BAR F1 Car Built In Shed By One Man

It's rare you get to see a Formula One car in real life, hear the sheer roar of the engine and admire the details that millions upon millions of pounds go into each year by each team. To see one every day would be quite special then wouldn't it for someone who doesn't work for a Formula One team huh?

No Massive McLaren Technology Centre Here - Just A Shed!

Kevin Thomas from Brighton however, wanted a Formula One car so badly he actually decided to take on the mammoth task of building one. Every year it takes years and hundreds of people to design and create one, but slowly bit by bit he has been putting together his own Formula One car, inspired by an old BAR (British American Racing).

He has begged and borrowed parts to get where he is today, starting with the chassis which he amazingly got from eBay, after contacting the seller personally. At many points he considered it perhaps impossible to gain all the parts, but he amazingly is left with one bit to get - the engine. 

Pretty Impressive For A One Man Band

The BAR his vehicle is inspired by runs with a 600 horsepower V10 engine used in that generation, before the V8's currently used, of which this season are using for the last time, before turbo V6's are used from next year onwards. Unless something extraordinary comes along, it seems Kevin will have to settle for something more realistic but still beyond the experiences that many could even imagine. "I'll probably go for a Formula Renault 3.5 litre engine, that will be plenty fast enough to scare the living daylights out of me!"

He'll never be able to generate the sort of downforce created by the BAR team themselves, but i'm sure a lot of you reading this will be quite envious! Nevertheless, some admiration and credit has to be given to the skill to put these components together, particularly the use of carbon fibre.

Kevin Leaves Near Brighton

I'm not sure of his intentions once a engine is fitted, but regardless, well done Mr Thomas, a credit to Formula One, motorsport, and engineering. I hope a Formula One team notices you for your efforts.