Are there any US registered Radicals on the road??

[Hellooo Newman]

I know that there are a number of US registered Atoms driving on the US roadways as I write this and I was just wondering if there are any US registered Radicals on our streets?  I ask because the Radicals are similar to the Atom in that they have a full lighting package and horn, parking brake, probably everything the Atom has to make it street legal. I know the ground clearance on the Radical is pretty small but they do drive them on the street in Europe and Britain.
I had the pleasure of driving the Radical SR3 and got a ride from a pro racecar driver and I must say it was eye opening. When the pro was driving we must have pulled close to 2g's on this one long sweeping turn, I thought for sure we were going to slide out but the car just stuck to the road. I actually had a head rush at the end of the ride. It was like I had just gotten off a roller coaster ride the kind that pulls massive g's. It was quite intoxicating. Will the Atom leave me feeling the same?? Until you actually experience it, it's hard to believe a car can stay on the track at those extreme speeds. It is definitely addictive.
I did consider a Radical at one point but only using it as a track toy did not make too much sense financially. Plus I don't think the Radical would hold up well on the street, the body is quite fragile, similar to the Lotus Elise and I have read many posts where Elise owners have had either the front or rear clams cracked by drivers just barely touching them. I know the Atom with its tubular steel chassis would hold up much better than both the Radical or the Elise.
Just have to find the time for a test drive.
For those of you lucky guys who have their Atoms, get out and have a blast.
cheers

[1965Cobra427]

[quote="Hellooo Newman"]
For those of you lucky guys who have their Atoms, get out and have a blast.
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[07Atom]

[glow=red,2,300]I sent the following letter to "Radical West"[/glow]

So I was reading about how you registered a Radical for street use in Nevada.  Just for your information, I live in Californa.
Regardless though, there's no way you can get that thing over any sort of speed bump, or on/off any sort of driveway without scraping the hell out of the front end, right?
Guess you gotta choose... superb aerodynamics or street-possible car.

[glow=red,2,300]Got this response:[/glow]

Wrong I drive it to play racquetball several times a week.  We use Toyo tires and raise the car several inches.  My car has a 1710cc engine with about 300hp.  Great for getting on the freeways:)

John Morris
Radical West Inc.

I would not want to drive that car "[raised]...several inches" anywhere. Period.

However, he did also mention that since it's a bike engine, it didn't have to get an SB100 exemption 

[Deus]

[quote="07Atom"]
However, he did also mention that since it's a bike engine, it didn't have to get an SB100 exemption 
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I don't see how having a motorcycle engine (unless its <50cc) changes anything. Now if it was a trike, that would make it a motorcycle but 4 wheels and an engine bigger than a toy makes it an automobile....

[07Atom]

[quote="Deus"]
[quote="07Atom"]
However, he did also mention that since it's a bike engine, it didn't have to get an SB100 exemption 
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I don't see how having a motorcycle engine (unless its <50cc) changes anything. Now if it was a trike, that would make it a motorcycle but 4 wheels and an engine bigger than a toy makes it an automobile....
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Doesn't have to since it's a motor cycle engine:)

John Morris
Radical West Inc.
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His words, not mine.