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    JOHN HENNESSEY MEAT & GREET

    Jul 06, 2022 5 minutes
    INTERVIEW ROWAN HORNCASTLE

    Juggling imperial measurements has always been a struggle – the only reference I have to something being weighed in pounds is a baby. And, with my rough maths, John Hennessey has just ordered an average-sized newborn’s worth of sausages, brisket, ribs and chicken.

    We’re in Hinze’s BBQ, a smokehouse in Sealey, Texas. Here – more than anywhere – felt appropriate to grill the incredibly hospitable and enthusiastic John Hennessey on the F5 and his future plans.

    You announced the F5 in 2014. Have the intentions of the project changed since then? JH: No… and yes. No, it hasn’t changed as the original concept was to be the fastest car in the world – we’re still intent on that. The yes is that we’ve changed course slightly

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