The single-seater made by the English company, which uses a power of over 1,000 horsepower and aerodynamic qualities of reference, on the Goodwood hill climb stops the time at 39 ” 08, over eight tenths of a second behind the Volkswagen ID.R
Giulio Masperi
June 28
– chichester (england)
The McMurtry Spéirling is an electric prototype with a racing cockpit, capable of setting the new record at the Goodwood hill climb, but in the future it will be transformed into a (single-seater) car approved for use on the streets of London and beyond. The 2022 edition of the Goodwood Festival of Speed in England goes on file with a new hallmark of the 1.16-mile (1.9-kilometer) climb that surrounds the Duke of Richmond’s castle. To shine is the performance of McMurtry Spéirling, the prototype driven by the English former Formula 1 Max Chilton, who stopped the clock in 39 ” 08.
MCMURTRY SPÉIRLING: THE RECORD
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At Goodwood, Sunday 26 June in front of 150,000 spectators, the McMurtry Spéirling, a high-performance electric single-seater, broke the record of the Volkswagen ID.R, another electric-powered custom-built car, which in 2019 with Romain Dumas had crossed the finish line in 39.9 seconds. Not only. The British electric “bat mobile” also did better than the Formula 1 McLaren MP4-13 which in 1999, with Nick Heidfeld at the wheel, was 2 seconds and 52 cents slower on the climb.
MCMURTRY SPÉIRLING: THE CHARACTERISTICS
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How is McMurtry Spéirling made? Founded in England in 2016, the McMurtry company – which bears the name of the founder, Sir David – uses advanced technologies to make (electric) cars. The Spéirling model was unveiled in 2021, with its public debut at Goodwood. And a year later with a record time of 39 ” 08 he entered the history of the British event. The prototype made of carbon fiber is less than 3.5 meters long, about 1.5 meters wide and 1.1 meters high, weighing less than 1,000 kilograms. The car – all of the technical details of which are not yet known – thanks to two electric motors on the rear axle, would have a power of around 1,000 hp and, above all, exploit first-class aerodynamic qualities. The British prototype, in fact, has an aerodynamic load of over 2,250 kilograms traveling at 150 miles / hour (241 km / h). McMurtry Spéirling sprints from 0 to 100 km / h in 1.5 seconds flat, has a top speed limited to 241 km / h (in the configuration seen at Goodwood), and tolerates a lateral acceleration force of 3G when cornering.
MCMURTRY SPÉIRLING: AERODYNAMIC LOAD
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If the aesthetics of the McMurtry Spéirling seem that of a futuristic batmobile, some solutions are inspired by the past, in particular the single-seater Brabham BT46 (designed by Gordon Murray), which in 1978 caused a sensation in Formula 1 for the adoption of a rear fan that raised the downforce. Even the prototype of the third millennium is equipped with something similar, which allows (only in … competition mode) to have, by activating the special fans, an aerodynamic load of 2 tons already at the start.
MCMURTRY SPÉIRLING, A ROAD VERSION COMING SOON
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When will the McMurtry Spéirling come to production as a road car? As in the intentions of the company, already communicated before the record, and renewed by the top management of McMurtry Automotive – it reports Autocar -, the prototype is the starter to a street version. “We want to create something similar that can be driven in central London, and also to be used on the track” are the words of Thomas Yates, managing director of McMurtry, recorded by the English head. Autocar. “It will never be the most comfortable in the valleys, but that’s not the point. The point is to have something incredible, strong, exciting, electric and very compact that can be the fastest car on any track day ”. The road version should be fitted with a 60 kWh battery; there is talk of a range of more than 300 miles (482 kilometers). Furthermore, among the differences compared to the prototype, all the essential devices for road circulation: from the direction indicators to the wipers, to an overall less extreme aerodynamics. The road car, which will be smaller than the prototype, will keep the single-seater configuration, without therefore having a passenger compartment with a second seat.
June 28, 2022 – 08:15
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