Las bandas eran tiras de red metálica que se colocaban debajo del vehículo y luego se estiraban para que las ruedas tuvieran algo que morder.
The pads were strips of spiked metal mesh, set under wheels that had dug holes into sand, and then pegged out ahead so that the wheels had something to grip.
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