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The ACU British Dragbike Championship
Contacts | Rules |
Dates | Points | Records
The ACU, founded in 1903, is the governing body of all Motorcycle Sport
throughout the British Isles excluding Ireland. 
The ACU / UK Dragrace Championship is the only officially recognised series
for motorcycle dragracing in the UK and is the pinnacle of the sport within
these Isles. It takes place over several rounds (click here for race dates)
at various permanent tracks within the UK, and comprises five classes of
machine :
▪ Top Fuel Bike
The fastest and quickest class, reserved for machines running
Nitromethane as a fuel, and generally featuring four cylinder
supercharged engines.
▪ Funnybike
For extreme machines with an exaggerated stock looking appearance.
Generally turbocharged
and / or with Nitrous Oxide injection.
▪ Prostock Motorcycle
For normally aspirated petrol fuelled machines with a stock looking
appearance and handicapped
by minimum weights for a bike plus rider
▪ Superstreet Bike
For race machines with stock looking appearance but running street
legal treaded tyres and no
wheeliebars.
▪ Competition Bike
For all machines that do not fit into the above categories (but also
open to those that do).
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ACU Championship
Records
As at 27th September 2009 (Quarter mile times and speeds)
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Street Bike
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ET: 9.059 secs
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Dean Williamson
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9/6/96
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SCR
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MPH: 172.4
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Dean Williamson
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9/6/96
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SCR
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Superstreet
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ET: 7.308 secs
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Steve Venables
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14/9/08
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Santa Pod
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MPH: 198.55
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Steve Venables
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6/5/07
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SCR
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Comp Bike
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ET: 7.049 secs
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Phil Brachtvogel
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29/9/02
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Santa Pod
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MPH: 185.87
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Ivan Birch
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25/8/08
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SCR
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Prostock
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ET: 7.154 secs
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Dave Beck
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26/9/09
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Santa Pod
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MPH: 186.48
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Dave Beck
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27/9/08
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Santa Pod
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Funnybike
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ET: 6.703 secs
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Neil Midgley
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14/6/08
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Santa Pod
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MPH: 200.08
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Neil Midgley
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17/6/07
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Santa Pod
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Top Fuel
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ET: 6.208 secs
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Roel Koedam
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17/4/06
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Santa Pod
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MPH: 221.06
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Ian King
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14/6/08
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Santa Pod
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