Photo Gallery «Technology in race cars (28): Chaparral 2H - The whale of agony»
Considering that Jim Hall was constantly trying out new and daring ideas for his Chaparral racing cars, he had surprisingly few failures to his name. One project, however, was a complete flop: the Chaparral 2H, with its special body shape, was supposed to generate little drag on the straights and a lot of downforce in the corners. The result was almost exactly the opposite. This article from the series "Technology in racing cars" is dedicated to the clumsily shaped catamaran with the short wheelbase.
Chaparral 2H (1969) - with central giant wing as a stabilizing emergency solution
© Archiv Gerhard Schütz, 1969
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