Santa Pod Racers Club Perpetual Awards for the 2020 season
Santa Pod Racers Club and Eurodragster.com are again teaming up to give readers the chance of input to the SPRC Perpetual Awards. The location and date for presentation of the trophies will be announced in due course, as the SPRC Dinner Dance is subject to Covid restrictions being lifted. The votes of Eurodragster.com
readers will be taken into consideration when the SPRC Committee decides upon its winners.
For several of the 2020 season awards, shortlists have been decided for which votes can be submitted by E-Mail.
How to vote
The shortlists for the Perpetual Awards will be published on a regular basis starting on Monday 7th December 2020. Nominations for
the Alex Brachtvogel Memorial Trophy will be accepted starting on the same date and throughout the voting period.
To submit a vote, click on the link under the name for which you would like to vote. An E-Mail will
automatically be generated with your chosen name in the title; all you then need to do is to hit the
Send button.
If the E-Mail is not automatically generated with your chosen name in the title then simply send an E-Mail
to [email protected] giving the
category (Most Promising Newcomer, Best-Appearing Car, Best-Appearing Bike etc) as the subject of the E-Mail and the
name of the person for whom you wish to vote in the body of the E-Mail.
One vote per E-Mail address will be accepted for each Award. Voting is per Award, so for example when you have voted
for Most Promising Newcomer then you may of course vote for Best-Appearing Car, Best-Appearing Bike and so on.
Please note that blatant attempts at organising mass votes - for example asking workmates, forum members or Facebook
friends to vote en masse - are easily identified and all such votes will be disallowed as they have been in previous years.
Concerted attempts at vote-rigging will result in the nominee being removed from the shortlist whether or not that nominee
had any knowledge or involvement.
MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER
Nominees for SPRC Most Promising Newcomer have impressed whilst contesting their first full season in a class or making their
on-track début in 2020.
The SPRC Committee's shortlist, in alphabetical order, is as follows:
Jack Bishop, NEM Plant Nostalgia Super Stock
Vote for Jack Bishop
Luke Fulton, Lucas Oil Junior Dragster
Vote for Luke Fulton
Mason Griffiths, Another Small F Super Pro ET
Vote for Mason Griffiths
Carl Magedera, Hutchinson & Dibley Sportsman ET
Vote for Carl Magedera
Morgan Wilson, VW Sportsman
Vote for Morgan Wilson
BEST-APPEARING CAR
The SPRC Committee's shortlist, in alphabetical order, is as follows. Click on a picture to see a large version.
Ashley Bell
Another Small F Super Pro ET
Vote for Ashley Bell
Dave Billadeau
NEM Plant Nostalgia Super Stock
Vote for Dave Billadeau
Luke Fulton
Lucas Oil Junior Dragster
Vote for Luke Fulton
Clare Johnson
NEM Plant Nostalgia Super Stock
Vote for Clare Johnson
Mackenzie Love
Lucas Oil Junior Dragster
Vote for Mackenzie Love
Chris Newsam
Modurstang Pro ET
Vote for Chris Newsam
SPRC Junior Dragster
Lucas Oil Junior Dragster
Vote for SPRC Junior Dragster
Bobby Wallace
Motorsport UK Pro Modified
Vote for Bobby Wallace
Dan Williams
Modurstang Pro ET
Vote for Dan Williams
Nic Williams
Modurstang Pro ET
Vote for Nic Williams
BEST-APPEARING BIKE
The SPRC Committee's shortlist, in alphabetical order, is as follows. Click on a picture to see a large version.
Paul Adams
Accelerate for a Cause and a Cure ET Bike
Vote for Paul Adams
Tony Clark
Suzuki Performance Spares Comp Bike
Vote for Tony Clark
Mark Dainty
Taylor's Trophy Super Street Bike
Vote for Mark Dainty
Alex Hope
Atlantic Fluid Tech 9.50 Bike
Vote for Alex Hope
Mark Smith
Leeks Landscapes Funny Bike
Vote for Mark Smith
MOST PROFESSIONAL-APPEARING TEAM
The Most Professional-Appearing Team trophy recognises not just the presentation of a race vehicle but the team's overall approach to racing.
As well as a well-turned-out car or bike, the Committee have considered such aspects as the appearance and attitude of team personnel, the organisation
and appearance of their pit area and support equipment, and their readiness when their class is called.
The SPRC Committee's shortlist is as follows:
Team Sweet FA (Ron Bartlett and team, Another Small F Super Pro ET)
Vote for Team Sweet FA
Chi Town Hustler (Paul Harris and team, Nostalgia Funny Car)
Vote for Chi Town Hustler
Oldsmobile Thunder (Claire Johnson and team, NEM Plant Ltd Nostalgia Super Stock)
Vote for Oldsmobile Thunder
Nitro Bug (Andy Raw and team, Nostalgia Funny Car)
Vote for Nitro Bug
SPRC JAMES EDGAR MEMORIAL TROPHY
The James Edgar Memorial Trophy is awarded for outstanding performance by a Crew Chief, tuner, racer/tuner, or crew member. The
SPRC Committee's shortlist, in alphabetical order, is as follows:
Phil Baimbridge (Al Smith Top Fuel Bike)
Vote for Phil Baimbridge
Dave Bryant (Steve Ashdown Undertaker Fuel Funny Car)
Vote for Dave Bryant
Ashley Cooper (Ashley Cooper Street Eliminator)
Vote for Ashley Cooper
Karl Harrison (Andy Raw Nitro Bug Nostalgia Funny Car)
Vote for Karl Harrison
Marc Huxley (Mark Todd Six Appeal Street Eliminator)
Vote for Marc Huxley
Steve Mead (Steve Mead Super Street Bike)
Vote for Steve Mead
Aaron Springford (Colin Millar Flyin Fyfer Outlaw Anglia)
Vote for Aaron Springford
Annie Wallace (Bobby Wallace Pro Modified)
Vote for Annie Wallace
ALEX BRACHTVOGEL MEMORIAL TROPHY
This trophy was first awarded to Santa Pod Raceway's late Chief Marshal, Alex Brachtvogel, in 2001 to mark his outstanding contribution
to Santa Pod Raceway and the sport as a whole. After Alex's death the trophy was named in his memory and continues to be awarded for
contribution to drag racing.
There is no shortlist for the Alex Brachtvogel award. Nominations are invited for racers, race officials, track and safety crews, club
officials, media, or anyone else who has contributed to the sport. Last year the trophy was awarded to SPRC marshal Alison Hackney.
Click here to
send an Alex Brachtvogel Memorial Trophy nomination