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The ACU British Dragbike Championship
Contacts |
Rules |
Dates |
Points |
Records
The ACU, founded in 1903, is the governing body of all Motorcycle Sport throughout
the British Isles excluding Ireland.
The ACU / UK Dragrace Championship is the only officially recognised series for motorcycle dragracing in the UK and is the pinnacle of the sport within these Isles.
It takes place over several rounds (click here for race dates) at various permanent tracks within the UK, and comprises five classes of machine:
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Top Fuel Bike
The fastest and quickest class, reserved for machines running
Nitromethane as a fuel, and generally featuring four cylinder
supercharged engines.
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Funnybike
For extreme machines with an exaggerated stock looking appearance. Generally turbocharged
and / or with Nitrous Oxide injection.
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Prostock
Motorcycle
For normally aspirated petrol fuelled machines with a stock looking
appearance and handicapped
by minimum weights for a bike plus rider
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Superstreet Bike
For race machines with stock looking appearance but running street
legal treaded tyres and no
wheeliebars.
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Competition Bike
For all machines that do not fit into the above categories (but also
open to those that do).
ACU Championship Records
As of October 24, 2017 (Quarter mile times and speeds)
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ACU Street Bike
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ET: 9.059 secs
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Dean Williamson
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9/6/96
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SCR
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MPH: 172.4
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Dean Williamson
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9/6/96
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SCR
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ACU Super Street Bike
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ET: 6.998 secs
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Steve Venables
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24/10/16
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Santa Pod
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MPH: 207.12
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Garry Bowe
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17/10/15
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Santa Pod
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ACU Competition Bike
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ET: 7.049 secs
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Phil Brachtvogel
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29/9/02
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Santa Pod
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MPH: 193.76
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Sean Mills
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24/10/17
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Santa Pod
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ACU Pro Stock Bike
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ET: 7.067 secs
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Dave Beck
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25/4/11
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Santa Pod
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MPH: 188.22
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Dave Beck
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25/4/11
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Santa Pod
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ACU Funny Bike
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ET: 6.703 secs
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Neil Midgley
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14/6/08
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Santa Pod
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MPH: 200.50
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Lorcan Parnell
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19/10/15
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Santa Pod
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ACU Top Fuel Bike
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ET: 6.200 secs
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Steve Woollatt
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24/10/17
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Santa Pod
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MPH: 226.74
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Renι van den Berg
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26/6/16
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Santa Pod
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FIM drag racing, 2019:
24th-27th May:
FIA/FIM Main Event, Santa Pod Raceway, UK
6th-9th June:
Tierp Internationals, Tierp Arena, Sweden
5th-7th July:
FHRA Nitro Nationals, Kauhava, Finland
16th-18th August:
NitrOlympX, Hockenheim, Germany
5th-8th September:
FIA/FIM Euro Finals, Santa Pod Raceway, UK
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