Jim Hall
debuted the original front-engined Chaparral
I at Laguna Seca in June, 1961. He finished 2nd to Chuck
Sargent in his Birdcage. Here, he powers around Turn 6 toward
a 3rd place finish in the 1961 "L.A. Times Grand Prix" held at Riverside
on Oct 13-15, 1961. He finished 2nd in the Oct. 12-14, 1962 event
in an upgraded version of the same car.
Hall rounds Riverside's popular Turn
6. The grandstands were always full here during major events.
This car was built by SoCal constructors
Troutman-Barnes, the same team that built the Scarabs
for Lance Reventlow.
For more info on these cars, (and the
later USRRC and Can- Am Chaparral
II's) read Richard Falconer's "Chaparral". |
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Another look at Hall at Riverside in
1961.
Here, he exits the high-speed Turn 1. |
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Monterey Historics, 1997: The
original Chaparral returned to Laguna Seca, the site of its first appearance,
with Murray Smith driving.
New! Mark Cramer is creating a Chaparral
site. It's still under construction and doesn't have an index page
yet.
Here's his page on the
Chaparral
I. |
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