The Ariel Atom

For those of you who havn't seen this on 3SI yet...check it out.

http://www.openwheelers.com.au/vide...ull_segment.mpg

0-60 in 2.9 sec.

post the full URL, that has some ... in it and since it's not the full url, won't work

Sorry, I'm not too good with computers. I can't figure out how to get the full url, so I'll just post the url for the 3SI post.

http://www.3si.org/forum/showthread.php?t=265120

here it is

http://www.openwheelers.com.au/videos/Top_Gear_Ariel_Atom_2_Full_segment.mpg

Holy crap, you get a real sense for how fast it is when you look at how it deformed his face! I want cart.. Its wierd, I bet it'll be illegal here in the US because of saftey shit but we allow virtually any two wheeled contraption on the road..

Yeah, that look on his face when he accelerates is hilarious. I wouldn't want to drive one of those around here though. Too many bugs would get plastered onto my teeth.

Go-Kart on steriods. Actully if the car had a wind screen and the exo skelton is strong enoug to with stand a side and front impact it could be street legal. I think the car could be re-inforced to make it US legal. Hell if you wanted to you could make your own like it. I'm really interested in this though. Could you imagine if it had a VR4 engine omg you talk bout break neck acceleration.

i've seen a picture of a go kart with a vr4 engine in it.

whoa you think you could remeber where it was? I'm highly considering this as a possible project somthing to sit down draw out run through mini protoypes to see what i like. Of course if ever decided to do it would be alog time but omsthing to have with none the less.

http://www.arielmotor.co.uk/04/used.htm
There is a US one there but the guy wants 52k for it.. Didnt the say just The normal one w/o engine was underk 10,000pounds around 20k. the one that had the engine he said was 29,000 around 58,000 so if it is new i guess thats not bad. But personally i'd rather put my own engnie. Or just modify there idea for even cheaper solution.

Ah...give me a bugatti veyron, and I'd be satisfied.

well if you want to be that way i'll take one also. The brand new one drool. Have the decided when they are giong for the speed record? Since Koiensegga *sp* done broke the McLaren's.