Roddy is designed as a classic race cars: At an aluminum space frame sits the body. A modified go-kart chassis provides a crisp roadholding. The driver sits in a slightly crouched position on the body, the feet are at the front on a grid, and the steering wheel is horizontal. For acceleration and braking, two Handpaddles serve under the steering wheel.
About 100 hours of work in a Roddy, who is hand-assembled by cooler and a loose alliance of various crap rider. To the small company was founded Roddymotion. “Currently we are building number three and four, in total we have 20 orders,” says Kuehler. Each of the tiny hot rods will be painted as desired, so that at no Roddy are alike. The fun is certainly not cheap: an extra € 6900 cost of hand-made electric racer. Stephen Kuehler yet been considered, what extras you might have to offer: “steering wheel and seat cushion in leather would be a good idea,” says the designer
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customers, says Kuehler, were very varied. “There are entrepreneurs just like to see racing. One of them wants to race around with Roddy at the race in the pits,” says Kuehler. So far, all Roddy to buyers in Germany, but soon is the hot rod baby and internationally flit through the area. The perfect stage for cooler and his team have chosen already. You want to Roddy for the next 24-hour race at Le Mans to present the visitors
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