Showing posts with label Chaparral. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chaparral. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 02, 2025
Chaparral 2H (1969), illustrated by Makoto Ouchi in 2025.
see https://www.facebook.com/CarvadCutaways for more cutaway drawings and paintings
Thursday, September 07, 2017
1966
Andretti / Bianchi GT40, Servoz-Gavin / Beltoise Matra-BRM and P.Hill / Bonnier Chaparral 2D.
http://www.passionea300allora.it/forum/topic/9078-24-ore-di-le-mans/?page=11
Monday, January 09, 2017
Thursday, December 29, 2016
Another reason to respect the Chaparral in 1967
Unlike the other car makers, the Jim Hall racing operation wasn't based in the middle of a race car building center. (think Los Angeles, Indianapolis). It was a small outfit in Texas, where there was no racing infrastructure, or resources.
It was competing with Ferrari, Lola, etc... and here is the part to be impressed by... the 2F Chaparral was the fastest lap at Sebring, Nurburgring, Spa, and Daytona. Plus it took the pole position at Monza and Nurbrgring
But though it was the fastest, it was doomed by a lousy Chevrolet bearing in the tourque converter transaxles.
It was competing with Ferrari, Lola, etc... and here is the part to be impressed by... the 2F Chaparral was the fastest lap at Sebring, Nurburgring, Spa, and Daytona. Plus it took the pole position at Monza and Nurbrgring
But though it was the fastest, it was doomed by a lousy Chevrolet bearing in the tourque converter transaxles.
Tuesday, December 27, 2016
Monday, December 26, 2016
Sunday, December 18, 2016
Can Am racing at the Stardust in Las Vegas... when the cars were innovating from race to race, and had little time to test things. Skip the 1st 7 minute to get right to the race
check the awesome variable pitch wing on the white car at the beginning of this part 2 video, it was integrated with the brakes to add much needed extra down force in the curves
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