Flame and Thunder 2010. Bigger and better than ever!

As family days out go, the incredible family firework spectacular that is Santa Pod Raceway’s Flame and Thunder takes some beating! This incredible melee of high-speed metal, music, monster trucks and madness offers something for everyone -whether you’re 8 or 80! Make a date in your diary for Saturday the 30th of October, 2010.

An incredibly diverse range of acts and attractions means that throughout the day, a non-stop mix of action and amusement showcases some of the most prodigious talent and potent machinery ever to be gathered in one place.

True race fans and petrol heads will delight in the 8,000 horsepower Top Fuel dragster and a Nitro-fuelled Funny Car that will be pounding the strip throughout the day, as well as the World’s fastest Jet-powered race cars. These madmen strap themselves to over 10,000 horsepower of after burning jet engine to cover the quarter mile in just over 5 seconds, at a shade under 300mph. Not for the faint hearted!

Equally impressive and almost as loud is the Live Action Arena where the car-crushing talents of Santa Pod’s resident Monster Truck, Podzilla  as well as Swamp Thing vying for attention alongside multiple Guinness World Record holder Terry Grant and his incredible stunt show. Mix in UKFMX, Britain’s best Freestyle Motocross team and leading quad bike showman Jason Smythe – and you’ve got the ingredients for a superb show.

Music fans will delight at the headline signing of ‘Here Comes The Girls!’. This superb tribute act tips its hat at acts like Lady Gaga, Cheryl Cole and The Saturdays. As easy on the eye as they are on the ear, this is one superb show that ticks all the boxes for fans of all ages. One for the ladies, James Sutton, better known as Ryan from Emmerdale, will also be at the show, meeting his fans and signing autographs.

From the sublime – to the ridiculous, ace car builder Perry Watkins will also be showcasing ‘The Flatmobile’ the World’s lowest car – and ‘Wind Up’ the World’s smallest vehicle. His 130 mph table and chairs, better known as ‘Fast Food’ will also be gracing the strip. Titan, the amazing 8 foot tall interactive robot will be walking amongst the crowd, delighting and terrifying in equal measure. The Black Knights Parachute Display Team will also be quite literally ‘dropping in’ later in the day with their unique display of skill and control, and if that wasn’t enough, Mark Jefferies will be putting on a stunning aerobatic display.

But there’s still more!, Drifting demos, Kids Entertainers and even a full funfair. Or why not take a pleasure flight in a helicopter and see the whole lot from the air? Or strap yourself into a genuine 2 seater dragster and blast up the quarter mile in a shade over 7 seconds!

But of course, it wouldn’t be Flame and Thunder without a spectacular firework display and huge bonfire – and this year, the Santa Pod team have really pulled out the stops to create a memorable evening. As the light dims, a fully sequenced firework display will delight the crowd.

With under 16s getting in for free, advance tickets starting at just £17 and more acts and attractions in one day than most show goers see in a whole year, it’s the essential family day out of 2010! Just don’t forget your hat and coat!

For more details please click to www.santapod.com or call the team on 01234 782828.

THOR Racing Moves To Superb New Premises

Respected tuner and dyno specialist THOR Racing have completed their move to its their new purpose converted 5500 ft2 premises in Canley, Coventry.

Having rapidly outgrown its old, picturesque unit near Kenilworth, the firm’s burgeoning order book has necessitated the move to a much larger and better equipped building. With parking for 12 cars externally and four dedicated customer arrival spaces, the new building offers customers new and old the chance to have their performance car worked on by highly trained technicians in a superbly equipped environment.

A 4000ft2 workshop offers a viewing platform for anyone who likes to think of tuning as a spectator sport and a raft of purpose built areas house an engine ‘clean’ room, stores, fabrication suite and 1600 BHP Dynapack dyno cell. The dyno room is rather special, benefitting from full sound proofing and an air-exchange system to faithfully replicate on-road conditions for perfect mapping.

An ECU and loom area also allows THOR’s technical team to custom-build ECU solutions for almost any type of internal combustion engine.
THOR has also invested substantially in the whole customer experience, with a full perimeter camera security system and comfortable waiting area, complete with games console, free drinks and live dyno data feed, to allow you to relax in comfort whilst you’re watching you pride and joy being put through its paces.

A significantly larger office complex and meeting room also allows one-to-one or group discussions with teams or distributors and better still, Tile Hill train station is only 100 metres away and a bus stop opposite, making for the ultimate in commuter convenience.

On opening the new premises, THOR Managing Director, Peter Betts commented, ‘We’re delighted to have found such a complete new home for THOR.
Everything that we wanted to be able to offer our customers will be available from these new premises, and once the dust has settled from the move, we will be offering a comprehensive range of servicing, tuning and mapping services on a vast range of performance machinery. The new premises offer a much nicer environment for both the clients and our team and we’re looking forward to welcoming past and present customers here. Please do drop in for a cuppa and a nose round!’
The new address is
894 Charter Avenue
Canley
Coventry
CV4 8AT
For more details on the vast THOR range of tuning parts please click to www.thor-racing.co.uk or call the team on the new number, 0330 555 4545.

Eibach releases Renault Megane RS Kit

The latest Megane RS from Renault is a great car, no doubt. But, thanks to suspension gurus Eibach, Dieppe’s perennial barnstormer just got a whole new bag of party tricks.

In standard form the car does a brilliant job of being all things to all people, but for those looking to achieve the ultimate in pin-point handling, without upsetting the Renault’s superb road manners, Eibach have released a selection of chassis upgrades to bring the Megane up to speed.

The new Eibach Pro-Kit lowers the car by around 30mm and offers a drastically improved stance, better turn-in and lower centre of gravity for decisive direction changes. Working in harmony with the standard dampers, the Pro-Kit rides at almost factory comfort levels and truly offers the best of both worlds. The kit is priced at £170.00 + VAT.

The final finishing touches can be added by fitting one of the selection of Pro-Spacer kits. These range in width from 20mm to 60mm and by increasing the Megane’s track measurement can drastically improve lateral grip and turn-in. The Pro-Spacers start from £61.54 + VAT per pair.