The British Drag Racing Association (BDRA) was formed in June 1964 by Sydney Allard, a Ford motor dealer, hillclimbing, rally and circuit racing car driver. It later became the British Drag Racing Association & Hot Rod Association but reverted to BDRA in 1982.
It opened the first permanent drag racing strip in the UK at Santa Pod, near Bedford in 1966.
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British Drag Racing Association Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA