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McMurtry Speirling BREAKS Goodwood Hillclimb Record!! 39.08!

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What it is

Coverage of the McMurtry Speirling fan car breaking the Goodwood hillclimb record with a 39.08 second run driven by Max Chilton. It beat the Volkswagen ID.R and the 1999 McLaren time.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Shared as a striking example of a fan car using powered ground effect, with an eye-popping launch, in EV and motorsport threads.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2022, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “Check out this fancar that set a new course record at Goodwood this year”

    Fan car sets Goodwood hillclimb record with huge downforce.

    jasonwatkinspdx, 2022-08 · Recommendation · in “Hyundai rolls out 27 heavy-duty hydrogen trucks in Germany”

  2. “Take a look at the Speirling at Goodwood Festival of Speed for an awfully mean fan car.”

    Mean-looking fan car at Goodwood using powered ground effect.

    ihunter2839, 2022-10 · Recommendation · in “Students break acceleration world record for electric vehicles”

  3. “Even the straight-line launch is eye-popping”

    Eye-popping launch and record-shattering Goodwood run.

    sokoloff, 2023-05 · Recommendation · in “If It Can't Spend $400M in F1 Anymore, Ferrari Might as Well Win Le Mans”

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Topics: mcmurtry speirling, goodwood, fan car, downforce, electric car

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