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Stitch
16th May 2010, 07:03 PM
Very clever. Some of you may remember the ones that Williams developed in the 70/80's that were subsequently banned after they dominated UK hillclimbing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6zE__J0YIU

Not sure if it'll work in a country the right way up though! :D
redshoes
17th May 2010, 02:49 PM
Clever stuff but I have to wonder how they will keep the off-centre rotation balanced at speed. Looks like will shake itself to bits.
Stitch
17th May 2010, 06:09 PM
Clever stuff but I have to wonder how they will keep the off-centre rotation balanced at speed. Looks like will shake itself to bits.

There is gyroscopic stuff to be worried about too. I'm sure engineers could find a way around it, we've developed pneumatic valve systems that can run at 20,000RPM and cars that can run on lemons, I'm sure we could work this out. It really needs motorsport to develop it though!