Meetings, News

2026 Season | 515 Shale Car Update

It’s 23 February and the new season is HOW many weeks away? Less than 3!!!!!

Well we better get cracking and get this ready for our first race at King’s Lynn on 14 March, lots to do as you can see.

Chris Binns has done all the panelling and we now have to get the steelwork done before it goes off to be painted later this week.

We will give you another update when its done so watch this space!

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The shale car in need of some TLC to get it ready for King’s Lynn in 19 days
Frankie and Ted planning this evenings work on the car
Ted welding the side plate onto the 515 car
Frankie making sparks fly but not on track!
Ted getting the plate on the side ready for paint
New plate on the nearside of the 515 shale car
Hello son, hello dad, fancy seeing you here!
Still lots of steel required to get the car race ready
Side panels being fabricated
New cab panels have also been done
New cab panels have also been done
Crew chief Bella keeping an eye on what’s going on as usual!


Photo’s ©Ian Bannister & Chris Binns