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The car was first presented at the [[Goodwood Festival of Speed]] on 8–11 July 2021, and driven by [[Derek Bell (racing driver)|Derek Bell]]. The car had been developed in secrecy over three years.
On 26 June 2022, the Spéirling achieved a new Goodwood Festival of Speed [[Hillclimbing|hill climb]] record, completing the {{Convert|1.87|km|mi|adj=on}} course in 39.08 seconds with McMurtry test driver [[Max Chilton]] behind the wheel.<ref>{{cite web |title=39.08! McMurtry fan car breaks Goodwood Hill RECORD! | Festival of Speed 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JYp9eGC3Cc |website=[[YouTube]]| date=26 June 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Potts |first=Greg |date=2022-06-27 |title=The McMurtry Speirling has broken the Goodwood hillclimb record |url=https://www.topgear.com/car-news/motorsport/mcmurtry-speirling-has-broken-goodwood-hillclimb-record |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=Top Gear |language=en}}</ref>
In December 2022, it set the following times verified by independent GPS timing without rollout by Mat Watson from [[carwow]] on [[Silverstone Circuit|Silverstone]]:<ref name="I broke"/>
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* {{convert|1/4|mile|m|0|abbr=out}} in 7.9s at {{cvt|177|mph|km/h|0}}
When considering the {{frac|1|4}} mile time, the car had a {{cvt|233|mph|km/h|0}} top speed for roughly the last 3 seconds of the run.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Office |first=personMcMurtry Press |title=0-60mph and ¼ mile records set for carwow at Silverstone in McMurtry Spéirling |url=https://mcmurtry.com/0-60mph-and-%C2%BC-mile-records-set-for-carwow-at-silverstone-in-mcmurtry-speirling/ |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=McMurtry Automotive |language=en-US}}</ref> The car also ran on bespoke drag slicks and was not a production car model.<ref>{{Cite web |title=McMurtry Spéirling hits 60 mph in 1.4 seconds, quarter-mile in 7.97 |url=https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1138167_mcmurtry-speirling-hits-60-mph-in-1-4-seconds-quarter-mile-in-7-97-s |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=www.motorauthority.com|date=16 December 2022 }}</ref>
== Specifications ==
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