Banger Racing - any fans/racers?

[crofty1984]

I'm thinking of doing an "arrive and drive" banger race this year. Any thoughts?
How much is it likely to cost to hire one? What do you do? I've only ever raced karts and kit cars before.
It looks awesome. I'm going to watch a few first of course!

[micron750]

It depends where you go and the size of the oval,which class you intend to race in.
The other thing is it can and often gets a bit rough saftey isn't as bad as some think ok its basic but seems to be enough considering some of the pileups i've seen looked horrendous but everybody was ok.
The bigger the circuit the bigger the hits are gonna be, i usually go to the Mendips raceway which is a small oval compared to the likes of Ringwood even there the crashes do get er alarming at times but all the drivers seem to love it.Having a look first would be a good idea it may or may not put you off but will give you a good idea there's also usually other racing you may want to look at with less contact,anyway what ever you decide good luck i hope you enjoy it