Most of the popular vidoes of the "soapboxing" are old and back when many people were more concerned with low-buck fun rather than personal safty. Nowdays roll bars, harnesses and vehicle safety inspections are commonly mandatory . Some still roll in $100 jalopies made from shopping carts and wheel barrows, others are spending $5000 in parts and engineering. 4 wheels, effective brakes and Helmets are requirements for anyone in any group anywhere. People get creative for car bodies as well, from shopping carts, wheel barrows, saran wrap, campaign signs, bumpercars, to cartop storage containers. A large variety of tires and wheels are used from Go cart, bike, trailer, ATV, and motorcycle wheels. Bike tires fold up on tight turns and tall motorcyle tires also have troubles, but the rest seem to do alright. The trick is to have grip and low rolling resistance. Not exactly hand in hand qualities. Some use disk brakes, or drums, or even scrubs (plates that push directly against the tire itself). Most are foot operated and some have a hand operated secondary break.
<https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-6Y2R1ryRhjc/ULkAorgd7jI/AAAAAAAAACg/XhfVFmc-CQc/s1600/Danger+Car+1.jpg> This one is mine. It has, since this picture was taken, gotten a new paint job and will soon have a roll bar. It is called the Danger Car. It's been around since the early days of sport and was more akin to demolition derby car than a racer. Now days it is vey fast and has disk brakes. -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to rctankcombat@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe, send email to rctankcombat+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat
