Car Original
Monday, March 15th, 2010Car Original
Stock Car Racing For The Uninitiated (Car Racing)
Let's face it: stock car racing looks great fun. Tearing around a track, bashing into other competitors cars like bumper cars on steroids. But the origins of the sport trace back to the 1920s.
Originally, it was gangsters in the prohibition era trying to outrun the police that started things off by racing each other.
The term 'stock' cars originally referred to cars that had not been modified in any way from their original manufactured configuration but that definition has become somewhat looser over the years.
In the UK, the sport started in the 1950s with the ever popular 'banger' type cars, wrecking each other as they drove round the circuit.
While there are other classes of stock car racing in Britain, it is this class of racing that is the most enduringly popular with the public.
Nowadays, the cars are production models that have been modified for safety. For example, the drivers doors are reinforced, roll over bars are added and windscreens are removed. The pleasure in this type of stock car racing is watching the cars crash into each other as they compete to win.
The race tracks are usually around 440 yards and oval in shape and there can be as many as 250 cars booked to race at any one event. In fact, the annual "Heavy Metal Classic" event in January at Standlake Arena in Oxfordshire has had over 270 at its peak.
Getting involved in stock car racing is quite easy - you don't need to spend much on a car after all and the British Stock Association is the first port of call for anyone looking to get into the sport.
If you want to get your feet wet, many gift experience companies have stock car racing days, which would make an ideal birthday gift for the boy racer in your family.
About the Author
Matt Greene recommends stock car racing and other gift experiences at Find Me A Gift Experience.com or a choice of over 2,000 gifts at Find Me A Gift.com.
 |
1947 C NW RY Log Flatcar no 628 |  |
4 Bids | US $9.00 | 15m |
 |
K Line Western Pacific Log Car | |
0 Bid | US $14.95 | 15m |
 |
DTD TRAINS N SCALE MTL MICRO TRAINS 25650 BOX CAR CANADIAN NATIONAL CN 419587 | |
13 Bids | US $16.51 | 15m |
 |
Bachmann HO Scale Train Flat Car Santa Fe 17302 | |
4 Bids | US $7.01 | 15m |
 |
1947 C NW RY 42597 Floodlight Car No 634 | |
6 Bids | US $11.50 | 15m |
 |
Prewar Lionel O Gauge No812 Mojave Gondola | |
4 Bids | US $16.16 | 15m |
 |
HO SCALE MODEL RAILROAD TRAINS LAYOUT ONTARIO NORTHLAND COVERED HOPPER CAR 98082 | |
2 Bids | US $4.34 | 15m |
 |
1954 Only The No 905 Log Car with Sheet Metal Frame and Knuckle Couplers | |
4 Bids | US $11.50 | 15m |
 |
C NW RY Flatcar with Girder No 627 from 1949 1950 | |
7 Bids | US $12.50 | 15m |
 |
Athearn HO ACF Centerflow WP 11774 | |
0 Bid | US $14.95 | 16m |
 |
K21 Kit Bash NYC BOX CAR 2 Rail or O Scale SHELL ONLY PARTS Restore Woodn Kit | |
 |
US $8.80 | 16m |
 |
HO Blue Print Pullman Sleeper 10 1 2 ACL | |
|
US $23.50 | 16m |
 |
Lionel Alaska Bay Window Caboose 6 6441 w Original Box | |
0 Bid | US $49.99 | 17m |
 |
2 HO Scale Tivoli Beer Colorado 36 Truss Rod Reefer Cars BUILT NEW | |
0 Bid | US $18.95 | 17m |
 |
Lionel Wabash Cannonball Train Set 0 27 Guage from 1960s In Original Box | |
|
US $89.99 | 17m |
 |
1960S AMERICAN FLYER GILBERT ALL ABOARD TRAIN SET | |
3 Bids | US $83.00 | 18m |
 |
K33 Kit Bash BOX CAR 2 Rail or O SHELL ONLY PARTS Restore Wooden Kit | |
|
US $5.50 | 18m |
 |
HO Blue Print Pullman Sleeper 10 1 2 Pullman | |
|
US $23.50 | 19m |
 |
LIONEL PARTS PICKUP ASSEMBLY FOR GEEPS ETC WITH INSULATOR | |
0 Bid | US $10.99 | 20m |
 |
DTD TRAINS N SCALE MTL MICRO TRAINS 03400090 BOX CAR UNION PACIFIC UP 300265 | |
5 Bids | US $13.50 | 20m |
 |
Bachmann G Scale Train 1203 Low Side Gondolas Florence Crippel 88297 | |
11 Bids | US $45.66 | 20m |
 |
Bachmann HO Scale Train 50 Plug Door Box Car CP Rail 18027 | |
4 Bids | US $6.00 | 20m |
 |
Spectrum On30 Scale Train Coach Car Burgundy Black 26398 | |
7 Bids | US $21.60 | 20m |
 |
Bachmann HO Scale Train Passenger Car 85 Budd Full Dome Santa Fe 13002 | |
11 Bids | US $14.07 | 20m |
 |
Bachmann HO Scale Train Motive Power Gandy Dancer Analog Assorted Colors 46202 | |
11 Bids | US $16.01 | 20m |
 |
Bachmann N Scale Train 40 Single Dome Tank Car Shell 73484 | |
5 Bids | US $4.76 | 20m |
 |
Athearn HO RTR 50 flat w 2 25 Trailers Minneapolis and St Louis | |
2 Bids | US $21.50 | 20m |
 |
Prewar Lionel O Gauge No814 Boxcar | |
4 Bids | US $26.09 | 20m |
 |
31758 2270W Jersey Central Passenger Set PWC | |
0 Bid | US $400.00 | 20m |
 |
LIONEL PARTS MISCELLANEOUS PARTS | |
1 Bid | US $7.99 | 20m |
 |
Vintage ROCO Army Truck Tank HO Train Vehicles Cars | |
7 Bids | US $32.31 | 21m |
 |
HO Scale Golden Bull Ginger Beer 36 Truss Rod Reefer Car BUILT NEW | |
0 Bid | US $9.95 | 21m |
 |
N SCALE 40ft BM Box Car w knuckle couplers | |
0 Bid | US $7.00 | 22m |
 |
x26 693 the older THICK ones TRACK LOCKS American Flyer Parts w Envelope AF | |
|
US $29.00 | 23m |
 |
DTD TRAINS N SCALE MTL MICRO TRAINS 34310 50 BOX CAR UNION PACIFIC UP 160157 | |
1 Bid | US $9.99 | 25m |
 |
HO Scale Goetz Country Club Beer 36 Truss Rod Reefer Car BUILT NEW | |
0 Bid | US $9.95 | 25m |
 |
VTG Lionel train TENDER Coal car 1950s railroad train set RxR lionel lines USA | |
7 Bids | US $11.00 | 25m |
 |
Prewar Lionel O Gauge No2815 Orange Shell Tank Car | |
10 Bids | US $41.10 | 25m |
 |
Lionel 19819 Poultry Car | |
0 Bid | US $29.95 | 26m |
 |
Lionel Chicago Alton 6 Car Passenger Set | |
1 Bid | US $149.00 | 26m |
 |
1996 LIONEL Train 6 16970 LOS ANGELES COUNTY LIFEGUARD BOAT AND FLATCAR | |
0 Bid | US $35.00 | 27m |
 |
HO Lima 309056 Transformer Car Phillips 10 Axles NIB | |
3 Bids | US $20.99 | 27m |
 |
POST WAR AMERICAN FLYER 641 FRISCO LINES GONDOLA CAR S SCALE ORG BOX NR | |
1 Bid | US $9.99 | 28m |
 |
Lionel O Guage Johnson Wax Box Car 6 9803 w Original Box | |
0 Bid | US $24.99 | 29m |
 |
HO Scale White Dog Malt Liquor 36 Truss Rod Reefer Car BUILT NEW | |
1 Bid | US $9.95 | 29m |
 |
HO Lima 302831 Stake Car NIB | |
0 Bid | US $14.99 | 29m |
 |
DTD TRAINS N SCALE MTL MICRO TRAINS 32180 BOX CAR WESTERN PACIFIC WP 55933 | |
2 Bids | US $10.50 | 30m |
 |
Vintage Lionel Gang Car No 50 w Original Box Instructions | |
9 Bids | US $39.45 | 30m |
 |
HO SCALE MODEL RAILROAD TRAINS LAYOUT PACIFIC GREAT EASTERN FREIGHT BOXCAR 97956 | |
2 Bids | US $3.77 | 30m |
 |
Lionel 601 Prewar Observation Car Incomplete For Parts or Restoration | |
2 Bids | US $11.50 | 30m |
 |
Lionel 659 Side Dump Car to Repair | |
0 Bid | US $14.99 | 30m |
 |
Lionel 620 Searchlight Car Incomplete For Parts or Repair | |
3 Bids | US $7.56 | 30m |
 |
Lionel 3651 Log Dump Car for Repair or Parts | |
1 Bid | US $4.99 | 30m |
 |
Marx 554 Northern Pacific 8 Wheel 6 Hopper w Tab Slot Couplers | |
2 Bids | US $14.99 | 30m |
 |
N Scale 30 Modern Tank Car Freeport TLDX Roundhouse KIT 8468 | |
|
US $7.49 | 32m |
 |
RARE Bev Bel HO Scale Pabst Beer 40 Steel Reefer Car Kit NEW | |
10 Bids | US $32.00 | 33m |
 |
On30 15’ Rio Grande TANK CAR KIT | |
18 Bids | US $20.37 | 33m |
 |
HO Lima 302841 Container Car DB NIB | |
0 Bid | US $14.99 | 33m |
 |
LIONEL PREWAR O GAUGE FLATCAR WITH LUMBER LOAD RESTORED | |
1 Bid | US $49.99 | 33m |
 |
Vintage Mantua HO Scale Metal Perfection Tank Car Kit | |
1 Bid | US $9.99 | 34m |
 |
DTD TRAINS N SCALE MTL MICRO TRAINS 02500440 BOX CAR MAINE CENTRAL MEC 20081 | |
2 Bids | US $10.50 | 35m |
 |
EARLY 1950S LIONEL TRAINS NUMBER 3656 CATTLE CAR IN ORIGINAL BOX | |
1 Bid | US $25.00 | 35m |
 |
Proto 2000 Series Illinois Central E8 E9 Locomotive MIB | |
4 Bids | US $52.99 | 35m |
 |
Weaver 1948 Playboy 40 Boxcar NEW Box Car Trains | |
0 Bid | US $39.00 | 36m |
 |
EARLY 1950S LIONEL TRAINS NUMBER 6462 NYC GONDOLA CAR WITH BARRELS BOX | |
1 Bid | US $9.99 | 36m |
 |
Walthers HO Scale 40 Beer Reefer Car BUILT Carling Breweries Canada | |
1 Bid | US $9.95 | 37m |
| Powered by phpBay Pro |