Robinson returns to racing with NGK

Seven-time UK pro mod champion Andy Robinson returns to drag racing this month in his NGK-sponsored race car ‘Anger Management 2.0’.

He will be in action at Northamptonshire’s Santa Pod Raceway over the Bank Holiday weekend (April 15-17) when he takes part in the Festival of Power meeting.

The new look ’69 Camaro race car made its debut last year, three years after the original car was written off in a 200mph accident in the 2018 National Finals at the Santa Pod Raceway. So bad was the damage that the team were left with no choice but to write off the original race car, known as ‘Anger Management’.

Fortunately Robinson, driver and owner of the race team, walked away shaken but otherwise unhurt, testament to the team’s acknowledged excellence in chassis and roll cage design and fabrication.

The accident came at the end of a season that had seen the team continually raise the performance bar, culminating in a record breaking run of 5.867 seconds and a top speed of 246.37mph for the quarter mile.

Ignition and sensor specialist NGK Spark Plugs (UK) Ltd and Andy’s company, Robinson Race Cars, have a long-established relationship spanning more than eleven years.

Andy’s son Luke, who is Chief Engineer with Robinson Race Cars, said: “NGK is our most important partner. It’s not just a name on the side of the car, it’s much more, with the quality of their parts being ideal for our supercharged methanol-fuelled engine. We can rely on the quality of their spark plugs and also the technical back-up that the company gives us.”

Anger Management 2.0 will be fitted with totally new engine parts for the Santa Pod meeting.

Mark Hallam, Marketing Manager, NGK Spark Plugs (UK) Ltd, said: “We have enjoyed a long and successful relationship with Robinson Race Cars for more than a decade and are looking forward to once again working closely with the company throughout 2022. It will be great to see Andy back in action at Santa Pod this Easter and I’m sure the team will soon be making a big impact on the track.”