Yahoo Autos Buy This Three-Seater Formula 1 Car
Have you ever driven an Formula 1 car (haven't we all?) and wondered, "how on earth can I share this experience with friends and family?" Well, here's your answer. It's a pair of fully functional three-seater F1 cars powered by V10 engines, ready to scare the bejesus out of you and two passengers at the nearest race track.
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Currently for sale on Race Cars Direct, these two F1 cars were built by the Arrows Grand Prix International F1 team in 2001 for demonstration and promotional events. Based on the team's standard F1 car and powered by the same 720-horsepower 3.5-liter Hart V10, it's nearly as fast as its single-seater counterpart around the track. The engine revs to 15,000 rpm, and top speed is 205 mph. The two passengers sit side-by-side in a small compartment behind the driver, strapped in with safety harnesses to carbon fiber buckets. Both cars have similar aero and brakes to a real F1 car of the time, meaning it's as close as any passenger is going to get to experiencing those kinds of g-forces.
The cars are located in the United Kingdom, priced at €595,000 (around $690,000) for the pair. With the sale, you'll also get a spare, zero-mile V10 engine, a set of custom exhaust silencers (for tracks with noise limits), as well a collection of spares and specialist tools. According to Top Gear, the current engines have less than 180 miles on them as well, benefitting from a recent rebuild. If you're looking for a good way to break a track record while scaring your friends, these cars seem like the best way to go about it.
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