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Straining at the leash

12 responses to “Rocket Truck”

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  2. I’d hate to shift that thing into reverse by accident.

  3. glyph hunter,
    They couldn’t get insurance for it without roll cages and other safety equipment that they didn’t have the time/money to put in before the show. You would also be fairly surprised to see how little speed that rocket would actually add to the total ‘thrust’ of the vehicle.

  4. I like the Buckaroo Bonzai references in the notes. That’s the first thing I thought of too…

  5. And did it make good time to Mars?

  6. This reminds me of the Jet Engine powered Beetle that lives in Palo Alto.

    It’s street legal. It has been banned from car shows, called a threat to national security and caught the attention of more than a few CHP officers. You might be able to catch it on 280N some late nights, if you don’t blink.

    Oh, it has a brother too!

  7. Be surprised how little speed the rocket would have added to the vehicle ?. Are you crazy ? And where did the insurance and safety crap fall into place. We went to the x-prize for company promos along with the rocket truck , the rocket porwered bike and the hybrid suitcase.I should know i built the rocket motor system that went into the truck, on my own, on weekends that i didn,t get or ask for pay for. Need to get your story straight before you post.

  8. Gosh, how right you are. My story was quite bent… "Straining at the leash" Not strictly a dog leash holding it back… Right you are.

    Billy: Yeah, that’s one loud Beetle. I heard it fire up near home

    VW Bug – Engine in Rear

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