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McMurtry Spéirling: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McMurtry_Spéirling https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McMurtry_Spéirling See also McMurtry youtube channel: https:

McMurtry Spéirling: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McMurtry_Spéirling https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McMurtry_Spéirling See also McMurtry youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@mcmurtryautomotive https://www.youtube.com/@mcmurtryautomotive Incredible stuff, crushes F1 cars, seems just as good as this Lola thing and you can already drive it (or at least see it on a track), and you can order one if you've got a spare 1 million GBP kicking around. Deliveries supposedly start next year or thereabouts.

sawjet 10mo ago
F1 cars have long since stopped trying to be as fast as humanly possible. Making a car that is faster than an F1 over 1 lap is impressive but not exactly unexpected. I would like to see the McMurtry attempt a full grand prix and see how fast it is.
- throwaway81523 10mo ago
  IDK what a grand prix is. McMurtry uses downforce fans which were banned from F1 some decades ago, so it would not be allowed to compete in F1 or formula-E or whatever. Otherwise it would beat all the conventional cars. The downforce fans give it too much of an advantage, which is why they are prohibited now. For some history, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brabham_BT46 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brabham_BT46 TLDR: they entered a fan car in 1978 that beat everything else, but provoked enough opposition that they pulled out of competition and the technology was banned. The present-day Spéirling was inspired partly by that car. Also: https://fancarexperience.com/ https://fancarexperience.com/ pay $5000 an hour to drive the Spéirling around a track. Different packages available starting at $500 for a quick ride and acceleration test. And: Stig Laps (Top Gear test drive, sets new record for that track), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDfKhBcGh9w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDfKhBcGh9w

sawjet 10mo ago

F1 cars have long since stopped trying to be as fast as humanly possible. Making a car that is faster than an F1 over 1 lap is impressive but not exactly unexpected. I would like to see the McMurtry attempt a full grand prix and see how fast it is.

throwaway81523 10mo ago
IDK what a grand prix is. McMurtry uses downforce fans which were banned from F1 some decades ago, so it would not be allowed to compete in F1 or formula-E or whatever. Otherwise it would beat all the conventional cars. The downforce fans give it too much of an advantage, which is why they are prohibited now. For some history, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brabham_BT46 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brabham_BT46 TLDR: they entered a fan car in 1978 that beat everything else, but provoked enough opposition that they pulled out of competition and the technology was banned. The present-day Spéirling was inspired partly by that car. Also: https://fancarexperience.com/ https://fancarexperience.com/ pay $5000 an hour to drive the Spéirling around a track. Different packages available starting at $500 for a quick ride and acceleration test. And: Stig Laps (Top Gear test drive, sets new record for that track), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDfKhBcGh9w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDfKhBcGh9w