JoeyM
JoeyM GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
7/9/11 10:37 p.m.

Messerschmitt KR200 on Dutch TV ca. 1978. This a bizarre competition, but the fact that a three wheeled micro car did so well in it is even more odd.The fun starts at 0:48
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InlFaERcPeA&feature=related

griffin729
griffin729 HalfDork
7/10/11 12:41 a.m.

Ramps? Who needs ramps?

Stealthtercel
Stealthtercel HalfDork
7/10/11 9:17 a.m.

Well, that answers the question of "What would it sound like if the Swedish Chef did race commentary?"

Cool fact I learned this week about Messerschmitts (the cars): the original motors were the starter motors from Me-262s, which I guess were lying around after demand for the planes, um, dried up. (By the time the KR200s came along, they had upgraded to a 191-cc stormer making 10.2 hp.)

Karl La Follette
Karl La Follette Dork
7/10/11 1:55 p.m.

awesome

oldtin
oldtin Dork
7/10/11 3:36 p.m.

The interview with the driver kinda sounded like cousin It with the swedish chef.

corytate
corytate Reader
7/10/11 8:48 p.m.

ultraclyde
ultraclyde HalfDork
7/11/11 7:32 a.m.

I saw a ragtop Messer autox'd at South GA Motorsports park with Dixie Region SCCA several years ago. It was just a demo between runs. It took FOREVER for the little bugger to make it around, but man it was cool.

914Driver
914Driver SuperDork
7/12/11 6:13 p.m.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHG7m4_ZnwY&feature=player_embedded

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