How to build a Super Car - Mclaren style

[FB]

Next Sunday, 8pm, BBC2 - How to build a Mclaren super car.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b017t722

 

[ExtremeNinja]

Cool. Just set V+ to record. Thanks FB

 

[Jen]

Don't suppose it comes in kit form, does it?

Thanks FB - I will record/watch.

 

[ExtremeNinja]

If you were planning to watch this, don't forget that it is on tonight at 8pm on BBC2 and BBC HD.

Enjoy!

 

[Cookinflatsix]

Thanks for reminder ninja

 

[ExtremeNinja]

Well that was fantastic, or should I say fanatic. I was expecting a load of robots and dehumanised drones, but actually this is a collection of mostly normal people (and some not so normal) going to work and doing a job. You could see that the people on the floor at McLaren consider thier employment as a privilege.

...and what a car!

I loved Ron Dennis' quote at the beginning with regards to the James Bond villain comparisons and that he was somewhat flattered by them as effectively he is trying to build the best possible facility from which to take on the world.

 

[Cookinflatsix]

Yes some very proud employees of a British manufacturing enterprise

Very nice to see

 

[Fenderman]

... and how about the young woman apprentice's comment that she goes home "cleaner than when she came to work"? I wonder if a personal hygiene check is part of the job interview.

 

[Road of Bones]

Er...suddenly my "Inside the MTC" column feels less of a parody...

When they followed Ron on one of his frequent inspections, my first thought was "Spanner Audit"!

Pity they didn't show the command console, or the Mandatorium.

I see he'd removed all the pot plants before the BBC arrived too - perhaps they weren't looking their best?

 

[ExtremeNinja]

23.50 on BBC2 tonight if you missed it.

 

[gethinceri]

Phew, just managed to catch it 5 mins in.

 

[ExtremeNinja]

Glad to be of assistance.

 

[landogeorgelewis1]

Oh hell if i knew that something like this was on i'd have watched it. Gutted i didn't know it was on .

 

[ExtremeNinja]

iPlayer for the next week. You ain't missed nothing yet.

 

[landogeorgelewis1]

iPlayer for the next week. You ain't missed nothing yet.

Aww cheers mate gonna watch it Friday afternoon then. Finally got a day of on Friday so gonna watch that then Practice me thinks.

 

[ExtremeNinja]

Next week is how to build a satellite. Not half as interesting until you consider that without satellites, we wouldn't have driver tracking and MTC wouldn't be able to advise on Lewis' and Jenson's pitstops. Uh oh.

 

[FB]

Just watched it, I do hope Ron's plans for world domination don't come off. Impressive but scary.

 

[f1fansp]

Does anyone know why this is called MP4-12C?

The MP4-12 was the 1997 F1 entrant wasn't it?

Just wondering if there was a link or any significance

 

[Galahad]

From Wikipedia:

"'MP4' has been the chassis designation for all McLaren Formula 1 cars since 1981. Since 1997, 'MP4' has stood for McLaren Project 4 (from 1981 to 1996, when McLaren's title sponsor was Marlboro, the "M" stood for this), resulting from the merger of Ron Dennis' Project 4 organisation with McLaren. The '12' refers to McLaren's internal Vehicle Performance Index through which it rates key performance criteria both for competitors and for its own cars. The criteria combine power, weight, emissions, and aerodynamic efficiency. The coalition of all these values delivers an overall performance index that has been used as a benchmark throughout the car's development. The 'C' refers to Carbon, highlighting the application of carbon fibre technology to the future range of McLaren sports cars."