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Shakespeare County Raceway Set in the heartland of rural Warwickshire near to the historic town of Stratford-Upon-Avon , Shakespeare County Raceway situated at Long Marston Airfield, is regarded to be one of Europe ’s pioneering drag racing strips. Previously known as Avon Park and Long Marston raceway, Long Marston Airfield has long been associated with British motorsport with a heritage dating back to the fifties when the former RAF runways echoed to the sounds pf exotic pre war Bentley’s Ferraris, Nortons and BSA race bikes as they hurled themselves down a quarter mile sprint track against the backdrop of the picturesque Meon Hill overlooking the airfield. And yet the first recorded British drag racing event at Long Marston didn’t happen until September 1973.

Drag racing usually involves two cars or motorcycle racing each other over a measured distance of a quarter mile. Races of this nature test a vehicle in terms of acceleration and top speed as well as the driver or rider with regard to skill, concentration throttle response and gear shifting!

During a typical drag race, vehicles are classified into different categories taking into account the extent of the modifications made to the car or motorcycle. The drag racing fraternity has increased tremendously in recent years with more and more people converting their everyday street cars and street motorcycles into powerful machines of speed. For many drag racing and modification is just a hobby but for others it’s a passion and it’s a way of life. It’s also the ultimate adrenalin rush! So why not experience it for your self?

Shakespeare County Raceway has a varied selection of events catering for all automotive tastes from have a go RWYB Public Track Days, nostalgic Hot Rod and American car weekends, big league Tractor Pulling, junior drag racing import racing, and the best in UK National Championship series drag racing. So why not experience the world’s fastest motorsport in the heart of Shakespeare country. See you at the strip!

The Home Of The Junior Dragster League

How many kids have fancied themselves as budding drag racers having watched the fuel and sportsman racers cover the quarter mile in ’oh my god seconds’ to win a race! Well now they can by getting behind the wheel of Shakespeare County Raceway’s very own ‘Junior Dragster Experience’ hire car!

The SCR Junior Dragster Experience car is a half scale version of a conventional Top Fuel Dragster. This has ideally been designed for male and female drivers aged between 8 to 17 years to get behind the wheel of a 5 hp Stock Class Dragster and compete against other young drivers.

For an 8 year old who has never driven a car of any kind, this will surely be an exhilarating experience!

Since its debut in America in 1992, the Junior Dragster concept has taken off like a rocket the world over with nearly every major race track operating its own hire car and tuition, and now Shakespeare County Raceway with its professionally run team can offer that concept to the sports potential stars of the future.

The specially designed single day course teaches both the driver and his/her parents the initial steps in becoming a young drag racer. From the classroom to the track, each driver will make single runs on the eighth mile under the supervision of an instructor.

Although classed as an eighth mile competition, each driver will make incremental runs from start line to 60ft to completing a full run safely. Additional basic training will consist of braking, turning the car round and driving in a straight line!

Parents will be taught the fundamentals of running the dragster, its round-by-round maintenance, starting and start line procedures all within their own comfort levels and performance.

You can also hire the dragster for the weekend and compete in one of Shakespeare County Raceway’s Junior Dragster League meetings or Junior Dragster Shootouts (please check SCR’s events calendar for Public Track Day events and Junior programme weekends). Tuition will be given on Saturday‘s if hiring for a weekend.

Let your child experience the power and the thrill of drag racing with a day’s hire of the Shakespeare County Raceway Junior Dragster Experience Ride! Book an event today!