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blinkey501 · #1 Post by **blinkey501** » Sat Jun 30, 2012 8:09 pm

There was a time when i used to come home from work and straight into the garage to prep the car i had to do this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=en ... jUIvc&NR=1

Willopotomas · #2 Post by **Willopotomas** » Sat Jun 30, 2012 9:03 pm

not that looks like brilliant fun!

#3 Post by **Kwackerz** » Sat Jun 30, 2012 9:23 pm

22nd july 12: All Cortina banger racing, swaffham.

Not to be missed and never to be repeated

http://www.thebestof.co.uk/local/kings- ... na-bangers

Over 100 of them battling it out.

My dads next door neighbours all race (Hempnall Boyz)

blinkey501 · #4 Post by **blinkey501** » Sat Jun 30, 2012 9:38 pm

Kwackerz wrote:22nd july 12: All Cortina banger racing, swaffham.

Not to be missed and never to be repeated

http://www.thebestof.co.uk/local/kings- ... na-bangers

Over 100 of them battling it out.

My dads next door neighbours all race (Hempnall Boyz)

I know one or two who will be doing this meeting.
It will be nice to see some cars that bend easy

randomsquid · #5 Post by **randomsquid** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 5:13 pm

My brother in law was in to this when he was courting my older sister. As a snot-ape I used to get to wander round the pits and go for rides in very silly cars. Could have been worse.

blinkey501 · #6 Post by **blinkey501** » Sat Feb 02, 2013 7:50 am

A few pictures of some of the cars that were slightly bent at meetings i went to.

We had to push down on the back end of the car so the driver could get out has the car was nearly folded in half.

Can you guess what the last car was?
A clue is it was a proper old british car

bigun · #7 Post by **bigun** » Sat Feb 02, 2013 9:05 am

From the wheels, a rover of some sort. Wouldn't have like to have been in them when they were bent mind!

slickliner6 · #8 Post by **slickliner6** » Sat Feb 02, 2013 10:11 am

Was it a daddy rover ??

My neighbours do it. When I was a kid I managed to tag along on a couple of occasions. Great fun

D-Rider · #9 Post by **D-Rider** » Sat Feb 02, 2013 10:17 am

It looks as though I must be unique on the forum as I've never done this nor do I have old friends or neighbours that have done this.
It looks fun but unfortunately I've no anecdotes to share.

....... just a thought ..... does the paperwork at insurance renewal time for your road car get a bit hard work when you reach the question about whether you've had any accidents in the past 5 years, whether or not your fault - with a follow up of please describe the circumstances - you'd be there for months!

blinkey501 · #10 Post by **blinkey501** » Sat Feb 02, 2013 1:42 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn8VeyZB4VE

Rover p5

Gio · #11 Post by **Gio** » Sat Feb 02, 2013 3:24 pm

blinkey501 wrote:Can you guess what the last car was?
A clue is it was a proper old british car

At a guess I'd go for the Rover P4 and have you ever seen the gas turbined P4 its in the Science Museum in London.

Oh and have you seen the price of a P5 now, bet whoever used his for banger racing regrets it.