Vehicles and Races
Banger racing vehicles are normally scrap cars (various classes have 4-, 6-, or 8-cylinder engines), but they can be constructed from almost any powered wheeled vehicle with bizarre versions of the sport using cars towing caravans or trailers happening as special events at some tracks. "Siamese" banger racing where two cars are chained together for the race but each car independently driven is also practised. In addition, there is a variation where one car is placed on the roof of another, with the driver of one car steering and the other controlling the gas pedal and brake, and another ("train racing") where three cars—one vehicle with an engine but no brakes, a second vehicle with no driver, engine or brakes, and a third vehicle with no engine but a driver who operates the brakes—are tied together and the race is distinguished by "teams". There are different events for different vehicles, often with prizes for the best presented / rarest vehicle.
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