Pop-a-wheelie

[DaveMk1]

It would seem he's leaned so far forward in the seat that he'd never be able to get the front off the floor but check him out.

Dave

[JoeE]

You have to lean forward to look ahead, right?

[kjohnson]

With the engine at the complete wrong end of the car he has to lean forward to keep the front end down under normal driving. It seems the uber-sticky MSU parking lot grip just overwhelmed the car. The real question is how he keeps that thing upright and pointed in the right direction driving to and from events. Pretty brave to drive it around outside of a closed course without a helmet.

[DaveMk1]

With the engine at the complete wrong end of the car he has to lean forward to keep the front end down under normal driving. It seems the uber-sticky MSU parking lot grip just overwhelmed the car. The real question is how he keeps that thing upright and pointed in the right direction driving to and from events. Pretty brave to drive it around outside of a closed course without a helmet.

So are you saying that Joe needs to lean that far forward to keep the car from flipping over backward?

dave

[Alex]

With the engine at the complete wrong end of the car he has to lean forward to keep the front end down under normal driving. It seems the uber-sticky MSU parking lot grip just overwhelmed the car. The real question is how he keeps that thing upright and pointed in the right direction driving to and from events. Pretty brave to drive it around outside of a closed course without a helmet.

So are you saying that Joe needs to lean that far forward to keep the car from flipping over backward?

dave

Well, it IS basically a Beetle, and you know once those end up on their backs its all over

[DaveMk1]

Well, it IS basically a Beetle, and you know once those end up on their backs its all over

Joe after lifting in the sweeper.

dave

[JoeE]

You guys are full of it.
This is how 911s are supposed to corner, you all are just doing it wrong, with your weight between the axles, and your 4 tires on the ground...

[DaveMk1]

You guys are full of it.
This is how 911s are supposed to corner, you all are just doing it wrong, with your weight between the axles, and your 4 tires on the ground...

that photo scares me.

dave

[mdlfCRXs]

Everyone knows leaning forward makes the car go faster! I wonder if the wheelie thing isn't some sort of design flaw? Maybe it is a safety issue, I would be very careful around this car.

[rkaiser]

I think Alice has a pic of my Lotus lifting the inside wheel too. Real men corner with one wheel

[RayAR]

Front engined cars can play to