On display during the evening, as part of celebrating 65 years since Chrysler first introduce the HEMI engine as an option on production cars, was Europe’s first dragster, Sydney Allard’s 1961 354 cubic inch HEMI-engined Allard Chrysler owned by the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu along with the latest HEMI ready for Garlick and Antoniou Apache Nostalgia Funny Car.

The event would not have been possible without practical help and major sponsorship from Beech Underwriting Agencies and US Automotive, and event sponsors Lucas Oil Products UK, Mooneyes, Flint Insurance, Santa Pod Racers Club, Julie Braskett, Institute of Professional Drivers, National Street Rod Association and Atlantic Fluid Tech.

The provisional date for the 2016 event is November 19.