The motorcycle powered car is popping up all over. The latest version with plans for an actual production run of 500 is this Fiat 500 converted to Ducati power, the F500. Being built in the U.K. by Hartham, the first ones will run Ducati 996 power though there will be the option of 999R power and eventually they will also offer the fitting of a 'World Superbike'-specification … [Read more...]
Model Steam and Stirling Engines
OK, we've talked about gravity and human power, so let's crawl back up the evolutionary power ladder. Steam engines are some of the best looking engines ever built. Pipes, boilers, dials, tubing, big wheels turning and lots of huffing and puffing, I love 'em. This site, The Great Toy Steam Company, sells lots of model steam engines and stirling engines and the site is just … [Read more...]
Red Bull Dragsterday
Hot on the heels of my post on gravity racing, now we have Red Bull Dragster Day which is a human powered drag race. I guess that answers my question of how they get back up the hill. I think things are becoming a little too green and eco-friendly for my taste. I prefer high technology combined with lots of brute force. … [Read more...]
Extreme Gravity Racing
As gas prices continue to climb, here's the perfect answer, ... gravity. Extreme Gravity Racing was started as a way for corporate teams to compete against one another and as the number of participating companies grew, the designs began to advance by leaps and bounds, especially when the companies involved are named Bentley, Mazda, Nissan, GM, Chrysler and a bunch more. Some of … [Read more...]
Motorcycle powered Pro Challenge cars
The number of different cars powered by motorcycle engines is amazing. After I mentioned Baby Grands the other day, I was reminded of another series of cars called Pro Challenge. These cars come in two versions, an oval racer and a road racer, the first powered by a Kawasaki ZX1100cc or ZZR1200cc engine while the road racer gets a Kawasaki ZX 1200cc (standard) or ZZR 1200cc … [Read more...]
Extended swingarms and fat tires
When we were at Mid Ohio a few weeks ago I saw a couple of guys go by on sportbikes equipped with fat rear tires and extended swingarms. I'm not sure what kind of bikes they were, I didn't get a good look and unfortunately, the two riders were making complete fools of themselves by blasting through traffic and generally acting like low IQ squids. Anyway, I haven't seen much of … [Read more...]
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