One wonders what the point of this article is besides “we fucked up by choosing something that we should have known did not fit the constraints we had”.
2 months later
"We have now found that clown cars actually don't go fast enough, as they are only designed to travel at 2-3 miles per hour in a circus ring. Also they are not as big internally as you might think. We are now investing in a drag racing car that will be retro-fit for police work."