The Smallest Cars That Hit 220 MPH Tether car racing is one of the fastest motorsports on Earth. These tiny engine-powered cars are tethered to a central post and reach jaw-dropping speeds up to 220 mph—without remote control. Pure mechanical precision, extreme engineering, and raw speed in its most dangerous form. Credits: @ kevinwells411 / YT @ rogerphillips6974 / YT @ onthewiretethercars / YT #EngineeringExtreme #MotorsportTech #SpeedMachines #tech #technology | Drive Mac

On this segment of The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation with Mo Rocca, our Curator of Transportation Matt Anderson shares about the cultural phenomenon of tether car racing. Explore a selection of spindizzies and related artifacts in our digital collections: https://bit.ly/3vDc7Zb. | The Henry Ford

🏎️🔥 Explanation of Tether Car Racing 🧵⚙️ Watch as this small, tethered racing car speeds in a circle around a fixed central post, powered by a high-performance miniature engine. In this unique motorsport racing technology, the car reaches incredible speeds of up to 220 mph without any remote control or wireless operation. This high-speed mechanical racing method is called tether car racing. Credits : @ kevinwells411 / YT @ rogerphillips6974 / YT @ onthewiretethercars / Yt #Motorsport #RacingT