And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
I had a buddy in high school that had a hopped up Bug with tractor tires on the back end. It would still have trouble with traction on dry pavement. We would take it to the Bonne Carre spillway and try to get it stuck. We would manage that sometimes... :)
My SCCA Solo I and Solo II days showed this platform to be amazingly stable. The tall tire and sidewall are certainly factors to consider. However, the beauty of these chassis is that all the heavy stuff actually sits IN the chassis, rather than ON it. If you doubt this, take a bug and try, without hitting a curb or rutting it out, to roll it over. Takes more horsepower and torque than the platform can accommodate.
Roger that! I ran bugs and type lll's, like a young idiot, for years, never came close to a roll over. You have to work at getting them stuck, or have NO sense for off roading.
Is that a blower on that boxer 4?
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DeleteYes, looks like an AMR500. https://hydemotorworks.com/shop/product/amr-500-supercharger/
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Trans-axles
ReplyDeleteI had a buddy in high school that had a hopped up Bug with tractor tires on the back end. It would still have trouble with traction on dry pavement. We would take it to the Bonne Carre spillway and try to get it stuck. We would manage that sometimes... :)
ReplyDeletePolar Moment of Inertia. The ass end gonna wanna pass the front end when you make a tight turn
ReplyDeleteYeah I was thinking about all the weight, way high up, over the transaxle. Flippy.
ReplyDeleteMy SCCA Solo I and Solo II days showed this platform to be amazingly stable. The tall tire and sidewall are certainly factors to consider. However, the beauty of these chassis is that all the heavy stuff actually sits IN the chassis, rather than ON it. If you doubt this, take a bug and try, without hitting a curb or rutting it out, to roll it over. Takes more horsepower and torque than the platform can accommodate.
ReplyDeleteRoger that! I ran bugs and type lll's, like a young idiot, for years, never came close to a roll over. You have to work at getting them stuck, or have NO sense for off roading.
DeleteThe weight is all on the torsion bars. The axles don't support any weight at all.
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