McLaren P1

[Mk786]

Here's more info on the event:

Date: 11 October 2014
Time: 9am – 5pm
Place: Kyalami Race Track

Attractions:

• McLaren P1
• Chris Goodwin
• Pure McLaren Driving Team
• 50 McLaren Owners with their cars
• Iconic McLaren F1
• 12:00pm P1 Demonstration Lap
• 12:30pm McLaren Parade Lap

McLaren Owners and VIP Guests will have separate VIP area. Public access will be granted for back of the Pits and Grand Stand seating. Free Entrance

 

[Dolby]

• 12:00pm P1 Demonstration Lap

I have to leave at 10am ... wonder if that means I'll miss the P1? :/

 

[Messugga]

It's been a few years since I've had to do hardcore math like this but 10:00 is earlier than 12:00 by my calculations so I'd say yes.

 

[Dolby]

So tempted to write something sarcastic ...

But is that demo lap for the media?
Will it be on earlier as well?
Will it be sitting in the pits prior to still see it?

 

[greg0205]

yep car was part of the https://www.facebook.com/RogueRally?fref=ts

was in CPT but on a friday for public viewing so i missed it cause of work

went the monday to mclaren and it had left

That Rogue Rally went off-script in Knysna. Driver of a Gallardo Superleggera lost control and hit two cars and two bystanders who were both very seriously hurt... Amputations involved as I hear it.
Pleased a pro driver will be driving the P1 at Kyalami. I've seen my share of weekend warriors with more money than sense or skill end up in gravel traps on track days.

 

[SauRoNZA]

Well you can really only build the skills by doing track days.

But yes more money normally means doing it in a car way beyond their skill level.

 

[Dolby]

It's been a few years since I've had to do hardcore math like this but 10:00 is earlier than 12:00 by my calculations so I'd say yes.

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[Messugga]

Dolby 1 Messugga 0

I can't help that they can't follow their own damn schedule

 

[Dolby]

Hehe

 

[Messugga]

First need to go pick up my exhaust from Subaru, then I'm popping over to kayalami as well.

 

[Q-Tech]

A couple of shots I took today (The DB6 was just standing around and I couldn't resist):

 

[Q-Tech]

A couple more :

 

[FiestaST]

Dem some pricey metal!

 

[Messugga]

Thing is a monster. Made the 12C's look slow

 

[Mk786]

It was epic. The P1 is truly magnificent!
As promised, here's some pics..

 

[Mk786]

Part 2

 

[Mk786]

Part 3

 

[Dolby]

It was great to see the cars! I've been wanting to see a real Mclaren F1 for 20 years now and yesterday was the first time I did

Two pics of the P1 racing around and as said above - this thing is a monster!

 

[Ecco]

Read an article on News24, that one of these P1's was bought buy a South African guy Rushil Singh....allegedly involved in some corruption in Ghana:

• Spending more than R120 million on cars, including five McLarens, three of which are ultra-rare McLaren supercars, and the actual black Porsche 964 from the first Bad Boys movie, each worth a small fortune;

Murray murders: The Singhs' R1bn Ghanaian empire that the Murrays threatened to destroy | News24

Over the past decade, siblings Rushil and Nishani Singh secured government contracts to build roads in Ghana worth hundreds of millions and secured more than R550 million in loans from Investec Bank. The Murrays threatened their empire and may have died because of it.

www.news24.com

Just after 08:00, the money was moved to Rushil Singh's personal dollar account at the same bank. That same day, $1.5 million was transferred to McLaren in Philadelphia in the US – for the purchase of an ultra-rare and desirable McLaren P1 – one of only 375 ever made.

Murray murders: R450m in Investec loans meant for Ghana projects used to fund Singhs' lifestyle | News24

Investec loans meant for construction projects in Ghana were used to fund the extravagant lifestyles of Rushil and Nishani Singh. Then, it all went wrong.

www.news24.com