Chaparral 2E
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Chaparral 2E
Sorry if I cannot express myself correctly, but I don't know English as good as I want, so my answers will probably be the same in many cases.
Novice
Hay its a nice 0 to 60. But the wing is to big and the car is just ugly in my opinion.
What happens if you get scared half to death, twice?
Light travels faster than sound. That's why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
Novice
It may have been "ugly"but it won a load of races back in the day. Besides one mans ugly is anothers beauty.
Member
Thank you for sharing, I especially enjoyed this one.
Member
Watch your tongue. Some things are sacred to Americans who actually care about roadracing.Originally Posted by Super GT
Supporting Member
Welcome to UCP. Actually it did not win much, but was always on the forefront during practice. Reliability issues caused many premature returns. But it is a beautiful car.
"I find the whole business of religion profoundly interesting, but it does mystify me that otherwise intelligent people take it seriously." Douglas Adams
Enthusiast
Unfortunately it won ony one race - the 1966 Laguna Seca. But it's significance is nevertheless very high. The 2E was the first American racing car (maybe even the first one in the world, I'm not sure) with the high wing on struts. It also had radiators moved from the traditional position in front of the car, to pods placed on both sides of cockpit, and many other revolutionary aerodynamic features. Next year almost all CanAm cars looked this way, the wing even found its way to F1 (albeit only shortly).
It's not denial. I'm just very selective about the reality I accept.
Legendary
Superb article! Thanks.
Enthusiast
one heck of an amazing article. i love those that you're posting, you da man
12 cylinders or walk!
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