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"rorty [Rawrti] adj (sl) in good spirits, cheerful"
This is the way in which I undertake the
building and racing of my off-road buggies.
Elsewhere in the world, these machines are called Superlites, Desertlites, Odysseys etc. I just
call them Mini
Buggies. They are very light, and with the
right motor, quite powerful too. Figures of 420+ BHP per tonne are common!
Take a look at
What's New,
and
Frequently Asked
Questions.
While you're here, you may as well visit the
Technical Page,
which delves into most things technical,
including formulas, charts, calculators, data, chassis
and suspension design...I must admit though, I'm not
big on engines, 'cause they're dirty and smelly!
If you're still with me after reading the
Tech Pages, and you
fancy building your own buggy, you can!
Current build manuals available are
for the R6 (single-seater race buggy), the R82s (two-seater dual purpose buggy), the single-seater
R11 Stiletto II, the
R21 Solo (single-seater race buggy) and the
R16 Shotgun II (two-seater dual purpose buggy).
Every fancy changing
gear with a paddle shifter like Michael Schumacher? You can now with the
aid of the Rorty Steering Column &
Paddle Shifter Manual.
The pages
of the manuals are full of clear instructions
with supporting
illustrations
and loads of CAD drawings.These comprehensive manuals put bike-powered
buggy racing within easy reach of every
petrolhead.
You'll
need a nice big bike motor to power your buggy, so before you go running
off spending your
hard earned cash, you should check out the
Engine
Buying Guide.
The
Buggy Racing
Page has information
and
Photos
of some of the other buggies and fools I race with.
There are also
a few Buggy Movies
of some of the Club buggies.
Or there's
Buggy Building Photos for them wot
dont reed words to good.
I helped another club member to build his
Wasp buggy. You can read
about his racing initiation in "The Tale of a Virgin Racer".
www.minibuggy.net
THE best buggy forum on the net!
No web site would be complete without
Links to all the
best places on the web.
Oh
no, I've gone and done it too! I've modified one of Volkswagen's
venerable
Beetles!
Where in the
world am I?
My favourite quote from
the off-road world was uttered by one Jason Scherer
of Alamo,
California:
"We love to
come out to the events and just compete...the comodery between the
competitors is awesome..."
Gives you the shits, doesn't it?
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resource useful? Would you like to
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knows, I might just send you something useful in return!
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Rorty Racing
can not accept
any liability for any
injuries, electrical shocks, consequences or damage to
property,
nor for any ineptitude on anyone's part in failing to understand and
perform procedures properly and safely.
In short: Take care, don't be an idiot, and learn how
to use your equipment!
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