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Banger Racing - Vauxhall Astra Estate. |
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brother-in-law's Astra failed the MOT due to rust, so it was time
to pass it on to one of my mates so he could give it a good send
off banger racing at the Oval Race Club in Angmering, so on the
4th of February 2007 Barry Blackman did exactly that! Please see
the pictures of the astra with captions below. |
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| The
Astra with a new paint job, I think it looks better in yellow, it
used to be blue. |
Taking
his marks on the track for his 1st race. |
The
race got underway, I think Baz managed to do 3 laps before getting
smashed into the barrier this impact popped the front drive shaft
out. |
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poor astra had to be towed back to the pits as with one drive shaft
disconnected the engine would not move the car. |
That's
the impact mark on the tyre, that sheared 3 bolts off causing the
drive shaft to drop out - it was quite a whack! |
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| On
closer inspection the CV joint on the drive shaft (inside that rubber
boot) was totally smashed. |
The
astra also sustained a small impact to the rear, but that's the
least of the problems. |
A
closer look at the damage to the tyre. |
Baz
managed to find another drive shaft, this picture is of it fitted
and repaired! |
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| ok,
its now time for his second race, the "Nudge N Spin",
we only just got the Astra fixed in time, I even got my hands dirty! |
This
race Baz managed about 6 laps of the track after seeing off a few
close calls. |
But
he couldn't see them all off, he took a few hard impacts and yes
you've guessed it... |
That
new drive shaft fell out again, but we didn't care this time as
it was a bit of a write off by now! |
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| Barry
walks away from the wreckage as Chris takes a look at the damage.
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I
don't think we can get that fixed again, it would need quite a bit
of panel beating. |
Quite
well dented all round, looking at the damage I think we can say
Barry did quite a good job of trashing the car! Well done Baz! |
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| A
view of the bonnet from inside the car. |
Paul,
my brother-in-law takes a look at what Barry has done to his beloved
car, he had 5 years motoring out of this vehicle with no problems! |
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| © David Avery 2004-07 |
