The cars leave the track in pursuit of the local petrol station, where they are required to fill up with pump fuel which you or I use in our everyday run a rounds. Once filled up we then continue on through the local picturesque villages to a remote location where each competitor is required to perform a 'hot start'. The cars will line up switch the engines off letting the heat soak into the engines, before having to restart the cars against the clock. In the two minutes permitted to restart, everyone that has started successfully will then head back to the track all having to return back within 5 minutes of the competitor in front otherwise this results in automatic disqualification and no race day!

We see a variety of power adders used varying from turbochargers, nitrous oxide and superchargers all being employed to provide mind-blowing performances. The quicker cars run deep into the seven-second zone and in 2012 we saw the first stunning 200mph pass in the class (Richard Billings in the Owen Development, Precision Turbos, Motec backed Mustang at the FIA Euro Finals). Not forgetting that these are street-legal and street-driven cars.

The current class MPH record is 208.17, and the ET record stands at 7.590 seconds both held by Richard Billings. 2013 is sure to be as competitive season as ever with several cars challenging Brian Payne for the Street Eliminator championship crown.

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