Unders & FWD Banger Racing | Speedway Emmen | September 2022

It has been a long time since we had the Unders at Emmen but WOA!! They provided some of the best action this year. For the first time ever Emmen hosted the FWD bangers as well. With a nice mix of Mondeo’s and other stuff it was a proper day of crashing and racing! What is Banger Racing? Banger racing is a tarmac, dirt, shale and chalk track type of motorsport event popular in countries such as the United Kingdom, Ireland, Belgium and the Netherlands. Old scrap vehicles are raced against one another, with the winner being the first to the checkered flag after a set number of laps. Contact to damage an opponent’s car is permitted and encouraged within the formula, with cars progressively becoming more damaged throughout an event. Races are held at an oval or tri-oval circuits that are up to 1⁄4 mile (440 yd; 400 m) long; however, on certain occasions, races are held in a figure of eight configurations. Banger racing is often confused with stock car racing, although there are