SPLITRAY 2.0 (CARBON FIBER SUPERCAR) (ROTHSPEED)
Client:
Rothspeed
Date:
2017-present (ongoing)
Designer(s)
What happens when Scott Roth decides to turn a mid-century American sports car into something that can compete with a Bugatti Veyron - from horsepower, to luxury, to technology?
This project is exactly what happens.
Scott decided his already mind-boggling 2.2 million-dollar, 20,000 labor hours, 1000+ horsepower, SEMA-featured SplitRay Corvette built by him and his company a few years ago, The Auto Shoppe in Vermont, still just wasn't all it could possibly be. So, he brought it to Fiber Forged Composites to replicate the entire car out of carbon fiber - and then engineer an even more cutting-edge chassis and drivetrain for it, and eventually turn it into a low-volume production car. You know, for those of us who want something that can compete with Lamborghinis and Bugattis, but oozes timeless elegance, luxury, and class. Here is a link to the original SplitRay's debut article.
I began working on this project while an employee at Fiber Forged Composites, and continue to do so under Rienks Motor Design.
My role:
Assist in molding the original SplitRay, and produce the first carbon fiber "SplitRay 2.0". I laid up all of the carbon fiber panels using a wet lay-up vacuum bagging process, occasionally with assistance from my mentor (Zach Ingram), and was involved in every step from making them to trimming and assembling them together back in the mold, block sanding, priming, and preparing the first carbon body for shipment to the client. Most of the major body work was done under the guidance of our super-talented, award-winning body guy Ed Robinson.
I was supposed to design the full interior, but that opportunity was lost.
This project has been halted for numerous reasons, but I think we can all look forward to the day when a project this amazing is completed.