The setup? Simple: Racetrack battle royale between a fistful of hypercars. Fast versus faster, a tried and true recipe. LaFerrari, Porsche 918 Spyder, McLaren P1, Bugatti Super Sport, Pagani Huayra. Balls out.
It’s the brainchild of Alejandro Salomon, who pulled the group together at Thermal Club’s 344-acre facility in Palm Springs. The place has got everything. Four and a half miles of snaking asphalt, half-mile straightaways for top speed runs. Perfect.
Salomon called the track-day shootout Hyper 5. All the cars are privately owned; no magazine-test special cheaters here. Now, the final video in the three-part Hyper 5 series has arrived. The results? Well, they’re somewhat surprising…