nice to not be the only one.

[GhostWKD]

Ah fair enough

Think best time my old MR2 ran was a 14.0 last year (but like i say wasnt in the series etc just came along as a few mates were in the series)

RX7 has been entered for the series though and it got mapped last week, should be exciting to see how it gets on, my target is a low 13 or high 12 sec pass... would love to spend more to guarentee the 12 sec pass but budget is a bit tight heh

[800bhp]

With less than four weeks to go drivers are getting geared up for the first round of the 2009 Pro Street Drag Series, on the 18th/19th of April at Shakespeare County Raceway, near Stratford-Upon-Avon. I’m sure Richard B in his blisteringly quick FTO will be keen to repeat his overall Series win again in 2009, although many other drivers will be planning to knock him off the top spot this year.


Mick Begley preparing to run

With over thirty five new competitors having signed up for 2009, record numbers of PSDS drivers are expected to attend this year.

Many of the drivers who competed last year have been busy over the winter period making improvements to their drag machines. In the Street Class Tony Walters is planning to break in to the 9’s with his revamped Nissan 200SX, John Moreby has been negotiating a new turbo in to his already very quick 10 second Impreza wagon, and Mike Smith has added NOS to his twin engined Mini Estate.


Chris Impey's RX7

Also will we see a magical seven second run this year in our Pro Class? Mick Begley seems to think so with his ex Duke drag R33 GTR, currently holding the 4wd European record of 8.21/176 mph that he achieved in the 2008 Pro Street Drag Series. Mick’s car has recently been dyno’d at 1346hp and he has added a 175 shot of NOS in an attempt to smash his own European record hopefully with a seven second run. Keith Cowie also believes his car is capable of a seven second run this year but may struggle to make the first round due to head gasket problems causing the coolant system to become pressured up. This happened on Keith’s last run of the 2008 season when the motor blew 2 core plugs, dropping water under the wheels, causing the back end to come round right at the top of the track doing about 160 mph!


Keith Cowie in car footage

Whatever happens there’s sure to be plenty of action in the first round of the 2009 Pro Street Drag Series so make sure you don’t miss out, to compete sign-up at www.prostreetdragseries.co.uk, or to spectate just turn up and pay on the gate!



Photos courtesy of Peter Donaldson

[StevieL]

Going well this year, got a couple of Mr2's in the top ten aswell