Neil
Great web site, thanks
Glen
----- Original Message -----
From: "Albaugh, Neil" <albaugh_neil@ti.com>
To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 4:19 PM
Subject: Chaparral I Design
> List;
>
> Just a tidbit of info-- I was at the Art Center College of Design in
> Pasadena last weekend for a car show and attended a session titled
> "Designing For Speed" there-- among other things; it was some weekend! The
> presenters were Pete Brock (Corvette Sting Ray, Cobra Daytona Coupe) and
> Chuck Pelly (Scarab, Chaparral) and they were very interesting. The thing
> that caught my attention was Pelly's comment about his design of the
> Chaparral I being influenced by Bonneville cars.
>
> See:
>
http://www.theautochannel.com/publications/magazines/sci/dec-jan-98/pg80.fra
> me
>
> Later in the afternoon, I had a chance to ask him about that. He said that
> they didn't know much about aerodynamics then but it was apparent that, as
> the race cars got faster, it was becoming something that needed attention.
> Pelly said that he had been to Bonneville and knew some of the
streamliners
> were obviously good at high speed and looked attractive, so he tried to
use
> as much of that body shape as he could in the Chaparral I.
>
> So, you see--- salt racers even influenced the design of one of the most
> significant road racing cars of all time!
>
> Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
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