VW Breakout

Drag Racing

Big Money, Street Style Race! With £90k Prize Fund

The racing on track will be from The Doorslammers which ran in the 1970’s and 1980’s is back at Santa Pod in a bigger and better format, along with a huge prize fund.

There will be six heads-up classes along with one huge Bracket class.

Testing on Friday, Qualifying and Eliminations on Saturday and Sunday.

View full Doorslammers Information (Sat & Sun)

RWYB - Run What Ya Brung

VW & Transit only RWYB. Pre-Booking Only

The drag strip will be open for you to take your own car down the track with timing data at ETSlips! (Fri Only 9.30am to 5pm)

Signing on for RWYB is now online. You will still need to visit the Sign On Office to show your driving licence and your race voucher e-ticket before hitting the track. Please note an Admission ticket is required in addition to your RWYB Race Voucher.

Sign-on costs £45 for the day with unlimited runs. More info on the RWYB page.

Autoglym Show & Shine

Restored, modified or original… if you've got a cool VW that you want to show off, get it out of the car park and into the Show & Shine Paddock. (Sunday)

Autoglym prizes and trophies for:

• Best of Show
• Best Original
• Best Custom
• Best Interior
• Best Exterior
• Best Engine
• Best Beetle
• Top 3 Split, Bay & T25
• Top 3 T4/5/6/7
• Top 3 Water-cooled Cars
• Best Other Air-Cooled
• Judges Choice
• Promoters Choice

How to Take Part:

• Get your vehicle over to the Show Car Paddock on Sunday morning from 8am, where you will be parked up.
• Fill in your entry form, available from the Show & Shine unit.
• Make sure you're back in the Show & Shine area for the presentations to see if you've won.

Rust & Rat

If you lust for rust or are partial to patina, then get your car, van or bus into the Rat line-up in the Show Car Paddock from 9am and we’ll be awarding trophies for the coolest cars out there. (Saturday)

Autoglym prizes and trophies for:

• Best of Show
• Best Beetle
• Best Van
• Best Other Air-Cooled
• Best Water-Cooled
• Best Interior
• Best Custom
• Judges Choice

How to Take Part:

• Get your vehicle over to the Show Car Paddock on Saturday morning (from 9am… please no earlier!), where you will be parked up.
• Fill in your entry form, available from the Show & Shine unit.
• Make sure you're back in the Rust & Rat area for the presentations to see if you've won.

Fireforce 3 Jet Car

The awesome Fireforce 3 Jet Car will be thundering down the strip. The jet engine develops thrust equivalent to more than 10,000hp and can run the quarter-mile in 5 seconds with a terminal speed of 270mph! (Sat & Sun)

Oklahoma Willy - The Jet Bus

This 1958 VW pick up spent most of her life on a farm in Oklahoma and has undergone a total nut and bolt restoration. The Rolls Royce Viper 535 jet engine is from a fighter jet with an afterburner added to produce a maximum power output of 5000 lbs of thrust. (Sat & Sun)

Evening Entertainment*

A full line-up of brilliant party tunes and serious live music across 2 arenas. Whatever floats your boat, there’s bound to be something to make you boogie at VW Breakout, including live bands playing and DJs spinning the very best club dance anthems. (Fri & Sat)

Friday Stage: Mark Archer - Altern 8, Kev Allen
Friday Fuelers Bar: Hitsville Soul Stirrers
Saturday Stage: Foo Fighters GB
Saturday Fuelers Bar: Krafty Kuts, Kenny Ken & MC Moose, Dan Green, Mat Format, Trademark

Full details on the Music page

*Free as part of your sporting event ticket.

Daytime Live Stage

The Live stage will host live entertainment during the day before bands and DJs in the evenings. (Fri, Sat & Sun)

Acts will include The Black Eagles Acrobats, Sid Bowfin and Magician - Matthew Garret.

The Black Eagles

The Black eagles are a troupe of totally stunning acrobats from Tanzania, now based in the UK. They perform an amazing acrobatic show all set to lively African music, the show progresses through a series of powerful and graceful acrobatic and dance routines. A high impact, joyful show that will have you gasping in amazement. (Fri, Sat & Sun)

Sid Bowfin

Our virtuoso violinist combines madcap comedy with superb musicianship. Watch Sid and his audience compete, argue, ridicule and seduce their way through the most popular works from across centuries, turning classical performance on its head with Sid's hilarious spontaneous comedic antics. (Fri, Sat & Sun)

Magician - Matthew Garret

The impossible becomes possible on the Daytime Stage – you won’t believe your eyes! Get ready to ooooh and aaaah as professional close-up magician Matthew Garret brings all the fun and frolics. Matthew offers quality magic, he’s not a clown nor does he wear a top hat and bow tie….! What he does offer is up-to date magic for all ages – perfect for our Bug Jam festivities. “Absolutely Amazing!” – Derren Brown

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SBX

SBX are the global leader in urban & sports entertainment, developed around the best urban sports stars from the world of Basketball, Football, BMX, Skateboard, Beat Boxing, YoYo, Scooter, DJ-Ing, Graffiti, Pogo, Free Running, Street Dance and Break Dancing. SBX is a truly unique urban sports entertainment experience that cannot be seen anywhere else in the world. This weekend get ready for BMX, Beatboxing and Breakdance. (Sat Only)

Caribbean Melody Steel Band

This five piece Caribbean Melody Steel Band have been entertaining the public with the mellow tones from their steel pans for many years. Playing a wide style of music, calypso, reggae, classical, modern, jazz and pop they are suited to any occasion. (Fri, Sat & Sun)

Slippers The Split DJ Bus

The Cool Flo Arena will feature ‘Slippers the Split DJ Bus’ – this impressive VW is kitted out with a brand new DAS audio sound system for all to enjoy….all 32KW of it! With over 35 years combined industry experience this smokin’ VW has been designed by DJ’s who simply wanted to make the ultimate fantasy sound stage.

An electric mix of global top list DJ’s will be playing all weekend at The Cool Flo Arena; expect the atmosphere to be off the scale. (Fri, Sat & Sun)

Cool Flo Half Pipe

The Cool Flo Arena will also be home to their impressive BMX/Skate ramp. Their team of outstanding Pro riders will be putting on regular demonstration shows over the weekend. The ramp will also be open for public sessions so if you’re a competent rider and fancy a go, make sure you pay them a visit and catch a show! (Helmets must be worn.) (Sat & Sun)

Monster Truck - Podzilla

This mighty 10,000lbs, 1350hp monster truck driven by Garry Anderson will be crushing everything in its path. (Sat & Sun)

Broke FMX

The thrill of seeing athletes jumping 35 feet in the air pulling acrobatic stunts over gaps approaching 100 feet is a truly a sight to behold. The show features the UK’s top ranked freestyle motocross riders, incorporating the latest heart stopping tricks usually only seen on TV. (Sat & Sun)

Clubs

There’s no better way to experience VW Breakout than having an allocated club camping area.

Club Booking is now closed. View the VW Breakout 2022 Club Map

Club Perks!

• Discounted booking fee when bulk booking tickets over the phone.
• An allocated club area for your members.
• Car Club vehicle pass to gain entry to your club area.

Full terms & conditions can be found on the booking form and no disputes will be entered into.

The clubs to book for VW Breakout are:

Fun Fair Rides

All the fun of the fair with Dodgems, Waltzers, Arcades, Candy Floss and Sideshows!

Token Bundles - Get 27 funfair tokens for £25 or 55 tokens for £50 and really keep the kids busy for hours! Each token counts as £1 when redeemed. (Tokens can be purchased via cash or card at the Central Token Box and are non-refundable.)

Ride prices: Dodgems - £5, Waltzer - £4, Sizzler - £4, Trampolines - £3, Kiddies Rides - £3. (No cash will be accepted on rides – tokens only.)

BBMF

The Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight will be flying over Santa Pod Raceway with historic WWII aircraft. There will be a Spitfire on Saturday at 3.59pm and a Lancaster at 11.38am on Sunday. (Sat & Sun)

Monster Truck Rides

Experience true Pandamonium at Santa Pod! If you dare….take a passenger ride or two in the newest Monster Ride Truck to hit the UK shores! Direct from the USA to the UK! (Fri, Sat & Sun)

Traders

There will be traders at the show selling anything from clothing and stickers to car parts and collectables.

If you are a trader interested in trading at Santa Pod Raceway find Exhibitor Information here.

Retrojumble & Cars 4 Sale

Buyers: Retrojumble is your chance to find rare & vintage parts for your classic Vee-Dub.

Sellers: If you have a veritable scrapyard of second hand parts at home or just a handful of spares, autojumble is the place to sell. Book your 6m x 6m spot in advance online for £40 or it's first come first served on the day for £50. NO CLOTHING ALLOWED

Cars For Sale Paddock: Just like the small ads, but instead of a little picture, you get to look at the whole car! Free for buyers and sellers. Just turn up on the day.

Camping

On site camping is included with all multi-day admission tickets to Santa Pod Raceway. View details on the Camping Page.

Bars & Caterers

There are licensed bars and caterers on site selling food and drink. Cash machines are in the Shops but please be ready to pay for items on site from our catering units and Pod Shop with contactless card payment rather than cash. View Caterer details.

Kids Entertainment

There will be plenty going on for youngsters, including a kids area with Face Painting, Arts & Crafts Workshops and Kids Entertainers roaming around site.

Kids Disco

There will be a kids disco in Fuelers Bar from 5pm to 7pm on Friday evening. For kids aged 4 to 11.

Action Wheels

A safe, friendly and exciting “Have-A-Go” two wheeled feature aimed at children aged 2 and upwards and of all abilities. Includes balance beams, sea saws and rumble strips for children to navigate their way around. Action Wheels supply a selection of bikes and safety gear that’s FREE to use.

Circus Whiz

An interactive circus skills workshop for all the family. Learn how to juggle, use diablos and devil sticks, spin a rope or plate, walk on pedal-gos, cups and fun stilts or just come and play. (Sat & Sun)

Sideshows

There will be extra fun for youngsters with Inflatables, a Climbing Wall and Go Karts.