Mike Pearson's Adventures on a Pale Blue Dot

  The Sucker car Chaparrel race cars was founded in 1962 by oil man/race driver, Jim Hall and Hap Sharp. The name "Chaparrel" was kind of/sort of.... the blending of the two names. In the 60's the aerodynamic ideas that we all take for granted now in auto design had not been totally scienced out. There was a lot of horsepower to be had in everything from aluminum big-block Detroit motors to high-revving European twelve cylinder powerplants. It was easy to go fast down the straights, but turning corners without spinning off the track was a problem. Jim Hall took the issue of cornering grip very seriously, so seriously in fact...that his solution turned the racing world on it's ear. Jim decided to use a magic combination of brute force and finesse to get his race car to stick in high speed corners. He turned his race car, the 2-J into a giant vacuum cleaner. Equipped with an auxiliary 45 horsepower, 2stroke snowmobile engine that turned two 17 inch fans, th...

Mi-26 Wiki page   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mil_Mi-26   Mi-26 lifting a Chinook helic opter in Afg hanistan   Dropping off a 220 size excavator at Galore Creek mine  

Interesting car of the day. Designed by Derek Gardner and built by Tyrrell in the late 70's. The front tire arrangement provided better down force to the front and allowed more powerful braking systems. The biggest drawback was the lack of development by the tire manufacturer to keep up with the pace of change.  Website dedicated to the P-34   http://www.project34.co.uk/images/logos/logo2.png Other car stuff Journalist blows up rare Porsche racing engine   http://adventuresinmikeslife.blogspot.ca/2013/01/more-stuff-for-gearheadsjournalist.html My Plymouth RoadRunner   http://adventuresinmikeslife.blogspot.ca/2011/12/boy-and-his-carspart-two.html My 57 Chev wagon    http://adventuresinmikeslife.blogspot.ca/2011/12/boy-and-his-cars.html 4 Door Ford Maverick race car   http://adventuresinmikeslife.blogspot.ca/2012/04/maverick-magic-trick.html

Grainy old images taken with a cheap camera by a kid with no photography skills. ( me in those days ) I figure they are better here than stuck in the album at the bottom of my steamer trunk.. If I can find any extra info on the cars/drivers/owners...I'll add it into the mix. Don Prudhomme 's Top Fuel Funny Car   Don Prudhomme Wiki   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Prudhomme Don Prudhomme "the Snake" doing his burnout The Bubble-up team. "240 G ordie" drove the Funny Car   Gordie Bonin websi te  http://www.240gordieracing.com/ Jet Funny Car Jet Funny Car lighting up the summer evening sky Wil d Bill Shrewsberry and his wheelstander truck   Wiki page for Wild Bill   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Bill_Shrewsberry Wild Bill getting ready for his run Hemi powered Willys pick-up truck Jim Moore Funny Car   Feature on Funny Cars of the 80's...mentioning Jim Moore   http://www.80sfunnycar...