Sandrail at Silver Lake Sand Dunes

A sandrail, or sand rail, or sandcar, or "rail" is a lightweight motor vehicle specifically built for traveling across sandy terrain. A motor Vehicle is a Machine which incorporates a motor (sometimes known as an Engine) and which is used for Transportation Sand is a naturally occurring Granular material composed of finely divided rock and Mineral particles It's most popular to operate a Sandrail in actual sand dunes, like Glamis, Pismo and Rasor in California, St. In physical Geography, a dune is a Hill of Sand built by Aeolian processes. The Algodones Dunes is a large erg (sand Dune field located in southeastern portion of the U The Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes is the largest remaining dune system south of San Francisco and the second largest in the U Rasor Off-Highway Vehicle Area is a remote public use area for the off-highway vehicle user located in the Mojave Desert about east of Barstow California administered California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Anthony Dunes in Idaho, or Little Sahara in Utah. The State of Idaho ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States of America. The Little Sahara Recreation Area in Utah is a large area of sand dunes hills and sagebrush flats located in the west central part of the state approximately 30 miles (50 The State of Utah (ˈjuːtɔː or) is a western state of the United States. Sand dunes are located in all parts of the world and across the US. Sandrails are typically light weight cars that use high flotation tires, allowing the car to skim over the surface of the sand without getting stuck. A sandrail has a low center of gravity which permits it to turn even on the face of a sand dune. In physical Geography, a dune is a Hill of Sand built by Aeolian processes. Many types of off-road vehicles are relatively top heavy and can only safely climb or descend steep hills with a mostly perpendicular approach to inclines or downhills. An off-road vehicle is considered to be any type of Vehicle which is capable of driving on and off paved or Gravel surface

Sandrails are built from a tubular space frame chassis that incorporates an integrated roll cage. A space frame or space structure is a Truss -like lightweight rigid structure constructed from interlocking struts in a geometric Pattern. A chassis (plural "chassis" (ˈʃæːsiː ˈtʃæːsiː consists of a framework that supports an inanimate object analogous to an Animal 's Roll bar redirects here For the suspension component called a roll bar see Sway bar. There are usually no windows, doors, fenders, or body panels. The engine is typically at the rear or mid-engine mounted. Lightweight and air cooled engines like Volkswagen engine from the VW Beetle, early air cooled engines from cars such as Porsches or the Chevrolet Corvair were originally used, but many of the new high dollar models now feature water cooled engines such as those found in Subarus, Hondas, Chevrolet Corvette and Cadillacs. The Volkswagen air cooled engine is one of the most widely used and versatile Internal The Volkswagen Beetle, officially known as the type 1 and originally called ‘Käfer’ is an Economy car produced by the German auto maker Volkswagen Air-cooled engines rely on the circulation of air directly over hot parts of the Engine to cool them Porsche SE or Porsche ( German, ˈpɔɹʃə is a German manufacturer of automobiles which is majority-owned by the Porsche and Piëch The Chevrolet Corvair was an Automobile produced by the Chevrolet division of General Motors from 1959 to 1969 for the 1960&ndash1969 Model Water cooling is a method of Heat removal from components As opposed to Air cooling, Water is used as the heat transmitter is the automobile manufacturing division of Japanese transportation conglomerate Fuji Heavy Industries Co () is a Multinational corporation, engine Manufacturer and engineering corporation headquartered in Japan. The Chevrolet Corvette is a Sports car that has been manufactured by General Motors since 1953 Cadillac is a Brand of Luxury vehicles owned by General Motors. It's not unusual to see a sandrail with over 800 hp, with some engines over 1,000 hp (750 kW). For comparison, the average sports car sold in the united states has about 305 horsepower. ^[1].

The front tires are sometimes narrow to allow them to dig into the sand while turning, other designs with better weight distribution (using lighter motors such as Subaru) can use wider farm implement tires up front to gain more flotation and minimize the sand thrown into the laps of the occupants when turning. Sandrails often use large rear "sandtires" (to provide traction and flotation) that incorporate rubber paddles. Sandrails are almost always rear-wheel drive.

The vast majority of the cars use a manual transmission, although automatic transmissions are used as well. A manual transmission (also known as a stick shift or just 'stick' 'straight drive' or standard transmission) is a type of transmission used in An automatic transmission (commonly "AT" or "Auto" is an Automobile Gearbox that can change Gear ratios automatically as the vehicle The downside to an automatic is typically reliability since they have limitations on the force it can handle.

The sandrail industry has grown dramatically due the increased popularity of the vehicles. New turn-key cars can cost between US$20,000 and US$100,000, depending on how exotic the design is. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been The most popular configuration will seat four adults and have around 400 hp (300 kW), weighing around 2,000 lb (910 kg) empty. Jumping two to four ft (0. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit 6-1. 2 m) off the ground is common play seen at most duning events, with some exceeding heights of ten feet.

The use of helmets while "duning" is increasing due to the increased performance of the sandrails. A helmet is a form of Protective gear worn on the head to protect it from injuries a variation of the hat In most duning areas all sand vehicles (motor cycles, Quads, sandrails, Rhinos) are required to have a whip antenna with a flag at the top, at least 8' off the ground. This helps to prevent collision as vehicles go over sand dune hills, minimizing accidents.

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