Dry Lake Racer

Here's the latest info on the internetscooter project. The theme now is a Dry Lake Racer and all my notes are being captured on the Vespa Labs wiki (another project I am working on). The Dry Lake Racer is more than a theme though, as I plan to race it on an actual Dry Lake, thanks to Dry Lake Racers Australia and DLRA Speed Week March 3rd-7th 2008.

Time is tight, Jeremy (fellow Vespa Labs Dry Lake Race Team member and mechanical wiz) has taken over the engine development and it looks like we are almost there...

I am doing everything else, currently I am focusing on aerodynamics, forming a tail section and underbody section with expanding foam and resin. I also have to sort out hydraulic dampers, electronic programmable ignition and a number of other things to get the scooter on the road and through the DLRA tech inspection.

The scooter will be entered in the 250cc class, we hope to get at least 100 mph (161 Km/hr), but are aiming for the current Australian record of 106.521 mph (171.429 Km/hr)... first hurdle though is to get it doing more than 0 mph...