Saw the thread on the cyclecar. And it made me think maybe some on here might also like Hacky Racers. This is a racing series I'm involved in which is - roughly speaking - home-built electric go-kart racing with some simple rules which keep it fun, cheap, and safe. It was set up by several of the builders from Robot Wars, after the TV series folded. Unlike cyclecars, HR is very much on the bodgery end of the building spectrum. You take a kids' toy (or something else with an entertaining theme) and chuck ~2kW of electric motor into it. Add a crash helmet. Meet on a muddy patch* of grass at a car-show. And race. It's a hoot.
*If it isn't muddy when you start, it will be by the end.
Some examples:
This one ("Fat Man and Robin") is based on a road-legal mobility scooter (from a skip - one wheel had already fallen off which is why this Hacky had to be a 3-wheeler). The boring 24V lead-acids have gone. 48V Lithiums in their place.
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And this one is being scratch-built from tube steel and giant-sized Meccano pieces cut from plywood with real nuts-and-bolts 3D-printed. Powered by a converted alternator. Total cost about £200. Details here: http://mechanicalcat.org/hacky-racers/
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Come for a chat - or join in the racing - at https://www.facebook.com/hackyracers/ All welcome.
