Classic Hotrods!

carchaeologist

The classic hotrods back in the seventies were the National Hotrods ,often appearing on Saturday Television show World of Sport.
Drivers such as 351 Barry Lee , 306 George Polley and 356 Gordon Bland , all competed in the formula which was dominated by Escorts and Anglia’s. They were later replaced by Toyota starlets and peugeot bodied cars and now the space framed chassis’s featuring tigra ,bmw and slk mercedes styled bodies.
The passion to see these classic race cars back in action around the circuits led Garry Whitcombe with the help of Midlands based promoters Incarace to create the formula we all love and appreciate today , known has the Classic Hot Rods.
In 2005 when they first returned to the track there was only 7 cars taking center stage and this has grown to approx 30 cars but an average of 10 to 20 cars turn up on any given race day. We dont have a championship, but we do have a points winner at the end of the season, and Dean Hunt in his very fast ford anglia no 39 topped the table in 2010.
There are 2 main engines used, the 1700 crossflow and the two litre overhead cam pinto. These engines are permitted a fair amount of modification in order to give the power output. Tyres are slick based race stock. The bodies are not allowed any spaceframe sections and must remain as were in the seventies , steel bodied fabrication.
Some of the cars that race today are not infact replicas but rebuilds of cars raced in the seventies. The drivers such as Dave Fry and Rick Fray are from the same era has the cars and their constant passion oftenleads to them racking up even more trophies for their cabinets.
http://www.classichotrod.co.uk/
Saw these in Ipswich last weekend, great retro buzz from them!

carchaeologist

Sids Not

MMMMM.....was thinkin of a different type of Hot Rod.........
This racing (banger/hot rod) to me is like bullfighting to an animal lover..........think of all the classic cars that have been "murdered" in the name of sport....:o

kieran811

Sids Not wrote: »

MMMMM.....was thinkin of a different type of Hot Rod.........
This racing (banger/hot rod) to me is like bullfighting to an animal lover..........think of all the classic cars that have been "murdered" in the name of sport....:o

or saved from a life of lying rotting away in someones yard/ driveway into nothing and given 1 last go at something before they are in a case of disuse

Sids Not

kieran811 wrote: »

or saved from a life of lying rotting away in someones yard/ driveway into nothing and given 1 last go at something before they are in a case of disuse

Most of these cars have to be in fairly good condition to start with, unless you're bangering them........;)

carchaeologist

This isn't a banger or a contact racing class!!
Motorsport in Ireland doesn't extend much beyond rallying.
Proper hotrod racing both current and classic is a great sport to watch.