Simplify

Why make a complicated torus with 16 rotors, when a basic set-up of 3-4-5-6-7-8 might be enough.

... and as for power and control, a central 'cockpit-egg' might be the best solution. It wouldn't disturb the inner-current-flow, and reduce the size of the rotors.

Bosons, Fermions and Hadrons

Spirals

Why a single 8 as a force particle, and not a whole spiral of eights as shown in the drawing above? Well the answer is simple, as a 2D drawing it is nicely symmetrical but in practice (3D) the spiral can't be closed as elegant as a basic 8-looping, thus a close helix spiral is not an option.

http://www.800million.org/spirals/spirals.blend.zip

Optical Illusion

The animated .gif shows two 8's, in front-view, that are placed above each other, and they both rotate in synchrony from left to right, as you can see in the upper top-frame-view they spin anti-clock-wise.
There is an interesting optical illusion noticeable when you look at the two from left -> right spinning 8's namely that after a few turns, seven or so, they suddenly appear to be spinning in the opposite directions from right -> left.

Dragon 8 Liftoff

Spinning tori pile up into a crawling dragon that eats its tail (ouroboros), the rotations of the tori are translated onto the whole 8-formation, and it lifts off in a straight line through the Aether.

Dragon becoming a Particle (Ouroboros)

Dragon biting its tail, and becoming a particle,
 by computer artist Rarebit Rob.

Leonardo Da Vinci

Leonardo Da Vinci ... Disciple of Experience ... ca 1490

Wire Canal (Tori)

Flexible wire canal made out of 1000 tori by Andy Moorer