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Chaparral Cars
- brudgers 11y agoRelated: http://autoweek.com/article/car-life/week-1970-chaparral-2j-unveiled http://autoweek.com/article/car-life/week-1970-chaparral-2j-...
- EdwardCoffin 11y agoThis reminds me of a car out of one of Dean Ing's stories, probably was inspired by the 2J. It used the fans to create a vacuum for cornering, pressure to reduce tire resistance on straightaways, and could even hop over obstacles. I think it was his book Chernobyl Syndrome, may have appeared in others too.
- saddestcatever 11y agoThe Gran Turismo wikia article actually has a great description of the 2J. Just found while looking for more info: "car that utilized two engines: one was a 690 HP powerplant to power the car and the other, an air-cooled snowmobile engine that powered a pair of large fans to such the air flowing underneath the car, thus making it "stick" to the road surface...Before the start of the 1971 season, the SCCA banned the use of engines used for other than powering the car itself, and the Chaparral 2J was banished from motorsports forever." http://gran-turismo.wikia.com/wiki/Chaparral_2J_'70 http://gran-turismo.wikia.com/wiki/Chaparral_2J_'70