Banger racing a rarity

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Another picture sent to us recently. We do not know much about it either other than this is a rather rare Rover P4 ‘Cyclops’ model that is about to be banger raced.

Banger racing was invented after one clever person noticed in the early 1960s that crashes were among the most popular features of a race meeting. So why not come up with a class where crashing became part of the race, with no one to care for the cars..?

The banger vehicles are said to be “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.”

Now, we are aware of the fact that a lot has been said and written about banger racers and their vehicles. Rovers and Jaguars have proved to be particularly popular. Some (marque) enthusiasts even claim that banger racers are responsible for the destruction of classic cars and a major reason why many models have now become increasingly rare. Banger racers, on the other hand, will tell you that the cars that they race are beyond restoration.

Well, most of them could be. But for heaven’s sake, a Rover Cyclops..?

(Words editor, pictures source unknown)

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