Easter Monday saw us taking our seats in the main stand at the Norfolk Arena (known to the locals as The Speedway), for the annual Wacky Races, a feast of banger racing fun.
The best bit of Wacky Races, most folk will agree, are the races involving Reliant Robins. This year we counted nineteen three-wheelers lining up for heat one. Above are the cars exiting the pits for the first time.
Some of the cars started in better condition than others....
There's a ridiculous-ness in seeing these daft inventions, possibly one of the lowest rungs of the automotive evolutionary ladder, taking part in motor sport, traditionally where the very best machines are found....
The racing is fast(ish), furious and most important of all, hilarious. Cars roll easily, and there seems to be at least one motor on its roof at any given moment.
When a car flips over, do they stop the race? No way, Jose! The marshalls simply push it back onto its wheels and off it jolly well goes, to re-join the fray!
If you've never been to any kind of motor sport event before, we'd highly recommend marking next Easter Monday on your calendar, and enjoying this crazy spectacle.
Last word on the three wheelers....can you guess what malfunction caused this car to stop running? There's a clue in the picture....
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