Ian is the Head Of Design and Co-Founder of the Briggs Automotive Company, responsible for the single seater road car the Mono. Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/lzv_zu2Kxw0
https://www.bac-mono.com/
https://www.instagram.com/discovermono/
Hope you enjoy,
Sam
Show Notes:
00:00 - Intro
07:13 - Studying Automotive Design
24:40 - Starting BAC & Making the First Single Seater Road Car
38:39 - THE BAC Models
44:01 - Designing a Car for a Purpose
49:05 - Basing in Germany
52:05 - 5 Questions
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Car Chat Podcast #46: Neill Briggs
Neill Briggs co-founded BAC (Briggs Automotive Company) with his brother Ian Briggs and is the head of engineering at BAC. We have a deep dive into how the BAC Mono came about along with the technology and engineering used to create this awesome single seater.
https://www.bac-mono.com/
Hope you enjoy,
Sam
Show Notes:
02:15 = Why did you make a single seater?
07:40 = Were there a lot of legal constraints on making the car?
10:20 = How has the car evolved over the years?
14:54 = The gearbox 22:07 = The advances with graphene
26:14 = 3d Printing 31:54 = The lightweight wheels
40:30 = The Mono R 44:34 = How far have people driven Monos?
49:11 = What have been some of the biggest struggles along the way?
51:26 = How do you see the future of the motor show and how good are they for you?
59:33 = The NEW Mono 1:05:08 = Who is your biggest competitor?
1:07:47 = How difficult is it to make tyres for a Mono?