The 1960s

• 1.9.60 Formation Of The BHRA

• 1964 Formation Of The BDRA

• September 1963 First appearance of an American dragster in the UK

• 22.9.63 The first eight second run on British soil

• 17.5.64 The first Drag Race Meeting in the UK

• 3.10.65 The first 200mph run on British soil

• 11.4.66 Santa Pod Raceway opens

• 28.8.66 The first British Drag Racing Championships

• 9.7.67 The first nine second bike run

• 22.10.67 The first British eight second run (official record session)

• 1968 Formation of the BDR&HRA

• 16.6.68 The second bike into the nines

• 23.9.68 Hagon goes 200mph (Official record session)

• 20.7.68 The first side-by-side run by two British Top Fuelers

• 10.8.68 The first British eight second run at Santa Pod

The 1970s

• 19.4.70 The Inaugural NDRC meeting

• 11.7.70 Santa Pods first International meeting

• 9.8.70 The first British seven second run

• 27.9.70 The first British 200mph run (Disputed)

• 11.4.71 The first British 200mph run

• 2.4.72 The first British rear engined dragster

• 28.5.72 The first British six second run

• 27.8.72 The first side-by-side six second run

• 27.8.72 The first side-by-side 200mph run

• 3.2.73 The first UK drivers to compete in the USA

• 28.4.74 The first UK built Funny Car into the sevens

• 5.5.74 The first nine second Pro Stock run

• 26.5.74 The first six second Funny Car run

• 15.6.74 The first seven second run from an Altered

• 14.9.74 The first eight second bike run

• 8.6.75 The first eight second bike run by a UK rider

• 5.7.75 The first side-by-side eight second bike runs

• 17.4.76 The first British five second run

• 6.11.77 The first side-by-side all European eight second bike race

• 16.9.78 The first four second run (Rocket powered)

• 7.7.79 The first 300mph run (Rocket powered)

The 1980s

• 4.4.80 The first six second Pro Comp run

• 12.9.80 The first seven second bike run

• 20.4.81 The first eight second Pro Stock Bike run

• 12.4.82 The first British driver to go under five seconds

• 26.9.82 The second UK Five second run

• 25.5.86 The first five second Funny Car run

• 21.9.86 The first five second Funny car by a European racer

• 27.3.89 The first side-by-side five second run

• 27.8.89 The first seven second Pro Mod run

The 1990s

• 5.5.90 The first six second bike run

• 16.6.90 The first seven second Pro Stock bike run

• 23.6.90 The first 200mph bike run

• 23.6.90 The first seven second Pro Stock bike run in the Uk

• 23.9.90 The first side-by-side 200mph bike race

• 21.7.91 The first 200mph Pro mod run

• 20.7.92 The first five second Alcohol run

• 17.7.93 The first six second Pro Mod run

• 25.6.95 The first British four second Top Fuel driver

• 3.7.93 The first side-by-side five second Funny Car runs

• 13.9.97 The first Top Methanol Funny Car five

• 12.9.98 The first four second Top Fuel run

The 2000s

• 29.5.00 The first six second Pro Stock run

• 7.5.01 The first five second jet car run

• 2.6.02 The first Top Fuel 300mph & side by side fours