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Seeing as I have had oodles of fun thrashing this thing around on the Dakar course, I figured I'd release it for public consumption. Warning: extended use of this product at speeds exceeding 2 m/s may result in short flights, extreme enjoyment, antisocial behavior, RUD, and death. In case of accidental cartwheeling, DO NOT PANIC! Extend the landing gear and consult your local rocket technician. The Greyhound tops out at about 40 m/s and I'm pretty sure that it should be able to complete the Dakar course without refueling, however, there is a clampotron Jr on the roof for whatever you use those for. In general it's very stable over most bumps, but if it does roll it tends to only loose solar panels or perhaps a light. Download the .craft here

"SCRAP SLED" dune buggy (stock) I decided to make my Dakar2017 vehicle public and free for anyone for further examination or use, or tweaking. I don`t mind if anyone uses it aswell in the Dakar2017 rally, though i am not responsible for any casualtys in your crew. It is fairly fast, you must refuel it somewhere in the above mentioned challenge (mostlikely stage five, southwest flag). It is incredibly difficult to balance such a light vehicle for all speeds, this one is meant to go allways full throttle by trimming "pitch down" and occasionaly brake to reasonable velocitys with "pitch up" manually. It consists of 44 parts and goes flatout about 47m/s (170km/h ), the rollcage is sufficient to save your pilots life in any case. Going uphill slowly decreases your EC while all three fuelcells run at 100% load, flatout and downhill the third fuelcell runs at around 50% and refills EC gently. The basic fins do have some aerodynamic value while airborne. How i use it: -Insert pilot of your choice -launch to runway -hit brake -hit actiongroup 1, this engages all fuelcells and toggles lights -engage fine controls -EVA your Kerbal pilot and enter the seat -stage the attached crewpod off -release brake -go! (Trimm your throttle for convenience, ctrl + "pitch down") Download link Dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/s/gatv79ixe4o8pt8/_SCRAP SLED_.craft?dl=0