Modern race cars are magnificent things, objects of danger and beauty that glisten with temptation in our fantasies. In great temples of speed, we gather to watch them race. Daredevil elites who centuries ago would’ve battled on horseback pilot them. The action is dramatic, poetic, thrilling. And utterly beyond our grasp.
But how ’bout some fizz for the common man? For thrill-seekers without Red Bull patches affixed to their Nomex suits (or even a comma in the bank-account balance), there is an answer, so long as you ask the right questions of racing.
I offer the humble, spectacular Cyclekart.
The Cyclekart was conceived as a one-fingered salute to the establishment, so the legend goes. From a circle of insiders gathered around Negronis and Rainier tallboys in an industrial Seattle warehouse, several versions of…
You're reading a preview of
Road & Track (Digital) - 1 Issue, August/September 2022