WRCC races Bangers on a permanent oval track on Thursday evenings. WRCC features post & wire fences and an infield with cross over to run figure eight meetings. The track has tight turns and narrow straights which challenge the capabilities of both car and driver.

World finals are where it gets serious.

Banger racing is a contact sport with the aim to smash your opponent out of the way to gain places. This causes pile ups on the track. For this reason horsepower and the latest equipment aren’t as important as in some other classes; technique and consistency are the keys to going fast. Staying out of trouble and making sure if you hit another car your opponent will be the one to come off worse. 

Banger racing is ideal for beginners to try model car racing. They are easy to build and can be purchased from most good model shops for as little as £150. With spares being very cheap in comparison to other classes, the cars are ideal for younger racers as they offer an affordable yet fun class to race in. The Banger car is a Mardave V12 which is sold as a Banger Kit from Mardave. You can also get them from the club shop. The cars run on a 4 cell battery pack and can only be fitted with a manual speed controller, this way the cars are all the same when it comes to speed and no one car has the advantage. h

As with the full size Banger you can race any road production car you like and there is plenty of body shells to choose from. You can get these from the High Wycombe club, Mardave or Kamtec Models. There are over a 150 body styles from classic cars like Mk10 Jags to Austin A60’s or modern cars like Nissan Bluebirds and Ford Mondeo’s. 

There are three categories when choosing what shell to race, based on whether you want a wreck or race or just go out to get wrecked. 

Construction

Banger construction rules:

http://www.wycomberacing.co.uk/Classes/Bangers/BangerRules.aspx

Build a Banger Shell: 

http://www.wycomberacing.co.uk/Classes/Bangers/BuildaShell.aspx

Examples of shells that are good wreckers

Examples of shells that handle well

Examples of shells that look good for photos and blow up well

As you can see the drivers make their cars look like the full size equivalent and I think you'll agree they make a pretty good job with door plates & roof fins. 

They paint the cars with name and number on the side some drivers use an airbrush to give it that extra dimension of realism. 

In addition to regular club meetings, there are also national championships for this class where the country’s best drivers race to win the title of European Champion, British Champion & World Champion. One-off events are held on Fridays & Sundays. Race meeting dates of these are found in the Banger Fixture list. These provide a stepping stone from club to national competition. 

I hope this persuades you to come and pay us a visit, I promise if you like the full size racing formula then you will be instantly hooked! 

The WRCC Bangers racers have their own Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/WRCCBangers?fref=ts

In addition WRCC support the Banger World Series.  This is a national banger series that is very well supported.  Please check it out here:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/rcbangerworldseries/?fref=ts

Lined up for a epic DD.