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Of the first lap, i get it. it does take a lot of concentration but as long as i stay focused, sams car looks after me. well, how was it? are you gonna take myjob away? uh, ha—ha, that was pretty emotional for me because actually it wasnt as hard as i thought it was going to be. and so it kinda shows how this kind of control system could be used by ordinary people who arent mad racing drivers. i need a few more laps. honestly, that was incredible but also really hard, im actually a much better...

Our goal now is to have new star lab satellites launched every couple of years. thank you so much forjoining us in our lab tour today. earlier on, i met sam schmidt, who took me for a few laps at goodwood. now he has challenged me to do a faster lap than him, he can reach 128 mph using just his head and his mouth. now he has challenged me to do a faster lap than him, meet with conventional controls at him with his controls. if this goes wrong, make sure they edit it kindly. ive spoken to some of...

So, the steering system, its an ir camera system on whichever way you turn your head steers the car. hell turn his head angle into a steering angle. the gas and brake, its a sip and puff system, so we have a tube connected to a pressure sensor. positive pressure, blowing, thats your accelerator pedal. negative pressure, sipping, thats your brake pedal. the sam car is legal to drive in the us and sam has a drivers license, and since 2016, the system has been fine tuned so that its now not only sa...

Wow. ready to give it a shot? im ready to give it a shot. im just gonna let it go, and then start puffing. and heres the thing — from pretty much the start of the first lap, i get it. it does take a lot of concentration but as long as i stay focused, sams car looks after me. well, how was it? are you gonna take myjob away? uh, haha, that was pretty emotionalfor me because actually, it wasnt as hard as i thought it was going to be. and so, it kinda shows how this kind of control system could be...

Im actually a much better driver than that with normal controls, i promise you. i think thats a challenge, then. why dont you do a lap with the normal controls, ill use my controls, well see whos faster. umm... can i phone a friend? 0h, hi. hey, lara, so, yeah, its me. sams just challenged me to do a lap of the track — me using standard controls and sam using his controls to see whos fastest. what do you think? my moneys on him. he is a race car driver — you do know that? yes, i am aware of ...

Well see whos faster. umm. .. all right, wish me luck. see, in my mind, this isnt a foregone conclusion. in some ways, i have an advantage. i know this circuit and im using the same controls that i have for my entire adult life. all right. hi. well, howd i do? 1.50... is that good? respectable. laughter. so lets see if sam can beat my flying lap of 1.50. well, the very best of luck, sir. confident? dont really need it, but 0k. laughter. i mean, its honest! so... you know that bit about it not

Being a foregone conclusion? yeah, i dont stand a chance. right back at the first meeting we knew it was going to take months, we knew it was going to take a lot of commitment from the engineers, resources from arrow and my time, and they thought it was funny after an hour i said, look guys, im very interested but not unless we can do 100mph. spencer laughs you know? you won. congratulations, 1.45. i mean, there was kind of no contest, really, was it. how do you feel being able to do this? you k...

All disabled team to do so. this is a look of part amazement and part terror. im a passenger in a modified chevrolet corvette c8 stingray, but its who is driving, and how hes driving, that is blowing my mind. we have met sam schmidt before. hes a racing driver who was paralysed in an accident in 2000, and five years ago he took us for a ride through las vegas in a car that allowed him to drive using just his head and his mouth. so, the steering system, its an ir camera system on whichever way yo...

Theres the money as well, because motorsport is not cheap. iso, for a full seasons racing, i youre looking at about £15,000 as a starter, which will put a lot of people off. - but well help them with that, and there are ways in. - the door is open in ways that it has never been before. - wed love people to get in touch. great, just need some skills and sponsorship. lucy, thank you very much. right, time now to link up to goodwood race track, where spencer is. lara, that looked great. its amazin...

Yeah, i dont stand a chance. right back at the first meeting we knew it was going to take months, we knew it was going to take a lot of commitment from the engineers, resources from arrow and my time, and they thought it was funny after an hour i said, look guys, im very interested but not unless we can do 100mph. spencer laughs you know? you won. congratulations, 1.45. i mean, there was kind of no contest, really, was it? how do you feel being able to do this? you know, its so... i guess the be...