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Grtechguy SuperDork
10/29/10 9:13 a.m.

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.

Tom Heath Webmaster
10/29/10 9:20 a.m.

I would. It's like a motorcycle with more rubber and no leaning.

Platinum90 SuperDork
10/29/10 9:33 a.m.

are they laying down?

ReverendDexter Dork
10/29/10 9:36 a.m.

I would... after I scrapped the bling-bling wheels for some lightweight 17s.

pres589 HalfDork
10/29/10 9:43 a.m.

Tom Heath wrote: I would. It's like a motorcycle with more rubber and no leaning.

Leaning is kind of the point...

96DXCivic SuperDork
10/29/10 9:49 a.m.

Would I? Would I berkeley Kate Beckinsale given a chance?

Matt B HalfDork
10/29/10 9:51 a.m.

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.

triumph5 HalfDork
10/29/10 9:53 a.m.

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.

mndsm Dork
10/29/10 10:10 a.m.

Corkscrew. Laguna Seca. Now.

Grtechguy SuperDork
10/29/10 10:37 a.m.

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)

914Driver SuperDork
10/29/10 10:41 a.m.

Sliding under a truck while on two wheels, you have a split second to bail.

I don't see an eject button here.

EricM Dork
10/29/10 10:49 a.m.

yes, yes I would

closed course

DWNSHFT Reader
10/29/10 11:34 a.m.

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

Teh E36 M3 HalfDork
10/29/10 11:40 a.m.

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.

Slyp_Dawg GRM+ Memberand Reader
10/29/10 4:10 p.m.

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...