Banger Racing Ramp Race Wimbledon 1981

Date: 3/1/1981

[@garrywitcomb2334]

This is cool,when an A60 starts to bounce !!! . . . Love it ,better days sadly passed,but,some real Banger footage,thanks for posting. 😆😆😆

[@midsaint776]

we had over the ramp DD's at long eaton when it was going , sadly like most stadiums now, fallen under the axe of the beauraucrats , enjoyment police and health n safety , councils etc . but this when banger racing was banger racing . I no longer even spectate let alone race , because it's so expensive , too competitive and all the enjoyment has gone from it . great vid cheers for posting this .

[@mikebaileyGplus]

when it used to be shown on World Of Sport Saturday afternoons, good times

[@georgejacob3162]

Absolutely marvellous!

[@D...Charger]

RIP wimbledon.londons last ever banger track 😭

[@adamwort7160]

I had a fiat 130 saloon TEV565K sold it around 2005 whent to Ireland

[@jasonfarley6947]

I've seen bigger speed bumps 😂 Bring these races back more often

[@nicnak4475]

Think i was there , I remember the Fiat 130 at 3.03mins , 331 Nick Linfield , they were a very fast car in their day , think it had a de tuned Ferrari engine , they rusted in no time though .

[@D...Charger]

Not his normal metal.Nick was a master in those austin 3litre land crab.Think he even won the world chapionship driving one.

[@nicnak4475]

@@D...Charger Yep seems like yesterday mate, those old Austin 3 litres with their "Westie" engines were tough old barges and probably Nicks favourite choice.

[@D...Charger]

@@nicnak4475 it sure does.I saw him years later but never got to chat with him.Good times.

[@nicnak4475]

@@D...Charger Saw an interesting video on him yonks ago, it's probably still out there somewhere, The Brighton Bashers used to rule at my local Arlington and "Retard" Roy Bramley used to try and take them on single-handedly, I remember at the start of a race he used to drive round the wrong way ! completely feerless that guy and yes great banger days.

[@D...Charger]

@@nicnak4475 The nuttyest driver i have ever seen was Deane wood in his saloon stockcar at the old aldershot driving the wrong way taking out one of the georges..He was always good to watch.Brighton bashers in bangers were good warroirs were good too most started at smallfields actually my closest track and yet ive never been there.Was spoilt having wimbledon staduim 8miles away.great track that was too.

[@armjos1]

If only they knew what the value of those cars would be know before they raced them

[@johnusher7628]

All those Farinas

[@Stickleback]

R.I.P Dicki Davis

[@amelierenoncule]

Why no back-seat passengers, mon ami ?

[@D...Charger]

My dads number 23 !!

[@amelierenoncule]

Did your mom ever forgive him for entering the family's 'buggy' in this race ?

[@D...Charger]

@@amelierenoncule my mum had a 60's mustang at the time so she didn't mind what he raced...as long as it wasn't the mustang...actually she raced bangers too..again not using the mustang