This weekend at Bristol is the British beef - RWD Fords meeting. Deano Mayes had expressed interest and Matty was telling me at Barford he was doing it in a Capri. Should be a good number doing it as its a weekender. the sunday meeting is a 2 litre open. see if i can find a list.

British Beef night Saturday June 27th.

UPDATE:- fifty cars now booked for British Beef!

British Beef 2009 is almost upon us, and whilst the full meeting preview will be on the site next week, Banger fans will be pleased to know that the number of rear wheel drive Fords booked is now over forty! This meeting has grown in the three years that it has run from just over twenty cars in 2006, thirty two in 2007, and then a staggering fifty four cars in 2008! Cortinas, Capris and Sierras are the order of the day, and we have at least two Mk 3 Cortinas booked, including an estate car. The 2 litre Banger Summer Open the next day also has one or two star named visitors, and is shaping up nicely.


Mendips Raceway will be back in action over the weekend of June 27th and 28th, the only time this season we have Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon racing together, and has become a highlight of any given season here at the track.
The National Bangers will be with us on both days, and significant events both too with the annual under 2 litre all-Ford rear wheel drive “British Beef” session on Saturday and then the first running of the Parker Hannifin £1000 Summer Open Championship being one of the highlights on Sunday afternoon. The weekend has attracted a great entry once again, with entries still coming in at the time of writing, we could well be looking to beat last years 50+ Saturday evening total, and with many drivers aiming to bring just the one car for both meetings it remains to be seen how this will pan out, as the chance to trash a Cortina or Capri might prove too much? We already know that there are at least two Mk3 Cortina cars expected, including one Estate version which is now a seriously rare car. The format remains under 2 litre for Sunday afternoon, but naturally open to all makes. There once was a time when the Ford really was the staple diet of Banger racing in this country, with many tracks even running successful non-Ford meetings to encourage the build and use of other cars. However, as times moved on so the Ford waned, although that said over the past couple of years especially they have started to come back with the use of the (very strong!) Mondeo. Driver wise, there is a very healthy contingent heading up from the south coast who more usually race at the Ringwood Raceway with some very useful drivers amongst them, and also several drivers heading down from the north Midlands, to join our very own 51 John Worstencroft on the trip down the M6 and M5, which he does for each and every meeting here, as well as 474 Matt Threlkeld all the way from the north-west. Last year the British Beef Final went to 58 Martin Dalton, who as ever will be in action on both days, but with the like of ‘Midnight Runners’ 190 Steve Bailey and 208 Jimmy Randall starting to race here regular this season, the competition is as stiff as ever and of course on May 24 veteran 198 Marcus Goldsmith took a hat-trick of wins, so it is as open as ever, and all the points count towards the track championship too. Whatever, it is going to be a great weekend of Banger racing, which many from across the land will have travelled too and we trust you will enjoy what you see. Many thanks go to the sponsors of the Bangers on Sunday, back for the second year running, Parker Hannifin Hydraulics of Crewkerne.

lots of cortinas and capris (obvious) and there is a mk2 tina

Fantastic nights racing and HEAVY wreckin. Some BIG hits going in on car park bend, full chat.
Huge respect to those guys out there. Pikey won the final then matty 474 won the dd. Some seriously mullered fords out there

Cracking meeting, some huge shots going in in the second heat and the Consi! 3 Mk3 Cortina's (Lurch,Liam Martin and someone I've never seen in green *sorry!*) and Mark Gissing had a Mk2 Tina. Cracking train in Heat 2, Goldsmith managed to roll for the 3rd time at the meeting in 2 years in heat 1.

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Mostly Mondeos, although there is a Carlton Hearse. Scrapyard Sceamers, Runners and Brett Ellacott all present.

Dean Arm ran in Dalton, Pikey wins the Final.

deano 989 rolled spoons first race
and
99 bam has followed in a few cars only to be caged by someone