the same race meeting Eric Teboul set a time of 5.23 seconds at 249 mph on his Hydrogen Peroxide Rocket Bike, which he further improved to 5.19 seconds at the European championships in September 2010. In 2012 drag-racer Andy Frost set the record of `the world's fastest accelerating road-legal car' at the UK's Santa Pod Raceway. In September 2010, 47-year-old Briton Perry Watkins drove a racing vehicle decorated as a formal dining table complete with tablecloth, chairs, place settings, food and various vessels. The vehicle was dubbed "The Fast Food". It performed 2 runs at Santa Pod, topping out at 130 mph and achieving an average speed of 113.8 mph. Santa Pod for many years remained the fastest all-asphalt dragstrip in the world since most North American tracks are partially or entirely concrete in construction. However, during the winter of 2017/2018, the entire length of the track was lifted and replaced with a track constructed entirely in concrete, the reasoning being that concrete gives more consistent times as it, “moves around less” than asphalt. Since 1987, it has hosted the annual Bug Jam weekend. In popular culture Santa Pod appears in Led Zeppelin's concert film The Song Remains The Same. Drummer John Bonham drove a dragster at the raceway for his showcase scene in the film. See also Drag racing References Further reading Crazy horses: the history of British drag racing by Brian Taylor, foreword by Don Garlits, Haynes Pub., 2009, External links Official Santa Pod website Site offering live coverage of Drag Racing events at Santa Pod and other venues Santa Pod's Governing Body for European Drag Racing Photos and video shot at Santa Pod by Brian Fawcus Ultimate Street Car (USC) official site Bug Jam VW Show Drag racing venues in Europe Motorsport venues in England Sports venues in Bedfordshire Sports venues completed in 1966