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  • Santa Pod Get Fuelled Up By VP Racing Fuels

    Santa Pod Raceway, the home of European drag racing, has signed an exclusive deal with VP Racing Fuels to have them as their official fuel supplier for the entire 2010 season. The deal sees the respected fuel manufacturer supplying its diverse range of race fuels to racers and teams throughout the year.

    With many of the ‘Pod’s front runners from across Europe already relying on VP’s unique formulations to power them to victory, the move will undoubtedly be welcome news, thanks to the new facility for teams to either buy fuel at the Pod Shop – or for the heavy drinkers – have it delivered in bulk to their pits for the ultimate in convenience.

    Commenting on the deal, Jim Kelly, European Regional Manager for VP said, ‘We’re thrilled to be involved with Santa Pod Raceway on this level. VP is the Official Fuel of NHRA, IHRA and ADRL in North America and we are the fuel supplier to some of the highest profile drag strips there. Santa Pod is the premiere drag facility in the UK so we are honoured to have been selected as their Official Fuel Supplier.’

    David Lloyd Jones, Santa Pod’s General Manager added, ‘Naturally we’re delighted to have VP as our official fuelling partner. Because so many of the leading teams use it already, we know that this will be a popular move – and it hopefully removes some of the logistical problem of moving large quantities of fuel for some of the European teams.’


    The timing of the partnership is perfect with racers able to order fuel immediately for delivery in time for any of the ‘Pods forthcoming meetings – simply by clicking to the online order section at www.santapod.com or by calling the team on 01234 782828.

  • Prolong Launch Special Offer Racers Pack For 2010 Season

    Those clever chaps at Prolong UK have put together a hat-trick of reasons for tuners and racers to try their product out: A superb new ‘Racers Pack’ of treatments worth well over £50 – for just £30.

    The high performance surface modifying lubricants have been proven at the highest level, assisting  Time Attack and ‘Ten Of The Best’ champions Roger Clark Motorsport in achieving their 2010 back-to-back victories. And if they can’t worry the product in their 890 BHP weapon, it’s fair to say that most won’t! Each pack contains and Engine Treatment, Transmission Treatment and Injector Cleaner. Engine and gearbox performance and longevity can be significantly improved with the application of Prolong, with friction and heat in particular being notably reduced. The injector cleaner helps to improve injector efficiency, resulting in a cleaner burn, better drive ability and often, improved MPG.

    Although very few of us have the budget and talent to compete with RCM’s considerable track prowess, this is one small, but worthwhile step in the right direction!

    For more information on this, or any Prolong product, please call them Prolong UK on 01628 828473 or click on www.prolong-uk.com

  • Richbrook Dipstick Wiper

    Don’t Be A Dipstick.. Check Your Oil With Richbrook

    Richbrook’s somewhat self-explanatory Dipstick Wiper might just solve a perennial automotive problem. Every single year, literally millions of engines fail due to the wholly avoidable problem of lack of oil. We all know that we should check it, but faffing around looking for a rag to wipe the dipstick is often discouragement enough for us to wait until the oil light comes on to tell us that something’s wrong.

    Keeping an oily rag in the car isn’t too pleasant either. Under the bonnet it might get sucked into the air intake or fan, or worse still get hot and catch fire. The best you can hope for is that it gets full of water and slowly rusts through the inner wing..

    The Dipstick Wiper, as well as being the source of numerous double-entendres and ‘Only Fools and Horses’ gags around the Richbrook offices, offers a neatly self contained solution to this simple, but vitally important problem.

    Simply turn the top to reveal an absorbent foam aperture. Slide the oily dipstick through to fully clean it and then take a clear and accurate reading from the sump. Simple as that. Turn the top to close and any oily residue is kept safely inside, meaning that it can reside anywhere, from your trouser pocket – to your glovebox or toolkit. True ergonomiscists can even use the enclosed 3M adhesive pad to affix the ‘Rodney’ (as he’s known) to a suitable place in the engine bay, meaning that a handy, clean wipe – and possibly a hilarious pun – is always within easy reach.

    At £2.95 including VAT, postage and packing from www.richbrook.co.uk, it’s the cheapest way to ensure that your engine is in tip-top order. You’d be a plonker not to, Rodney!

    For more information on the Richbrook range of high quality car accessories, please visit www.richbrook.co.uk or call the team on 01328 862387.