Event Details

WE ARE BACK AND RACING!

 

Any car clubs wishing to attend any event can book club stand areas and can be eligible for a club wide gate entry discount!

We welcome all spectators, young and old, families are especially welcome, there are food vendors onsite, toilet facilities, ample parking, disabled parking and a viewing area. Spectator seating and a viewing platform is also available, close to the action and the pit areas. We also offer FREE CAMPING to racers, crew and spectators who want to make a weekend of it.  You can enjoy early arrival and late departure as well.  We also enjoy alot of amenities and attractions close by.  Within 2 mins drive of our entrance there is a Petrol Station, Asdas Mini Mart, Mcdonalds, Costa Coffee, Subway, two Pubs, Two Hotels, Manston Historic Air museum and the Spitfire Museum,  With Ramsgate, Broardstairs and Margate just a couple of miles away. 

PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN HELMET (we will have a LIMITED quantity available for rent)

Gate opens at 8:00am all days, the track goes live at 10:00am.

We race until we are done, usually 5/6pm but can run later if required.

To find us please refer to Google Maps and type in Manston Raceway Park.

 

 

March 21- 22nd 2026 - SEASON OPENER!

1/4 mile RWYB (track fee applies, rwyb all day, unlimited runs) featuring the 1/4 mile Flowtech street car shootout and all of our 1/8th mile No-Prep competition classes, BOTH days. The Flowtech Street car shootout is COMPLETELY FREE TO ENTER just put your name down in the signing on office during the lunch break. All pairings will be drawn out of our famous hat for every round so they are always randomised.  Decent Trophies for Winner and runner-up.  A sixteen and above car count for the Flowtech Street Car Shootout will result in prize money being given courtesy of our sponsor. 

No-Prep is heads up, no rules other than tire size, 1/8th mile heads up doorslamer drag racing. We race both days and have eliminations both days. NEW for 2026 all No-Prep classes are FREE to enter providing you have paid your RWYB track fee.  Trophies for winner and runner up, Prize money is subject to sponsors for individual classes.

Excluding No-Prep classes, all drivers will receive a detailed timing ticket courtesy of our new for 2026 Race America LED timing system.

 

April 4th - 5th 2026 - Racing In Mexico II

We welcome additional classes to this event which include Velocity Vintage Drags and Nostalgia Superstock.

1/4 mile RWYB (track fee applies, rwyb all day, unlimited runs) featuring the 1/4 mile Flowtech street car shootout and all of our 1/8th mile No-Prep competition classes, BOTH days. The Flowtech Street car shootout is COMPLETELY FREE TO ENTER just put your name down in the signing on office during the lunch break. All pairings will be drawn out of our famous hat for every round so they are always randomised.  Decent Trophies for Winner and runner-up.  A sixteen and above car count for the Flowtech Street Car Shootout will result in prize money being given courtesy of our sponsor. 

No-Prep is heads up, no rules other than tire size, 1/8th mile heads up doorslamer drag racing. We race both days and have eliminations both days. NEW for 2026 all No-Prep classes are FREE to enter providing you have paid your RWYB track fee.  Trophies for winner and runner up, Prize money is subject to sponsors for individual classes.

Excluding No-Prep classes, all drivers will receive a detailed timing ticket courtesy of our new for 2026 Race America LED timing system.

 

Saturday April 18th 2026 - Manston 1/2 Mile Showdown 

1/2 mile roll racing as well as 1/2 mile drag racing with timing tickets provided. ALL GENERAL SAFETY RULES WILL APPLY and crash helmets are mandatory so please bring one with you. STRICTLY street cars, any questions please contact us, DO NOT ASSUME that it will be alright. PLEASE NOTE: On this day ONLY, there will be no 1/8th or 1/4 mile racing.

 

Sunday April 19th 2026 - RWYB and Street Car Shootout Hosted By "South London Retro Power Crew"

We are the original South London Retro Crew, keeping the Retro and Classic Car scene alive and kicking! Originating in South London, and now well known throughout the UK, with many followers from all over the country, we are an all makes inclusive group, but we especially love an old tuned & modified Classic Ford! We have large group displays at the biggest show events through the year and also hold our own regular well known Sunday morning breakfast cruises. If you have a fast Classic Ford then come along and have some 1/4 mile heads up action, with some of the best known and quickest Classic Fords in the UK!
Any other classic make or model is more than welcome!
Come and join us in 2026 for some proper grass roots No Prep 1/4 mile action this year at Manston Park Raceway! 

1/4 mile RWYB (track fee applies, rwyb all day, unlimited runs) featuring the 1/4 mile street car shootout. The Street car shootout is COMPLETELY FREE TO ENTER just put your name down in the signing on office during the lunch break. All pairings will be drawn out of our famous hat for every round so they are always randomised.  Decent Trophies for Winner and runner-up.  A sixteen and above car count for the Street Car Shootout will result in prize money being given courtesy of Retro Power Motorsports.

A show and shine and clubstand area will be available for any pre booked clubs.


May 2nd-3rd 2026 - Locked n' Loaded II

A Gathering of Europe's finest VW Air Cooled powered drag racing machines. No cheap thrills or gimmicks this event is all about getting as much power out of the humble flat four engine and then transferring it into forward motion.


We will be running classes to suit all. 1/8th mile no prep style to full 1/4 with a Pro Tree. There will be trophies and cash prizes for most classes and a huge cash payout for the pay to enter with second round buy back so long as 16 cars enter and qualify.


Take this opportunity to baseline your car a month ahead of Belgium's EBI. All Air Cooled VWs will get priority and unlimited runs on Friday. Saturday and Sunday are two seperate race days, with everything reset each morning.

Bargain rate ticket prices and sign on / race entry and you can pay on the gate. But we do recommend you pay in advance ( We will randomly draw from the advanced ticket sales on Friday, Saturday and Sunday and pay you back your ticket money)


Evoking the spirit of the Early Bug Jam's Beetle Bashes, DAS Drag Days and EBI.....

Camaraderie is everything - it doesn't matter if you're coming to watch, to RWYB for the first time or go head to head in the Pro Classes ACT One is where its at for hard-core proper VW Drag Racing.

THIS EVENT WILL ALSO FEATURE THE FOLLOWING 1/4 mile RWYB (track fee applies, rwyb all day, unlimited runs) featuring the 1/4 mile Flowtech street car shootout and all of our 1/8th mile No-Prep competition classes, BOTH days. The Flowtech Street car shootout is COMPLETELY FREE TO ENTER just put your name down in the signing on office during the lunch break. All pairings will be drawn out of our famous hat for every round so they are always randomised.  Decent Trophies for Winner and runner-up.  A sixteen and above car count for the Flowtech Street Car Shootout will result in prize money being given courtesy of our sponsor. 

No-Prep is heads up, no rules other than tire size, 1/8th mile heads up doorslamer drag racing. We race both days and have eliminations both days. NEW for 2026 all No-Prep classes are FREE to enter providing you have paid your RWYB track fee.  Trophies for winner and runner up, Prize money is subject to sponsors for individual classes.

Excluding No-Prep classes, all drivers will receive a detailed timing ticket courtesy of our new for 2026 Race America LED timing system.

 

June 27th Saturday 2026 - Manston 1/2 mile Showdown II

1/2 mile roll racing as well as 1/2 mile drag racing with timing tickets provided. ALL GENERAL SAFETY RULES WILL APPLY and crash helmets are mandatory so please bring one with you. STRICTLY street cars, any questions please contact us, DO NOT ASSUME that it will be alright. PLEASE NOTE: On this day ONLY, there will be no 1/8th or 1/4 mile racing.

 

June 28th 2026 - Sunday - RWYB and Street Car Shootout Hosted By "South London Retro Power Crew"

We are the original South London Retro Crew, keeping the Retro and Classic Car scene alive and kicking! Originating in South London, and now well known throughout the UK, with many followers from all over the country, we are an all makes inclusive group, but we especially love an old tuned & modified Classic Ford! We have large group displays at the biggest show events through the year and also hold our own regular well known Sunday morning breakfast cruises. If you have a fast Classic Ford then come along and have some 1/4 mile heads up action, with some of the best known and quickest Classic Fords in the UK!
Any other classic make or model is more than welcome!
Come and join us in 2026 for some proper grass roots No Prep 1/4 mile action this year at Manston Park Raceway! 

1/4 mile RWYB (track fee applies, rwyb all day, unlimited runs) featuring the 1/4 mile street car shootout. The Street car shootout is COMPLETELY FREE TO ENTER just put your name down in the signing on office during the lunch break. All pairings will be drawn out of our famous hat for every round so they are always randomised.  Decent Trophies for Winner and runner-up.  A sixteen and above car count for the Street Car Shootout will result in prize money being given courtesy of Retro Power Motorsports.

A show and shine and clubstand area will be available for any pre booked clubs.

 

 

July 4th-5th 2026 - No Guts, No Glory II

1/4 mile RWYB (track fee applies, rwyb all day, unlimited runs) featuring the 1/4 mile Flowtech street car shootout and all of our 1/8th mile No-Prep competition classes, BOTH days. The Flowtech Street car shootout is COMPLETELY FREE TO ENTER just put your name down in the signing on office during the lunch break. All pairings will be drawn out of our famous hat for every round so they are always randomised.  Decent Trophies for Winner and runner-up.  A sixteen and above car count for the Flowtech Street Car Shootout will result in prize money being given courtesy of our sponsor. 

No-Prep is heads up, no rules other than tire size, 1/8th mile heads up doorslamer drag racing. We race both days and have eliminations both days. NEW for 2026 all No-Prep classes are FREE to enter providing you have paid your RWYB track fee.  Trophies for winner and runner up, Prize money is subject to sponsors for individual classes.

Excluding No-Prep classes, all drivers will receive a detailed timing ticket courtesy of our new for 2026 Race America LED timing system.

 

July 18th-19th INAUGRAL STREETCAR NATIONALS - All quarter Mile Racing, we race into the night, Saturday!! Late summer night drags. 2 Classes, usual treaded tyre Streetcar only, Slick Tyres – Anything Goes. Our usual no prep classes will be bunched together and be given a choice of either bracket racing or standard heads-up. this will be subject to how many drivers we have present for both bracket and heads up racing and yes double classing is allowed. Huge Trophies, Nice Prizemoney from sponsors. As usual all competitions FREE TO ENTER, (subject to usual RWYB sign on) WE WILL ALSO HAVE RWYB BOTH DAYS. 

Sunday, ALL usual classes. RWYB, Street Car Shootout, No-Prep 1/8th mile.

To allow teams more time to set up, we will be opening the track for THIS EVENT SPECIFICALLY at 12PM, gates are still open from 8AM.

 

 

August 29th - 30th 2026 - Cla$h On The Concrete II

This event will also feature the UK FWD Series courtesy of Luke Stevenson.

1/4 mile RWYB (track fee applies, rwyb all day, unlimited runs) featuring the 1/4 mile Flowtech street car shootout and all of our 1/8th mile No-Prep competition classes, BOTH days. The Flowtech Street car shootout is COMPLETELY FREE TO ENTER just put your name down in the signing on office during the lunch break. All pairings will be drawn out of our famous hat for every round so they are always randomised.  Decent Trophies for Winner and runner-up.  A sixteen and above car count for the Flowtech Street Car Shootout will result in prize money being given courtesy of our sponsor. 

No-Prep is heads up, no rules other than tire size, 1/8th mile heads up doorslamer drag racing. We race both days and have eliminations both days. NEW for 2026 all No-Prep classes are FREE to enter providing you have paid your RWYB track fee.  Trophies for winner and runner up, Prize money is subject to sponsors for individual classes.

Excluding No-Prep classes, all drivers will receive a detailed timing ticket courtesy of our new for 2026 Race America LED timing system.

 

September 5th 2026 - 1/2 Mile Roll Racing Kings 

1/2 mile roll racing as well as 1/2 mile drag racing with timing tickets provided. ALL GENERAL SAFETY RULES WILL APPLY and crash helmets are mandatory so please bring one with you. STRICTLY street cars, any questions please contact us, DO NOT ASSUME that it will be alright. PLEASE NOTE: On this day ONLY, there will be no 1/8th or 1/4 mile racing.


September 6th 2026 - RWYB and Street Car Shootout Hosted By "South London Retro Power Crew"

We are the original South London Retro Crew, keeping the Retro and Classic Car scene alive and kicking! Originating in South London, and now well known throughout the UK, with many followers from all over the country, we are an all makes inclusive group, but we especially love an old tuned & modified Classic Ford! We have large group displays at the biggest show events through the year and also hold our own regular well known Sunday morning breakfast cruises. If you have a fast Classic Ford then come along and have some 1/4 mile heads up action, with some of the best known and quickest Classic Fords in the UK!
Any other classic make or model is more than welcome!
Come and join us in 2026 for some proper grass roots No Prep 1/4 mile action this year at Manston Park Raceway! 

1/4 mile RWYB (track fee applies, rwyb all day, unlimited runs) featuring the 1/4 mile street car shootout. The Street car shootout is COMPLETELY FREE TO ENTER just put your name down in the signing on office during the lunch break. All pairings will be drawn out of our famous hat for every round so they are always randomised.  Decent Trophies for Winner and runner-up.  A sixteen and above car count for the Street Car Shootout will result in prize money being given courtesy of Retro Power Motorsports.

A show and shine and clubstand area will be available for any pre booked clubs.

 

 

 

September 26th 2026 - Manston Raceway Park's First Day N Night Race 

Racing from the morning till into the night so expect even more action 

1/4 mile RWYB (track fee applies, rwyb all day, unlimited runs) featuring the 1/4 mile Flowtech street car shootout and all of our 1/8th mile No-Prep competition classes, BOTH days. The Flowtech Street car shootout is COMPLETELY FREE TO ENTER just put your name down in the signing on office during the lunch break. All pairings will be drawn out of our famous hat for every round so they are always randomised.  Decent Trophies for Winner and runner-up.  A sixteen and above car count for the Flowtech Street Car Shootout will result in prize money being given courtesy of our sponsor. 

No-Prep is heads up, no rules other than tire size, 1/8th mile heads up doorslamer drag racing. We race both days and have eliminations both days. NEW for 2026 all No-Prep classes are FREE to enter providing you have paid your RWYB track fee.  Trophies for winner and runner up, Prize money is subject to sponsors for individual classes.

Excluding No-Prep classes, all drivers will receive a detailed timing ticket courtesy of our new for 2026 Race America LED timing system.

 

October 10th - 11th 2026 - King Of The South II

1/4 mile RWYB (track fee applies, rwyb all day, unlimited runs) featuring the 1/4 mile Flowtech street car shootout and all of our 1/8th mile No-Prep competition classes, BOTH days. The Flowtech Street car shootout is COMPLETELY FREE TO ENTER just put your name down in the signing on office during the lunch break. All pairings will be drawn out of our famous hat for every round so they are always randomised.  Decent Trophies for Winner and runner-up.  A sixteen and above car count for the Flowtech Street Car Shootout will result in prize money being given courtesy of our sponsor. 

No-Prep is heads up, no rules other than tire size, 1/8th mile heads up doorslamer drag racing. We race both days and have eliminations both days. NEW for 2026 all No-Prep classes are FREE to enter providing you have paid your RWYB track fee.  Trophies for winner and runner up, Prize money is subject to sponsors for individual classes.

Excluding No-Prep classes, all drivers will receive a detailed timing ticket courtesy of our new for 2026 Race America LED timing system.

 

October 31st - November 1st - Halloween Showdown Trick or Treat!

Halloween fancy dress and car customisation heavily encouraged!

We will be racing from the morning into the night on Saturday the 31st October and finishing at the usual time of around 5PM on November 1st.

1/4 mile RWYB (track fee applies, rwyb all day, unlimited runs) featuring the 1/4 mile Flowtech street car shootout and all of our 1/8th mile No-Prep competition classes, BOTH days. The Flowtech Street car shootout is COMPLETELY FREE TO ENTER just put your name down in the signing on office during the lunch break. All pairings will be drawn out of our famous hat for every round so they are always randomised.  Decent Trophies for Winner and runner-up.  A sixteen and above car count for the Flowtech Street Car Shootout will result in prize money being given courtesy of our sponsor. 

No-Prep is heads up, no rules other than tire size, 1/8th mile heads up doorslamer drag racing. We race both days and have eliminations both days. NEW for 2026 all No-Prep classes are FREE to enter providing you have paid your RWYB track fee.  Trophies for winner and runner up, Prize money is subject to sponsors for individual classes.

Excluding No-Prep classes, all drivers will receive a detailed timing ticket courtesy of our new for 2026 Race America LED timing system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To find us, the entrance is on Spitfire Way just opposite Summit Aviation.

LOOK FOR SIGNS AS WE WILL HAVE THEM UP ON THE GATE!

Address: Manston Raceway Park, Spitfire Way CT12 5FE

There is also a photo of our location at the bottom of this page for reference