Photo Gallery «Technology in race cars (32): Chaparral 2J - The vacuum cleaner»
The boxy, white racing car with the two large fans in the rear, which look like jet engines, is probably the best-known Chaparral today. With its revolutionary downforce concept, the 2J stirred up a lot of dust in the Can-Am series - literally. The rule makers didn't like that as much as the car's overwhelming superiority. After just three races, the "vacuum cleaner" was banned. This article from the series "Technology in racing cars" presents the Chaparral 2J in detail.
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