I believe this astounding car deserves its own thread/topic
Have posted it elsewhere but ...maybe its just me
The speed at Goodwood was astonishing...electric drive, fan driven ground effect and has some relevance to the current F1 cars aero....enjoy
"There's a new Goodwood Hill RECORD. After 23 years Nick Heidfeld's Timed Shootout record in the McLaren MP4/13 has been broken. F1 and IndyCar star Max Chilton's new 39.08 second run in the incredible McMurtry Speirling fan car has knocked over two seconds off that time.
It's also taken the Outright Hill record from the Volkswagen ID.R. Romain Dumas' time of 39.9 seconds was smashed earlier in the day in practice, and a further 0.1 seconds in the Timed Shootout."
Re: McMurtry Speirling
Posted: 28 Jun 2022, 12:36
by jjn9128
This car is very cool, and an indication of what formula e could be if they wanted.
Re: McMurtry Speirling
Posted: 28 Jun 2022, 13:07
by coaster
Would be great if they gave a 'show and tell', alot guys in the usa are hacking tesla drivetrains with raspberry pi and getting 400hp like the Teslonda, smoking tires like a champion.
"There's a new Goodwood Hill RECORD. After 23 years Nick Heidfeld's Timed Shootout record in the McLaren MP4/13 has been broken.
A shout out to the length of time that record has stood - there has been some impressive machinery up the hill in the years since but it's possible that no one had the balls to chuck it up the hill quite like Nick did on that weekend.
"There's a new Goodwood Hill RECORD. After 23 years Nick Heidfeld's Timed Shootout record in the McLaren MP4/13 has been broken.
A shout out to the length of time that record has stood - there has been some impressive machinery up the hill in the years since but it's possible that no one had the balls to chuck it up the hill quite like Nick did on that weekend.
Worth mentioning that the Volkswagen IDr did also break Nick's record by a fair margin but just not on the Sunday so it didn't become official
"There's a new Goodwood Hill RECORD. After 23 years Nick Heidfeld's Timed Shootout record in the McLaren MP4/13 has been broken.
A shout out to the length of time that record has stood - there has been some impressive machinery up the hill in the years since but it's possible that no one had the balls to chuck it up the hill quite like Nick did on that weekend.
Worth mentioning that the Volkswagen IDr did also break Nick's record by a fair margin but just not on the Sunday so it didn't become official
Good point. Still impressive that Nick's record stood for so long.
Save time and jump past the intro to 55second mark, more information about this amazing car
- 2 Tons of downforce.
- Weighs < 1 Ton
- 1000 hp
- 0-100k/hr - less than 1.4 sec.
- Switch off traction control and fans, floor the throttle, 0.3 seconds later the tyres are doing 200 mph (and evaporating rapidly)
Save time and jump past the intro to 55second mark, more information about this amazing car
- 2 Tons of downforce.
- Weighs < 1 Ton
- 1000 hp
- 0-100k/hr - less than 1.4 sec.
- Switch off traction control and fans, floor the throttle, 0.3 seconds later the tyres are doing 200 mph (and evaporating rapidly)
Yeah but what's the range?
Some say ...500km
offers 60kWh of capacity and can sustain 30–60mins of flat-out running depending on weather and circuit. If it was subjected to the road car WLTP test it'd be good for over 300 miles (Top Gear)
Small frontal area and low C of Drag must help here. Would like to know the sensitivity of range to those factors, it appears quite high.
Re: McMurtry Speirling
Posted: 26 Jul 2022, 05:19
by J.A.W.
Impressive electro-tech tour de force performance-wise, yet styled like a kid jammed a toy car over a roller-skate!
Maybe if they'd named it the 'M-S Pug-Ugly', (or actually applied some aesthetic style-sensibility), but as is - it sucks.
Re: McMurtry Speirling
Posted: 26 Jul 2022, 07:55
by Andres125sx
Are you seriously saying it sucks JAW? I know your hate towards anything electric will never allow you to enjoy this sort of masterpieces, but saying it sucks is too much even for you
Re: McMurtry Speirling
Posted: 26 Jul 2022, 08:10
by Stu
It is almost an electrical version of the mid-sixties Cheetah, not practical, but built for a purpose.
