USC - Ultimate Street Car
Car Show on Fri 6th to Sun 8th August 2021
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.
Buy Tickets Online at www.santapodtickets.com or phone Box Office on 01234 782828
This year, Beat the queues on Friday with a Thursday Arrival Ticket!
(Tickets Per person, Weekend Tickets are also required. Full Ticket Info)
USC Ticket / Covid-19 Update
At Santa Pod Raceway the safety and welfare of racegoers, participants and our staff is our highest priority. To ensure our site is Covid secure, visitors will find hygiene, social distancing and safety measures around site in line with Government guidance. View the latest information regarding how the situation is affecting events at Santa Pod Raceway on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) page.
Tickets for USC 2021 are on sale but if you already have tickets from USC 2020, these are simply rolled over to USC 2021 (like for like). You do not need to do anything other than show up with your USC 2020 tickets.
In the unfortunate event that USC 2021 must be postponed, all ticket holders for this year will be offered to transfer to USC 2022. Please see Santa Pod Raceway’s Essential Info page for full terms and conditions.
Music* (Fri & Sat)
USC hosts three music zones with top-name DJs, bands, amazing light shows, hot dancers and awesome tunes, so bring your mates, get a three-day ticket and have a party!
The first acts confirmed for USC 2021 are Devlin headlining the Main Stage on Friday night, Yungen Saturday night, Squad Up host the Dance Tent on Saturday with Silent Disco in Fuelers Bar.
Further details on the Music page. Evening Music not included with Day Tickets.
Beat the queues on Friday with a Thursday Arrival Ticket, DJs will be playing in Fuelers Bar. Fri/Sat/Sun Tickets are also required.
Autoglym Show & Shine (Sun)
The USC Show & Shine features the best show cars in the business. But there's room for you too! Anyone with a great car can enter, just turn up on the day. Prizes from Autoglym and trophies for winners.
Trophies Up For Grabs:
- Best of Show
- Best All Rounder
- Best Engine Bay
- Best Exterior
- Most Extreme
- Best Interior
- Best ICE
- Best Retro
- Judges Choice
Full details on the Show n Shine page.
Saturday Show Paddock (Sat)
No prizes, no judging. Just somewhere cool to park your car if you want it to be seen on Saturday. If your show car is deep on the campsite, then head on round on Saturday morning and park up in the Show Paddock for all to see. Please remove your car and park back in your camp area by 3pm.
Run What Ya Brung - RWYB
(Fri 9.30am - 8pm, Sat 9.45am - 8pm & Sun 9.45am - 5pm)
Get your car on the most famous quarter mile in Europe and race your mates! Prizes for fastest in class. £30 for 3 runs on the track, with full performance print-out. Track open all three days. Don't forget your driving licence if you want to join in!
Trophies for best in class. Full details on the RWYB page
If you can't wait until USC, visit www.RWYB.com for a full calendar of RWYB dates at Santa Pod Raceway.
Jet Funny Car (Fri, Sat & Sun)
Martin Hill will be firing himself along the ¼ mile in the FireForce 3 Jet funny car. The car is pure insanity, it’s essentially a jet engine, normally destined for heavy duty aircraft, on wheels, with a seat for the driver. With 10,000bhp at the team’s disposal, we’ve come to expect 5 second ET’s from this machine and speeds of over 270mph. Prepare to feel the noise!
USC Burnout Competition (Sat)
Torture your tyres for the crowd’s amusement in the gladiatorial-style burnout contest.
Full info on the Burn Out page.
Flame Out (Sat)
Saturday night at USC is "flame night" as the biggest flaming exhausts in the country compete to amaze and amuse the crowd with an awesome fire show!
More info on the Flame Out page.
Dancers (Fri & Sat)
Stage Dancers: The gorgeous Bass Honeys will be performing on the Main Stage Friday and Saturday evenings, pole dancing, fire breathing and much more.
Pole Dancers: Take one pole, one music track and one hot girl, and what have you got? A pole-dance show! Free entry in Fuelers Bar. Strictly OVER-18s ONLY
Lapdance Club: If you like the pole dancing, then you’ll love the lapdance club. Book yourself a private dance and sit on your hands. Strictly OVER-18s ONLY
XXX Show (Fri & Sat)
The strictly adults only XXX show will be back with adult entertainment stars taking to the stage. You can never be sure what to expect at the XXX shows so make sure not to miss one. Guys can get pics with the girls after each show. Strictly OVER-18s ONLY
Terry Grant Stunt Shows (Sat & Sun)
Car show legend Terry Grant will be here performing stunts and drifting his way around the arena throughout the weekend. Terry makes donuts, J turns, parallel turns and 2 wheel driving look easy which allows him to do things that have to be seen to be believed.
Team Maximum Lock (Sat & Sun)
All the way from Malta, Team Maximum Lock will be performing their synchronised, close formation driving and drift show.
Broke FMX (Sat & Sun)
The thrill of seeing athletes jumping 35 feet in the air pulling acrobatic stunts over gaps approaching 100 feet is a sight to behold and challenges the very senses. The show features the UK’s top ranked freestyle motocross riders, incorporating the latest heart stopping tricks usually only seen on TV.
Club Camping
If you have 10 or more cars coming then you can book a club camping pitch.
Further details and booking form on the Car Clubs Page, the first clubs to book get pitch priority.
View fulll Santa Pod Raceway Camping Information.
This year, camp for longer and beat the queues on Friday with a Thursday Arrival Ticket! (Tickets Per person, Weekend Tickets are also required. Full Ticket Info)
Fun Fair Rides (Fri , Sat & Sun)
All the fun of the fair with waltzers, dodgems and all manner of wild rides that will spin, twist, flip and thrill you or just grab some candyfloss and hit the arcades.
Token Bundles available from the Dodgems counter. Get 27 funfair tokens for £25 OR 55 tokens for £50 and really keep the kids busy for hours! Each token counts as £1 when redeemed. (tokens are non-refundable)
Ride prices: Dodgems - £4, Waltzer - £3, Sizzler - £3, Trampolines - £3, Kiddies Rides - £3. (All Days)
Mr & Miss USC Competition (Sat only)
The annual Mr & Miss USC competition has created heroes and careers …
and as ever, YOU can be part of the legend!
If you want the chance to WIN £200 CASH, and if you want to be in all the magazines, this is the time and the place. All contestants will have their admission cost refunded too!
All it takes is a lot of guts and huge sense of fun. You don’t have to have the model physique or the face of an angel… but it can of course help. We’ll be testing competitors’ skills with a series of mini games but it’s the audience who have the final say, and winning them over is the ultimate aim. Open to competitors over 18 years old.
Man v Food (Fri)
So you fancy yourself as a big eater? Why not take on some colossal food challenges with sick buckets at the ready and the opportunity of winning £100 and trophy. Open to men and women.
Drift Rides (Sat & Sun)
If you want the ultimate sideways fix but wince at the thought of taking your own car, why not jump in with one of our pros who will give you the ride of your life for a mere £10! Take a smokey trip around the Drift
Ride Arena for some adrenaline filled
fun!
If you are interested in trying drifting for yourself then Santa Pod holds regular Drift What Ya Brung days, full details at www.DWYB.co.uk.
Handling Track (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 just for fun, but it's yet another way you can play with your car at USC, and you don't need mega-power to have fun. In fact, the top cars on the handling circuit are nearly always the little 'uns.
More info on the Handling page.
Show n Go (Go - Fri & Sat, Show - Sun)
Has your car got beauty as well as brawn? If so we have a competition especially for you! If you enjoy blasting it down the ¼ mile and looking good whilst doing it, make sure you get involved with Show & Go this USC!
Full details on the Show & Go page.
Trade Village (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!
Daytime Stage (Sat & Sun)
There will be DJs and MCs on stage priming you for the evening entertainment and providing the audio backdrop to Show n Shine on Sunday.
Food & Drink (Fri, Sat & Sun)
Caterers and bars will be open around site all weekend. There will be a wide range of food and drink to suit all tastes from burgers and pizzas to Chinese, Mexican and Indian. Coffee and Milkshakes plus Licensed Bars (Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult, no under 18s after 11pm). Cash machines are in the Shops but please be ready to pay for items on site from our catering units and Pod Shop with contactless card payment rather than cash. View caterer details.
View photos from USC 2019 on the Facebook Gallery.
Santa Pod Raceway
Santa Pod Raceway is the UK's premier Drag Strip in the middle of England on the border of Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire. For full venue details please visit www.santapod.com.
Mailing List
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Please be aware that on the routes leading to Santa Pod Raceway, local Police will be carrying out Speed Enforcement Operations during the event and they will also be targeting other traffic offences in relation to Seat Belts, use of Mobile Phones and Illegal Number Plates etc.
If reports of antisocial driving reach the venue from local residents, drivers responsible run the risk of being refused admission without refund.
Important Notices
1) EXIT & RE-ENTRY GUIDE: USC is one of Santa Pod’s busiest and most popular events in the calendar and we have a large number of visitors using rural routes through our neighbouring villages. To relieve our local communities of unnecessary traffic during the event, USC operates a strict re-entry policy to minimise disruption: visitors choosing to leave the venue anytime during the weekend will need to pay to re-enter the venue even if they have already purchased a ticket. So, please bring all of the camping supplies that you will need for the weekend including enough petrol/diesel! Your continued cooperation in this matter is always appreciated and keeps the USC vibe alive.
2) NO GLASS: No glass bottles, jars etc allowed on site. This is for you and your car's safety and especially for those in the camping areas. Cars will be searched on arrival.
3) NO CHINESE LANTERNS: Chinese Lanterns are banned at Santa Pod Raceway as they pose a real fire hazard to the crops and thatched roofs surrounding the track.
4) When you arrive and leave site, please keep your speed down, don't litter and respect local residents.
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