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@@ -1038,3 +1038,13 @@ Historical task context from 2026-11-09/10; later vehicle findings above may sup
   build_physics_asset(skel, dest, "PA_Vehicle_Sedan")` from a commandlet; the
   delete+recreate fragility earlier was really this missing `PhysicsType`, not the box
   centre (both −18 and +32.4 had the same unsimulated body).
+
+## 2026-11-10 — Vehicle drives backwards; the axle flip did not fix it
+
+- The reverse direction is not the wheel-bone axle sign. Flipping the axles from inward to
+  outward (`y - copysign` → `y + copysign` in `vehicle_build.py`) and re-importing changed
+  nothing (`speed=-2788 cm/s` still, vs −2680 before). Reverted.
+- Remaining suspects, in order: the Chaos wheel's spin axis convention (maybe it spins about
+  X, not the bone's Y), the engine torque sign, or the throttle sign. Next probe: run the
+  `-drivetest` with `SetThrottleInput(-1.0)` to split "throttle inverted" from "wheel spin
+  inverted" in one run.