With the focus on these Cortina and Granada events, it must be a challenge to find the vehicles in the first place. Some they are racing are event the ultra rare 2-door Ghia coupe's.

Then there's the time & costs of recovery, build and transport to the track. OK it's a hobby but must cost a fair few squids. And then risking life and limb whilst your wonderful 25-30 year old Ford is squashed to almost nothing before the end of the first lap.

I've no recent knowledge of such events but I did watch banger racing at Haringey stadium in the 70's when it was mostly Oxfords and Cambridges as I recall. Do the venues pay the racers to attend or is it for the love and the lure of some prize money?

I guess I should go and Google it. Nonetheless, still fascinates me that enough old Cortina and Granadas are (were ) still around, too bad to restore and yet escaped the scrappage schemes.