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A Glendale-based Bloodring Banger in GTA San Andreas (PlayStation 2 version).

The Bloodring Banger is a vehicle that is used in the Bloodring and Blood Bowl stadium challenges in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, respectively.

Description

Design

Bloodring Bangers are evidently vehicles modified for use in demolition derbies, and as such are stripped down with added safety features for the driver. The Bloodring Banger is originally available in GTA Vice City in the form of either a modified Glendale (internally named "bloodra") or Oceanic (internally named "bloodrb"); in GTA San Andreas, however, only the Glendale is used (despite the "bloodrb" handling line remaining in the GTA San Andreas game files).

Cosmetic modifications of the Banger include roll bars (which varies depending on their car number) and netting for the driver's compartment for GTA Vice City, and roll bars and welded bars of metal in GTA San Andreas. Bloodring Bangers are only capable of seating two, unlike the Glendale and Oceanic, which both seat four. The GTA San Andreas rendition does not even feature opening doors; in CJ's entry animation, he climbs in through the window. Being vehicles outfitted for demolition derbies, Bangers typically feature unconventional color schemes, including some with checkered roofs. Another minor difference is the roof-mounted racing numbers on Bloodring Bangers in the PlayStation 2 and PC versions; while the PS2 version has scribbled numbers, the same signage is completely black in PC versions, likely a programming mistake during porting.

While the GTA Vice City renditions of the Bloodring Banger sport well-known Vice City and Liberty City businesses as sponsors, GTA San Andreas' Bloodring Bangers do not feature any advertising.

Glendale-based Bloodring Banger in GTA Vice City (Rear quarter view).
Oceanic variant of the Bloodring Banger in GTA Vice City (Rear quarter view).
A Bloodring Banger in GTA San Andreas (PC version) (Rear quarter view). Note the blackened rooftop signs where written racing numbers are meant to be.

Performance

Performance wise, the vehicles receive minor modifications. The car retains its rear-wheel drive configuration, but acceleration and speed for the car is very good, being much faster than the original Glendale and Oceanic. It has much tighter suspensions, which results in tighter cornering. The Oceanic Banger in GTA Vice City is lighter than the Oceanic, while the Glendale Banger is heavier than the Glendale.

Trivia

In GTA San Andreas, the Bloodring Banger at the Blood Bowl has many unique license plate variations, mostly based on leetspeak:

GOT M00
M00TV 4U
MATHEW 2
D4 DEW0R
PRE4CHER
DBP 4NDY
EV1L SLY
N1 R4V3N
D1VX Z00
MR B3NN

R3D R4SP
LA B0MBA
L3337 0G
BUDD4H X
T3H BUCK
CHUNKY 1
EV1L BNZ
S4ND M4N
RE1 K0KU
S3XY JUD

SUNRA 93
UG FUX69
LI0N CUM
RKK PWND
HAZE B0B
T3H FLUF
NU SK00L
M0J0 J0J

The Bloodring Banger plays the following radio stations by default when entered:
- K-Rose in GTA San Andreas.

Locations

Vice City

In front of the Hyman Memorial Stadium (after completing "Bloodring"), Downtown
Via cheat (PC): GETTHEREQUICKLY (Glendale) or TRAVELINSTYLE (Oceanic)

San Andreas

In front of the statue at Corvin Stadium (after completing "Blood Bowl"), Foster Valley, San Fierro
Via cheat (PC): OLDSPEEDDEMON, or CQZIJMB

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 While the GTA Vice City renditions of the Bloodring Banger sport well-known [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]] and [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] [[Businesses|businesses]] as sponsors, GTA San Andreas' Bloodring Bangers do not feature any advertising.
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 Image:BloodringBanger-GTAVC-Glendale-front.jpg|[[Glendale]]-based Bloodring Banger in GTA Vice City (<small>[[:Image:BloodringBanger-GTAVC-Glendale-rear.jpg|Rear quarter view]]</small>).
 Image:BloodringBanger-GTAVC-Oceanic-front.jpg|Oceanic variant of the Bloodring Banger in GTA Vice City (<small>[[:Image:BloodringBanger-GTAVC-Oceanic-rear.jpg|Rear quarter view]]</small>).
 Image:BloodringBanger-GTASA-front.jpg|A Bloodring Banger in GTA San Andreas (PC version) (<small>[[:Image:BloodringBanger-GTASA-rear.jpg|Rear quarter view]]</small>). Note the blackened rooftop signs where written racing numbers are meant to be.
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