Euro Sports Compact Drag Series
About Euro Sports Compact
The Euro Sports Compact Drag Series at Santa Pod Raceway is ultimate test of tuned European cars, who go head to head in drag racing competition to find our continent’s king. Racers compete for the championship as well as the individual event wins at.
Euro Sports Compact is for European cars with European bodies and engines from 4 to 6 cylinders, with open tyre choice. Cars typically run 10 to 12 second quarter miles at 130mph plus. Further details on the Rules & How to Enter page.
ESC runs in three MSA classes in 2012:
- FWD Street – Front wheel drive street-derived cars with unmodified chassis. Slick tyres permitted, but otherwise must remain street-legal.
- FWD Pro – Front wheel drive cars with modified and tube chassis permitted.
- 4WD/RWD – All cars with a 4 Wheel Drive or Rear Wheel Drive configuration.
2012 will be the fourth year that ESC has run as a championship, there were also two ESC shootouts in 2008.
2012 Rounds
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Event |
Date |
Venue |
Website |
| Round 1 |
The Fast Show |
Sun 25th March 2012 |
Santa Pod Raceway |
TheFastShow.com |
| Round 2 |
Street Nationals |
12-13 May 2012 |
Santa Pod Raceway |
StreetNationals.co.uk |
| Round 3 |
Retro Show |
Sun 1st July 2012 |
Santa Pod Raceway |
RetroShow.co.uk |
| Round 4 |
Ultimate Street Car |
Sun 5th August 2012 |
Santa Pod Raceway |
UltimateStreetCar.co.uk |
| Round 5 |
God Of The Pod |
Sat 18th August 2012 |
Santa Pod Raceway |
GOTP.co.uk |
The Competitors
2012 competitors list coming shortly. If you would like to find out more about entering the series, visit the Rules & How to Enter page.
2011 Champions
Congratulations to our 2011 Euro Sports Compact champions:
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FWD Street: James Hodson, VW Golf, 1555points |
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FWD Pro: Sam Bolton, Vauxhall Tigra, 805points |
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4WD/RWD: Mark Gunns, VW Corrado, 775points |
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View the full 2011 Points Table and read the Race Reports. |