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Brakes: All WCC carriages use only the world famous Brembo brakes.
Bumpers: Side and front bumpers havebeen designed to withstand and facilitate a very fast drive through hazards.The carriage bounces off of hazards with ease and stays in its track.
Fifth wheel: Equipped with a brake and a turn delay.
WCC's exclusive design: The turn delay can be turned On and Off by a navigator while driving. The turn delay crank handle is conveniently located between the back seats (on the back side of the front seats) and easily reachable by the navigator while standing on the back step. The turn delay is engaged/disengaged by cranking the handle ten (10) times to the right/left. This feature is especially valuable when driving at high speeds, because disengaging a turn delay at that time prevents the back of the carriage from swaying. |
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Pole: With adjustable length, pole cover and shock absorber located inside the pole head.
Seats: Both seats are fully adjustable, moving back and forth (similarly to in a car); in addition, the referee's seat can be easily removed and the whip's seat moved to the middle by the simple removal of a few screws.
Springs: Every spring is hand hammered (instead of being rolled); thus providing a superior spring that is longerlasting, resists damage and provides a better and smoother ride. |
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In WCC's marathons, springs are tilted inward towards the axle. This design allows to preserve the optimum length of the springs to maximize their shock absorption properties (the longer the spring the better the shock absorption), at the same time reducing the distance between the axles, for maximum compactness of the carriage.
Swingle tree: Located deep under the front bumper and very high. As a result, horses can be hooked up very close to the carriage producing a very compact configuration. The swingle tree can be removed and each tree hooked up to a special pendulum connected by a chain to the front axle. This feature is used when driving on difficult terrain (muddy or sandy) horses pull the carriage up, producing an easier forward drive.
Wheels: Are set at the negative angle (i.e. the top end of the wheels is tilted towards the carriage), producing:
• improved stability of the carriage;
• safe driving through comers at higher speeds;
• Safe and stable driving across hills;
• practically eliminated swaying off the track.
The World Carriage Company pioneered the unique positioning of wheels which has proven so superior that other European carriage companies began copying WCC's design and incorporating it into their own carriages.
