What does the North Cornwall Motor Racing Club do?

The North Cornwall Motor Racing Club meets about every two weeks between April and October at various tracks in Cornwall and Devon. We normally have eight types of race:

• Unlimited Bangers – everything from Metros to Transits!
• Banger Rods Front Wheel Drive 0–1449cc (non-contact).
• Banger Rods Front Wheel Drive 1450cc and over (non-contact).
• Banger Rods Rear Wheel Drive 0–1599cc (non-contact).
• Banger Rods Rear Wheel Drive 1600cc and over (non-contact).
• Juniors 0–1600cc (non-contact).
• Ladies (non-contact).
• Novices and mechanics (non-contact).

Bangers are definitely 100% contact, whereas Banger Rods are supposed to be non-contact. However, when you have four cars all trying to get around the same corner, some gentle persuasion is inevitable, as the crumpled bodywork of most of the banger rods will testify.

High-speed banger rod racing takes its toll on engines

At some meetings there are also special feature races such as:

• Combine harvesters.
• Demolition Derby.
• Hare and hounds (bangers chase another banger towing a caravan, and the winner is the first banger to end up inside the caravan and stay there for one lap).
• Vans.
• Three-wheelers (Reliant Robins).
• Bus and coach demolition (about as spectacular as you can get, but very messy, so they don't tend to happen very often).

The coach demolition in progress

If you would like more information, please send the club an e-mail.

Last updated on 12th February 2003