The mono was designed by briggs automotive company bac along with several automobile engineering companies including cosworth. A pretty special and unique experience to spend time with bac mono. Instalation method files come in sepparate folders, following the games paths for a quicker install. Andrew whitney, bac director of strategy and development, said the company is producing about 212 mono cars a month and has already sold the 60 cars it. Its the first car in the world incorporating grapheneenhanced carbon fibre in every. The worldfamous singleseater and ultimate piece of sporting equipment set a truly breathtaking lap time of 1. The bac mono occupies that rarified space at the top of the driverfocused car pyramid, a singular tool for driving purityquite literally, since. With bac test driver oliver webb at the wheel, the goodwood hillclimb time was set in bacs 2016 model year mono, featuring an allnew 2. These specifications result in a 062 mph in just 2. I would never suppose this car, whose engine is way not the starkest, is such a successful performance tool, and make so a lot of noise around it. The ethos and purpose of the mono hasnt changed it. The bac mono occupies that rarified space at the top of the driverfocused car pyramid, a singular tool for driving purityquite literally, since the monos singleseat nature is right there in. Either way you can use great and not be stretching.
Mono has a single central driving position which makes the driver an integral component of the car. The bac mono is basically a formula 3 car for the road ars technica. Briggs automotive company bac is a british supercar manufacturing company based in speke, liverpool. Manhattan bac mono luxury car dealership near long. Mclaren p1 owner and anaheim angels pitcher cj wilson compares his experience in the bac mono and the mclaren p1 on track at thermal club. Bac mono manufacturer launches in us motor authority. Its as practical as a pair of lead water wings, but its one of the most entertaining cars ever built.
The 2014 bac mono is an ultralight sports car by bac featured in forza motorsport 6 and all subsequent main series titles. Over time, a rough concept for mono began to emerge, and briggs automotive company bac was born in 2009. Britains bac, maker of the streetlegal, singleseat mono track car, now has an official presence in the united states. New bac mono debuts with new turbocharged engine, even. Its the first car in the world incorporating grapheneenhanced carbon fibre in. A contoured seat ensures the driver achieves the perfect driving position for both comfort and performance. The new bac mono is even lighter and even more powerful. Driving bacs singleseat trackday weapon, the mono, on a course id never seen before was childs play compared to the filter through which. The mono weights just 540 kg resulting in a staggering, super car beating 525 bhp per tonne power to weight ratio. New 2021 bac mono the ultimate drivers car exclusive first. Genius and generous creator of template psd files for multiple car manufacturers which made this work possible. It says street but youll probably want to take this race car to the track. It is an ultralight singleseater car powered by a 280 hp 209 kw duratec engine that allows it to reach 173 mph 278 kmh as top speed. The driving position is just fantastic and totally intuitive and the clutch is easy.
Bac was founded by brothers neill and ian briggs in 2009. Youre both part of the vehicles design and actively participating in the creation of your car. Its running under the same name as before, but the car is now entering its second generation. Each customdesigned suit is individually tailored to the owners precise dimensions and can be specified as having a tight or loose fit. The bac mono is a lightweight, ultra high performance 2. The design of the mono is a centered singleseat driver position. Its been updated and refined over the years, but bac hasnt unveiled an allnew version of the singleseater supercar since then until now. There are currently 2 bac mono cars as well as thousands of other iconic classic and collectors cars for sale on classic driver. The bac mono is truly a race car for the street, assuming you can convince your dmv of it. While it looks similar, the new mono boasts more power, improved aerodynamics and no added weight. The bac design team also develops each mono around the dimensions of the driver. A worldfirst in every panel on the mono r, graphene enhances the structural properties of carbon fibre to make panels stronger and lighter with improved mechanical and thermal performance. Bac mono r is the first production car in the world fully incorporating the use of grapheneenhanced carbon fibre in every body panel.
Bac mono bac mono singleseat racer touch of modern. Short of becoming a professional f1 driver, this sale on the bac mono is the fastest way to experience the ultimate rush of a truly remarkable driving machine. The company produced the mono, a single seater roadlegal sports car. The mono is a lightweight ultrahigh performance car made using the latest racing technologies. Bac continues north american expansion with launch of bac dallas, texas.
The bac mono, built by the cheshirebased briggs automotive company, is the first serious attempt to produce a singleseater driving experience for. Allnew bac mono is faster and lighter than ever before. Briggs automotive company customer stories autodesk. Bac mono takes goodwood fos win over caterham and radical. Bac first teased the idea of a new car back in june of last year, but this new car is pretty much the same as the old car. The bac mono rs performance numbers are staggering. New bac mono adds lightness, turbo, and even elegance. Bac has updated its singleseat mono supercar for 2020. Using the revolutionary material enhances the structural properties of the fibre to make panels stronger and lighter with improved mechanical and thermal performance. Isle of man adds bac mono police car to the fleet the drive. And bac looks surprisingly beautiful for such a streetlegal track car. Each vehicle also comes with a fully fia approved, formula 1 regulation, mono race suit you heard right a custom race suit manufactured by freem. Its the 1188lb bac mono and its road legal in europe, at least.
Insane bac mono racer is yours for lifeor by the day. Briggs automotive company bac has once again made history, as its mono supercar has become the fastestever production car to lap the famous zolder circuit in belgium. For 2016, the mono has been updated and bac trotted out the revised car along with test driver oliver webb to put on a bit of a show for crowds at last months goodwood festival of speed. Bac mono singleseat sports car which might fit in your. Coupled with further bespoke options including madetomeasure seat and. Briggs automotive company bac is a british supercar manufacturing company based in. Bac takes bespoke tailoring to the next level with mono, as the car is fitted completely to the driver with the seat moulded to the owners back and the steering wheel moulded to their hands. The bac mono has styling influenced by an f22 raptor. Its as practical as a pair of lead water wings, but. Now featuring drivebywire technology, the mountune powered engine produces 305bhp. The team starts with a core set of specificationstested and refined by the briggs brothersand then incorporates your exact measurements into your cars design.
The bac team sat down with project cars developer slightly mad studios to perfect monos unique handling ability, rapid acceleration, and impeccable braking. Briggs automotive company also known as bac has joined forces with the isle of man government to provide a bac mono police car the first car. It is unbelievable, that bac mono beats round the track the car atom v8 that generates 350 bhptonne more. This unique singleseater supercar is the latest evolution of a roadlegal sensation, building on the firstgeneration cars form enhances function ethos. Introducing mono r higherperformance, lighter, more advanced gen2 mono. The ultimate drivers car, mono is one of the stars of the game and has been crafted to be as lifelike as possible. Mclaren p1 vs bac mono on track with oliver james webb and paul bailey at the silverstone international gp track. Thats what briggs automotive company bac test driver oliver webb did at the 2015 event in the companys 2016 bac mono trackday car, and in the process set an unofficial roadcar record of. Watch a bac mono and a radical rxc face off on track. Mayor of liverpool joe anderson opens stateoftheart bac innovation centre. This cars footprint is extremely small it sits within that of a fiesta st, with the steering. The bac mono is a single seat, track focused sports car with a. The first mono car was produced in 2011 and made its inaugural public appearance at the vip launch of the retro classics show in stuttgart, germany.
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