Crazy race car designs

[k-ink]

How about a thread for posting up some unusual race car designs?



I am certain every guy alive has seen the Tyrell P34, designed to reduce frontal drag...






Check out this odd ball. Three wheels on one side and only one wheel on the other side.
Ken Reece's 1979 3 to 1 Supermodified:



http://sitepalace.com/donmichael/reece/reece.html



Post up the crazy...

Edited by k-ink on Tuesday 22 July 14:04

[Le TVR]

Smokey strikes again

[covboy]

Who remembers this ?

[TheRealFingers99]

Even Cosworth screwed up big time sometimes.

[GravelBen]

Chapparal had some crackers!

[DanielSan]

TheRealFingers99 said:

Even Cosworth screwed up big time sometimes.

4x4 F1 car?

[TheRealFingers99]

DanielSan said:

4x4 F1 car?

Yes, magnesium block, loads of Ford money and all. They couldn't get it to work, so never raced it.

[ecsrobin]

How about the march 2-4-0



Or the Brabham BT46B fan car



Maki F101



Tart II

Edited by ecsrobin on Sunday 27th July 20:57

[irocfan]

[ecsrobin]

irocfan said:

I know ill chuck a radial engine on my race car!!!

[williamp]

[MG CHRIS]

williamp said:

And people think stancing and extreme camber started with the japs

[andyelcomb]

This must have been just as scary as the 3-1 earlier...

[andyelcomb]

Even a distant relative of mine is in on the act.
Here's Canadian Doug Elcomb's Dreossi which was built in the 60s from a Sabre Fighter drop tank:

[MajorProblem]

[mistakenplane]

MajorProblem said:

The same people / person:

[k-ink]

MG CHRIS said:

williamp said:

And people think stancing and extreme camber started with the japs

The obvious difference being those rounded tyres are clearly designed for the heavy camber settings, much like a motorbikes.