After doing a couple of Banger rallies ( Staples to Naples 2007 / 2008, see - Staples 2 Naples banger rally 2007 and - Staples 2 Naples banger rally 2008 even tracked the event - http://www.a-trip.com/tracks/view/4468 and failing to take the car around the Numbugring due to getting lost! ( don’t blindly trust your satnav ). I decided to take on the Nurbugring in 2009.

Originally I was not planning to go cheap, I looked at a MR2 for £500, it needed a bit of welding and the brakes looking at. Trouble was I started thinking about improving the suspension, engine, brakes, tyres, wheels etc. Later that day someone told me a Hearse might be available, my only thought was - what colour do I paint it?

This caused a revelation, I was taking things too seriously this was supposed to be fun.

I started to think about what car to use, Banger rally type rules seemed a good idea. Car should cost no more than £300 ( as we will be stressing the car, I think going too low was not an option, so I doubled the S2N price ), next no more than £200 pounds  improving the Car. I suspect most of the money will go on tyres and brakes.

Back in my old motorcycle racing days ( engage rose coloured spectacles ), racing a relatively low powered bike ( Yamaha 350LC ) was mad. Generally you could use all the power of the bike without getting into too much trouble and ( for the time ) the small size and light weight  made for quick handling. It was quite easy to embarrass guys on far larger bikes. Of course I hardly remember the crashes, the metal plates, hospital food and CCJ.

So I arrived at the following rules:
Price of Car: £300 max.
Size: Astra / Escort or smaller.
Now all I have to do is find the car.

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