After 23 years Nick Heidfeld's Timed Shootout record in the McLaren MP4/13 has been broken. (that was a Formula 1 race car)
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 race car from the 2019 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.
It's also taken the Outright Hill record from the Volkswagen ID race car from the 2019 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.
The company claims the Spierling can reach 60 mph in under 1.5 seconds, and unlike most EVs, it generates one hell of a racket in the process, reaching approximately 120 decibels with the fans running at full clip.
Absolutely insane!
ReplyDeleteI wonder if the batteries have enough juice for Pike's Peak.
ReplyDeleteno way that small of a car can carry enough battery for Pike's Peak
DeleteThose downforce numbers are constant. Meaning 4400lb standing still. Kind of impressive, but maybe not since it is playing by "new rules" or lack thereof. If this is going to be the status quo expect the time to be beaten by a faster fan car next year.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.thedrive.com/news/the-record-breaking-goodwood-electric-fan-car-is-getting-a-street-legal-version
ReplyDeletethere isn't any public roads that are clean enough, flat enough, to drive this on without damage. Race tracks gave the fan cars problems... imagine ordinary screwed up roads, with repaired trenches, potholes, puddles, etc. Now try and figure out how the solid suspension of a race car is going to respond to those screwed up roads. Race cars just don't react well, never have, and that's why they stay on tracks, and off streets. This is a stupid idea. Marketing, sells to rich people what they want, won't use, and don't need.
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