Superduper said:
No breaking axles in that thing. That only happens when you can put the power to the ground. With pizza cutter tires, there isn't enough traction to do any breaking. Put some huge slicks on it, now that's another story.
I tend to be really old school when it comes to cars (but not quite that old).I have a special fondness for narrow tires on a car.The thin little 10" donut wheels on an original old mini are really cool,inside the fenders,forget the flares..The thin tires with tall sidewalls on cars from the 50s have a really great look (I have to wonder if they are actually available anymore to collectors).I also like racing cars.
Thin tires require more driving skill to keep a car on the road in the corners.Even so,thin to the point of being transplanted wagon wheels IS a bit too extreme,even for me).The real problem with this car I would imagine is the shear weight of it.The speed differential between different places on a course would be extreme.It would seem that you wouldn't really "take" a corner in it but rather slow down to a virtual stop,crank the wheel and continue on again (as if every corner were a "hairpin").
Thin tires on a lighter car,with a suspension that actually works,is a different story.Seated in a cigar shaped fuselage with tall skinny tires and no low pressure gimmickry (not so much as even a wing).A Grand Prix car of the early 1960's must have required a lot of skill to drive.They were simple designs,relying mostly on a good power/weight ratio,and beautiful to look at.Hats off to the drivers of those times.
