I've been listening to a lot of This Will Destroy You this week. They're an amazing band, but it's not doing much for my will to live.
The only other thing to happen this week was the final banger racing fixture of the year at the world-renowned Mendips Raceway. There were mini-rods and special rods racing, but we barely saw them as we spent most of our time wandering around the pits poking at the wreckage from the main event - the unlimited bangers.
Unlimited means no restrictions on engine size, and since there was also a prize of £50 for the oldest/rarest entrant, we got to see an impressive variety of automotive excellence get atomised.
There were a few Jags...
...an old Triumph 2000...
...a Mk3 Toyota Supra...
...some ludicrously big ol' Daimler of some description (shown here shortly before it caught fire)...
...quite a lot of Volvos (including a team of four bright red 760 estates with the words "TEAM IMPACT" daubed ominously on the sides in lurid purple)...
...and some stuff that could no longer be identified.
And here's what they were all fighting for; big prizes.
That's right; shiny trophies, rough cider, and blocks of cheese.
Welcome to the West Country.
1 comment:
The Daimler was awesome! However, after the first crashes, the new paintwork was rubbed away to reveal... nothing but rust. That car was built from Iron Oxide, not steel.
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