This is what happens when you've been driving on the "Wrong Side" of the road too long!

[squonk 41,038]

Looks like a riot! 

 

 

[Jeff-C175 7,199]

That's pretty much what it looks like around here at 3 AM when the bars close!  (pre-Covid of course!)

 

That's my kind of racing!

 

Where's that, UK ?

 

Edited January 27, 2021 by Jeff-C175

[Pullstart 62,801]

It was turning left and on asphalt, but I’ve done a race or two like that!

 

The truck on top of me, was a company car show.  Notice where I was sitting... hands on the wheel!

[squonk 41,038]

44 minutes ago, pullstart said:

It was turning left and on asphalt, but I’ve done a race or two like that!

 

The truck on top of me, was a company car show.  Notice where I was sitting... hands on the wheel!

I figured this was "Right up your alley" Or to coin a pun "In your wheel house" 

 

 First thing I thought of when I saw the first banger race video was "Pullstart!" 

 

2nd was nORM! @Stormin

Edited January 27, 2021 by squonk

[Jeff-C175 7,199]

7 minutes ago, squonk said:

"Right up your alley"

 

But he said he was turning left!  The wheels are turning RIGHT! @pullstart

[Pullstart 62,801]

1 minute ago, Jeff-C175 said:

 

But he said he was turning left!  The wheels are turning RIGHT! @pullstart

With that car, you never knew.  It was routinely bent and straightened  more often than maintained!

[Stormin 9,981]

 So that's why you lads in the states drive on te wrong side of the road.

[Pullstart 62,801]

Just now, Stormin said:

 So that's why you lads in the states drive on te wrong side of the road.

Now that you mention what side, we ARE on the RIGHT!  

[Stormin 9,981]

1 hour ago, Jeff-C175 said:

That's pretty much what it looks like around here at 3 AM when the bars close!  (pre-Covid of course!)

 

That's my kind of racing!

 

Where's that, UK ?

 

 

Kings Lynn, Norfolk, UK. What's known as a demolition derby.

[Stormin 9,981]

  Many years ago I once drove in a demolition derby. The car, a 3ltr Ford Capri belonged to a friend of mine, who couldn't drive that day due to falling over his dog and breaking a wrist.

  The Capri was what was called the Pinto in the States I think. Notorious for catching fire if hit from behind. The car was fitted with a full safety cage inside and a special fuel tank made if 1/8" plate mounted where the rear seat had been.

  I emphasis ONCE. I've never been so pleased to get out of a car.

[Pullstart 62,801]

I recall a time where we were racing in the enduro... which consisted of 125-200 cars on 3/8th mile oval, pretty high banks, 200 laps.  If enough cars die on the track during green flag, they’ll throw the red, all cars stop, drivers get out, green flag flies with dead vehicles left on the track.  I was flying around, turning left, jamming gears, burning off the right front and literally screaming with excitement and they threw the red.   Lose to 20 seconds later, a big “whack!” In my rear bumper.  I felt like someone hit me on the red, which is a big no-no.  Somehow, it was one of my rear tires that had broken the center out of the steel wheel and rolled back to me!  After the green flew, I kept running on three wheels for a couple laps until I could get through the traffic to the bottom and pit for a spare.

 

Good Times!

[SPINJIM 1,981]

They're also driving in the wrong direction on the track.   Here we race in the counter-clockwise direction around the track.  No wonder they're confused.

Edited January 27, 2021 by SPINJIM

[Stormin 9,981]

  Depends on what your racing and where, which way round you go. Motorcycle speedway and grass track go anti clockwise. Sidecar outfits go clockwise.

   Demolition Derbies START clockwise but as the field thins, as you can see, it doesn't really matter which way you go. Either forward or in reverse. The object is to be the last vehicle running.

 

[roadapples 6,983]

3 hours ago, SPINJIM said:

They're also driving in the wrong direction on the track.   Here we race in the counter-clockwise direction around the track.  No wonder they're confused.

Is this like below the equator where the toilet flushes  the wrong way....

[Pullstart 62,801]

@Stormin these guys are brutal!  

[Stormin 9,981]

3 minutes ago, pullstart said:

@Stormin these guys are brutal!  

 

Water off a ducks back, Kevin.

[elcamino/wheelhorse 9,296]

@Stormin , Now we know why @pullstart keeps falling and hurting him self>  Too many wrecks on oval tracks .

[953 nut 55,098]

Mike, @squonk I am so glad your are retired and have the time to find such great entertainment for us.   

6 hours ago, pullstart said:

enduro... which consisted of 125-200 cars on 3/8th mile oval, pretty high banks, 200 laps.  If enough cars die on the track during green flag, they’ll throw the red, all cars stop, drivers get out, green flag flies with dead vehicles left on the track.

Kevin, the enduro races I am familiar with have a format where cars change from counterclockwise to clockwise after 100 laps. Cars that are a lap or more down will continue going counterclockwise until they hit lap 100. Only time they throw the red flag is if there is a car on fire or the track is totally blocked.

[tom2p 2,394]

I recall the enduros when they ran on a figure eight track ... whew there were some nasty crashes 

one of my friends won a demo back in the early 80's ... I recall he got a fair amount of prize money