The first European Drag Racing Championship and Cup race of the year started in Santa Pod, England this bank holiday weekend. The track was very well and professionally prepared by the Santa Pod Crew. The first round on Saturday showed us that this track was capable of some record breaking racing. During the second qualification round, Top Fuel Bike rider Iian King from Great Britain made a low pass at 5.8 sec. Also Super Street Bike rider Steve Venables, from Great Britain, too, broke the 7 seconds barrier with a stunning 6,9 seconds pass.  Qualification ended with Ian King  as top qualifier in Top Fuel Bike, Samu Kemppainen from Finland as top qualifier in Super Twin, Gert-Jan Laseur from The Netherlands as top qualifier in Pro Stock Bike and Steve Venables as top qualifier in the Super Street Bike Cup.The race day was Monday, and it started with small rain