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Drag Racing at Snetterton?
Yes, it did happen back in 1976.
The start of the drag strip was by the 'old' Esses Dunlop bridge and the finish was half way down the Revett Straight 1/4 mile later- the opposite direction to the race circuit. The run off area that we all know at the end of the Revett straight was the start.
I went to this meeting and one of the dragsters lost its chute together with a jammed throttle. It ended up way past Sear corner at the end of the straight a couple of fields away towards the Angel Pub! The unfortunate driver, Roz Prior, was taken to the Norwich hospital for checks but she returned to the meeting OK.
The paddock for the Drag meetings was on the old Home straight up towards the Sunday market area.
Despite being 27 years ago these machines are still the fastest things to have been at Snetterton. Well over 200mph was reached.
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