Motor Vehicles

Hyper Pro Racer from Australia Puts Yamaha 450 WR Power on 4 Wheels

January 3, 2013

It’s been a while since we talked about any motorcycle powered cars on The Kneeslider and I just got a note about the Hyper Pro Racer so I thought I’d take a look. The 5 valve Yamaha 450 WR engine is designed for dirt bikes, but the Aussies thought it would be ideal for their track car built for the [...]

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Water Cooled Drake Harley Davidson Powered Midget Racer

August 3, 2012

These so seldom come up for sale, I wanted to be sure to bring it to your attention, it’s a midget racer powered by a Harley Davidson knucklehead with Drake water cooled cylinders. These are such a neat car and engine combination. As I mentioned in another post: Dale Drake … took a Harley Davidson Knucklehead engine and installed water [...]

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The Harley Hybrid – West Philly High EVX Focus

July 26, 2012

West Philly EVX Focus with Harley electric hybrid power

Everyone knows how bad the average big city urban high school is, right? No way students could ever accomplish anything, well, except when they do. West Philadelphia High School is one of those places where you wouldn’t expect much, but the students under the direction of Simon Hauger, an ex-GE engineer, built two cars to compete for the Automotive X [...]

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