The McMurtry Spéirling PURE has added another chapter to its growing legend, setting back-to-back outright lap records at two of Denmark’s premier circuits, this time with non-professional drivers at the wheel. During a recent Scandinavian tour alongside regional dealer partner MY GARAGE, the all-electric fan car rewrote the record books at both Jyllandsringen and Padborg Park, underlining one of its most remarkable qualities: extraordinary performance that remains accessible to ordinary drivers.
At Denmark’s leading racing venue, Jyllandsringen, a private McMurtry customer recorded a stunning 1min 02.16sec lap during an open track session. The time eclipsed the previous outright circuit record, set by a professionally driven Formula 4 car, by more than two seconds.
Even more impressive is that the Spéirling PURE wasn’t operating at full capacity. The car was limited to just half of its available performance, running with 500bhp and 1,000kg of downforce instead of its full 1,000bhp and 2,000kg Downforce-on-Demand system. The lap was also completed while navigating traffic and overtaking multiple cars. The 2.3km circuit’s tight, technical layout played perfectly into the Spéirling’s strengths, allowing it to exploit its extraordinary low-speed grip and ability to generate up to 3G in the corners.
Less than 48 hours earlier, the British electric hypercar had already claimed another outright lap record at Padborg Park in southern Denmark. Swedish automotive journalist Marcus Berggren, founder and editor-in-chief of Högsta Växeln, set a blistering 54.30sec lap during only his second session in the car. Despite having no professional racing experience and driving the Spéirling PURE for the first time, Berggren beat the previous record held by a Porsche GT3 R by more than three seconds.
The feat becomes even more remarkable considering the lap also bettered an unofficial circuit record of 56 seconds set by a 1997 Lola T97/30 Formula 1 car. Berggren reached 241kph (150mph) on Padborg Park’s long back straight before demonstrating the Spéirling’s immense braking capability, capable of generating up to 4G under deceleration.
McMurtry Automotive co-founder and managing director Thomas Yates said the team hadn’t arrived in Denmark with lap records as their objective. “We didn’t set out to break any records this time, but these things can happen when you’ve got up to 2,000kg of Downforce-on-Demand and 1,000bhp to play with,” said Yates. “What you don’t need is to be a professional racing driver to set some serious lap times and have a lot of fun in the process.”
Berggren echoed those sentiments, saying the experience highlighted just how extraordinary the car really is. “Considering I have no racing background, the fact that I could set a new lap record at Padborg Park, beating the time of an actual F1 car, says everything about the McMurtry Spéirling.”
Following its successful Danish debut, the Spéirling PURE will make its first public appearance in Sweden at The Aurora concours from 26-28 June. Production of the track-only electric hypercar remains strictly limited to just 100 examples, with first customer deliveries scheduled to begin later in 2026.
If these latest records prove anything, it’s that the McMurtry Spéirling PURE isn’t merely one of the fastest cars on the planet, it may also be one of the most approachable ways for enthusiastic amateurs to achieve truly extraordinary lap times.
