August, 2011

There are many interesting approaches to vehicle design; it appears the driver needs a great deal of help to get into and out of the vehicle pictured at left. Most vehicles have narrow tires for lower drag: acceleration is not an issue since timing does not start until mile 1 and many do not reach top speed until the final timed segment from mile 4 to 5. The gearing is so high that most need a push to get started (as above right) and one often wonders if the engine will manage to run for the first mile.