Reliant racing started many years ago at Mildenhall as one of the first true original formulas run by RDC but given the unusual nature of the cars and the way these races ran, many promotions took it up. Promotasport raced the formula at Arena Essex during the Firecracker one year as a replacement for one of the stock car formulas they used and it was so popular, well why not?
I was going to say the same thing. They almost look to good to total them. I am sure that they warn out and were like a trophy wife,no one said it was first place .
This is basically what NASCAR was back in the 1940s and 1950s, and it was awesome. I love the brash, cheesy, graffiti-style graphics on these cars too. I wish we had this kind of stuff in the US (unless it exists and I just don't know the name for it), unfortunately it seems like this is really just a UK/Netherlands thing.
Always interesting to see what cars make it to these races. Never once thought I'd see a Rolls Royce but I guess banger racing is where cars go to go out in a blaze of fender ripping, metal crunching, fast paced glory.
Hardly the first time that rollers raced at Arena. There was one year when the meeting opened with and all Rolls race! But then that was the point of the Firecracker - we had some pretty unusual and pretty ancient cars destroyed for our audience's pleasure over the years. And even though Arena Essex is no longer with us, you can find similar meetings around the banger racing world to this day! - CJ PRI
Allan Trickett made a habit over a number of years of racing a golden car, often either a Yank Tank or a Limo and was always good to watch though more often than not he took his car home in a golden ball!
I nearly cried when I saw the MK II Then I saw the price of the comemorative firecracker ceramic mug in the souvenir shop.... I reckon the mug'll be worth more than a MKII in 50 years Xx
Yeh, we don't fuck about :-D Still, the giant Cadillac won the demo in the end against all our cars, probably because there's about 4 tons of metal to smash into another car, but won it nevertheless... lol
I remember seeing "Demolition Derby USA" or something on the TV listings in the early days of digital TV (1000 channels but no shows to fill them). I was pumped to see old Mustangs and Chargers anniahlating each other... only they never seemed to get out of first gear.
True i do love f1 but this tyre situation is bullshit, its become a race of who can manage their tyres the best instead of racing the cars flatout all the way.
F1 isn’t boring and I do understand why you like this because it’s insane and stuff but you do realize how stupid and uneducated these “racecar drivers” are? Like they are like a sliver from death, they are basically trying to kill each other and when the day of death comes apron these drivers one day I will be happy so it will strike fear into all the banger racing drivers and kill the sport. And back to F1, IF YOU ACTUALLY FREAKING WATCH F1 YOU WILL UNDERSTAND OF JUST HOW ENTERTAINING IT IS, AND NOT THINK OF IT AS A “boring rich man sport” AND IN THIS SPORT YOU STILL HAVE TO HAVE A PRETTY BIG WAD OF MONEY TO ENTER IN THE COMPETITION, SO TRY IT BEFORE YOU SAY YOU DONT LIKE IT! GOOD DAY SIR!
@@dullknowledge1576 Do not feel offended! The truth is maybe between you two... This is way more exciting and I would pay to watch that.. F1 is too expensive to watch live, and in reality... You have nothing to see... WRC is more fun than F1 and it needs more skills... In reality I watch every year rallys in real life ... BUT in any day of the year if I would like have fun I would watch this
Just waiting for you! And though Arena Essex, the circuit in this video, is no more (it closed at the end of 2018), there are plenty of circuits in the UK and elsewhere that still go at it. If you know where to look, there's a meeting every weekend more or less!
@@martinwheeldon nah we can do that it's just usually they arent good quality. Or their phone decided to not film (happened before and missed a big race lol)
I really hope this crap gets banned. I own a perfect P5B, so sad to see them get beaten up. Why not break them up for spare parts instead of this useless shit?
Raced at 2 firecrackers back in the day and countless team and domestic meetings .. I'll miss the place for sure... even more now that its now gone to a developer 😢
Why in banger races are there more antique cars in them then in derbys like I look at some pictures and seen 1920s - 30s cars and rolls royces and stuff
Can someone please tell the rules or goals if the race??? ie... Points for hits or laps to get a checked flag at the end... why is the not a full roll cage??? In Canada things are way different...
Also one of Jeremy Clarkson's favorite cars of all time. I believe the list goes, 1 being his favorite: 20: Daihatsu Copen (especielly the open tops) 19: Vauxhall Nova 18: Renault Avantime 17: Vauxhall Astra 16: Toyota Prius 15: Lotus Esprit (the most reliable car ever built) 14: Dodge Viper (with it's beautiful European styling and coal-burning engine) 13: Fiat Panda 12: Chevrolet Corvette (award winner for most rigid body ever used on a car) 11: Toyota Camry 10: Austin Allegro 9: KTM X-Bow 8: Mastretta MXT (the only car the guys NEVER got in trouble with) 7: Reliant Robin (stability, mate) 6: Opel Kadett (OLIVER!!!) 5: Citroen 2CV 4: Volkswagen Beetle (The Hitlermobile) 3: Ford Mustang 2: Dacia Sandero (the Duster too... pretty much anything Romanian) 1: Porsche 911 (A Beetle)
Difficult to say unless I get the number though that team, if memory serves, mostly ran Ford Granadas that day (bear in mind that it was a while ago but if I get the number, I might be able to find out what it was from the drivers' list if I can find it!)
me parece que estas carreras deberian hacerse con vehiculos con motor atras, como el vollks beetle... para que duren mas tiempo. veo estas carreras y en todo momento estoy pensando en el radiador
Monster Jam is for millionaires. This is a working mans sport. It's fun because anyone can get out there. Watch some demo derbys from here and then watch banger racing and jumps. No comparison.
This is the way I differentiate between UK Banger Racing and US Demo Derby Racing: US may have tough, rugged cars but UK has tough, rugged drivers You guys are absolute madlads
People should be able to do what they wish but destroying some of the most crafted cars that no one could by new should at least think that there destroying some very stunning cars and also wasting good parts, just saddens me.
I don't know where you're from, but from what I understand once the licensing group in the UK deems them unfit for the road, they have no value. So it's either the crusher, or this THEN the crusher. Although over here in the US we would take some of those cars and use them for some kind of project.
DDS029 as a collector of classic cars in the uk and one of the people behind one of the biggest Mondeo part sites, I know the uk law! As a day job a rebuild older cars, and Mot cars I'm much aware tat most car races are of very good condition, let's take the mk3 Scorpio, they are some of the most rare cars and I have had the privilege of working and owning them and seams to be hat when one is sold from a loving owner there fate is allredy set for racing sim still have meny months MOT on them, talking from vast experance over 80% are still very practical cars still fit for the uk roads, this tell me that your comment dose not ring true, As I said I'm open for people to do what they wish but Bering in mind that a good car should be saved as most would under stand there rarity is more important than distorting a good car, But if they do any parts shold be saved, again I help strip car for racing but parts are sold to keep others going, And if they are unfit it does not take much to make fit,
DDS029 as a collector of classic cars in the uk and one of the people behind one of the biggest Mondeo part sites, I know the uk law! As a day job a rebuild older cars, and Mot cars I'm much aware that most cars for racing are of very good condition, let's take the mk3 Scorpio, they are some of the most rare cars and I have had the privilege of working and owning them and seams to be hat when one is sold from a loving owner there fate is allredy set for racing sim still have meny months MOT on them, talking from vast experance over 80% are still very practical cars still fit for the uk roads, this tell me that your comment dose not ring true, As I said I'm open for people to do what they wish but Bering in mind that a good car should be saved as most would under stand there rarity is more important than distorting a good car, But if they do any parts shold be saved, again I help strip car for racing but parts are sold to keep others going, And if they are unfit it does not take much to make fit,
That limo ate that tbone hard I'm just glad it was in the past where you'd sit in as a passenger no way the driver could have survived without serious injury with that amount damage the side took
I miss this place, Arena Essex was brill and Firecracker was in the UK one of the best meets with the best follow ins
Amazing paintwork on those cars!
11:17 - the way No 16 stuck his hand out to push himself back upright again shows the material that champions are made of!
I saw this comment and I knew it was a Reliant Robin before I even had started the video.
@@nathantorresstanevil6958 yep
@@karelpgbr it just immediately brought back Jeremy Clarkson memories.
Too bad it didn't work the second time.
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This is dangerous and exciting to begin with,..... but a Reliant Robin series? My simple American mind is blown. Love it!
Reliant racing started many years ago at Mildenhall as one of the first true original formulas run by RDC but given the unusual nature of the cars and the way these races ran, many promotions took it up. Promotasport raced the formula at Arena Essex during the Firecracker one year as a replacement for one of the stock car formulas they used and it was so popular, well why not?
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@Ralph Goober they can't even turn without brakes lol
That old gold Caddy was absolutely indestructible!
That's Allan Trickett for you! Every year it was big, gold and unstoppable!
It probably weighs as much as any 3 of the other cars combined.
That's like battling a behemoth, a raging elephant.
A lot of these cars are painted better than some of the late models around here.
I was going to say the same thing. They almost look to good to total them. I am sure that they warn out and were like a trophy wife,no one said it was first place .
This is basically what NASCAR was back in the 1940s and 1950s, and it was awesome.
I love the brash, cheesy, graffiti-style graphics on these cars too. I wish we had this kind of stuff in the US (unless it exists and I just don't know the name for it), unfortunately it seems like this is really just a UK/Netherlands thing.
who needs medicine when you have got this to make you better its bloody brilliant
+Max Dickinson Thanks glad you like it 👍
This is the game Wreckfest in it's entirety lol. Same cars, backwards driving, corner bombs, love it.
Yes, wreckfest and flatout
Beautiful car
I’m led to believe one of the recent new tracks on wreckfest is a faithful recreation of this one.
Always interesting to see what cars make it to these races. Never once thought I'd see a Rolls Royce but I guess banger racing is where cars go to go out in a blaze of fender ripping, metal crunching, fast paced glory.
Hardly the first time that rollers raced at Arena. There was one year when the meeting opened with and all Rolls race! But then that was the point of the Firecracker - we had some pretty unusual and pretty ancient cars destroyed for our audience's pleasure over the years. And even though Arena Essex is no longer with us, you can find similar meetings around the banger racing world to this day! - CJ PRI
Loved the gold paint on the #146 Caddy. It reallt lit up under the lights.
that was a gold Tank it destroyed everything in it's path and couldn't be stopped...
What a great, fun video! I so miss going to things like this!
It seems like you can have a good banger race with the Reliants with only one of them by themself!
I want more just like this I could watch this all day long
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loving the new graphics this wreakfest update
But is reality.
@@dragualyoutube1 who are you kidding? This is clearly animated
Wats with U graphics loving puzzys 🤣
Except the fact you only got 1 life 🤣🤣🤣
it's awesome to know that people do this, a sport that is enjoyable and can have a great experience with good people
These cars are really well painted for something that is meant to be smashed, great job.
Still cleaner than some Forza online lobbies!
Dude was glitching out on 3:19
Golden caddy is awesome!! More fun to watch than traditional demolition derby imo
Allan Trickett made a habit over a number of years of racing a golden car, often either a Yank Tank or a Limo and was always good to watch though more often than not he took his car home in a golden ball!
Merica 😃
No, not really. This isn't bad though.
This was damn good to watch..those 3 wheelers are crazy af 😂😂😂
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I've never seen hood scoops like this before, badass and good airflow👌
0:52
Please tell me your joking
@@harrisonevans265 🤣 I don’t think he was
Hermoso video y que bien disfrutan de la vida .. saludos desde la República de Argentina!
So beautiful, I love it.
I just saw an old Supra and cried. Damn some of those cars!
Chris Roughley - fuck Japanese cars
A Rover P5B too, I own one 😭
Now this is what I call demolition derby not like the party cakes here in the UNITED STATES MUCH RESPECT FOR SEATTLE WASHINGTON
Gotta love the caddy!!!!! Detroit made
used to banger race in the 90s the old Ford granada was the king of the track specialy the V6
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I[m surprised they have that many Reliants left in the world to have a banger race
They keep finding them in Yorkshire lol
I nearly cried when I saw the MK II
Then I saw the price of the comemorative firecracker ceramic mug in the souvenir shop....
I reckon the mug'll be worth more than a MKII in 50 years Xx
A Rover P5B too, I own one 😭
What Mercedes W126 Old Good S Classs
Great stuff. Thanks for sharing.
Robins. What could go wrong? Thanks from Australia!
amazed at some of the paint jobs here - i dont like to see jags and rollers getting smashed either
that drift though at 1058
like a boss
Boxer jack sick driver
Havent seen one in years, thanks.
I have no idea wha the rules are, but I'm loving every minute.
Damn you Europeans sure deliver some hard hits in your demo derby racing!
better then ours by far
Yeh, we don't fuck about :-D Still, the giant Cadillac won the demo in the end against all our cars, probably because there's about 4 tons of metal to smash into another car, but won it nevertheless... lol
I remember seeing "Demolition Derby USA" or something on the TV listings in the early days of digital TV (1000 channels but no shows to fill them). I was pumped to see old Mustangs and Chargers anniahlating each other... only they never seemed to get out of first gear.
@@Sennaxm71 You guys should use Chrysler imperials lol. They are banned in derby's here in the states because they are so much tougher than other cars
@@jamesavery6671 I can't remember the last time I saw one over here
It's great to be able to watch some racing without a bunch of poncy clowns endlessly droning on about tyre compounds and track temperatures!
True i do love f1 but this tyre situation is bullshit, its become a race of who can manage their tyres the best instead of racing the cars flatout all the way.
WAY more entertaining than the boring rich man's sport of F1 !!
so true!!!!
F1 isn’t boring and I do understand why you like this because it’s insane and stuff but you do realize how stupid and uneducated these “racecar drivers” are? Like they are like a sliver from death, they are basically trying to kill each other and when the day of death comes apron these drivers one day I will be happy so it will strike fear into all the banger racing drivers and kill the sport. And back to F1, IF YOU ACTUALLY FREAKING WATCH F1 YOU WILL UNDERSTAND OF JUST HOW ENTERTAINING IT IS, AND NOT THINK OF IT AS A “boring rich man sport” AND IN THIS SPORT YOU STILL HAVE TO HAVE A PRETTY BIG WAD OF MONEY TO ENTER IN THE COMPETITION, SO TRY IT BEFORE YOU SAY YOU DONT LIKE IT! GOOD DAY SIR!
@@dullknowledge1576 Do not feel offended! The truth is maybe between you two... This is way more exciting and I would pay to watch that.. F1 is too expensive to watch live, and in reality... You have nothing to see... WRC is more fun than F1 and it needs more skills... In reality I watch every year rallys in real life ... BUT in any day of the year if I would like have fun I would watch this
@@dullknowledge1576 Nah, F1 it's boring as batshit, people want action.
F1 is like being flogged by warm lettuce, or chloroformed. Bangers kick arse.
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WHERE HAS THIS BEEN ALL MY LIFE
Just waiting for you! And though Arena Essex, the circuit in this video, is no more (it closed at the end of 2018), there are plenty of circuits in the UK and elsewhere that still go at it. If you know where to look, there's a meeting every weekend more or less!
3:19 the cars rear wheel has me laughing my ass off
Ah Banger havent watched these in a while
I have to say that some of these guy's make a great Paint job on this Car's 👍
Watching this excites me cause next weekend I'm going to be doing a demolition derby...wish me luck
Good luck! Is it being filmed?
@@martinwheeldon I think it is, but u have to pay for the stream, its gonna be at riverside speedway NZ
Can you not get someone to film or do they not let people do that?
@@martinwheeldon nah we can do that it's just usually they arent good quality. Or their phone decided to not film (happened before and missed a big race lol)
I really hope this crap gets banned. I own a perfect P5B, so sad to see them get beaten up. Why not break them up for spare parts instead of this useless shit?
2:05 - Is the safety of Limousines now in question?
that caddy is a friggin battering ram!
Big American Boats tend to do that.
Yeah, it's the Miley Cyrus of demolition cars. A total wrecking ball. At least the car ain't naked and twerking every second of its life.
Raced at 2 firecrackers back in the day and countless team and domestic meetings .. I'll miss the place for sure... even more now that its now gone to a developer 😢
Maybe this vid should be called, "Robin Reliant Hand Plant"
Respect!
"Did you see it?"
11:19. Nice!
Imagine spending ages getting a car prepared for this and only making it a third of the first corner
Cool video! Image quality is amazing
+FullThrottle Tv thanks
FullThrottle Tv
That gold banger is a belter
The no.103 seven-door car at 9:09, do you people know what car is that?
6:23 Trotters are wildin'
If I were an old car.... Id prefer to go out this way. :)
One of the cars had the My Name Is Jeff on the side. My hero.
+Milo Ruffing lol
Like the drive to work in the morning rush hour 😀
That looks fun to attend and drive in
11:15 he rolls over and throws his arm out. i laugh, broken arm perhaps...but nope, he managed to push himself back up 😂😂😂😂
That was a stupid move that luckily worked in his favor. I had to watch that part twice.
where do they find all of these cars, mk3 supra, rolls royces, eldorados, old jags?
Budget RC Builds nu I guess
And a limo
I watch Stop car racing yesterday
I find it hurtful when people destroy classic cars in these races 🙁
stock car not stop car
Where are the radiators? Eliminated or mounted elsewhere?
They don't have radiators. They have water tanks instead
No radiators, Joe. Just a water tank.
Do you know where the water tank is located?
temelon - below the window aperture above the engine
CADDY for the win!
Boy I sure wish we could have something like this in the USA
@Ralph Goober Pussies!
Some legends say that they are still waving a yellow flag.
i wonder why there even is a yellow flag at such events lol.
That old jag :(
That's what I thought too
My thoughts exactly
Mate I cannot watch this… I own a Rover P5B :(
Cadillac, Yup!
Hows that red and blue banger car still working
Sad about the Caddy but damn that was fun to watch 😅😅
Are all of these cars actually raced with original engines etc.?
Whar are the rules? Do you get points for each crash?. Who iwins?
The guy who converted that Mk2 Jag needs his brain examined.
@Ralph Goober That not a sport...
@Ralph Goober That's terrible!!
Shut up. Is a beautiful classic that needs to be restored. Don’t be silly
Why in banger races are there more antique cars in them then in derbys like I look at some pictures and seen 1920s - 30s cars and rolls royces and stuff
Can someone please tell the rules or goals if the race???
ie... Points for hits or laps to get a checked flag at the end... why is the not a full roll cage???
In Canada things are way different...
Just 2 words need to be said. The caddy.
If you get the game Wreckfest and the UK Bangers mod you can play this track and most of these exact cars :)
they got to be feeling that the next day
The f2 and f1 are the worst for pain but bangers are lethal too
@ 7:40 what kind of race cars are those called
little jeremy little lina 3 wheel British car called a Reliant Robin..
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliant_Robin
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Also one of Jeremy Clarkson's favorite cars of all time. I believe the list goes, 1 being his favorite:
20: Daihatsu Copen (especielly the open tops)
19: Vauxhall Nova
18: Renault Avantime
17: Vauxhall Astra
16: Toyota Prius
15: Lotus Esprit (the most reliable car ever built)
14: Dodge Viper (with it's beautiful European styling and coal-burning engine)
13: Fiat Panda
12: Chevrolet Corvette (award winner for most rigid body ever used on a car)
11: Toyota Camry
10: Austin Allegro
9: KTM X-Bow
8: Mastretta MXT (the only car the guys NEVER got in trouble with)
7: Reliant Robin (stability, mate)
6: Opel Kadett (OLIVER!!!)
5: Citroen 2CV
4: Volkswagen Beetle (The Hitlermobile)
3: Ford Mustang
2: Dacia Sandero (the Duster too... pretty much anything Romanian)
1: Porsche 911 (A Beetle)
Mr bean derby
Anyone know what the stranded car at 9:29 is, Blue and grey.
Difficult to say unless I get the number though that team, if memory serves, mostly ran Ford Granadas that day (bear in mind that it was a while ago but if I get the number, I might be able to find out what it was from the drivers' list if I can find it!)
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I was also thinking FlatOut! (σ≧▽≦)σ
The sliver car at 8:37 is my brother
And his name is?
Unseen NinjaX102 how did he get in the race?
Congrats to your brother
@@douglasfulton7611 really anybody can get into these races with their own cars
Is he alive??
That is freakin nuts! What the heck are those three wheelers?
Those cars are known as Reliant Robin.
Great video
Carl Spencer thanks mate!
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dude this camera quality is amazing. What were you using??
+tommo912 Panasonic LUMIX fz1000 4k
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me parece que estas carreras deberian hacerse con vehiculos con motor atras, como el vollks beetle... para que duren mas tiempo. veo estas carreras y en todo momento estoy pensando en el radiador
Eso está bien hasta que alguien choca contra la parte trasera del coche...
What would the winner win, a trophy or cash?
It's so weird seeing right turns instead of left turns for me. I didn't realize it was different in other places
There's a reason for that, but if you ever see the open wheel single seat stock cars racing in the UK, you'll notice they go the other way.
We Americans need to step up our game if we are going to be better than These guys
Dirt Racing Rules 2 words. Monster jam
Dirt Racing Rules we already have
Monster Jam is for millionaires. This is a working mans sport. It's fun because anyone can get out there. Watch some demo derbys from here and then watch banger racing and jumps. No comparison.
Absolutely!
Do they buff out the scratches between heats?
6977warrior1 yeah they use cranes to pull the cars out
That would be one heck of a buffer!
This is the way I differentiate between UK Banger Racing and US Demo Derby Racing:
US may have tough, rugged cars
but
UK has tough, rugged drivers
You guys are absolute madlads
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Peak hour traffic in the UK is getting out of hand!
Looks well organised cool
great video footage,.. but that Cadillac.. man that thing just wouldn't die lol
+agatenby41 Thanks, yeah the things is a tank
People should be able to do what they wish but destroying some of the most crafted cars that no one could by new should at least think that there destroying some very stunning cars and also wasting good parts, just saddens me.
I don't know where you're from, but from what I understand once the licensing group in the UK deems them unfit for the road, they have no value. So it's either the crusher, or this THEN the crusher. Although over here in the US we would take some of those cars and use them for some kind of project.
DDS029 as a collector of classic cars in the uk and one of the people behind one of the biggest Mondeo part sites, I know the uk law!
As a day job a rebuild older cars, and Mot cars I'm much aware tat most car races are of very good condition, let's take the mk3 Scorpio, they are some of the most rare cars and I have had the privilege of working and owning them and seams to be hat when one is sold from a loving owner there fate is allredy set for racing sim still have meny months MOT on them, talking from vast experance over 80% are still very practical cars still fit for the uk roads, this tell me that your comment dose not ring true,
As I said I'm open for people to do what they wish but Bering in mind that a good car should be saved as most would under stand there rarity is more important than distorting a good car,
But if they do any parts shold be saved, again I help strip car for racing but parts are sold to keep others going,
And if they are unfit it does not take much to make fit,
DDS029 as a collector of classic cars in the uk and one of the people behind one of the biggest Mondeo part sites, I know the uk law!
As a day job a rebuild older cars, and Mot cars I'm much aware that most cars for racing are of very good condition, let's take the mk3 Scorpio, they are some of the most rare cars and I have had the privilege of working and owning them and seams to be hat when one is sold from a loving owner there fate is allredy set for racing sim still have meny months MOT on them, talking from vast experance over 80% are still very practical cars still fit for the uk roads, this tell me that your comment dose not ring true,
As I said I'm open for people to do what they wish but Bering in mind that a good car should be saved as most would under stand there rarity is more important than distorting a good car,
But if they do any parts shold be saved, again I help strip car for racing but parts are sold to keep others going,
And if they are unfit it does not take much to make fit,
dodgejamesuk z
dodgejamesuk they’re fucking demo and projects they’re shit heaps and parts
That limo ate that tbone hard I'm just glad it was in the past where you'd sit in as a passenger no way the driver could have survived without serious injury with that amount damage the side took
seems like a lot of fun
This made me love Wreckfest more
hi johhy bright which car is your favorite