Bitchin buggies

[Sam-Q]

Looks like enough not going out and eating all those packet noodles to save cash has payed off, I bought this for myself:



and the engine I bought for it:



I also happen to notice that my old corolla wheels bolt right onto the back...hmmm



anyone else into this sort of thing?

[shift_rook]

Super cool. Where are you able to drive it?

[Sam-Q]

There is a group called TORC who have a dirt track in Kyton that I can get on to cheap, or the Portland sand dunes. Type in Portland dunes in Youtube for some videos.

At this stage it looks to be a surprisingly cheap hobby by motorsport standards.

[s13 james]

that looks awsome haha,what sort of bike is the motor from?

[Sam-Q]

The engine is a V-twin 1000cc out of a 2001 Aprilia

[s13 james]

nice,seen some bike engined race cars, they hauld ass

[Sam-Q]

this should be pretty serious, that engine has 97kw and 105Nm, my buggy less engine is 270kg, I like those numbers

[Seventy]

Oh shiiiiiiiit

[hollywood89]

holly!!!!

[Sam-Q]

This is a pic of what it used to look like about 10 years ago:



I am going to do it a little different but it should look quite similar.

Today I also had the entertaining idea of how this would go on a track with slicks on it, would it roll around a lot? or spin like crazy at higher speeds? Sure would lift get peoples attention if I took it to Winton