Colin Wood
Colin Wood Associate Editor
6/30/22 10:33 a.m.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/L6YJi9ul_pY

Ever see a car go so fast the camera operator struggles to keep up? That’s what it’s like to watch the McMurtry Speirling–a 1000-horsepower, all-electric fan car–set a record time of 00:39.08 in the Speed Timed Shootout during the 2022 Goodwood Festival of Speed.

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pinchvalve (Forum Supporter)
pinchvalve (Forum Supporter) MegaDork
6/30/22 5:19 p.m.

#bucketlist

vwcorvette (Forum Supporter)
vwcorvette (Forum Supporter) UberDork
6/30/22 7:50 p.m.

I can watch the McMurtry forever. Sound up.

ae86andkp61 (Forum Supporter)
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7/1/22 12:24 a.m.

So...by my count the top 10 fastest are half electric...color me impressed! The McMurtry is insane...I actually gasped out loud at how fast it is while watching the video.

slantsix
slantsix HalfDork
7/1/22 9:51 p.m.

The McMurty Looks like Part Robocop, part Back to the Future II and part Shelby Daytona all Rolled into one awesome Machine.

AnthonyGS (Forum Supporter)
AnthonyGS (Forum Supporter) UltraDork
7/1/22 10:19 p.m.

A boxer engine Subaru was 4th.  That is impossible if you read this forum!  

Floating Doc (Forum Supporter)
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7/1/22 10:50 p.m.

Boys, we've seen the future, and it's berkeleying fast.

bentwrench
bentwrench UltraDork
7/1/22 11:06 p.m.

It's a fan car!

 

 

It really sucks.....

bentwrench
bentwrench UltraDork
7/1/22 11:09 p.m.

It's a fan car.

 

You could drive it on the ceiling of a tunnel!

Floating Doc (Forum Supporter)
Floating Doc (Forum Supporter) PowerDork
7/2/22 6:52 a.m.

In reply to bentwrench :

You're right, I'd seen that. All of the downforce without the inherent drag of a winged car. It's surely got some sort of variability in the amount of downforce depending on requirements, too. 
 

Not eligible for Pikes Peak. 

AnthonyGS (Forum Supporter)
AnthonyGS (Forum Supporter) UltraDork
7/2/22 7:58 a.m.
bentwrench said:

It's a fan car.

 

You could drive it on the ceiling of a tunnel!

The original fan / sucker car was built in TX a long time ago.  It was declared illegal before it ever competed.  Not all downforce is created equal.  

racerfink
racerfink UberDork
7/2/22 8:15 a.m.
ae86andkp61 (Forum Supporter) said:

So...by my count the top 10 fastest are half electric...color me impressed! The McMurtry is insane...I actually gasped out loud at how fast it is while watching the video.

Per Goodwood rules, a lot of gas powered vehicles can not run a timed run, so...

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