The name Banger conjures up an impression of heavy contact racing, the 'rookie' Bangers however are an exception to this, being a 'limited contact' class.

The limited contact Banger formula is designed to tempt you, the spectator off the terrace and onto the track for the first time.

The cost and preparation are kept to a minimum in the Bangers. The cars used are all generally standard cars, with the radiator being kept within the engine bay preventing any 'heavy' contact, although there is still enough contact to keep the spectator interested!

Equally entertaining and interesting is the type of car that is used in this formula, where cars considered useless are resurrected and brought back into service.

So, why not give it a go and get that old Honda Civic off your front garden...!

The biggest race of the year for the Bangers is the World Championship which is held at Foxhall Heath Stadium, Ipswich on Saturday 17th November at 5pm!

We also run a 'Back to Basics' version of the formula at selected meetings across our family of Spedeworth/Incarace tracks. Rules are available via the 'Drivers Rules' section of the website.

2018 Spedeworth Bangers World Qualifying

The qualifying system for Spedeworth registered drivers for the Banger World Championship at Ipswich on Saturday 17th November 2018 is as follows:

Gold Rush Wild Card Rounds

The following meetings carry a Wildcard place where the winner of the final carries an automatic spot into the World Final race at Ipswich on Saturday 17th November 2018 plus at each round points are scored on every race on the day for the top 10 finishers – 20-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1.

Banger Gold Rush Event 1 – Birmingham – Saturday 17th March
Banger Gold Rush Event 2 – Ipswich – Saturday 14th April
Banger Gold Rush Event 3 – Hednesford – Monday 7th May
Banger Gold Rush Event 4 – Northampton – Saturday 9th June
Banger Gold Rush Event 5 – Aldershot – Sunday 15th July
Banger Gold Rush Event 6 – Yarmouth – Sunday 5th August
Banger Gold Rush Event 7 – Eastbourne – Wednesday 19th September
Banger Gold Rush Finale – Mildenhall – Sunday 21st October

World Qualifying Rounds

The following meetings are World Qualifying Rounds – in these meetings ONLY, points are scored on every race on the day for the top 10 finishers – 20-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1.

There are 4 World Qualifiers in the South (Aldershot and Eastbourne) and 4 in East Anglia (Ipswich and Yarmouth).

Monday 2nd April – Eastbourne
Sunday 27th May – Yarmouth
Monday 28th May – Ipswich
Sunday 24th June – Aldershot
Saturday 21st July – Ipswich
Wednesday 25th July – Eastbourne
Sunday 29th July – Yarmouth
Sunday 30th September - Aldershot

Attendance Points

Attendance points are awarded at the following meetings:-

Southern Based Drivers:

Saturday 17th March – Birmingham – 15 points
Sunday 25th March – Aldershot – 10 points
Monday 2nd April – Eastbourne – 15 points
Saturday 14th April – Ipswich – 15 points
Sunday 6th May – Aldershot – 15 points
Sunday 7th May – Hednesford – 15 points
Sunday 27th May – Yarmouth – 15 points
Monday 28th May – Ipswich – 15 points
Wednesday 30th May – Eastbourne – 10 points
Saturday 9th June – Northampton – 15 points
Wednesday 13th June – Eastbourne – 10 points
Sunday 24th June – Aldershot – 10 points
Wednesday 4th July – Eastbourne – 10 points
Sunday 15th July – Aldershot – 15 points
Saturday 21st July – Ipswich – 15 points
Wednesday 25th July – Eastbourne – 10 points
Sunday 29th July – Yarmouth – 15 points
Sunday 5th August – Yarmouth – 15 points
Wednesday 8th August – Eastbourne – 15 points
Wednesday 22nd August – Eastbourne – 10 points (Domestic Bangers Only)
Wednesday 29th August – Eastbourne – 10 points
Wednesday 19th September – Eastbourne – 15 points
Sunday 30th September – Aldershot – 15 points
Sunday 21st October – Mildenhall – 15 points

East Anglian Based Drivers:

Saturday 17th March – Birmingham – 15 points
Monday 2nd April – Eastbourne – 20 points
Monday 2nd April – Ipswich – 10 points
Saturday 14th April – Ipswich – 15 points
Saturday 5th May – Ipswich – 10 points
Sunday 6th May – Aldershot – 20 points
Sunday 7th May – Hednesford – 15 points
Sunday 27th May – Yarmouth – 15 points
Monday 28th May – Ipswich – 15 points
Saturday 9th June – Northampton – 15 points
Sunday 15th July – Aldershot – 15 points
Saturday 21st July – Ipswich – 15 points
Sunday 29th July – Yarmouth – 15 points
Sunday 5th August – Yarmouth – 15 points
Wednesday 8th August – Eastbourne – 20 points
Monday 27th August – Ipswich – 10 points
Sunday 9th September – Yarmouth – 10 points
Wednesday 19th September – Eastbourne – 15 points
Saturday 22nd September – Ipswich – 10 points
Sunday 30th September – Aldershot – 20 points
Sunday 21st October – Mildenhall – 15 points
Saturday 3rd November – Ipswich – 10 points

Full attendance points can only be scored if the driver has booked in advance for the meeting 24hrs prior to the scheduled event. A driver turning up without booking in will score only 5 points for a 10 point meeting, 8 points for a 15 point meeting.

Points Deductions

Drivers booking in for any Banger meeting, failing to cancel, and not showing up, will have the relevant points for that meeting deducted from their total – i.e. if they would have scored 10 points for being at that event they would have 10 points deducted.

The top 17 Spedeworth registered drivers after the final meetings on Saturday 3rd November 2018 will qualify for the World Championship on Saturday 17th November 2018!

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