To cope with the increased power, the all-round drum brakes that normally bring the Nano to a halt have been replaced with AP Racing discs.
Vince Sweeney, a 30-year-old film student in Roanoke, Va., outfitted his Pinz for racing, adding disc brakes on all six wheels, a roll cage for protection and winches on the front and rear of the vehicle.
It was built as the speed skating rink for the 1994 Winter Olympics, and has since also hosted events and tournaments in speedway, rally, association football, bandy, ice sledge speed racing, flying disc and track cycling.
So he was feeling rather superior to the U.F.O.-spying hysterics when, after crossing into the New Mexico desert, he suddenly noticed a shiny metallic disc racing along the horizon.
From 1960, a "De Luxe" version of the 1600 was offered, equipped with the four-wheel disc brakes and racing wheels of the twin-cam car.
"When I got on the track, there were athletes throwing discs, some were racing, and some were long jumping," he told me.
Most realistic racing competitors like Gran Turismo and Forza are disc-based where you pay up front.
Other major employers in the local manufacturing industry include Sealed Air, Hamworthy Heating, Hamworthy Combustion, Lush, Mathmos, Penske Cars Ltd (who build racing cars for Penske Racing), Kerry Foods, Transmission Developments, Precision Disc Casting, Siemens, Southernprint and Ryvita.
▶ older than 12 years ▶ kendo (limited contact), ▶ kickboxing (limited contact), ▶ athletics: throws (disc, javelin), ▶ skiing competition: jumps, downhill, ▶ harness racing, ▶ sumo (without body mass support), ▶ taekwondo (limited contact), ▶ wrestling.
When he isn't in the D.J. booth spinning discs, the boyish-looking 41-year-old owner is racing around the club making sure everyone is having a good time.
