If you’re of the inclination that Top Gear stunts and wanton destruction in the name of fun are bad taste, then please look away now.
Angmering Racing Club will be hosting a caravan race on Sunday 16th August – a race where only the winner’s caravan will survive.
Caravans that would normally be destined for the knacker’s yard are to be hitched to Angmering’s ‘nudge and spin’ cars to form part of a ‘banger race’. In the traditional form, drivers of old vehicles race against each other and gain advantage by wrecking each other’s vehicles. The car which makes it to the finish while surviving is declared the overall winner of the race.
However the event is far from over. Despite negotiating ten laps of the 500m circuit negotiating large puddles and standing race water. Any caravans that survive the race will be entered into a ‘demolition derby’ – and only the last car and caravan combination able to move will be crowned winner.
Organiser Jim Hazelgrove spoke to Caravan Times earlier today to explain the thinking behind the caravan race.
‘Your old caravans are very difficult to get rid of these days’ he explained. ‘A lot of scrapyards won’t even take them because of the modern designs. With all the fibreglass involved, they’re a menace and they just don’t get dealt with’.
‘With that in mind we started caravan racing two years ago. We strip the inside and get our drivers to race them round first of all. The caravans that survive that move on to the demolition derby – and only the caravan that finishes in one piece gets to be the winner!’ he chuckled.
Racing starts at 11.30am while the gates are open from 8am. Adult admission is £10 while it’s half-price for kids (under 14). Best of all, any child under ten gets in for free. Senior citizen and disabled? It’s just £5 to enjoy the day’s racing. Angmering Racing can be contacted on 01903 859807 during office hours or 01243 268887 otherwise.
