The INSANE Fan-Powered Racecar That Was BANNED - The Chaparral 2J

Описание: So, what do you get when you take a limitless Can-Am race car, attach two massive fans to the rear, and power them with a separate snowmobile engine? Well, you get the Chaparral 2J, also known as the "Sucker Car."
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In this video, we analyze the "Sucker Car" — a vehicle that was literally a vacuum cleaner for the race track. While the Howmet TX used a helicopter turbine to go forward, the 2J used an auxiliary motor to suck itself to the ground, creating ungodly amounts of downforce at zero miles per hour. We explore Jim Hall's insane design, the mechanical struggles that kept it from finishing races, and the political controversy that ultimately led to it being banned from competition forever.
This is the unfortunate and tragic story of a car that was too fast for its own good. The car that was never meant to be.
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