Chaparral 2J: The race car SO FAST the FIA had to KILL it
Episode description
The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, or FIA, is one of the most powerful sanctioning bodies in all of motorsport — but its control has rarely included racing in the United States. Why, then, did the FIA step in to kill the Chaparral 2J, a car that raced OUTSIDE of its jurisdiction?
Today on DPTJ, we're covering the story of Jim Hall, one of motorsport's most innovative minds, and his Chaparral 2J, the car so quick that the FIA stepped in to kill it — which, by proxy, killed America's greatest racing series, the Canadian-American Challenge Cup.
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Episode Bibliography:
Texas Legend: Jim Hall and His Chaparrals by George Levy
Can-Am by Pete Lyons
Can-Am 50th Anniversary: Flat Out With North America's Greatest Race Series by George Levy
https://www.roadandtrack.com/motorsports/a32350/jim-hall-chaparral-2j-history/