They were cool. I remember Chaparral slot cars, they were cool too.
and i was there...Interesting story.
Amazing innovative car I was unaware of.
I remember as a kid when the Blue Flame set land speed records in 1970.
http://www.landspeedrecord.org/blue-flame-gary-gabelich/
It came to town on a promotional tour.
What a thing to see as an 8 year who was Fascinated by spacecraft and model rockets!
It seemed in 1970 that Everything was possible, ie: 2001 Space Oddesey colonization was a plausible goal.
Look at us now...
Longtime fan of both Jim Halls— the racer and the guitarist.
I remember looking at a Dodge Viper in a parking lot. Jim Hall had autographed the console cover.
The late 60s-early 70s were definitely the peak years for racing. Jimmy Carter/the oil embargo/rules changes took the fun out of the sport.
Is there anything more boring these days than a ‘follow the leader until he breaks’ F1 race? NASCAR can be a little better, but it certainly isn’t stock car racing any more.
I did see the Chaparral race at Road Atlanta.
If you’re near the upper Midwest, the Brian Redman weekend at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wi is the place to be for vintage racing. Absolute blast of an experience at a fantastic venue.