McLaren hosted a Pure McLaren event at Spa Francorchamps recently, and 9 P1s showed up, including a few from the US! Video and story after the link:
http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=30897
A great piece, as the Nerd’s Eye View posts always are, on the McLaren P1. Lots of cool angles you don’t normally see or pay attention to. Hats off to the folks at MotoIQ
http://www.motoiq.com/MagazineArticles/ID/3579/Nerds-Eye-View-McLaren-P1.aspx
Theres a a nice drag race vs an Aventador at the end (guess which car wins)
Another compilation of acceleration videos with the 918 added in:
http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/mclaren-p1/autocar-road-tests-mclaren-p1
The numbers:
– 0-60mph : 2.8 sec
– 0-100mph : 5.2 sec
– 0-150mph : 10.6 sec (Veyron : 10.2 sec)
– 0-190mph : 21.4 sec (Veyron : 19.4 sec)
– 1/4 mile : 10.2 sec (Veyron 10.1 sec)
– Standing km : 18,2 sec (Veyron 18,0 sec)
– Dry circuit : 1min06sec8 (Veyron 1min08sec5), with some wet patches, so best could be better according to Autocar.
– Wet circuit : 1min20sec5 (Veyron 1min11sec6)
– Skidpan : 1.22g
Regarding the lap time: “The Veyron lapped the track in 1min 8.5sec while Ferrari’s F12 managed it in 1min 8.6sec. The P1 might have lapped even faster but for two damp patches; one in a high-speed bend, the other in a heavy braking zone.”
And a comparison to other lap times Autocar has achieved:
From this past weekend:
GTSpirit posted a collection of great photos from Spa this weekend, including some of two P1s that were there!
http://www.gtspirit.com/2014/04/25/mclaren-track-day-at-spa-francorchamps/
taken by atomic80 at the FIA World Endurance Championship:
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