Product description
One of the greatest drivers of his generation, Jim Hall is even better known as an innovator. From the Chaparral Cars in Midland, Texas, a company he founded, has emerged a series of vehicles that have changed the face of racing. His Chaparral 2E Can-Am car with inverted aerodynamic profile and the next 2F could be the most influential racing vehicles of the 20th century. Today, every Formula 1 car uses many of the features and performance introduced by Jim Hall in the mid-1960s.
This is the first book ever that tells the driver/builder’s story and how he shocked the world with innovative vehicles that won every race they’ve competed in, including the Can-Am, Trans-Am, the World Sportscar Championship, Formula 5000, the United States Road Racing Championship, the Canadian Sports Car Championship, and the Indianapolis 500 Miles.
The text is based on the author’s extensive interviews with over 100 characters related to the racing world, including Jim and Sandy Hall, Roger Penske, Jackie Stewart, Dan Gurney, Sam Posey, Brian Redman, Phil Hill, Al and Bobby Unser, Bernie Ecclestone, Johnny Rutherford, Gordon Murray, Adrian Newey, Gil de Ferran, Mario Andretti, Bob Lutz and Tony Southgate.
Packed with facts and anecdotes, the book is richly illustrated with vintage photographs of many of the world’s top motorsport photographers, including Pete Biro, Bernard Cahier, Hal Crocker, Dave Friedman, Pete Lyons, Dan Boyd, Lionel Birnbom and Pulitzer Prize winner Bob Jackson.
