USC - Ultimate Street Car
Car Show on Fri 31st July to Sun 2nd August 2026
USC at Santa Pod Raceway is the Largest, Loudest, Hottest and Fastest modified car festival in Europe featuring Run What Ya Brung public track time, Drag Racing, Music*, Club Camping, Traders, Show & Shine, Drifting, Stunts Displays, Jet Car and much more. It's the UK's most extreme Car Show!
Beat the queues on Friday with a Thursday Arrival Pass and enjoy the Thursday Music & Fun Fair! Weekend Tickets are also required.
What's on at Ultimate Street Car
Music | Track | Live Action Arena | Show Cars | Daytime Entertainment | Around Site
(Thu, Fri & Sat)
USC hosts four music zones, the Main Stage, the Dance Tent, Fuelers Bar, and Ultimate Street Bar, with top-name MC's & DJs, amazing light shows, hot dancers and awesome tunes, so bring your mates, get a three-day ticket and have a party!
Full USC 2026 Line-up Coming Soon! First Acts:
(Fri 9.30am - 8pm, Sat 9.45am - 8pm & Sun 9.45am - 5pm)
The drag strip will be open for you to take your own car down the track! Sign-on costs £40 for 3 runs.
A crash helmet is mandatory for all participants!
The first batch of race vouchers are available to Buy Online. Subsequent batches will be released on the day on a first come first served basis.
(Sat)
Torture your tyres for the crowd’s amusement in the gladiatorial-style burnout contest with cars going head to head for the crowd's approval.
(Fri, Sat & Sun)
Car show legend Terry Grant will be performing stunts and drifting his way around the Live Action Arena. Expect donuts, J turns and 2 wheel driving.
(Fri)
If you've got a car that goes around corners like a go-kart, then why not have a crack at the handling circuit? It's FREE to enter and there's a trophy for the quickest time. You don't need mega-power, in fact, the top cars on the handling circuit are nearly always the little 'uns.
(Fri, Sat & Sun)
Car audio and styling specialist FKN Loud will be showcasing audio upgrades with cars on display and scheduled demos across the day. Be sure to check the timetable for times!
(Sat)
Want a chance to WIN £200 CASH? then the time and the place is 3pm at the Dance Tent. (All contestants will have their admission cost refunded too!). All it takes is a lot of guts and a huge sense of fun. You don’t have to be a super model or totally ripped… but it can help. We’ll be testing competitors’ skills with a host of mini games but it’s the audience who have the final say. Open to over 18s only. Register 30min before.

(Fri & Sat)
Stage Dancers: The gorgeous Bass Honeys will be performing on the Main Stage Friday and Saturday evenings, including fire breathing and much more.
(Fri, Sat & Sun)
There will be a huge variety of traders selling everything from car parts to clothing.
Cars 4 Sale Paddock
If you've got a car you want to sell, park it up, stick your phone number on the dashboard, and wait for the calls to come flooding in. FREE for both buyers and sellers!
(Fri, Sat & Sun)
All the fun of the fair with Dodgems, Waltzers, Arcades, Candy Floss and Sideshows! Please bring cash to minimizing queuing times.
Camping is included with all weekend tickets but if you have 5 or more cars coming then you can book an Allocated Club Camping Pitch.
Further details and booking form on the Car Clubs Page, the first clubs to book get pitch priority.
This year, camp for longer and beat the queues on Friday with FREE Thursday Arrival! for Club Campers. (Weekend Tickets are also required)
The Pamper Pod is equipped with mirrors, electric points, dressing tables and chairs, you can freshen up in the morning or get dolled up for the evening. So whether you want to straighten that frizz, create some curls or apply that lippy, come along to the Pamper Pod and make yourself festival ready.
Santa Pod Raceway is the UK's premier Drag Strip in the middle of England on the border of Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire.
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