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General Topics => Other Sports (Not Football) => Topic started by: Supacabby on July 11, 2011, 19:17:44 PM

Title: Stock Car Racing
Post by: Supacabby on July 11, 2011, 19:17:44 PM: This is my UK fix, has been for 30+ years!

When I move to Calis am I going to be entertained anywhere within 200 miles or so with this kind of motor sport or will it be the good old internet & a sniff of my Castrol R aftershave for my fix?
Title: Stock Car Racing
Post by: tinkerman on July 11, 2011, 19:24:31 PM: coming from Poole, I was in to speedway, now watch it on Sky Sports:D but I also spent many a happy afternoon at Matchams Raceway watching stock cars and banger racing ;)
Title: Stock Car Racing
Post by: Scunner on July 11, 2011, 19:27:38 PM: Just wait at the Migros traffic lights at sunset during ramandan, you'll see plenty stock car style activity :D
Title: Stock Car Racing
Post by: johnboy1967 on July 11, 2011, 19:50:42 PM: i used to race and marshal at the Oval raceway in worthing... But half the cars i used to race are worth a fortune here...! An old 80's sierra is about 10000tl...!!!
Title: Stock Car Racing
Post by: Supacabby on July 11, 2011, 22:53:47 PM: quote:
Originally posted by johnboy1967

i used to race and marshal at the Oval raceway in worthing... But half the cars i used to race are worth a fortune here...! An old 80's sierra is about 10000tl...!!!
I started my racing career there in 197? Dave Longhurst, John Button & I in A40's, blimey that takes me back! I then moved onto Bangers at both Worthing & Warnham under Roy Fays guidance before he moved to Smallfield.

Now I'm an active spectator & photographer for a few websites, just got back from my annual Skeggy pilgrimage, Brisca F1's, F2's & 2 ltr saloons, heaven on a racetrack!

PS: LOL @ Scunners comment, can well believe that too!
Title: Stock Car Racing
Post by: GlennB on July 11, 2011, 23:07:08 PM: Blimey if I look out of my front window I can see Dave Longhursts wagon
Title: Stock Car Racing
Post by: Toky on July 11, 2011, 23:51:30 PM: LOL @ Scunner. Very funny indeed!
:D
Title: Stock Car Racing
Post by: Julesp on July 12, 2011, 00:33:14 AM: Not stock cars But I used to live near Oulton Park and went every Saturday to watch the racing Thats one thing I do miss here, been told the nearest racetrack is Istanbul
Title: Stock Car Racing
Post by: johnboy1967 on July 12, 2011, 00:41:21 AM: i know dave lovely guy.... My best mate drives a superstock.... Mick Ramsay.. Total nutter in a car... And jim at the Oval is a hell of a driver too... Miss the track...
Title: Stock Car Racing
Post by: johnboy1967 on July 12, 2011, 02:04:08 AM: quote:
Originally posted by GlennB

Blimey if I look out of my front window I can see Dave Longhursts wagon

so around kipling avenue then....? :)
Title: Stock Car Racing
Post by: tinkerman on July 12, 2011, 07:12:29 AM: I went through school with Jerry Fisher who did rather well in stock cars, he is still on my Facebook and now resides in Brazil
Title: Stock Car Racing
Post by: GlennB on July 12, 2011, 17:17:27 PM: johnboy1967 The Strand actually mate
Title: Stock Car Racing
Post by: johnboy1967 on July 12, 2011, 17:52:45 PM: quote:
Originally posted by GlennB

johnboy1967 The Strand actually mate

i was close though......
Title: Stock Car Racing
Post by: Supacabby on July 24, 2011, 11:28:56 AM: http://s225.photobucket.com/albums/dd311/Mark-Henderson/Westy%20Meeting%20-%20Arlington%20-%20230711/

100+ Westys last night at Arlington, proper "old skool" racing, took me back to my roots, am still buzzing at 11.30am on Sunday!
Title: Stock Car Racing
Post by: tinkerman on July 24, 2011, 15:06:44 PM: They were bangers where I come from
Title: Stock Car Racing
Post by: ECHOSTAR on July 24, 2011, 16:14:48 PM: quote:
Originally posted by johnboy1967

quote:
Originally posted by GlennB

Blimey if I look out of my front window I can see Dave Longhursts wagon

so around kipling avenue then....? :)

thats going back is Dave Still About and the days of the Theifs Kitchen and Roberts wine Bar it must be 20 years or so
Title: Stock Car Racing
Post by: Supacabby on July 24, 2011, 17:10:10 PM: Thieves Kitchen is still there, it's got a new name & is now 1 of the "plastic pubs" :)

Roberts wine bar died many moons ago.

Dave Longhurst is still very active in short oval racing. He is predominantly an engine builder but also races "pickups" - details here: http://www.pickuptruckracing.com/23-dave-longhurst.phtml

1 of the nicest guys I've met through my hobby!
Title: Stock Car Racing
Post by: Scunner on July 24, 2011, 17:12:27 PM: quote:
Originally posted by Supacabby

Thieves Kitchen is still there, it's got a new name

Where I come from that means it isn't still there :D