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Watch an Electric Fan Car Shatter the Goodwood Hill Climb Record

The acceleration and outright speed of the thing is simply violent.

byJerry PerezJun 27, 2022 9:42 AM
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A McMurtry Speirling piloted by former F1 and IndyCar racing driver
Max Chilton broke the Goodwood hill record Sunday, crushing the
previous record set by the VW ID.R by nearly a full second. The
electric fan car rocketed--almost literally--up the hill in a
staggering 39.08 seconds, compared to the electric prototype's 39.90.

The Speirling is the creation of a British-Irish startup that set out
to build a ridiculously powerful and lightweight car that could be
driven on the track and on the streets (a road-legal version of the
Goodwood fan car is in the works). The batmobile-looking machine
reportedly weighs less than 1,000 kilograms (less than 2,200 pounds),
yet boasts over 1,000 horsepower courtesy of its dual electric
motors.

While boasting a power-to-weight ratio of 1,000 bhp per ton surely
played a role at the Goodwood Festival of Speed over the weekend,
it's the car's twin fans hidden within the bespoke chassis that
really helped it achieve that record-setting time. Much like Gordon
Murray's T.50 supercar, the Speirling's fans essentially suck the car
to the ground and provide it with other-worldly downforce. Factor in
the massive rear wing and other external bodywork, and the EV is
essentially glued to the road while cornering at high speed.

The video above shows the stubby race car powering through Lord
March's estate in violent fashion. In fact, it's so quick that it
almost looks like the video is set on fast-forward. The in-cabin
footage shows a wide-eyed Chilton, who appears to not even have time
to blink, wrestling the nimble supercar up the hill.

Impressive stuff.

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