Had this near me. People moved near to an airport (operating for 80+ years) then complain about planes flying over their house 🤦‍♂️

That estate of twats that bought property beside Brands Hatch….that had been their for DECADES before, And tried to stop motorsport, It’s like DUUUUURRRRRR….

@phillwainewright4221 - I can just imagine: "Right. Well, I'm here now, so you can stop all that racing stuff!"

We had a development built at the end of the runway of a small airport. All the homes were ready for sale in the winter - the rainy times (strange that). In the spring the local pilots wanted to go out and enjoy themselves. The new home owners complained, saying that the realtors told them that the airport was closed. That it was, as it was a visual flight rules airfield and during rain and bad weather it is 'closed'. What the realtors did not tell them was that there were plans to upgrade the airport with more hangers, a longer runway, and all weather flying. Many council meetings, letters to the local papers, and threats of law suits later and they were told. Bugger off - the airfield was there for 40 years the plans for the improvement were on the table long before the developer put in the plans for the homes. The airfield, if they had visited it (i.e. walk across the road), was still active and had all the improvement plans on the a big bill board (visible from the road). :)

@@watson956 i read this in Hyacinth Bucket's voice

for "green field site" read "flood plain"

@@1anwrang13r Yes, developers seem to miss the fact that people have had centuries in which to build on certain areas, but never did... I wonder why ;-)

@hitzmanji1978 Well they'd be okay on a flood plain then wouldn't they?

​@hitzmanji1978prove it.

​@hitzmanji1978 No, far too expensive. They're for well heeled city dwellers who can get a larger house on such a site at the same price as their rabbit hutch in the city. And they can kid themselves that they're living in the countryside, although these developments destroy the countryside.

I remember meeting your dad many times in the 60s, he was a true pioneer and a great character. You have my sincere condolences.

Came here for this comment! 😂

@@danielbaxter6203 Except the village in North Bedfordshire has one "d" or is that Pea, I am getting confused?

One "d" - That's my instinct... Maybe I'm too old, destined to be forgotten, maybe we're all detined to forgotten...

@@wisepranker YEAH! ^that's right I thionk... The documentary was about Peas in Poddington, a fictional places... So how it was a documentary?

@@podulox Did you not see the same documentary as me?

Keith Sales and Gerry Tyack. Keith gave me a lift back to London in the Jag one weekend.

@@johnevans388 You lucky man!

Someone with ££ signs in their eyes - that's what it usually amounts to.

@@dw7920and who lives nowhere near it. There’s lot of turds out there just like that.

I was there on the day in 1984 that he set the record. Quite an incredible thing to witness. And it is still, almost 40 years later, the fastest 1/4 mile time recorded not just at Santa Pod, but at ANY drag strip in the world.

Saw S A Miller run three events at the Pod, can’t remember the year but Sammy had difficulty getting rocket grade peroxide, so he sourced some from Eastern Europe. They added what they referred to as fuel stabiliser, it caused a fire on the run & burned the parachutes and parachute pack. I have a burned pack strap, that held the pack shut until the wire was pulled out to deploy the laundry. It’s a treasured item in a display case at my home in Australia now. It was part of Vanishing Point when it ran those record elapsed times, Sammy’s business card also says 0-100 mph in .36 of a second. RIP Sammy 1945-2002

That makes it even more hallowed ground in my book. 👍

Was that the prisoner theme played at the end of this video?

​@JD-wn3cc No, it wasn't. I'm sure the theme will be on youtube if you have a look. Be seeing you. 👌

Congrats. :)

Well done! You'll be able to make fine use of this drag strip now.

Congratulations :)

Congrats, but don't be boastful - it upsets those of us who took more than one go!

couple of flashes and you'll have to re take your test... careful.

I thought exactly that (nearly-that) EDIT: Barely that at all...

@@podulox love the rapid climb down, a master stroke 😳

With any body parts visible or not?

I remember those days! Do they no longer do them? It must be getting on for 40 years since I’ve been. I hope to get there again one day.

Run what you brung is very much still a feature, it’s pads the gaps between the major events.

@boola6969 A friend (who hasn't really grown up) is taking me in June in his souped up BMW. Will be just like the old days apart from us being older and fatter.😄

@@zeb3144 .....and its a woke shithole now where fun is not allowed....zzzz thank go0dness I raced in the 80/90s when it was REALLY good, none of that boring "jr" crap and jet crap every 2 hrs...we rocked.

It's changed beyond all recognition in that time , Keith's done a great job and it's a fantastic facility now .

I disagree, I think it's the best view in the world 😀, the track that is .

I think you meant to say "October 15th 1997"😊

@@romanroad483 Oops yes a typo there. I was thinking of 1977 at the same time, when Star Wars came out. A year before I met Harrison Ford opposite Elstree Studios, the home of Star Wars and Indiana Jones. 😂

@@bobbybigboyyes No problem. I am re reading Richard Nobles book, Thrust, so had the dates in my head. A very good book by the way.

@@romanroad483 I haven't heard of that book. Sounds interesting. We kinda lose touch with our interests after getting married and having kids, though getting divorced is worse when I lost my home and my 87 Sierra Cosworth.

You need to change held to still holds as held is the past tense and I'm pretty sure Thrust SSC is the current land speed record holder.

I saw it too and it was amazing, especially as the top fuel dragsters did not get much above 200mph.

Me too What a sight! I didn't know the record still stood either.

@@themotorider1 Partly I think because nobody else has been mad enough to try it, but also inability to obtain hydrogen peroxide of the required grade. I think there were only a handful of suppliers at that time, and they have long since either shut up shop or declined to supply it. Given we've now had a 340mph 1000ft funnycar pass in the US, I'd be curious to see just how close a nitro car could get to that record over the full quarter.

@@phildaly3561 Something to look forward too, for sure. Certainly be an ear splitter!!🙂👍

I was there that day too. I stood half way down the track and when Sammy went past I could not turn my head quick enough. From memory the acceleration figures were in the region of 0-60mph 0.2 secs and 0-100mph 0.4 secs. You had to see it to believe it.

Thank you! Came here looking for this comment, as I knew I knew it from somewhere but just couldn't place it.

I thought that no one noticed it! What a memory for the Gran Turismo music and the game itself!

What a claim to fame. "Mr Methane farted flour in my earhole." Thank you for your service.

That car was back at Dragstalgia last year but didn't make a single run due to ignition problems.

Nice one, thanks for watching!

Thanks a lot mate!

Simon ,go early on a top fuel event ,you will not believe what you see ,been going for 50 years , highly recommend it if your into power and speed .

Great thing about drag racing is you don't need pit passes. You can walk around the pits and talk to the teams and watch them work.

WHAT? 🙉

Bet it was worth it though

DOWN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE GARDEN...

THIS!

Despite their easy-going appearance, the Poddington Peas are surprisingly litigious when it comes to their music licensing. Creep-Pea is actually a fully qualified corporate lawyer and has sued many an unsuspecting KZfaq channel.

You sure it wasn't called that after its infamous toilets haha

Any race venue is good in my book, I've been a few times :D

Nice one, thanks for watching!

Thanks a lot mate, appreciate that!

Nice one, thanks for watching!

👋🏻

I’m thankful that this video did not play out with the Poddington Peas. Haven’t seen it for about 35 years but it still pops into my head occasionally (especially when driving in that general area).