http://www.gizmag.com/go/3701/picture/8370/
I think this would be a fairly good adrenalin rush bordering the edge of mental state questionability.
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Oct. 29, 2010 9:13 a.m. Grtechguy SuperDork
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Oct. 29, 2010 9:20 a.m. Tom Heath Webmaster
I would. It's like a motorcycle with more rubber and no leaning.
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Oct. 29, 2010 9:33 a.m. Platinum90 SuperDork
are they laying down?
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Oct. 29, 2010 9:36 a.m. ReverendDexter Dork
I would... after I scrapped the bling-bling wheels for some lightweight 17s.
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Oct. 29, 2010 9:43 a.m. pres589 HalfDork
Tom Heath wrote:
I would. It's like a motorcycle with more rubber and no leaning.
Leaning is kind of the point...
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Oct. 29, 2010 9:49 a.m. 96DXCivic SuperDork
Would I? Would I berkeley Kate Beckinsale given a chance?
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Oct. 29, 2010 9:51 a.m. Matt B HalfDork
ReverendDexter wrote:
I would... after I scrapped the bling-bling wheels for some lightweight 17s.
Agreed. It looks like they stole some 22"s off of a socially-challenged VIP Hummer. Out of place anyone?
That said, I would. Probably because I'm "challenged" in my own ways.
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Oct. 29, 2010 9:53 a.m. triumph5 HalfDork
But leaning keeps one from being thrown off. With its low center of gravity and the grip those tires should be able to generate, I think it would be trying to fling you off it at speed in anything more than a moderate turn. No thanks for any kind of being belted in.... Sensation is probably like skeleton, without the ice. But, yup, one lap of Lime Rock in that, carefully.
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Oct. 29, 2010 10:10 a.m. mndsm Dork
Corkscrew. Laguna Seca. Now.
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Oct. 29, 2010 10:37 a.m. Grtechguy SuperDork
Platinum90 wrote:
are they laying down?
yeah... found it while looking for lay down head first go-kart ideas (yeah, I may not be right in the head)
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Oct. 29, 2010 10:41 a.m. 914Driver SuperDork
Sliding under a truck while on two wheels, you have a split second to bail.
I don't see an eject button here.
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Oct. 29, 2010 10:49 a.m. EricM Dork
yes, yes I would
closed course
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Oct. 29, 2010 11:34 a.m. DWNSHFT Reader
Yeah, I would.
And yes, the wheels are blingey. But let's think. With that large of wheel diameter, doesn't it look like the center of gravity of the vehicle would be BELOW the axle? Wouldn't that mandate a totally different suspension layout? Things that make you go "hmmm..."
David
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Oct. 29, 2010 11:40 a.m. Teh E36 M3 HalfDork
also, with wheels that big, you don't need a roll bar. Upside down you are within the wheel diameter. I like that option. As long as you don't land on the guard rail.
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Oct. 29, 2010 4:10 p.m. Slyp_Dawg Reader
interesting... personally I'd rather be sitting right-side-up, enduro kart style (more or less laying down) effectively using a healthy straight 4 bike engine as a headrest, but that's just me. looks like a total hoot, though, as long as you don't have any bumps anywhere you need to drive. imagine getting unweighted in that thing, then coming back down, and take a minute to think about what part of your anatomy would make first contact with the bodywork...
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Oct. 29, 2010 4:34 p.m. CanadianTercel New Reader
Comment removed to respect fellow users, my apologies.
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Oct. 29, 2010 11:11 p.m. Appleseed SuperDork
Yes...if I had terminal cancer.
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Oct. 30, 2010 8:37 a.m. AutoXR Reader
CanadianTercel wrote:
So all I can see of this car is this
Wow... you stay classy...
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Oct. 30, 2010 8:43 a.m. RoosterSauce New Reader
AutoXR wrote:
CanadianTercel wrote:
So all I can see of this car is this
Wow... you stay classy...
Canadians.... :|
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Oct. 30, 2010 8:49 a.m. Giant Purple Snorklewacker SuperDork
I would stand in line for hours to rock that.
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Oct. 30, 2010 1:48 p.m. CanadianTercel New Reader
I apologize, it did not occur to me what that was showing when I posted it.
RoosterSauce wrote:
AutoXR wrote:
CanadianTercel wrote:
So all I can see of this car is this
Wow... you stay classy...
Canadians.... :|
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Oct. 30, 2010 6:29 p.m. ScottRA21 Reader
......I like the idea, and I'd totally rock that, just not at night.
NEVER at night!
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Oct. 30, 2010 7:20 p.m. mad_machine SuperDork
good point about being withing the diametre of the tyres.. not sure I would want to look up and see ground through.
If the engine is a 2 stroke.. you would go backwards very fast in that position too
