The all-electric McMurtry Spéirling fan car, driven by ex-Formula 1 racer Max Chilton, has officially set a new Goodwood Festival of Speed Hillclimb record with a run of 39.08-seconds. This beats out Romain Dumas’ 39.9-second run in the Volkswagen ID.R back during the 2019 Shootout. The electric motors are connected to a 60 kWh battery pack and produce a combined 1,000 horsepower.
Two fans that send air through the 2,200-pound car to generate up to 4,400-pounds of downforce when the car is standing still, and the host of carbon fiber on the Spéirling also helped it set a new record. Unfortunately, there’s no word yet on if we’ll ever a see a limited production model approved for road use. In other news, the 5,007HP Devel Sixteen is still nowhere to be seen.
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This car is absolutely nuts. With the sound of the fan spinning up the car disappears off the line akin to a rocket ship, and that likeness continues on all the way up the Hill. Nothing has ever gone around Molecomb at such effortless speed, and its instant acceleration in a straight line is phenomenal,” said Simon Ostler, Goodwood Road & Racing Reporter.
