Performance, Tuning & Modified Show 2010 - Report

The PTM Show 2010 has been and gone. Read the report below and view photos on the 2010 Gallery page.

If you enjoyed PTM Show then make sure you're back at the 'Pod in August for Ultimate Street Car 2010. View full details at www.UltimateStreetCar.com.

The PTM Show took place on a chilly but bright day in May 2010, and was blessed with dry weather despite a totally rained-out test day RWYB on the Saturday.

The show was all about track performance above anything else, and it was the dragstrip that remained the focus for the day – the first thing to get going in the morning, and the last thing to close in the evening. With a mix of Run What Ya Brung, invitational classes and permitted race classes on track, this was the event where first-time Run What Ya Brungers could rub shoulders with the very fastest and most famous modified cars in Europe.

The racing took place at intervals between RWYB sessions and also shared the track with the King of the Street competition. With some thrilling racing taking place, and a top-quality racing surface open to the public too, this was a great day for both spectators and people taking to the strip themselves.

Full race reports for the HKS Drag Series classes are available at www.japdragseries.co.uk and Euro Sports Compact series at www.eurosportscompact.co.uk. The winners in each class are as follows:

HKS, ESC and KOS Winners

HKS Front Wheel Drive Winner: Paul Cresswell, Honda Civic Runner Up: Robert Carnson, Honda Civic

HKS Street Winner: Malcolm Thomas, Nissan Skyline Runner Up: James Willday, Mazda RX7

HKS Factory Modified Winner: Mark Moseley, Nissan Skyline Runner Up: Stuart Williams, Toyota Supra

HKS Pro Winner: Chris Impey, Mazda RX7 Runner Up: Leon Green, Toyota Supra

Euro Sports Compact Winner: Andy Nicholls, MG ZR Runner Up: Andy Waite, VW Golf

King of the Street Winner: Rick Garrett Runner Up: Jason Green

RWYB Winners

The winners from the Run What Ya Brung competition are as follows:

Class A - FWD Steven Powell Vauxhall Tigra 11.8922 @ 133.27mph

Class B - RWD Phil Cooper Mazda RX7 11.0343 @ 122.76mph

Class C - 4WD David Millward Subaru Impreza Type R 11.4485 @ 126.16mph

Class X - Non Road Legal Scott Cooper CBR1000 Kart 12.5898 @ 100.28mph

The full RWYB class data is on the 2010 RWYB Times page.

There was also an opportunity to give the steering wheel a workout, and a huge number of dragstrip refugees took their cars around the tight and twisty handling track. As usual with the Santa Pod handling track, it was the smallest and lightest cars that rose above the big-power rides, and Lithuanian driver Dmitrij showed no mercy to his car’s handbrake to register the top time.

The full Handling Track leaderboard is on the Handling page.

Handling Track

Dmitrij Sribnyj Peugeot 206 Best lap: 17.96 seconds

Run What Ya Brungers whose cars were also real lookers were encouraged to enter the Show & Go competition, where cars scored points for both dragstrip performance as well as show car looks. The winning cars struck a balance between the two, and no trailer-queen show car or ropey racecar stood a chance against these awesome all-rounders. The top three scorers and therefore trophy winners were as follows:

Show & Go

1st Place Chris Riordan Mazda RX7 Show : 170/200 Go: 112/200 Total: 282 points

2nd Place Scott Davis Honda Civic Type R Show: 160/200 Go: 112/200 Total: 272 points

3rd Place Charlene Sarson Toyota Supra Show: 180/200 Go: 80/200 Total: 260 points

The drift track was another high-point for those who like a few corners to contend with, but this was for top drifters and spectators only – some of whom had the best seat in the house, right alongside the drivers! Drift passenger riders were popular all day with adrenaline junkies, and even from the sidelines, the antics of the drifters was a popular addition to the PTM Show.

A massive thanks to everyone who attended the show, including clubs, spectators, RWYBers and racers. We hope you had a good day at the Pod and we’ll see you again soon!

The next round of the HKS Drag Series is on Sunday 4th July at the JapShow.

The next round of the ESC series is on Sun 18th July at the Retro Show.

View more photos on the 2010 Gallery page.

Rain-Off Values for Tickets

The Saturday of PTM Show was adversely affected by rain, please therefore keep hold of your tickets as a credit value has been attributed to them. Full details of the Rain Off Policy are on the Essential Info page.

Credit Values:
Saturday Ticket: £10
Weekend Ticket: £10

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