Jim Hall made sure his cars stuck to the track

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Jim Hall made sure his cars stuck to the track

The Petroleum Museum – Midland, TX
Nov 21, 2006

Read more: can am races, chaparral 2j, colin chapman, hap sharp, jim hall, lotus

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With the Chaparral 2J, Hall had devised the ingenious way of creating downforce by adding two rear-mounted fans. These were connected by an auxiliary snowmobile engine that ingested air from underneath the car, just like a vacuum cleaner. As a result, the "sucker car," as it was nicknamed, was able to corner at much faster speeds than anything else on the track, despite the fact that it resembled a brick on wheels


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