Jocko Johnson supercharged tether car - photo

[Altair]

Jocko Johnson supercharged tether car.

Fullsize image: https://diqn32j8nouaz.cloudfront.net...r_fullsize.jpg



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Mini Plymouth Superbird - GIF and video
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Mini cars converted into semi trucks - photos
Mini Chevy Nova race car being raced - video
Scale model Ferrari 312PB - photo and video

[DIYSwede]

Jeez - that's some hairy build, and the attention to detail is "outta this world": Chain driven compressor... Yikes.
-But it being a tether car - shouldn't it also have a "panhandle" for the center wire?

[jdurand]

I hope that has a really long tether

[hemmjo]

Don't they typically go 'round counter clockwise, would the tether be attached on the side we cannot see?


https://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-...car-racing.htm

[DIYSwede]

Nope, they're tethered by a 33 ft wire in a permanent right turn
(except the non-conforming Brits, that evidently has to go CCW "because positive chassis ground "),
so the "bridle" should really stick out on the shown side above:

electric versions also exist, and one of the few seem to work pretty well too:

The track has a 70 foot dia, and timing is 8 laps averaged = 500m

AMRCA Tech regulations:TECHNICAL REGULATIONS | Tether Cars