Steve and I took the Prambinator for a test run on some deserted back roads last Sunday. Found some twisty hills out the back of Huntly (Pukemiro, Glen Afton way). Sat in, strapped on the seat-belt, took a deep breath and pushed off. The trolley handles like a real go-kart, cornering flat-out with no worries. In fact I chickened out before the trolley reached its adhesion limits. Luckily the brakes seem to stop the machine quite well.

I got up to 65km/h on the steepest bit. I could feel the wind putting the brakes on as we are not the .. ahem... most streamlined design. (Well, strictly speaking it is my bulky ass that is the biggest wind resistance factor).

We tried to pick roads with no traffic, but inevitably I met up with vehicles going the other way. Everyone smiled and waved and no cops turned up looking for us. Phew! The biggest worry was cars coming up behind, but Steve shadowed me with the van flashing his hazard lights so we were OK.