banger racing

OUT OF HOURS BULLY'S TRUCKSTOP BAR (INTERACTIVE)
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powsey:
haha. i know i wouldnt fancy being out there with those loons in a honda civic thats for sure

They should get all those who say Jap crap was built better to enter a Datsun Bleubird against them and see what happens when some of those old BMC beasts hits it a few times. :smiling_imp: :laughing:

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Ain’t been for years what’s the tool of choice now Volvo 740?

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I worked with Frank at Ontime, he was originally a Promotor driver

nightmareracing.co.uk/frank_gough.html


Promotor Badge on wall

I never got to see him race though although we had a lot in common.

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kr79:
Ain’t been for years what’s the tool of choice now Volvo 740?

you"d do well to beat a volvo 240 estate. take alot of stick and easy enough to pull back out with some hiab work. in the unders(up to 2 litres) its the mondeos ruling the roost,destroying everything :smiley:

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Wheel Nut:
I worked with Frank at Ontime, he was originally a Promotor driver

nightmareracing.co.uk/frank_gough.html


Promotor Badge on wall

I never got to see him race though although we had a lot in common.

good website mate. cheers

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Is it still compulsory to play “Mouldy Old Dough” during the rolling start?

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sure is harry,wouldnt be bangers without that tune. ive even got it on my phone as my ringtone. sad eh!!! :smiley:

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That is the banger racing tune!

Will probably take the kids to Wimbledon this Winter if Spedeworth still have racing on, I started racing at Crayford Stadium as a teenager and it’s totally different in a stadium atmosphere under lights. That was over 30 years ago now and I can still remember the smell of Castrol R as if it was yesterday…

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Harry Monk:
Is it still compulsory to play “Mouldy Old Dough” during the rolling start?

Rolling start tune at Crewe was “Fanfare for the common man” by Emerson,Lake and Palmer

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Found a better YouTube clip here…

A little bit of trivia, “Mouldy Old Dough” is still the only Number One single ever to have been performed by a band containing a mother and her son. It was recorded in the front room of a semi-detached house in Coventry.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouldy_Old_Dough

Who says you don’t learn anything on TruckNet? :wink:

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Always wanted to get involved with bangers…whenever i go to my dads always pop into Yarmouth stadium for a fix!

How much does it cost these days to run a banger?

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toowise:

Harry Monk:
Is it still compulsory to play “Mouldy Old Dough” during the rolling start?

Rolling start tune at Crewe was “Fanfare for the common man” by Emerson,Lake and Palmer

Thats what we had up here at Cowdenbeath, i think the same is played at lochgelly aswell.

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DonutUK:
How much does it cost these days to run a banger?

You need a trailer and a tow car of course. It’s a while since I’ve done it but I would say £500-£1000 for kit- helmet, overalls, roll cage (mine was made from scaffold), a water tank to replace the radiator, fuel tank, harness, fire extinguisher etc.

Then however much the car costs. Back in the day you could pick up a scrap car for a tenner but This is being advertised on ebay at ÂŁ850 as a potential banger.
ebay.co.uk/itm/ROVER-P5-V8-A … 500wt_1361

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its certainly not cheap anymore. rollcage around £250,water tank around£150/200,floorplate £80. thats before the drivers door plate and plates and nut and bolts for the other doors, then theres fuel tank etc. oh and a decent race harness is £100 plus. alot of people have “race engines” now too that they transfer from car to car and sticky tyres. how times change. plus ideally you need a lorry and hiab,to transport them and stretch them back out.

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We used to do Grass Track Racing, which was basically remove the windows and lights, put some scaffold tubes inside and remove the interior and spare seats, then people came with Safety Devices roll cages, dry sump pumps, Recaro seats, limited slip diffs, quick cams and blueprinted engines. You normally tell who they were they were the ones in racing overalls and driving round about half way down the field :laughing:

It eventually became too expensive when the rules were tightened up and the posh people got involved!

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Theres a Rover meeting coming up in July at Foxhall in July, and a Cortina meeting at Swafham in July as well. Never had a go at bangers, wouldn’t mind but the cost now is a bit off putting, been to watch plenty of times at Mildenhall, despite living within a stones throw of Foxhall for the past 4yrs, havent been to watch there yet. There used to be a few blokes I knew that raced at Mildenhall.

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When I did it, it was quite cheap, cars cost nothing, my first water tank was made out of a Jerry can, my roll cage was four pieces of scaffold tube and some clamps, my petrol tank was a motorbike petrol tank and I got the harness made up by a local seamstress out of old seat belts for a few pounds.

I’m sure the rules have tightened up a lot, especially at the premium tracks, but the biggest problem for me was just the enormous amount of time it took up. You do need a few willing helpers, especially one who can weld.

I did love it though, being on the rolling start is the most fantastic adrenaline buzz.

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Harry Monk:
When I did it, it was quite cheap, cars cost nothing, my first water tank was made out of a Jerry can, my roll cage was four pieces of scaffold tube and some clamps, my petrol tank was a motorbike petrol tank and I got the harness made up by a local seamstress out of old seat belts for a few pounds.

I’m sure the rules have tightened up a lot, especially at the premium tracks, but the biggest problem for me was just the enormous amount of time it took up. You do need a few willing helpers, especially one who can weld.

I did love it though, being on the rolling start is the most fantastic adrenaline buzz.

the speeds of the cars now is the reason for the tightening of the rules harry,these days theyre flying. at the world final meeting at foxhall the bangers are going round like national hotrods!!!
agree with the buzz when the gate closes and the rolling lap starts,its unreal :sunglasses:

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Wheel Nut:
We used to do Grass Track Racing, which was basically remove the windows and lights, put some scaffold tubes inside and remove the interior and spare seats, then people came with Safety Devices roll cages, dry sump pumps, Recaro seats, limited slip diffs, quick cams and blueprinted engines. You normally tell who they were they were the ones in racing overalls and driving round about half way down the field :laughing:

It eventually became too expensive when the rules were tightened up and the posh people got involved!

Been there, done that. In fact I was Class 4 champion for 2 years at Blyton near Gainsborough, until I sold up in 07, but I am now asst safety officer at the same venue. We had a 2 day meeting at the weekend, and have another starting on Saturday July 14th if anyone is interested.

Then there’s the Mens Nationals on the weekend of 4/5th August at Thornborough, which is about 3 miles to the west of the Quernhow on the A1. For those that like piston engined aircraft, a BBMF Spitfire is booked for both meetings.

Nothing beats a twin bike engined Cinquecento for speed.

Ken.

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Quinny:
Been there, done that. In fact I was Class 4 champion for 2 years at Blyton near Gainsborough, until I sold up in 07, but I am now asst safety officer at the same venue. We had a 2 day meeting at the weekend, and have another starting on Saturday July 14th if anyone is interested.

Ken.

My friends owned Rallydrive at Blyton, but you sound like poacher come gamekeeper now. I am in a similar position with the 2 wheel sport having swapped a crash helmet for a rule book and a radio.