{"id":14756,"date":"2010-05-25T15:23:50","date_gmt":"2010-05-25T14:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.influx.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=14756"},"modified":"2014-06-12T15:13:45","modified_gmt":"2014-06-12T14:13:45","slug":"summers-a-drag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adrianflux.co.uk\/influx\/blog\/summers-a-drag\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer&#8217;s a Drag"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adrianflux.co.uk\/influx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Draggin_1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14757\" title=\"Draggin_1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adrianflux.co.uk\/influx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Draggin_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Draggin_1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Draggin_1-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Draggin_1-278x201.jpg 278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>I&#8217;m sure I can&#8217;t be the only one but the scorching heights of summer make me think of  nitrous-boosted lumps, the smell of donuts and dirty burgers and the aroma of burnt rubber. Head to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.santapod.co.uk\/\">Santa Pod Raceway<\/a>, in the wilds of provincial England for the forthcoming bank holiday Monday and dig the height of the European manifestation of a yankee bred discipline.<\/p>\n<p>The thing we love about the 440 yard straight line formula is its stripped down utilitarianism. Only here can your mate with a juiced up, cropped, dropped and blown mutant Cortina rub shoulders with Norse gods who make it their mission to make 300 MPH is five seconds across a quarter mile.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, we dig drag racing. For the many-textured colour and aural sensation of it all. And we love the aesthetic element too. There&#8217;s tonnes of colour, tonnes of noise and oodles of raw horse power. Check Influx contrib <a href=\"http:\/\/www.modernpics.co.uk\">Dom Romney&#8217;s<\/a> pictures for more inspiration<\/p>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adrianflux.co.uk\/influx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Drag_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14758\" title=\"Drag_2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adrianflux.co.uk\/influx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Drag_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Drag_2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Drag_2-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Drag_2-278x196.jpg 278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230;and we&#8217;re looking forward to the Main Event at Santa Pod this 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