McMurtry Automotive Secures Castle Combe Circuit as Test Facility in 2024 Partnership
Gloucestershire-based electric sports car manufacturer, McMurtry Automotive, has confirmed Castle Combe Circuit as its ‘go-to’ test facility for 2024 in a significant new partnership between the two local companies. The agreement means that McMurtry Automotive will host multiple private test days at the high-speed 1.85-mile race track, as well as benefitting from bespoke branding around […]
Silverstone GP Onboard with Overtakes – McMurtry Spéirling PURE VP1
Overtaking around the outside is the new normal with McMurtry Spéirling PURE fan car. During a test session at Silverstone GP, running at 80% power and 80% downforce, a 1:40.92 lap was achieved including 3 overtakes. Watch the video below to ride onboard with Max Chilton. The fan downforce is delivering extreme low speed grip. […]
Motorsport UK ‘Car in the Lobby’ + Bicester Heritage Scramble
In April, the Goodwood record holding McMurtry Spéirling was on display at Motorsport UK Headquarters in Bicester for their ‘car in the lobby’ feature. This coincided with the Bicester Heritage Scramble where the PURE VP1 model also joined on site. The past, present and future of British engineering was on show at Bicester Heritage. The […]
McMurtry Spéirling PURE VP1 test and validation programme is in full swing
The new McMurtry Spéirling PURE VP1 is accumulating mileage in the UK during private test sessions.Here is what it looks like in action: The main components accumulating testing mileage are: Max Chilton, Development Driver, McMurtry Automotive said “ The attention to detail on the Spéirling PURE VP1 is another step up. This translates into the […]
United States Midwest Dealer Partner Announced – Mouse Motors
• The Spéirling PURE will now be available to buy in the US via Mouse Motors. • Based in Chicago, Mouse Motors are a boutique collector car dealer specializing in rare and exotic motor cars and are experienced in managing private collections. • Mouse Motors and McMurtry have recently completed several US events together, including […]
United States East Coast Dealer Partner Announced – Miller Motorcars
Spéirling PURE will now be available to buy in the U.S. East Coast via Miller Motorcars. McMurtry Automotive, the UK manufacturer of the record-breaking electric fan car, the Spéirling, is going into full production of its unique hand-built, high-performance track car, the Spéirling PURE. Concentrating on driving performance, Spéirling’s downforce-on-demand system allows tonnes of downforce […]
United States West Coast Dealer Partner Announced – O’GARA Motorsport
Spéirling PURE will now be available to buy in the U.S. via O’GARA Motorsport. McMurtry Automotive, the UK manufacturer of the record-breaking electric fan car, the Spéirling, is going into full production of its unique hand-built, high-performance track car, the Spéirling PURE. Concentrating on driving performance, Spéirling’s downforce-on-demand system allows tonnes of downforce from 0 […]
Molicel B series battery cells unlock faster charging for McMurtry Spéirling PURE electric track car
The new McMurtry Spéirling PURE Validation Prototype (VP1) uses the new B series of Molicel cells (INR-18650-P30B), opposed to A series (INR-18650-P26A). The car has a charge time of under 20 mins (and this includes cooling the cells back down too). It truly unlocks usable electric performance on track days. The main cell level […]
Motorsport Industry Association award McMurtry Automotive ‘Technology and Innovation Award’ at Silverstone
McMurtry are proud to have won the Motorsport Industry Association (MIA) Business Excellence Award for Technology and Innovation. The peer voted award is in recognition of McMurtry’s progress in making innovative and record breaking fan car technology commercially available in a high performance electric track car. The presentation on Wednesday 11th October was part of […]
A drag race to ‘break the internet’
Is this carwow’s greatest drag race to date? Will the video ‘break the internet’? Please watch here to help and find out: How the day unfolded The McMurtry lined up with the 2012 Red Bull F1 RB8 car on its left, and Rimac’s development Nevera on its right. Red Bull’s skilled mechanics were keeping their […]