Banger Rallies 2017

Banger Rallies 2017

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petrolbloke

Original Poster:

502 posts

156 months

Sunday 26th February 2017
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Hopefully posted in the right section!

Doing a banger rally has been on my bucket list for a while. Has anyone got any planned for this year?

mikewood

179 posts

129 months

Saturday 18th March 2017
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I've just registered for Bust Rallies 2017 Black Forest Gateaux and Champagne Charlie rallies in June 17 after reading about them in our local rag newspaper.

£500 banger, a bunch of nutters, mad dash across Europe, what could possibly go wrong!?!

Sounds like a right laugh!

wobble

MrVert

4,394 posts

238 months

Thursday 23rd March 2017
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Snap! We're doing the Champagne Charlie in June.....in this smokin



Have you got a car yet? It's a flipping nightmare sourcing something for less than £500 hehe

Edited by MrVert on Thursday 23 March 21:49

mikewood

179 posts

129 months

Sunday 26th March 2017
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I've drawn up my shopping list, and narrowed it down to two cars. A pal is in the taxi business, and thinks he can sort me out with a black cab; a local car dealer has had a little blue Ford Streetka sat on his pitch for over a year at £1,495, so I might try a cheeky bid "'cos it's for chariddy, yeah?".

I have got a wild card tucked up my sleeve which will be my last resort. Unfortunately it's a 6 litre gas guzzler, and I'll be driving all the way from Liverpool...so the petrol bill won't come in cheap!!

MW

MrVert

4,394 posts

238 months

Monday 27th March 2017
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Ahhhhh....but think of the fun you'll have in it! hehe

We're travelling down and getting the 12:50 tunnel, are you going approx the same time?

DiscoColin

3,328 posts

213 months

Wednesday 29th March 2017
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MrVert said:
Have you got a car yet? It's a flipping nightmare sourcing something for less than £500 hehe
I have been asked by a friend to help to liquidate a 2004 Rover 75 automatic diesel estate with a bit over 148k miles on the clock that could be had within budget. It is currently SORN though - MOT ran out in January and it hasn't moved since December (so it it would have to be picked up and driven straight to an pre-booked MOT otherwise trailered) but it drove fine at the time (and since on a battery maintainer so starts and runs) and has done less than 2500 miles since the last MOT. Bodywork is pretty poor, central locking doesn't work, smells of dog and the usual "they all do that sir" Rover 75 niggles apply. MOTed it ought to perfect for a banger rally if anyone was interested though... ?

stroller

169 posts

204 months

Wednesday 29th March 2017
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A group from my village and few pals doing Crumball rally, The Great Escape in September. Starts in Cologne and ends up at Munich Oktoberfest. We did one a few years ago and I said I wouldn't do another but the Oktoberfest always been on my bucket list...
We did the James Bond themed Thundercrawl in this;


MrVert

4,394 posts

238 months

Wednesday 29th March 2017
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That is brilliant hehe

mikewood

179 posts

129 months

Saturday 29th April 2017
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Five hundred quid's worth of prime black cab now sat on my driveway. Time to crack out the paint brushes and play the A-Team music...

Let's get ready to (c-)rumble!!

:-)

MrVert

4,394 posts

238 months

Sunday 21st May 2017
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Hehe...that's a good buy for £500!

Here's ours, newly 'decorated'....biggrin




I think you'll be able to guess what our theme tune is going to be....hehe

mikewood

179 posts

129 months

Thursday 25th May 2017
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Da-dum-dee-dummm, dummm, dummm...

Hopefully picking up the black cab from skunk-works tomorrow, and we set off for the Black Forest Gateaux banger rally on Wednesday. Getting excited!

@ragamuffinracers

mikewood

179 posts

129 months

Tuesday 30th May 2017
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Nearly time for the big off...Channel Tunnel slot is Wednesday afternoon and it will take us a day to get there in my jalopy!



We're going to raise funds for the Queenscourt Hospice in Southport



Please feel free to give your support and follow us on FB and Instagram (@ragamuffinracers) and Twitter (@ragamuffinracer), or chuck a few pennies (or pounds) in our virtual charity bucket at justgiving/crowdfunding/ragamuffinracers

MW

driving

MrVert

4,394 posts

238 months

Tuesday 30th May 2017
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Looking good smokin

Have fun and the best of luck! cool








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OldSpice

353 posts

136 months

Tuesday 8th August 2017
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Just got back from the Bulldog Rally. Ended up doing 3,200 miles, 15 countries and crossed the Alps twice. Not sure how the van or us survived!





If you're interested, more pictures can be found on by searching Belly of the Whale on Facebook.

Ric1883

1 posts

79 months

Tuesday 29th August 2017
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Get out there and take the challenge,meet some crazy people and have a great time

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