Banger racing

[mitre 275]

4 hours ago, dodger said:

Don't think this would last to long on the track lol but has character 

Del boy and Rodney wouldnt like to lose that motor 

[poxon 5,915]

I love a bit of banger racing I don’t race but get to a few meetings a year I’ve got mates and there kids that race in the national hot rods,prod rods and drift rods. We have a lads day out the first meeting a year the heavy metal classic it’s a brilliant day out we always talk of us all building a banger each to race but I don’t think my body would be able to handle the overs bangers but the micro bangers I’d be up for but seems a lot of money to waist just to build a car to bend up. Do love a good walk around the pits to chat with people about there cars and look at what there racing seems like the ztec engine is a good engine in the street bangers and the duratec galaxy engine in the overs some of the guys in the overs are really serious about the racing they’re running purposely built race engines that they just put in every car they race 

[chartpolski 27,865]

My only foray into banger racing was way back when I was an apprentice and a couple of us got hold of a Ford Consul 375.

The only car modifications were to remove all the glass and weld up the doors.

Burnt the clutch out in the first and only race, and the car was left at the track for the scrap man to take away !

Cheers.

[Chid 6,787]

2 hours ago, poxon said:

I love a bit of banger racing I don’t race but get to a few meetings a year I’ve got mates and there kids that race in the national hot rods,prod rods and drift rods. We have a lads day out the first meeting a year the heavy metal classic it’s a brilliant day out we always talk of us all building a banger each to race but I don’t think my body would be able to handle the overs bangers but the micro bangers I’d be up for but seems a lot of money to waist just to build a car to bend up. Do love a good walk around the pits to chat with people about there cars and look at what there racing seems like the ztec engine is a good engine in the street bangers and the duratec galaxy engine in the overs some of the guys in the overs are really serious about the racing they’re running purposely built race engines that they just put in every car they race 

I used to have a 1600 sierra (pinto) engine mated up to a sierra diesel gearbox that went into everyone of the cars I raced.

Back then the nissan bluebirds were the in cars , stronger than the sierras , capris were coming to an end very few about cheap .

 

[poxon 5,915]

3 hours ago, Chid said:

I used to have a 1600 sierra (pinto) engine mated up to a sierra diesel gearbox that went into everyone of the cars I raced.

Back then the nissan bluebirds were the in cars , stronger than the sierras , capris were coming to an end very few about cheap .

 

The pinto engine is a legendary engine mate strong and revs to the moon I’m sure the ford cosworth engine is loosely based off a pinto but with a 16v head and turbo 

still see a few blue birds at the heavy metal classic god knows were there finding them same as the granadas and cortina’s some of these cars are buggered when they get them they fix em to twist them almost seems a shame but it’s there hobby same as some of these big old jags 

[Qbgrey 4,267]

Had 5 yr of bangers raced Nissan laurels, Toyota crowns, mk 1 and 2 granadas, cortina’s,  had great fun, was going down the race engine route  even back then, Essex 3 lire v6 lumps race built  to 3.1 , with a 2. 5 litre prop and gear box . Went to Ipswich last year still lots of granny’s coming out, loads of merc too

[dodger 3,587]

On 14/04/2025 at 10:55, Chid said:

I used to have a 1600 sierra (pinto) engine mated up to a sierra diesel gearbox that went into everyone of the cars I raced.

Back then the nissan bluebirds were the in cars , stronger than the sierras , capris were coming to an end very few about cheap .

 

I thought you was kidding when you put that photo up as was well smashed up that one

[dodger 3,587]

On 13/04/2025 at 22:47, mitre said:

Not for me banger racing it's a total shame for the cars to be smashed up 

Me to but then realised some are mot failures so better than getting crushed so they get a second chance really 

[dodger 3,587]

On 14/04/2025 at 08:48, poxon said:

I love a bit of banger racing I don’t race but get to a few meetings a year I’ve got mates and there kids that race in the national hot rods,prod rods and drift rods. We have a lads day out the first meeting a year the heavy metal classic it’s a brilliant day out we always talk of us all building a banger each to race but I don’t think my body would be able to handle the overs bangers but the micro bangers I’d be up for but seems a lot of money to waist just to build a car to bend up. Do love a good walk around the pits to chat with people about there cars and look at what there racing seems like the ztec engine is a good engine in the street bangers and the duratec galaxy engine in the overs some of the guys in the overs are really serious about the racing they’re running purposely built race engines that they just put in every car they race 

Yeh it is fun to watch and as you say interesting to chat and watch what they do with there cars and I'm not good with cars so imagine even more interested to people who are mechanicaly minded 

[dodger 3,587]

15 hours ago, Qbgrey said:

Had 5 yr of bangers raced Nissan laurels, Toyota crowns, mk 1 and 2 granadas, cortina’s,  had great fun, was going down the race engine route  even back then, Essex 3 lire v6 lumps race built  to 3.1 , with a 2. 5 litre prop and gear box . Went to Ipswich last year still lots of granny’s coming out, loads of merc too

Brings back some memories I remember as a kid my old man having a cortina crusade 3 liter capris n 2.8 for the road tho 

[pesky1972 5,634]

Went to stock car racing quite a bit many years ago as had a mate that raced, bangers were usually at the end of the night and always good fun. 

[comanche 3,280]

On 14/04/2025 at 10:55, Chid said:

I used to have a 1600 sierra (pinto) engine mated up to a sierra diesel gearbox that went into everyone of the cars I raced.

Back then the nissan bluebirds were the in cars , stronger than the sierras , capris were coming to an end very few about cheap .

 

In our teens we had two local banger tracks . 

My first car was a rough  63 Humber Sceptre and when l took it for some welding the guy's eyes lit up thinking he could get it off me for banger racing  . Apparently they were highly prized in the banger world. He grudgingly  fixed it though.

A year or so after l'd sold the car we were at a race and there was my old Sceptre ; painted in the welding guy's colours but still sporting the hand painted go- faster flames that l had inflicted on it .

Watching "my car" race was exciting  . Especially as the end of the afternoon it was the only car still rolling after the demolition  derby.

 

 

[dodger 3,587]

1 hour ago, comanche said:

In our teens we had two local banger tracks . 

My first car was a rough  63 Humber Sceptre and when l took it for some welding the guy's eyes lit up thinking he could get it off me for banger racing  . Apparently they were highly prized in the banger world. He grudgingly  fixed it though.

A year or so after l'd sold the car we were at a race and there was my old Sceptre ; painted in the welding guy's colours but still sporting the hand painted go- faster flames that l had inflicted on it .

Watching "my car" race was exciting  . Especially as the end of the afternoon it was the only car still rolling after the demolition  derby.

 

 

Good story n memory

[dodger 3,587]

2 hours ago, pesky1972 said:

Went to stock car racing quite a bit many years ago as had a mate that raced, bangers were usually at the end of the night and always good fun. 

[fireman 11,387]

On 13/04/2025 at 18:21, dodger said:

Don't think this would last to long on the track lol but has character 

Kings Lynn this coming easter Monday there racing 3 wheelers and van bangers or 4x4's, can't quite remember...