Bangers are designed to be cheaper and simpler to prepare than their National Banger cousins, but the drivers will tell you they are no less fun to race and provide the same amount of jaw-dropping action!

The formula is designed to tempt you, the spectator, off the terrace and onto the track - and comes in 1600cc Banger, Ladies Bangers and 'Back to Basic' Banger forms. All-action events featuring the formula can be seen throughout the year from our famous Caravan Destruction Derby to crazy Figure of 8 racing, the Bangers are always incredible to watch!

Back to Basic Bangers have rocketed in popularity over the past few years, with drivers enjoying the deliberately simple build rules and fun spirit - and plenty of skidding, slipping and sliding on the way!

Equally entertaining and interesting is the type of car that is used in this formula, where MOT failures considered useless are resurrected and brought back into service to provide incredible action for race fans at our tracks throughout the year.

Ladies Bangers in the past couple of seasons have grown from strength to strength and are now an established Banger class of their very own racing events away from the other classes and now include their own championship titles.

1600cc Bangers are also a great stepping-stone from the terraces to behind the wheel. All manor of smashing and bashing means the class are popular throughout the country, especially at the Gold Rush rounds in the lead up to the World Final.

Our 'Cash or Card' events are also set to shake up proceedings in the 1600cc Banger formula.

So, why not give it a go?! Build rules can be found in the Drivers section of the website.

The biggest race of the year for the 1600cc Bangers is the World Championship which is held at Foxhall Heath Stadium, Ipswich in November. Details of the Qualifying procedure can be found below...

2026 Spedeworth / Incarace Banger World Qualifying

The qualifying system for Spedeworth & Incarace registered drivers for the World Final at Foxhall Heath Stadium, Ipswich on Saturday 21st November 2026 remain together for this year and is as follows:

Banger Gold Rush Series Rounds

The following meetings carry a Wildcard place where the winner of the final carries an automatic spot into the World Final race at Ipswich on 21st November 2026.

These meetings carry race points on each race (except the meeting final) going from 10 for a race win, then down to 1 point for a 10th. In the Meeting Final the points are handed out as follows: 20, 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 1.

Sunday 8th March - Great Yarmouth - Event 1
Sunday 19th April - Aldershot - Event 2
Monday 4th May - Hednesford - Event 3
Saturday 16th May - Mendips - Event 4
Saturday 21st June - Mildenhall - Event 5
Saturday 25th July - Northampton - Event 6
Wednesday 5th August - Eastbourne - Event 7
Saturday 12th September - Ipswich - Event 8
Saturday 17th October - Taunton - Finale

World Qualifying Rounds

Saturday 27th December - Great Yarmouth - World Qualifier (A)
Saturday 27th December - Eastbourne - World Qualifier (B)
Wednesday 13th May - Eastbourne - World Qualifier (A)
Monday 25th May - Ipswich - World Qualifier (B)
Sunday 12th July - Great Yarmouth - World Qualifier (A)
Wednesday 15th July - Eastbourne - World Qualifier (B)
Saturday 22nd August - Ipswich - World Qualifier (A)
Sunday 23rd August - Aldershot - World Qualifier (B)

These meetings carry race points on each race (except the meeting final) going from 10 for a race win, then down to 1 point for a 10th. In the Meeting Final the points are handed out as follows: 20, 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 1. Where an event is marked with either (A)/(B) a driver may compete in both however, the driver can only score race points at one of those meetings. The driver must declare in advance when booking in to race which event they wish to score their points. Attendance points will be awarded for all meetings listed in the Attendance Points section subject to terms and conditions as detailed below.

Cash or Card

Sunday 30th August - Great Yarmouth - Cash or Card (A)
Monday 31st August - Eastbourne - Cash or Card (B)
Sunday 4th October - Hednesford - Cash or Card (X)
Thursday 29th October - Great Yarmouth - Cash or Card (C)

At these meetings, the winner of the final will have a choice of either a world final spot or take a chance on winning £500, £200, £100 by picking one of three envelopes. At Cash or Card (A)/(B)/(C) meetings will carry race points on each race (except the meeting final) going from 10 for a race win, then down to 1 point for a 10th. In the Meeting Final the points are handed out as follows: 20, 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 1. Where an event is marked with either (A)/(B) a driver may compete in both however, the driver can only score race points at one of those meetings. The driver must declare in advance when booking in to race which event they wish to score their points. Attendance points will be awarded for all meetings listed in the Attendance Points section subject to terms and conditions as detailed below. Cash or Card (C) rounds are open to all drivers for both attendance and race points. At Cash or Card (X)* rounds there are no attendance or race points.

Attendance Points

Saturday 31st January – Eastbourne – Champion of Champions

Monday 6th April – Hednesford – British Championship

Saturday 26th September – Mildenhall – World of Shale

The winners of the above three events will automatically be seeded into the 2026 World Championship on Saturday 21st November at Ipswich.

All Gold Rush Series Rounds including the Finale – 10 points per meeting.

All World Qualifying Rounds & Cash or Card Events – 10 points per meeting. *T&C’s above.

All other events listed within the Attendance Points section – 10 points per meeting.

Full attendance points can only be scored if the driver has booked in advance for the meeting and the booking is accepted during office hours – Monday-Thursday 9am to 4pm. Friday bookings WILL NOT qualify for attendance points. A driver turning up without booking in will score only 5 attendance points irrespective of the announced number of attendance points allocated to the event.

Points Deductions

Drivers booking-in for any Banger meeting, failing to cancel, and not showing up, will have the relevant points for that meeting deducted from their total – i.e. if they would have scored 10 points for being at that event they would have 10 points deducted. Drivers who attend without booking-in receive 5 attendance points irrespective of the announced number of attendance points allocated to the event.

World Qualifier Seeds

The top 16 Spedeworth registered drivers will qualify for the World Final.

The following drivers will have to start at the back of the grid unless they win a heat which gives them the chance to win front or back (e.g. at a Gold Rush event), World Champion, Points Champion, World Of Shale, British Champion and the top 3 in the points after each world qualifying round.

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