Not just watching for once - I was driving! Turned up at Wimbledon Stadium on Sunday afternoon for a mate's birthday. He races Stock Cars and Rookie Rods and he had managed to book 12 race prepared bangers for us! :D We were each to be allocated a car and had 3 races to compete in if we could keep them running

 

I was a little dismayed when the cars turned up on a variety of low loaders and lorries and we saw that they were all painted pink (my mate thought it would be funny :rolleyes: ) Anyway, got my racing suit and helmet and checked out my assigned ride for the evening (a pink Cavalier 1.6L). I was number 709 - "Mr Ploppy" - and I was getting a little nervous by now!

 

It was a proper race night at Wimbledon and we had a couple of other formulas racing before us. There were almost 60 bangers signed up to race so they split us into two initial heats to keep the carnage on the track manageable.

 

I was surprised to see some TV cameras and we found out that Sky One were filming Camilla Parker Bowles' daughter racing for a new motoring series called Vroom Vroom which comes out in the new year. As luck would have it, she was racing in my heat...

 

My car proved to be a heap of shite (dead battery, siezed caliper etc..) but I managed to get out onto the track and line up for our first race. Did our warmup lap, the stadium lights dimmed and we were off. It really was an amazing buzz and I was running on adrenaline.

 

Had a few pile ups and I managed to avoid most of the trouble. Then I found myself on the corner next to Miss Parker Bowles :eek: Gave her a nudge as I went past her and spun her out to a great reaction from the crowd! :rofl:

 

I was feeling pretty pleased with myself. As I headed down the home straight one of the regular drivers shunted me into the fence at about 40mph. No tyre wall, no gravel just a length of railway track buries 4ft in concrete! Fook it that hurt!

 

My car had bounced back into the centre of track and I spent the remainder of the race cacking myself that I would get hit by one of the remaining cars. Found out afterwards that I had been in 4th place when I got knocked out of the race!

 

Car was a write off, the front end completely staved in, but most seriously the gearbox had completely cracked down the middle! :eek:

 

I managed to run again in the final race when another of our group injured himself in race 2 and had to retire. Again, had a brilliant time and a huge buzz!

 

I'm typing this sitting here with badly bruised ribs and a sprained ankle (not racing related, I fell down some steps on the way to the bar :slap: ) All in all a huge success and I will deffo have another go!

 

CheerZ

 

Steve

 

The Ploppy Mobile

 

Ouch!

 

 

Cracked Gearbox - the crack meets the blue pipe in the middle

sounds like a blast

sounds like a blast

 

It was a great night - maybe an idea for a club event :rofl:

 

Steve :)

It was a great night - maybe an idea for a club event :rofl:

 

Steve :)

 

Club event!! could you imagine the fight in the car park afterwards..

 

But I'd still be up for it :)

Club event!! could you imagine the fight in the car park afterwards..

 

But I'd still be up for it :)

 

LOL - half of our lot were nursing some sort of injury by the time we finished :rofl: Don't think we had the energy for a rumble :(

 

Steve :)

LOL - half of our lot were nursing some sort of injury by the time we finished :rofl: Don't think we had the energy for a rumble :(

 

Steve :)

 

That was really good of yer mate to set that up .. must a cost im loads we entry fee's and stuff.. :bow:

That was really good of yer mate to set that up .. must a cost im loads we entry fee's and stuff.. :bow:

 

Wasn't too bad - we all paid £165 which included a prepped car each, pit crew, racing suit, helmet, fuel and racing licence :bow: Always wanted to have a go - been going to watch since I was a kid! :D

 

Steve :)

well if you make this into a club event count me in its been ages since i got to race a car and not get in trouble for it

You git!! :)

 

I've always wanted a go at that!!

 

 

Club event, Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!! :D

Awesome that sound very as fook, would be great to go trashing a wreck around a field.

These are the guys who ran it - http://www.cecilsrentarookie.co.uk/

 

Top fellas! :bow:

 

Steve :)

You git!! :)

 

I've always wanted a go at that!!

 

 

Club event, Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!! :D

 

LOL - you just can't get enough danger at the moment can you Rich? :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

 

Steve :)

didnt know, you used to go to these as well cybernet, ive not gone in last 4 yrs tbh but always went when i was , 16-27, non stop., my mate and good freind at the time was andy harris , , aka harris racing , 302,. toyota startlet, . .used to hang round with his son years ago up sutton, i believe. his son now races , and he doesnt anymore, , shame he was and still is one of the best , ,

Imagine a load of 300ZX's going banger racing! :x:

jon wash your mouth out with carbolic will you zeds banger racing now thats a slanderous comment lol

i took my wife and youngest son to Arlington Stadium (eastbourne basically) for stock n banger racing back in August...she was a bit reticent but once the racing began...she loved it...so did the boy...great entertainment even if you only go to watch

i took my wife and youngest son to Arlington Stadium (eastbourne basically) for stock n banger racing back in August...she was a bit reticent but once the racing began...she loved it...so did the boy...great entertainment even if you only go to watch

 

LOL - if it was a Tues/Wed night, I was probably there (not in the Zed tho)

 

Steve :)

i love it up wimbledon dogs bud , Work so close i could hit it with a stone !! Banger racing is always a laugh there , Went few weeks back to a charity event they did and it was the car that could flip the most won..great night and id deffo be up for that there. I have a few mates that do it up there regular too which is always a laugh to watch.

 

Karl

i love it up wimbledon dogs bud

 

Karl

 

:nelson: :nelson: :rofl:

:nelson: :nelson: :rofl:

 

As in wimbledon dog track , u raving homo LOL :D