Yep, we headed to Norfolk Arena for the smash, bang, wallop crashfest also known as Banger Racing. It's virtually the law round here. Above you can see a typical first corner during the 1300cc Bangers races.....below.....
The "Girl Bangers" (their name, not my invention) don't do the stereotypes any favours by turning up in bangers typically decked out in shades of pink and purple! Having said that, the girlie races are excellent, and the ladies give it their all, providing some very exciting heats. It's just a good thing that they don't have to park when they've finished.....
The feature of this Bank Holiday meeting was the Figure Of Eight racing. Awesome. Above is a snap of the intersection with cars flying in from two directions. But have a look at the top left of the picture. Dead cars in the fence. The reason being that when the track was watered it made it a "tad" slippery. And, for the first two Figure Of Eight races, the cars blazed into their first "hot" corner, couldn't turn, and piled up in the rigging. Hilarious! Almost like watching Lewis Hamilton losing his temper.
Fantastically, in the third FOE race, the drivers had obviously learned from the first two heats. So, when the lead car at the first turn turned in order to avoid ploughing straight on, he did it too early and rammed the end tyre, creating another, yet slightly different, pile-up. BRAVO! Great entertainment. Anyway, the pics show a "typical" crossover, with cars just missing each other, a "good" crossover, with a dead-on T-boning taking place, and (below) a standard casualty of banger racing, with both back wheels now merely adding weight.
Of course, as with any motorsport, people really go along to see crashes. And banger racing provides plenty. The majority of cars end up as dead as the one below (driver can't bear to part with his pride and joy, and riding to the pits on the roof), and I salute the drivers and pit crews who put on such a great show for no return. Thank you!
But unlike Formula 1, Touring Cars, Speedway, the Most Excellent banger drivers put on a final show for the spectators - the Demolition Derby. In this final race of the day they sacrifice their vehicles, and crash at maximum speed head-on into each other, trying to achieve the most damage possible, in as spectacular a manner as they can manage. They bloody love it! And so do we, the paying public. Below is a pic of the denouement of today's DD. It was AWESOME! Thanks guys!
Sam enjoyed his afternoon.....
And so (candidly snapped) did Dad....
Fantastically, in the third FOE race, the drivers had obviously learned from the first two heats. So, when the lead car at the first turn turned in order to avoid ploughing straight on, he did it too early and rammed the end tyre, creating another, yet slightly different, pile-up. BRAVO! Great entertainment. Anyway, the pics show a "typical" crossover, with cars just missing each other, a "good" crossover, with a dead-on T-boning taking place, and (below) a standard casualty of banger racing, with both back wheels now merely adding weight.
Of course, as with any motorsport, people really go along to see crashes. And banger racing provides plenty. The majority of cars end up as dead as the one below (driver can't bear to part with his pride and joy, and riding to the pits on the roof), and I salute the drivers and pit crews who put on such a great show for no return. Thank you!
But unlike Formula 1, Touring Cars, Speedway, the Most Excellent banger drivers put on a final show for the spectators - the Demolition Derby. In this final race of the day they sacrifice their vehicles, and crash at maximum speed head-on into each other, trying to achieve the most damage possible, in as spectacular a manner as they can manage. They bloody love it! And so do we, the paying public. Below is a pic of the denouement of today's DD. It was AWESOME! Thanks guys!
Sam enjoyed his afternoon.....
And so (candidly snapped) did Dad....
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