CHILTON MCMURTRY DRIVERS
CHILTON MCMURTRY DRIVER
CHILTON MCMURTRY FREE

Those fans are what sets the Spéirling apart from other track cars and are key to so much that is different about it. The McMurtry's hill record reflected the incredible work done on the machine since it ran untimed at last year's Festival of Speed, with Chilton recruited to fine-tune the electric car's handling and unique downforce fans.

CHILTON MCMURTRY FREE

For safety reasons, F1 cars are no longer timed on the course.Įlectric news in your inbox: sign up for the FREE Move Electric newsletter

For some context, Chilton crossed the line travelling at a frankly ridiculous average speed of 149.1mph.Īnd yes, if you're keeping score, that does mean the two fastest cars to ever take to the Goodwood hillclimb are both electric.įor comparison, the fastest timed run by a Formula 1 car was 41.06 seconds, set by Nick Heidfeld in a McLaren-Mercedes MP4/13 in 1999.

CHILTON MCMURTRY DRIVER

With former Formula 1 driver Max Chilton behind the wheel, the McMurtry Spéirling actually broke the ID R's time on Saturday, storming up the hill in 39.14 seconds.įord's bonkers electric SuperVan is the fastest van to ever tackle the Goodwood hillclimbīut there was more to come, and during the Sunday Shootout Chilton steered the McMurtry up the hill in a remarkable 39.08 seconds. In its second appearance at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, the McMurtry Spéirling was entered into the timed Sunday Shootout event to race against the clock on the challenging 1.16-mile course – with plenty of speculation if it could eclipse the record of 39.16 seconds set by Romain Dumas in the electric Volkswagen ID R. And in case you're wondering, Tom claims (backed by the physics of 4,400 pounds of downforce on a 2,205-pound car) that you can park it in the ceiling, and even kids the Spéirling could be the first car to do an upside down burnout.The innovative McMurtry Spéirling, a 200mph electric single-seater that looks a little bit like the Batmobile, has shattered the Goodwood Hillclimb record.ĭesigned and built in Gloucestershire, the radical machine uses two underbody fans that literally suck it to the road, allowing it to corner faster than rivals. The power used to operate the fans that generate all this downforce is less than what would be used to overcome wind force at higher speeds should all that drag be made by conventional aerodynamic bodywork according to Tom Yates, McMurty's Managing Director. It's a level of redundancy that if one of the fan fails, the driver won't lose all of its downforce suddenly, which could abruptly change the behavior of the car and lead to a potential hazard. On the Spéirling the downforce generated is constant and the reason the Spéirling has dual fans is safety. In the BT46B F1 car, the fan was connected to the crankshaft and required engine revs to reach speeds where it would produce noticeable downforce.

This fan system differs from the one it took inspiration from. The secret for the instantaneous, on-demand downforce generated by the McMurtry Spéirling comes from two electric-operated fans that ran rotate as fast as 23,000 rpm simply by adjusting a dial on the dashboard of the car. RELATED: McMurtry Speirling, a Fan Car, Broke The 23-Year Goodwood Hill Climb Record On a standing quarter mile race, the Spéirling launches ahead of an F1 car, and stays ahead all the way to the end. Launching alongside the McMurtry Spéirling, an F1 car struggles to have enough grip on the rear wheels, while the hyper EV shoots ahead with lots of grip and maxes out its speed on a limiter of just under 150 MPH. Formula One cars can generate a lot of downforce, but they need to build up speed for that. With the use of a similar fan technology, the Spéirling can generate a lot of downforce even at a standstill, which, combined with the powerful motors, lightweight, and incredible traction, makes it so that the Spéirling can accelerate faster than an F1 car. The 'Fan' Helps Generate A Lot Of Downforce

CHILTON MCMURTRY DRIVERS

The fan used in the BT46B followed the rule book and was mainly meant to cool the radiators, but a lot a performance side effect of its use was that it created negative pressure beneath the car, generating downforce, and allowing its drivers to take corners at higher speeds due to the additional grip. The Spéirling uses a fan technology inspired by the mythical BT46B Formula One 'fan car' that was used in the late 1970s by the Brabham racing team, owned by Bernie Ecclestone and driven by Niki Lauda and John Watson. It's as if the car is moving at a fast-forward speed.

Chilton mcmurtry