Just a little snippet video from Friday of the Main Event. Kindly put together by www.quartermilehigh.com It's a little ironic that i said we'd go slowly as not to break it...lol.

Firstly, apologies for not updating the site sooner, as I'm sure you can imagine, the team has been working hard to deliver on this almighty project.

Thanks to massive efforts from all involved, and everyone listed in the sponsors rosta to the left of this article, the car was rolled out at Santa Pod on Friday night to meet its first engagement at a VXR Sprint Night.

Fired on Saturday, and onto the track on Sunday for shakedown/licensing passes, the team are massively pleased with how things are going so far.. Of course there are the normal new car teething troubles, but none are insurmountable.

We'll be testing on Thursday and then, all being well, racing at The Main Event this weekend. In the meantime, here's a video of one of our shakedown passes, 700 feet of throttle...

Also, thanks to the very kind Tog, of Eurodragster fame, here are a couple of photos of the car.. Copyright remains with Tog/Eurodragster of course..

More videos and updates will follow once we return from Santa Pod.. If you're at the track, please feel free to come and say hello, it's likely that we'll be busy, but don't be afraid to say Hi, Slinky will be somewhere near to have a chat if the team are busy working on the car.

Penske Racing Shocks UK is proud to be supplying the official VXR Drag Racing team with the new 7500 series in-line double adjustable coilover damper.

The 7500 double adjustable allows independent adjustment of compression and rebound forces allowing the team to fine tune their shock set up to chassis and track demands. The custom spec shocks have been hand built with specific piston/valving to suit the Red Victor 3 chassis. Penske Racing Shocks are CNC machined to meticulous tolerances to ensure consistent and repeatable performance and the all CNC machined aluminium configuration also brings the benefits of reduced unsprung mass.

The drag spec shocks from Penske Racing Shocks have been extensively developed in NHRA, Pro-Stock, Pro-Mod, ADRL and IHRA classes. The full piston range from Penske is available and the shocks are owner re-buildable and re-valveable allowing the end user to fine tune their shock’s performance to their chassis requirements.

Andy Frost, team principal of Red Victor 1 racing says” We are very happy to be working with a world renowned shock absorber manufacturer, who will bring a wealth of expertise in a very crucial area on the car. We thank Richard Scott and Penske Racing Shocks UK for their support and look forward to giving them some good data to work with”

Penske Racing Shocks UK looks forward to supporting and advising the Official VXR Drag Racing team to ensure they unlock the cars full potential through careful damper tuning. The damper plays a crucial role in controlling the dynamics of the chassis and how the tyre contacts the track and we will be working with Andy to help improve traction and control off the line with subsequent reductions in run times.

You can see the whole range of Penske UK’s racing shocks at www.penskeshocks.co.uk

We are happy to announce that Hi spec motorsport are to become technical partners to the Official VXR drag race team in 2011.
Team principal Andy Frost says" We are really pleased that Hi-Spec have joined the team for the 2011 season. We used Hi-Spec brake discs and calipers on RV2 with great success,particularly as we were able to stop a 1550kg car without a parachute from 200+mph! We're really happy to be using their new R126 6 pot caliper and new modular handbrake caliper on RV3. Having confidence with the braking system is paramount and we're more than happy to be using Hi-Spec for our braking needs once again"
Geoff at Hispec says; "We are very happy to be involved once again with the highly professional Red Victor 1 racing Team

We thank Hi-Spec for their foresight in choosing our team to display their products and look forward to working with them in regards to the braking system.
You can visit their website at www.hispecmotorsport.co.uk or call Roy on 01322 286850 to discuss your requirements.