It has arrived!! The next Thunder Dome race is here! There will be a few changes with this one, but the same ideas will apply.

The track will be the AutoCRUNCH track from AutoFest. It is roughly 15 ft. long with a 4ft drop at about a 40 degree angle. The track is 8 inches wide that will acomodate 4 cars. There are no lane dividers, thats what makes it banger racing. Each race will consist of continued heats until one car has one 3 heats.

The feild will be open to 16 cars or trucks. No stretch trucks, semils, vans, extra weight just for weight or greasing axles. If there are any questions about casting, just ask. The cars will get scratches and scuffs when running, so please take that into consideration when customizing. The damage will not be extreme, and it adds to the look of a demolition car. Hotwheels, Matchbox, and Johnny Lightning allowed, and 'real' cars only, no fantasy stuff.

There will be 4 brackets with 4 cars each. Each bracket will run heats until one car has won 3 heats. The winners of those 4 brackets will advance to the final bracket. The first car to win 3 heats will be the winner. The remaining 3 cars will run until the next car has 3 wins to determine 2nd, and the remaining 2 will run until someone has 3 wins to determine 3rd and 4th.

The winner will win titles to all entered vehilces plus a prize package yet to be determined.

Race will be run on Sunday, December 7, 2008. Entries are due by Dember 6th at midnight. Please mail all entries to:
Chris Brake
2009 N. 9th Street Rd
Lafayette, IN 47904

Being that I am running this race, I will not be entering a car in it. Please email me to secure a spot in the race. eye_candy_12345@yahoo.com


The Feild: *****Names in red are cars I have recieved*****
1-BudJ63
2-addicted2164s
3-jnkfleet
4-Harristotle
5-jingles
6-CadilacPat
7-SFC_Allen
8-Dadvball
9-camarors
10-69Stang
11-slythorne
12-craftymore
13-DCPDGUY
14-Joe Pasta
15-Acererak
16-bob8748

I hope I got everything here, any other questions, please feel free to ask!

Sign me up for this one!
Any Diecast Co.?

Bud Johnson

Sign me up for this one!
Any Diecast Co.?

Bud Johnson

Hot Wheels, Johnny Lightning, or Matchbox. And only 'real' cars. No fantasy stuff.

im in....dec 7th is my birthday lmao. might as well start it off with a banger....lol


Well I'll be..That's Karen & I' 24th anniversary, lots of bangin' to do...woohoo! :hat:.
Happy Birthday Lee! In case I forget.
Chris I'm in and Banger custom is on the bench.
Great Ideer!


Jeff Fleetwood

Well I'll be..That's Karen & I' 24th anniversary, lots of bangin' to do...woohoo! :hat:.
Happy Birthday Lee! In case I forget.
Chris I'm in and Banger custom is on the bench.
Great Ideer!


Jeff Fleetwood



and happy anniversary to both of you.

sign in quick guys this will go fast. easy contest paint and run them:wave:

It has arrived!! Sunday, December 7, 2008.

Pearl Harbor Day.

I'll play Chris. E-mail on the way.

Hey Chris,
Count me in,
It's in the mail,

I'll proably go with a HW Classic or JL for this one considering they are all metal castings.

--CadillacPat the UnCustomizer--
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/CadillacPat/NewMOFOMidnightRacingFuelWebSigcopy.jpg

I see this is being run on the 67th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor.
Is there some significance there????

--CadillacPat the UnCustomizer--

just got back from the shop. need to know if there are any humps or bumps in the track where a low car won't make it?
got any pics of the inside playing feild?
car is almost done now. it's primored up and ready for tires and painting

Pretty smooth, and the curve at the base of the slope is easy enough I havent had problems with anything making it yet.

I see this is being run on the 67th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor.
Is there some significance there????

--CadillacPat the UnCustomizer--

Purely coincidental...LOL

Just worked out that was the best weekend to run for me.

Count me in Chris! I just tried sending an email but wasn't able to. I'll have to try again.

Count me in. I don't know anything about banger racers. email sent.

I am in - are we talking "ROAD WARRIOR-ESK" type pieces?? Any Make???

http://pic16.picturetrail.com/VOL656/2703276/20196698/335487123.jpg
this is what im building....wip. i like racing stangs:thumbsup: this one is a mustang cobra.
to be added..crome exhaust tips. new wheels. paint. decals. and grind the bottom flat. and maybe a hood scoop. and a few secreats.
may not win but will look good losing:woohoo::wave:

How can you have one almost built when it was just announced today????

Count me in. I don't know anything about banger racers. email sent.

General explination of the cars would be demolition derby.

I completely spaced out the rules part on my post...sorry. Here it is, and I'll add it in to the main post.

There will be 4 brackets with 4 cars each. Each bracket will run heats until one car has won 3 heats. The winners of those 4 brackets will advance to the final bracket. The first car to win 3 heats will be the winner. The remaining 3 cars will run until the next car has 3 wins to determine 2nd, and the remaining 2 will run until someone has 3 wins to determine 3rd and 4th.

Hope this clears up any confusion.

fast man!! drill post out. strip car. primor car and spray interrior. ruffly 1 hr. very easy build. i use air craft striper and under the right conditions it strips in 3 min. hot and humid here with lite rain.
and im working on three other projects at the same time. so i did this while waiting on things to set up. my new shop is set up pretty nice and everything is there in one place so this helps alot.

no info was passed on to me about the track or how it was to be ran.
eyecandy asked if he could run a thunder dome race derby style. i said ok. i asked no questions until to nite
see post times.
ask the guys in chat. i would not and could not give them any info. pat on the phone asked me if i had any info.and i told him all i know it was a derby type race. i had no heads up on what to build until tonite when i read the thread.
i would not cheat anyone plain and simple.
i even emailed chris asking to post rules on what a banger race was do to camaros posting and i even said i dont know what banger racing is. in the email. im out.

Heres some track pictures. It has been painted since, and it wont be set up full length, only about 15 total feet.

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i112/eyecandy12345/100_1617.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i112/eyecandy12345/100_1616.jpg

Finish Line: (The joints are nearly perfect smooth, this was before I got the matched up)
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i112/eyecandy12345/100_1613.jpg

havent finished reading it yet but if im not to late im in...

Hey Chris...email sent! This will be a blast!

I am in - are we talking "ROAD WARRIOR-ESK" type pieces?? Any Make???

Any make as long as it isnt a van or stretch truck. Road warrior-esk would be kewl, hadnt thought of that path. I was thinking more traditional demo derby beaters, but the road warrior cars would be neat as well. Whatever sounds good to you!

Email sent Eyecandy.

For the record, Gunn never spilled the beans on what TD III was going to be. I should know with as many times as I pestered him in chat the past two Fridays lol !

Here's a Road Warrior-esk MB I did for a custom contest on Swifty's board last year. Maybe now would be a good time to see how it runs if that's the type of vehicle decided on. If not, no sweat.
For those of you wondering what a "Banger" is, here's a couple of pics of some "Banger Racers" done for the monthly Banger custom contest, using team colors from actual racers, also on Swifty's board.

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f311/Dadvball/MadMax01.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f311/Dadvball/MadMax03.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f311/Dadvball/000_0001-2.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f311/Dadvball/000_0021-1.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f311/Dadvball/Bangercontest004.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f311/Dadvball/TaxiBanger002.jpg

Lettering the team names can be quite tedious. The eyes and the steady hands just ain't what they used to be.

This is what banger racing is according to the Brits. Drivers try to complete x number of laps. The hit at the 1:12 is massive.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NyyAgeThx8

Email sent.

Thanks,

Clark

Count me in if theres room.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/dcpdguy/diecast/DSC09621.jpg

C'mon guys, 2 spots left!!!

PM to ya!!!

One more spot!!!!!

I'd do it, but I would have to do the entire car over my Thanksgiving break, a little less than a week and I don't know if I'd be able to pull it off. I've got a couple works in progress back home that I might be able to throw together. If nobody else takes the spot I can give it a shot?..

I'd do it, but I would have to do the entire car over my Thanksgiving break, a little less than a week and I don't know if I'd be able to pull it off. I've got a couple works in progress back home that I might be able to throw together. If nobody else takes the spot I can give it a shot?..

If no one else fills the spot and you will be able to get one done, the spot will be yours. Let me know as soon as you know if you can get something done.

Seems I got back on line too late for this one. Have fun guys!

You have the spot, bob!

Harristotle, you are the #1 backup...let me know if you get something together and I'll let you know if anyone has to drop out.

You have the spot, bob!

Harristotle, you are the #1 backup...let me know if you get something together and I'll let you know if anyone has to drop out.

That sounds good to me! :thumbsup: Good luck to all!

Sorry to be away for awhile, Weve been moving stuff around and Ive been limited to iPhone internet access, so ive been doing minimal posting.

Anywho...hows everyone's BangerDome entries coming???

Got the casting narrowed down to 2. Will get it done next weekend.

Mine is finished. Pics later

I've decided what I'm doing, just haven't been able to start it yet.

I just got started. Using the bug.
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w96/bob8748/bucket003.jpg

Mine is stripped and in need of painting. Should be able to do that next weekend.

I had the question asked about gluing the bases on or not for a 'tech inspection.' Go ahead and attach the bases, I am fine with running this on the honor system that no rules were violated.

Umm, OK my first TD race question about bases. Can JB weld be used to put them back together?

I have my car narrowed down to 2, one of which has a screw bottom. Thanks in advance Earle

yes or screws

Going with a PIP look.
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w96/bob8748/TDbug002.jpg
Not too happy with it yet but it looks different. Getting that close to the flap wheel on a bench grinder has a whole new meaning now. I needed to smooth off the top. Far from finished so it may change yet again. I figure its an over the pond race so the bug seemed an good choice. I have yet to make a tiltle for one of these. Dont have a printer. Lets just say I picked it up from a bone yard for a parts car right before the crusher.

Day late and a dollar short on this one. Cant wait to see pics

Day late and a dollar short on this one. Cant wait to see pics

hi joe welcome to hobby talk custom board. stick around alot comming up in 2009. some info will be given out after the banger race.:wave:

well..just to check in and let ya'll know im still in the race...i just got started on my banger tonight and just about done with her...i will try to post pics in a few nights i hope..been working kinda late the past few weeks and real beat when i get home. but it will be done and sent of in time for the big day and i cant wait, this is my first banger race... later fellas..

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Can my car have a blown engine coming out of it?

Can my car have a blown engine coming out of it?

That would be a mighty expensive engine to beat up on a banger race. :wave:
That would be up to Chris.

O-CRAP....i should have asked that also...lol...mine has one sticking out the hood. but if i have to change it i can...good ? sfc..

Just fine to have engine coming out of the hood!!

Sorry I havent been very active lately, weve been house shopping and have a very good prospect and getting things in line for that. If anyone has any questions for their car, shoot me an email and Ill get that on my phone since I cant always get here everyday lately.

Hope everyone is having fun making their racers, I cant wait to run them!!!