The Wheels On the Bus Go 'Round and 'Round - Jalopnik Comments

The Wheels On the Bus Go 'Round and 'Round

Elhigh — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 08:49:32 EDT

Big ups for thinking outside the box and wrapping the family dragster in, well, a box.

You guys did notice that either the track officials are all 9 feet tall, or that thing isn't to scale?

Elhigh

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JayP71 — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 21:17:35 EDT

@lascauxcaveman:

Yes, the great thing about kids is that they let you play with thier toys.

JayP71

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lascauxcaveman — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 16:12:36 EDT

@SpudMills: I've got the Hot Wheels version of the S'cool bus. It was always one of my favorites. My seven year old and I were palying with the Hot Wheels a while ago and she was fascinated by the concept of funny cars, with the whole body hinging up from the back.

This thing is alright. Most of the weight in the back to get the nose up, but actually having to accelerate to do it makes it look semi-fast and all. Not nearly as lame as the Evel Kneivel wheelie car he used for pre-jump warmup shows back in the 70's.

lascauxcaveman

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SpudMills — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 14:57:48 EDT

@Rishi: LOL.

What, no mention of the S'cool Bus? I totally loved that thing, but could never decide if I should display it with the body up so you could see the mills, or with the body down.

SpudMills

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Rishi — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 14:13:26 EDT

@flow: fuck you.

@Davey G.: I think all the ekranoplan posts are attracting communists to the Jalop.

Rishi

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TexansAreHot — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 13:27:13 EDT

The flames out the back are another thing that makes this bus another slice of American "awesome." And it's pointless? The point of it is that it's an old schoolbus that does goddamn wheelies. What more point do you need?

TexansAreHot

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dculberson — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 12:50:27 EDT

@flow: Why are you here, again?

dculberson

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Daniel Rutter — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 11:45:04 EDT

He actually has 2 brake pedals

Yeah, I think that's standard for "wheelie cars". Possibly also the more extreme pulling tractors, which face a similar problem.

Daniel Rutter

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DrJeffie — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 10:41:19 EDT

Damn - Awesome - I don't want one but that thing is cool

DrJeffie

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Paul Y. can't think of a better, shorter handle — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 08:52:28 EDT

This is what America is all about.

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Shapeshifter — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 08:12:04 EDT

WOW.

Lemme say it again:

WOW.

"Oh, it's not a real bus." Do i look like i fucking care. Getting something that big, that long, to rear up into the air all the way down the strip is amazing. Better than amazing, it spits fire out the back!

Shapeshifter

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danio3834 — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 07:04:57 EDT

@Turboner:

Ive seen this thing up close. He actually has 2 brake pedals with which he can brake each rear wheel independantly of the other to steer it while the front wheels are up.

@flow:

Of course its not a REAL school bus, its meant to be a show, regardless of ET. Just like the Jet Semi truck doesnt tow trailers or how the Jet Ambulance doesnt carry passengers.

For spectacle only

danio3834

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flow — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 05:59:31 EDT

Lame. The thing was obviously completely stripped out and because he couldn't steer it the time would have been crap. Pointless.

flow

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Turboner — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 03:01:26 EDT

That's no wheelstand. It's a space station...

Seriously, how do you steer it when you don't touch the front wheels to the ground until the 1/8 mile mark?

Turboner

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JayP71 — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 01:59:10 EDT

Wouldn't you love to be the Mustang or Camaro owner explaining the next day over beer and tacos that you got your doors blown off by a school bus?

JayP71

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dculberson — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 00:49:30 EDT

When the guy in the school bus grids up next to you, something is definitely up.

dculberson

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dylanseals — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 22:58:55 EDT

Wow, yes I do want one and I would park it next to my Liazamino.

dylanseals