Banger racing

Banger racing is a tarmac or dirt track racing type of motorsport event popularised in Europe and especially United Kingdom, Ireland, Belgium and the Netherlands in which drivers of old vehicles race against one another on a race track. The race is won in terms of the first car to the chequered flag after a set number of laps. The race tracks are usually oval, around 440 yards (400 metres) but on occasion are constructed in a figure eight design.

Vehicles and races

Banger racing vehicles are normally scrap cars, but they can be constructed from almost any powered wheeled vehicle with bizarre versions of the sport using cars towing caravans as special events at some tracks. There are different events for different vehicle types, often with prizes for the best presented and rarest vehicles.

Early days