The project is the brainchild of Ben Scott-Geddes and Graham Halstead, who both worked with Murray on the McLaren F1, and they hope to launch their £150,000 two-seater later this year as an extreme showcase for the talents of their automotive engineering consultancy. If all goes to plan, the T1 will have taken only a year from concept to reality; production is expected to start late this year with first deliveries in early 2007. The T1 will be available in either SVA-approved road-legal trim, or as a pure track machine.

Much effort has gone into the aerodynamic package of the Freestream, with long hours in the wind-tunnel spent ensuring race-car levels of downforce and stability. All of the aero components are adjustable, depending on how you intend to use your T1. The same goes for the suspension. In its most extreme configuration the chassis can generate 3g of lateral force, while massive 355mm diameter discs all-round (with six-pot callipers at the front, four-pot at the rear) are capable of 3g's worth of deceleration.

Freestream's pursuit of the lightest possible kerbweight has resulted in a carbonfibre/aluminium honeycomb monocoque clad in carbonfibre panels. The compact, all-alloy V8 weighs around 85kg, while a magnesium casing ensures that the six-speed sequential transmission (with paddle operation) adds only another 30kg. Even the steering rack is magnesium, while the driveshafts are hollow.

Despite the car's potential, Scott-Geddes claims the Freestream is 'a road car with an uncompromised yet safe performance experience'. To that end the T1 incorporates a separate crash structure at the front end, with a tough, aerospace-grade steel subframe at the rear also affording some crash protection. The car is also claimed to be relatively benign to drive, and Freestream hopes the T1 will find favour in the corporate trackday world, as well as with private individuals.