STREET LEGAL BUMPER CARS
It's easy for a gear-head to be discouraged about the state of the world, especially in times of Carpocalypse and Cash for Clunkers. But occasionally, a bright light of awesome renews the spirit. Road-legal bumper cars do just that.
Yes, you read that right; these little beasties are street legal. Either Kawasaki or Honda motorcycle engines for power, and retir ed vintage bumper car bodies - transform ed into the most awesome form of mini-car we've ever seen.
There's seven of these little monsters floating around California, and they're all the creation of one man, Tom Wright, a gyro-gear loose builder on the outskirts of San Diego who figur ed the leftovers of the Long Beach Pike amusement park ne ed ed a more dignifi ed end than the trash heap. They were originally power ed by Harley engines but rattl ed like heck and Tom replace them with Honda or Kawasaki 750's... and a couple have been 'measur ed ' [not run at] theoretically as capable of 160 MPH which is terrifyingly fast in machines with such a short wheelbase. Doesn't mean we would totally rock one should the opportunity present itself. In fact, we now have only one burning desire, to see these things running a go kart track with a clown in the drivers seat.
It's easy for a gear-head to be discouraged about the state of the world, especially in times of Carpocalypse and Cash for Clunkers. But occasionally, a bright light of awesome renews the spirit. Road-legal bumper cars do just that.
Yes, you read that right; these little beasties are street legal. Either Kawasaki or Honda motorcycle engines for power, and retir ed vintage bumper car bodies - transform ed into the most awesome form of mini-car we've ever seen.
There's seven of these little monsters floating around California, and they're all the creation of one man, Tom Wright, a gyro-gear loose builder on the outskirts of San Diego who figur ed the leftovers of the Long Beach Pike amusement park ne ed ed a more dignifi ed end than the trash heap. They were originally power ed by Harley engines but rattl ed like heck and Tom replace them with Honda or Kawasaki 750's... and a couple have been 'measur ed ' [not run at] theoretically as capable of 160 MPH which is terrifyingly fast in machines with such a short wheelbase. Doesn't mean we would totally rock one should the opportunity present itself. In fact, we now have only one burning desire, to see these things running a go kart track with a clown in the drivers seat.
