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It's easy for a gear-head to be discouraged about the state of the world, especiallyin times of Carpocalypse and Cash for Clunkers. But occasionally a bright light of
awesome renews the spirit. Road-legal bumper cars do just that. Yes, you read that
right; these little beasties are street legal. They run on either Kawasaki or Honda
motorcycle engines and co-opt vintage bumper car bodies into the most awesome
form of mini-car we've seen in too long. There are seven of these little monsters
floating around California, and they're all the creation of one man, Tom Wright, a builder
living on the outskirts of San Diego, who figured the leftovers of the Long Beach Pike
amusement park needed a more dignified end than the trash heap. They were originally
powered by Harley motors but they rattled and Tom replaces them with Honda or Kawasaki
750's and a couple have been measured as capable of 160 MPH, which is terrifyingly fast
in machines with such a short wheelbase.
Daydreamer
It's easy for a gear-head to be discouraged about the state of the world, especiallyin times of Carpocalypse and Cash for Clunkers. But occasionally a bright light of
awesome renews the spirit. Road-legal bumper cars do just that. Yes, you read that
right; these little beasties are street legal. They run on either Kawasaki or Honda
motorcycle engines and co-opt vintage bumper car bodies into the most awesome
form of mini-car we've seen in too long. There are seven of these little monsters
floating around California, and they're all the creation of one man, Tom Wright, a builder
living on the outskirts of San Diego, who figured the leftovers of the Long Beach Pike
amusement park needed a more dignified end than the trash heap. They were originally
powered by Harley motors but they rattled and Tom replaces them with Honda or Kawasaki
750's and a couple have been measured as capable of 160 MPH, which is terrifyingly fast
in machines with such a short wheelbase.
Daydreamer
