Santa Pod Raceway's International Race Director Darren Prentice and his wife Nicola are to organise an auction at the FIA European Finals to benefit the baby unit which cared for their son Owen after his early arrival. The items will all be auctioned at the track but E-Mail bids are already being accepted. The list of items for auction and current bids is below.

What do to if you want to bid: E-Mail bidding is now closed. Items will be auctioned at the track over the weekend. If your bid is not topped at the track then you will be contacted in due course.

What to do if you want to donate items: Darren and Nicola would be very grateful indeed for further donations. If you would like to donate an item then please send an E-Mail to auction@eurodragster.com with details.

AUCTION ITEMS

The latest items are at the top.


Autographed photo of the Wildside Inc Top Fuel Dragster, the team's first burnt piston, one five-spoke Centreline front wheel from Jens Nybo's 1998 Championship runner-up car with fine detailing of his renowned yellow and black colours, and one of the team's special edition Union Jack crew shirts (all items as one lot, donated by Lesley Wright for the Wildside Inc Top Fuel Dragster team) Added 06/09/02

Santa Pod umbrella, Bug Jam 16 t-shirt, sub 5 polo shirt, sub 5 fleece, Top Fuel pin badge, Santa Pod Top Fuel photo frame, Santa Pod bottle opener key ring, 1/64 Whit Bazemore FC model, 1/64 Cruz Pedregon FC model, Santa Pod cap, Ultimate Street Car sun hat, Santa Pod mug, Santa Pod combat trousers, all packed in a Santa Pod holdall (all items as one lot, donated by Santa Pod Raceway) CURRENT BID £20

Thunder Charger model, Bug Jam 16 T-shirt, two Ultimate Street Car t-shirts, Santa Pod cap, Santa Pod baby bibs, Santa Pod woolly cap, Santa Pod mug, Santa Pod pass holder, Santa Pod water bottle, 2001 FIA European Drag Racing Championship video, a pair of Santa Pod baby's shoes, Santa Pod desk top lamp, all packed in a Santa Pod satchel (all items as one lot, donated by Santa Pod Raceway)

Santa Pod water bottle, sub 5 t-shirt, Ultimate Street Car t-shirt, Santa Pod mouse pad/calculator, 2002 FIA European Drag Racing Championship video, Santa Pod ashtray and lighter, Santa Pod Christmas Tree key ring, Santa Pod Pro Stock Bike photo frame, Santa Pod sew on badge, Santa Pod cap, Santa Pod baby's bib, Santa Pod baby's shoes, Santa Pod canvas ruck sack, Santa Pod key holder, Santa Pod desk lamp, all packed in a Santa Pod ruck sack (all items as one lot, donated by Santa Pod Raceway)

Extra Large Santa Pod clothing: Beige SPR shirt, all-weather heavy wear SPR jacket, SPR rugby top, SPR body warmer (all items as one lot, donated by Santa Pod Raceway) CURRENT BID £50

Kenny Bernstein T-Shirt, signed by Kenny Bernstein and inscribed with his personal best time and speed (donated by Anthony Cohen, American Car Imports Racing car owner and Eurodragster sponsor) CURRENT BID £10

Large Top Fuel Team Switzerland T-Shirt and signed photograph of Peter Beck (donated by Peter Beck)

Extra Large Top Fuel Team Switzerland T-Shirt and signed photograph of Peter Beck (donated by Peter Beck)

Successful bidder and a friend to become part of the Fireforce Jet FC crew for a day at the Flame and Thunder Show at Santa Pod Raceway in November, plus two T-Shirts and two baseball caps (donated by Martin Hill and the Fireforce team) CURRENT BID £125

Framed autographed photograph of Gordon Smith at the 2002 FIA Main Event plus Dragsterworld.com 2002 Photo CD (donated by Dragsterworld.com)

Successful bidder to sit in the seat of the American Car Imports Racing Top Methanol Dragster during a warm-up on the Sunday of the FIA European Finals (donated by Dave Wilson and the American Car Imports Racing team) CURRENT BID £100

Successful bidder to become part of The Dealer Top Fuel Bike team for one day at a race in 2003. Also included is a team shirt (donated by Steve Woollatt and the Dealer Top Fuel Bike team) CURRENT BID £40

Large signed photograph of the Peter Schöfer Racing Top Methanol Dragster, Europe's quickest Small Block Dragster (donated by Peter Schöfer Racing)

Two spark plugs from the first European four-second pass (driver Kent Persson) mounted on a wooden plinth, and two spark plugs from Andy Carter's 4.897 pass at the 2002 FIA Main Event (donated by Eddie Corr, Crew Chief, Carter Motorsports) CURRENT BID £10

Three drag racing T-Shirts and a Mad Dog Kenny Youngblood print (donated by Dave Alexander)

Svensk Dragracing Fan pack including a black Nordic Drag Racing Series piquée polo shirt and NDRS cap (donated by Svensk Dragracing)

Cap autographed and inscribed "England rules", "102 wins", by John Force (donated by John Force, arranged by Bill Sherratt and Tom Hoover) CURRENT BID £50

Cap autographed and inscribed "To the Queen, keep up the good work", "102 wins" by John Force (donated by John Force, arranged by Bill Sherratt and Tom Hoover) CURRENT BID £40

Cap autographed and inscribed "102 wins" by John Force (donated by John Force, arranged by Bill Sherratt and Tom Hoover) CURRENT BID £25

Cap autographed and inscribed "102 wins" by John Force (donated by John Force, arranged by Bill Sherratt and Tom Hoover) CURRENT BID £20

Cap autographed and inscribed "102 wins" by John Force (donated by John Force, arranged by Bill Sherratt and Tom Hoover) CURRENT BID £10

1/24 scale Castrol GTX 2002 Mustang Funny Car, box autographed and inscribed "102 wins" and "God Save The Queen" by John Force (donated by John Force, arranged by Bill Sherratt and Tom Hoover) CURRENT BID £150

1/24 scale Castrol GTX 2002 Mustang Funny Car, box autographed and inscribed "102 wins" and "Good luck English" by John Force (donated by John Force, arranged by Bill Sherratt and Tom Hoover) CURRENT BID £100

Piston from the American Car Imports Top Methanol Dragster engraved "5.507" from that pass at Gardermoen (donated by Dave Wilson and the American Car Imports TMD team) CURRENT BID £25

Medium Carter Motorsports T-Shirt, poster and mouse mat all autographed by Andy Carter (three items as one lot, donated by Andy Carter and the Carter Motorsports Top Fuel Dragster team) CURRENT BID £10

Lex Joon Racing cap and T-Shirt signed by Lex (donated by Lex Joon Racing)

Blue XL AC Delco jacket (donated by AC Delco/Malmgren Racing) CURRENT BID £25

Red XL Jerry Bickel Race Cars jacket (donated by AC Delco/Malmgren Racing) CURRENT BID £25

A rare piece of a Pro Stock Oldsmobile: the left rear window complete with starting number and contestant stickers from Gainesville and Pomona in 1996 (donated by AC Delco/Malmgren Racing) CURRENT BID £10

A "greasy" Oldsmobile apron signed by Michael Malmgren and crew, and a Jaz metal seat from the Pro Stock Oldsmobile (two items as one lot, donated by AC Delco/Malmgren Racing) CURRENT BID £25

AC Delco Racing crew shirt, Medium (donated by AC Delco/Malmgren Racing) CURRENT BID £10

AC Delco Racing crew shirt, Small (donated by AC Delco/Malmgren Racing) CURRENT BID £10

A day in the Santa Pod Racers Club Junior Dragster at a Run What You Brung in 2003 (donated by SPRC) CURRENT BID, two bids of £50, the first takes precedence (Dave Nelson)

Ian Marshall's original yellow/black Chief Starter shirt, signed by Ian (donated by Ian Marshall) CURRENT BID £40

Framed 19" x 13" photographic print, Kim Reymond v Andy Carter (with header flames) at 2001 FIA European Finals and a framed 19" x 13" photographic print, Gerry Steiner's Nostalgia Top Fueller at Las Vegas (both items as one lot, donated by Eurodragster.com) CURRENT BID £20

Crankshaft from the North Herts Engineering Fuel FC (donated by Mark and Jackie Hawkins and the North Herts Engineering Fuel FC team)

NHRA Drag Racing 2 computer game and Vanson Leathers polo top (two items as one lot, donated by Ian King) CURRENT BID £20

VIP Family ticket for the Flame and Thunder Show at Santa Pod Raceway in November (donated by Santa Pod Raceway) CURRENT BID £110

Limited-edition 'Bill Sherratt Night Launch' print, large Showtime Fuel FC polo shirt, and two Snap On Tools t-shirts (four items as one lot, donated by Showtime Racing) CURRENT BID £25

Limited-edition pencil drawing signed by the team, large Showtime Fuel FC polo shirt, and two Snap On Tools t-shirts (four items as one lot, donated by Showtime Racing) CURRENT BID £10

1/64 die cast models: Kenny Bernstein 1979 Chelsea King Plymouth FC, Tom Hoover 1998 Pioneer Dodge FC, John Force 2000 Castrol GTX Ford FC (three items as one lot, donated by Andy Grant) CURRENT BID £20

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