Podcast appearances and mentions of thad norman

Thad Norman works at a company that makes sueprcars faster. Want a McLaren with 1200HP? How about a McLaren with THREE TURBOS? That's what they do. Other topics include driving the 720S in 100 degree weather, short-ratio GT4s, driving the new Porsche 911T, and a lot more.Check out Hypercars here: http://hyperfastcars.com/This show is a video! https://youtu.be/OVOumAcHKOIFollow us!T: @thesmokingtire @zackklapman IG: @thesmokingtire @fakezackklapman @hyperfastcars Check out our merch!https://teespring.com/stores/thesmokingtire?page=1

Thad Norman works at a company that makes sueprcars faster. Want a McLaren with 1200HP? How about a McLaren with THREE TURBOS? That's what they do. Other topics include driving the 720S in 100 degree weather, short-ratio GT4s, driving the new Porsche 911T, and a lot more.Check out Hypercars here: http://hyperfastcars.com/This show is a video! https://youtu.be/Ymzc2Np7UGwFollow us!T: @thesmokingtire @zackklapman IG: @thesmokingtire @fakezackklapman @hyperfastcars Check out our merch!https://teespring.com/stores/thesmokingtire?page=1

This week we welcome Thad Norman from Hypercar Development joins us to talk about their insane 3 turbo compound McLarens.  Matt drove one of their cars several months back and came away thoroughly impressed.  Beyond McLaren's Thad shares a lot of knowledge on how warranties are affected by ECU tuning, the ins-and-outs of dyno accuracy and just how modular the McLaren lineup is.

Thad Norman teamed up with a long-time friend, Safa Yousef, with aspirations to turn up the performance on the McLaren cars. Safa came from a racing background in both cars and motorcycles, while Thad came from an engineering and automation background. Together, they knew they could push the limits of what is capable with a factory car. They weren’t shooting for straight line performance, but were more focused on all around improvements. Thad and Safa had to seek outside funding to get the business going and had to try several different avenues before finding investors willing to put money into this sort of business. After securing funding, they purchased a 12C and began development for the next 2 years. The result was the 800hp package and cooling kit. They have since gone on to develop a 1000hp option and a 1200hp option that utilizes their globally-patented tri-boost technology. They are developing even more parts to step the power up to 1500hp.