by rfmarz@frontiernet » Fri Jan 04, 2008 4:53 pm
Lane, a slippy pipe (like in karting) is simply two pipes in a male/female arrangement that allows two sections to join one another with a little bit of give and take so that you have a little flexibility over the entire length of the sections. There is a spring or set of springs connected that keeps the pipes pulled together snugly. It's nothing elaborate. It merely gets rid of the "mesh" flex pipes that seem to blow out pretty quickly on the track.
Lane, a slippy pipe (like in karting) is simply two pipes in a male/female arrangement that allows two sections to join one another with a little bit of give and take so that you have a little flexibility over the entire length of the sections. There is a spring or set of springs connected that keeps the pipes pulled together snugly. It's nothing elaborate. It merely gets rid of the "mesh" flex pipes that seem to blow out pretty quickly on the track.