USC 2005 Report We have now reached the end of another fantastic Ultimate Street Car at Santa Pod. 2005 saw the start of loads of new features for the show, and turned out to be unquestionably the best modified car show ever held at the 'Pod.
With three days of Run What YA Brung, hundreds of traders, thousands of club cars and lots of pretty ladies, it was an action-packed weekend that simply flew by. USC 2005 will be remembered as a year of massive variety, with all types of modified cars represented, including 50's style hot rods, yank-style low-riders, Japanese street-racers, euro-cruisers , and even oddballs such as bike-powered rascal vans and Bond-bugs. This variety was reflected in everything from the Run What Ya Brung cars through to the show cars and club stands, and it gave the event a fantastic festival vibe that lasted all weekend. The Run What Ya Brung gave members of the general public the chance to get their cars out on the strip to test performance and to settle scores, and it was great to see good times being set from the word "go". Also on track were a variety of demo cars including Pro Mod cars from the FIA European championship, with Danny Cockrill rightdown into the 6's. Of course the incredible Fireforce jet car also showed us what "quick" means, with thundering passes in the 5's. The track also helped Stuart Meads to set a new world record for a street legal Mini, getting into the 9's at last! Roger Clarke Motorsport also smashed the Subaru Impreza record, getting an easy 9 in their incredible car, running a sub 2-litre engine!
The Run What Ya Brung winners are listed below. These are the fastest cars of the three days in each class, showing race number, elapsed time and then terminal speed. This section will be updated fully shortly. Class A - FWD All Motor: Class B - FWD + 1 Power Adder: B516 Class C - FWD + 2 Power Adders: C211 Class D - RWD/4WD All Motor: D252 11.157 @ 125.96 Class E - RWD/4WD + 1 Power Adder: Class F - RWD/4WD + 2 Power Adders: F751 9.841 @ 142.81 Class X - Non Road Legal: X1700
Off track, there were dozens of competitions to get involved in or to enjoy watching, including the burn-out competition, which was won on Saturday by Craig Dean in his old-skool Mercedes. Craig had a very successful day, also winning the exhaust flame-out competition in the evening in his ludicrous propane-injected Ford Sierra! This was the second flame-out competition held at USC and it was great to see how the game has moved on since last year, with some hugely entertaining entrants, including a mini-tractor! The Sunday burn-out competition was won by Elliot Finlay and Adam Thrift from Luton. Well done guys for putting on a great show. Our best wishes go out to burn-out legend and Santa Pod regular "Legs" who missed USC 2005 due to illness. Get well soon. Saturday evening hosted the all-new Miss Promo competition, and was won by Babestation sex-pot Imogen after a hard-fought battle of pole-dancing and car-washing.The Mr & Miss USC competition was held on an outdoor stage for the first time on Sunday, and the winners were:
Drift shows took place throughout Saturday and Sunday up near the pits, and these guys put on awesome displays of power and driving skill. another welcome new addition to USC.
The USC Show & Shine competition featured the best-ever entry, with almost 100 gleaming show-cars lined-up for the competition on Sunday morning including Sean Egan's Blue Ford Capri as seen on MTV's Pimp My Ride. The judging was made by our mates at Fast Car magazine, headed up by Midge, who showed that he was a man not influenced by politics, and only by original show cars.
We hope you all had a fantastic time at USC 2005, and we look forward to seeing you next year! Thanks to everyone who attended the event, and everyone who helped make it happen. Cruise Sport, would like to thank the guys from London Modified Collective that supplyed their cars, and the girls from shock models for pullying in the attention.
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