Watch this electric car demolish a 20-year-old F1 lap record and drive upside down

What just happened? The McMurtry Speirling, an all-electric fan-assisted racecar, has added two more outrageous feats to its resume. Already known for obliterating the Goodwood Hillclimb record (bottom video), the Speirling just broke Top Gear's long-standing test track lap time - and became the first car to maintain sustained upside-down driving. The Speirling is a radically different approach to speed. Unlike most race cars that rely solely on power sent to the wheels, it devotes a chunk of its 1,000 horsepower to twin fans that suck air from beneath the chassis. The vacuum created dramatically increases downforce. The result is F1-level grip at any speed, not just high speed, giving it exceptional control when cornering, accelerating, or braking. The "fan car" idea isn't new. The Chaparral 2J and Brabham BT46B introduced the concept in the 1970s, but racing authorities quickly banned them for their an unfair advantage over racers using traditional aerodynamics. McMurtry's street-l ... Read full article.