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everyone's saying it "drove upside down" - kinda missing the point - this car IDLED upside down.
It went forward a little, but yes not really driving. But the upside down part is just a demo of the vacuum thingie technology, not the main point
Brabham pioneered the idea of a "fan car", with the legendary BT46B, which comfortably won the only race it entered.

The McMurtry is very interesting, but the use of "driving" here is a bit of a stretch. Since the vacuum under the car is actively generated, I wonder how much the quality of the track would affect it. It's been an issue during the recent resurgence of F1 cars with ground effect.