How to Build.. A Super Car
Description
What does it take to build a vehicle that wins the Grand Prix? Can Formula One technology, which allows cars to hit 160 kph in under four seconds and reach speeds as high as 350 kph, be applied to everyday automobiles? This program goes behind the scenes at one of the world's most secretive companies, McLaren Racing Limited, which produces some of the fastest wheeled vehicles driven today. The film depicts engineering occurring on a microscopic level - a necessity when drivers experience g-forces greater than space shuttle crews did and the car's gearbox can climb to 150 degrees Celsius. Viewers also learn how F1 expertise helped create a road car, the MP4-12C. Hand-built from carbon fiber, this
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60 min
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[2012], c2011
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