“Things ain’t what they used to be,” a phrase that rings around the world and down the years. Readers of this magazine will be more than familiar with the growth of nostalgia-themed drag racing across the planet, and the management of Santa Pod Raceway (celebrating 45 years of action this year) decided to dip its toe into the scene in the UK with the inaugural Dragstalgia event.

Despite the inclement weather curtailing activities considerably (the gloomy weather forecast no doubt impacting on the gate and entry), the web has been abuzz with positive comments with many directed towards the flame burnout session that closed events on the Saturday evening (we’ve saved the photos of which to keep you clicking through until the end of this brief report -- hopefully you’ll find them worth the wait).