Hi there!
I just read the post about the radio controlled Dodge Viper.  I thought
I'd tell you about our escapades with a similar scenario!
 
My husband has an RC kit car, from when he was a kid!  It still runs, we
play with and rebuild it every so often.  Well, one day, the light went off
in our heads!!  We decided to build a trailer for the car (a dune buggy
style vehicle.) We went to the hardware store, and got tons of wooden paint
stirrers, and some L shaped wooden sticks, the kind for trim work.  We went
to the hobby store and bought an axle and two wheels and two tires.  We
raided our closets for: brads, glue, a brass cup hook, a short piece of
1x2" wood...and some leftover FRP (we ferret-proofed the bottom of couch
with this stuff.  It's heavy white plastic, the thickness of wood paneling,
for shower stalls, etc.)
 
We made a frame with the L shaped wood.  Added slats of cut stirrers, the
bottom was FRP, and then stuck the hitch part on as the 1x2" wood, with a
cup hook for the "ball hitch"
 
We just hooked that over the engine mount on the back of the buggy and
away they went.  Teaching them to ride was easy.  I mounted a small travel
feeder ($1 bird dish) to the front of trailer, put some food and Ferretvite
in it, and let them eat in the trailer for a few seconds.  Then, I drove
around the house slowly, while they ate.  They got a little freaky at
first, but got used to it quickly.  By the time they were done eating,
they liked to ride and wouldn't get out.
 
Now, I can take them outside, and down the street in the trailer.  (I live
on a DEAD street) They just ride all over, looking at things.  Every so
often, something strikes their fancy and they hop out to look.
 
Lesson 1: Don't go too fast.  Car hits joint in pavement, trailer unhooks,
goes sliding to a stop with ferret on pavement.  Luckily, it wasn't too
fast or violent and the ferret thought it was great!!!  He dooked and
bounced about it, but I don't recommend it for fear of chipped teeth!!
 
I want to buy a Ford Lightning RC car and build a new trailer for it.  The
ferrets loved it so much.  What fun!!!!
 
Let me know if you have any luck with a trailer towing sports car!  I'd
post pics of the trailer to my site, but it's at my parents since the
last time I moved.
 
If you have any questions on how to make it work, I'll try to help.  We
love to have little projects like this!!
 
Jaclyn  KVRB
"Only pilots live life in all three dimensions."
http://flyingferrets.homestead.com
[Posted in FML issue 3286]