Firecracker
Firecracker was founded in 1991 and is still by far one of, if not the most popular event at Arena Essex. Firecracker (up until 2008) was a banger racing only meeting; the main attraction to this event is the specific car rulings in place which outlaws more 'common' bangers such as the Ford Granada. The meeting originally allowed all types of unlimited bangers to race (which was fairly popular), but when reason the ruling on banning specific cars from racing was enforced, the meeting took off in popularity. The banning on specific cars naturally made it 'THE' meeting for drivers to race their rare classics meeting is so special is that only unusual, rare, or expensive cars are allowed to enter. There is also a firework display at the end of the meeting. This event normally attracts a crowd of around ten thousand people. In 2008, due to banger numbers falling, stockcars were introduced as a support formula, in 2010 Reliant Robin's were swapped as the support formula, which proved a popular move.
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