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I cant decide....

truly pant staining even to watch - cant think what this is like to actually race.

Mental.


 
Posted : 18/09/2015 9:57 am
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Ha ha see the cheeky monkey at 1:51 hanging a left!? He's not daft (relative to the others).


 
Posted : 18/09/2015 10:01 am
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yeah spotted that - and the guys who bottled it at the crossover - likely that would be me - give way rather than give blood.


 
Posted : 18/09/2015 10:01 am
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Well the fact that the only contact appears to have happened away from the crossroads suggests it wasn't as dodgy as it looked, disappointingly :-/


 
Posted : 18/09/2015 10:07 am
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Amateurs.

I give you figure of 8 caravan racing;


 
Posted : 18/09/2015 10:08 am
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The craziest bit of that for me isn't the track shape, it's the fact they're going to do it for three god damn hours!


 
Posted : 18/09/2015 10:08 am
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from the comments:

Little known fact. Each driver uses a piece of coal in their ass to produce a diamond by the end of the race at which point they sell to repair/rebuild any damages before the next race.


 
Posted : 18/09/2015 10:08 am
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You'd almost think it's fake considering the lack of crashes....crazy stuff.


 
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You've clearly never had to commute via the A406..


 
Posted : 18/09/2015 10:08 am
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Wha.....!!!
Crazy!

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Posted : 18/09/2015 10:10 am
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Only if there's crashes? Otherwise, it's just well rehersed dullness.


 
Posted : 18/09/2015 10:11 am
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You'd never get that in the Eurozone with its H&S policy.


 
Posted : 18/09/2015 10:16 am
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Used to “compete” in figure 8 banger racing in the early 80’s with Speedworth, probably accounts for some of my aches and pains. Always a great evening, either something very big or small and agile/fast; best car I used for the 8’s was a Fiat 128 TwinCam, other than that usual Rovers, Granada/Cortina/Victors and the odd XJ.


 
Posted : 18/09/2015 10:17 am
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Do they still do figure of eight stock car racing, or has it been killed off by H&S? I have happy memories of evenings at Hendesford Hills Raceway as a young'un...


 
Posted : 18/09/2015 10:22 am
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That certainly liven F1 up a bit!


 
Posted : 18/09/2015 10:23 am
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Just spotted this on FB, kinda relevant.

Good outcome at least.


 
Posted : 18/09/2015 10:30 am
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Makes MTB Enduro look a bit tame 😉


 
Posted : 18/09/2015 10:30 am
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It's kind of like a modern day amphitheatre, with the crowd secretly baying for blood, and bravery substituted for stupidness


 
Posted : 18/09/2015 10:33 am
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How on earth wasn't that carnage, at some point.
Total respect to the drivers for doing that for 3 hrs


 
Posted : 18/09/2015 11:22 am
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Total respect to the drivers for doing that for 3 hrs

And to the crowd!


 
Posted : 18/09/2015 8:25 pm
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Ha! Used to go and watch the FO8 bangers at Wimbledon in the mid 90s! True carnage, used to be nicknamed injury racing!!


 
Posted : 18/09/2015 9:46 pm
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Who counts the ****ing laps????


 
Posted : 19/09/2015 5:47 am
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3 hours? I didn't even make it through that entire video.


 
Posted : 19/09/2015 5:58 am
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Who counts the **** laps????

Last one to hospital wins.


 
Posted : 19/09/2015 8:11 am
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also, Batshit Mental and Genius aren't mutually exclusive categories.


 
Posted : 19/09/2015 8:12 am
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I'd love to see some drone cam footage above the crossover.


 
Posted : 19/09/2015 11:25 am
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nach and I were discussing this... for track cycling! Bring it on.


 
Posted : 19/09/2015 11:30 am
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Yeah, I reckon something like a figure 8 crit, but with a peloton slightly longer than half the course. Nothing could go wrong.


 
Posted : 19/09/2015 12:03 pm

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