I think the plumes are from the engine wake.

Spectacular result, very nice.

I dropped the shell by 1.75 inches and the suspension attachment bars by 3 inches which will allow the body to achieve the lower centre of gravity mentioned above. Some of the frame is in as are the disc brakes which will come from a street bike. The actual suspension hydraulic units will also come from a street bike but are not attached yet.

Very definitely making the best of a small space, stylish and then some.

You have my condolences. I think most of us here know the joy our family animals bring and the sorrow when they pass for whatever reason. we lost two of our five cats within six months and without Cambridge vet school hospital might have lost another, might still if she does not eat a bit more. Without seeming crass, words are pretty much empty but the thoughts that go with them I hope are not.

Bloody good actually. Half an hour? Wow, reminds me of the 20 minute challenges we used to see.

You do not have to visit the thread if you feel that way.

Good suggestion and I am working on it, also the suspension, braking and steering system. In fact first draft is in. I can not go too low as some of the suspension characteristics rely on a bit of vertical movement. It might hurt if it goes too low.

Thanks mate, I have vowed to finish this one even if my keyboard does start to bleed.

Ta muchly, HO's looks good I agree, cheaper to make too.

Thanks, agreed on both those points Richard, the screen would probably be cut down for headroom as much as anything. The widest part of the cockpit is just over 18 inches at the elbows so a taller person might have problems fitting.

Thanks. It has been mind bending to come with the slow alteration of parts to refine them and create sub assemblies. Slow progress but at least, it is progress.

Starting to develop the chassis components now.

Getting details added now and geometry is falling over left right and centre. The intersect tool SHOULD work more accurately and the additional facets etc that sketchup adds should be a thing of the past, but are not.

Interesting but no, those things are terribly unstable and I have yet to see one get past the second obstacle. If you are going to do anything with three wheels, the single wheel should be at the rear of the vehicle for stability purposes.

Thanks Daniel, I am thinking of having slots on the side of the nose to allow that air out. I may just omit the whole thing though. For the challenge the subject must be interesting first and efficient last.

Did not like the rear of the chassis, changed with a rotated frame rather than curviloft.

Thanks, I noticed the average kart disintegrate on the way down the hill and being strong enough to take the obstacles would be the main problem. Based between the mig 21 and lightning mostly.

Suspension and steering have me a little lost for direction atm but must be simple.

I got a little bored with the car, what with things not going to plan at the moment so wondered what my idea of a kart to enter the Red Bull challenge would look like.

A pastiche of a 1960's fighter aircraft got the vote with a Challenger tank a close second. Not sure if I will finish this but it got my mind off other things.

Variation 1 on the windscreen fairing/housing.