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You know what would be less stupid, and (I think) quite a bit of fun? Variable friction wheels! I've no idea if there's a technology to do it, but imagine something like a throttle control that increased or decreased the friction as desired. Then you could track just as little as you needed to drift around that corner.

hmmm... I reckon you could do it.

Just have retractable rubber spikes in the wheels. I don't think it would be that hard.

Certainly variable friction there. I've no idea if it would be in the range we'd need for something like this.

Sadly, it doesn't sound like something a home hobbyist could do much with...yet. Give 3D printers a few more years, and we might be able to try this out.

I'm not so sure. Give a kiwi bloke a problem, a shed and some tools and you'd be amazed what they can do. I have two friends who have built their own CNC machines and are using them to manufacture snowboards and ultra light weight bindings.

Never underestimate the ingenuity of a bloke in his shed...

I see shifters that engage / disengage wheels with various friction.