How many of you want to do this?

[billybek]

[stevej37]

Do they have power steering?

[herr_oberst]

Originally Posted by stevej37

Do they have power steering?

Armstrong power steering lubed with Elbow Grease

[911 Rod]

Originally Posted by Zeke

g.

I'll say this, those guys could take a lesson from bobsledders about tucking in tight while going straight. Get out of the wind. You wouldn't believe what a little bodywork does in karting. I could go 10 MPH faster at Willow with a full body and slunk down as far as I could get 6' to go. Actually with the same Yamaha motor on a sit up kart vs. a lay down the difference was 20 MPH.

Lower CG and less wind resistance will win every time with WR being the more important of the 2.

Maybe they don't want to go any faster!

[ted]

Gravity racing is a valid skill to improve maintaining momentum.
In the book Twist of the wrist they discuss racing from the top of a hill with the engine off.
Coasting to the bottom. Whoever touches the brakes loses.
Racing in a 3rd world country on modified taco carts dry humping each other not appealing at all.

[ErVikingo]

Im in!

[rcooled]

Originally Posted by Zeke

Lower CG and less wind resistance will win every time with WR being the more important of the 2.

Creating wind resistance can sometimes be useful in racing too. GP motorcycle riders will sometimes extend a leg and sit up higher to scrub off some speed for high speed corners.

[wildthing]

Saw something similar a while ago: https://youtu.be/En8iUdxeato?si=ab67XxzA-zkroI62

[A930Rocket]

This reminds me of my brother. When he first got interested in luge, they took a luge sled and put wheels on it. Then would go down big hills in the neighborhood to practice. Not much snow in Atlanta, so they had to do what they could. If you’ve never seen a luge sled, there’s no steering wheel or brakes, and you lay down on your back, feet first.

[herr_oberst]

Originally Posted by A930Rocket

This reminds me of my brother. When he first got interested in luge, they took a luge sled and put wheels on it. Then would go down big hills in the neighborhood to practice. Not much snow in Atlanta, so they had to do what they could. If you’ve never seen a luge sled, there’s no steering wheel or brakes, and you lay down on your back, feet first.

And if that's not scary enough, try skeleton.

[Zeke]

Originally Posted by A930Rocket

This reminds me of my brother. When he first got interested in luge, they took a luge sled and put wheels on it. Then would go down big hills in the neighborhood to practice. Not much snow in Atlanta, so they had to do what they could. If you’ve never seen a luge sled, there’s no steering wheel or brakes, and you lay down on your back, feet first.

Just like this:



That is newer and more advanced bodywork than I had.




That's how it looked in 1985 at Riverside going into T7.

[red 928]

[red 928]

[drcoastline]

Hell yeah.

[Rtrorkt]

Originally Posted by LWJ

Looks terrifying. And amazing. Who is in?

https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&sca_esv=590391945&rls=en&q=Carrera+de+Coches+de+madera&tbm=vid&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjiz8KukIyDAxW0IDQIHSgLCUIQ0pQJegQICxAB&biw=1275&bih=622&dpr=2#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:e875d265,vid:lsTTNJ5lHsI,st:0

The ambulance at around 14:00 seems particularly ill placed

[Macroni]

Wow

[Aurel]

More fun:

https://youtube.com/shorts/2GwcW1cuOxU?si=URA6MmiXna_brakf