May 04, 2005
Sandrail
While at work, waiting for our tape library to spit out some information, I went on another “information scavenger hunt” and turned up : Sandrails
Almost everyone has heard of “Dune Buggies”, mostly converted VW Beetle’s parts in a light tubular frame chassis, loaping around the desert dunes in California. When the power output was cranked up a notch, the infamous Baja races came about.
Well, that may all be passe, today people drive Sandrails.
Much like the nice picture from C&G Performance shows, Sandrails seem to be 4 seater sand machines, with greater then 300 horsepower, in setups weighing much less then your average sedan.
They look like fun, with a bit of nostalgic technology link: VW’s air-cooled boxer motors are aped by the Subaru boxer, turbo-ed no less, in the latest power-hungry Sandrails.
“Dune Buggies” have evolved. I always wanted one as a kid, thankfully my little motorcycle did fill those shoes at “Sand Running”. When I wrote Sci-Fi games, there was plenty of sand as the main stage.
I guess I can add one-more thing to do when I retire.
Oh, and what lead me here ? Nice pictures to explain “What’s a closed deck?”
Posted by petergun at May 4, 2005 05:09 PM