Booking is now open for 2025’s British Drag Racing Hall of Fame Gala Awards Dinner. The Black-Tie occasion takes place on Saturday 15th November at its regular venue, Oatlands Park Hotel at Weybridge, Surrey KT13 9HB.
A brand new, online Gala booking system is now in operation, designed and executed by Peter Walters Race Design. The site carries full information on the occasion, with price details and payment methods, and includes menu choices with food intolerance and allergy exceptions.
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Hotel rooms may only be reserved by telephoning Oatlands Park directly – 01932 847242 – and quoting ‘BDRHoF2025’. Rooms cannot be reserved online.
Five individuals have been selected for induction as new Members of the Hall of Fame: Jon Webster, prolific racer, racecar constructor and current Pro Mod star; Kathy Taylor, Race Secretary, club administrator and Dragbike sponsor; Keith Lee, author columnist, photographer, organiser, commentator and historian; Kenny Coleman, racer, class promoter, engine builder and analyst; and Nigel Patrick, champion Dragbike racer, engineer and innovator in the UK and USA. 2024 inductee and former Funny Car champion John Spuffard, unable to attend last year’s Gala, will also be honoured.
The 2025 Stuart Bradbury Junior Drag Racing Awards will be presented to the season’s new national champions and runners-up in the Junior Dragster and Junior Dragbike divisions.
The Hall of Fame could not exist to celebrate drag racing’s history and achievements without the support of our sponsors, to whom we are indebted: Santa Pod Raceway; Santa Pod Racers Club; Ashdown Bulk Haulage and The Undertaker Fuel Funny Car; Turbosmart; The Leeks Landscape Group; USAutomotive; the National Street Rod Association; Straightliners; VP Racing; Twister; Eurodragster.com; WA Watts Automotive; Three Brothers Brewing Co.; UK Scaffolding and Shotgun Racing; Peter Walters Race Design; Paul Whitehouse Art; JulianHunt.net; Shakespeare County Relics.
