Chaparral related links
- Official
- General
- Statistics
- Recent years
- History
- Slotracing
- Scale models
- CanAm stuff
- Chaparral chaps
Introducing kids to motorsports
Most kids are exposed to sports like baseball, soccer, and basketball at very young ages, but many are not immediately introduced to motorsports on a regular basis.
Motorsports, however, are excellent ways for kids to both have fun and build character while competing against peers and mastering their skills.
Motorsports are also contactless, meaning they don't involve any violence in the same way other athletes like MMA fighters and football players experience.
While motorsports aren't as widely discussed as other sports in many areas, there are actually a lot of them out there for you and your kids to experience and test out.
There are also many ways to introduce children to motorsports and possibly find their lifelong hobby or career.
Let's take a look at some methods of introducing kids to motorsports.
https://www.carcovers.com/carresources/introducing-kids-to-motorsports/
Official
Official Chaparral website
http://www.chaparralcars.com
Official Chaparral museum
http://www.petroleummuseum.org/Chaparral
General
Chaparral at Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org
Studies for a furure 2J
http://www.carbodydesign.com
All Chaparrals
http://www.sandcastlevi.com/racing
YouTube 2J riding
http://www.youtube.com
Many, many Chaparral links
http://www.ashcom.homestead.com
Chaparral stats
All Chaparral results
http://www.sandcastlevi.com/racing
Recent years
Chaparral Gallery Opening Museum
http://www.ashautophotos.smugmug.com
Chaparral Gallery Opening Museum, nice pics.
http://www.motorsport.com/photos
The opening of the Chaparral Gallery was kicked off with a forum discussion of the Chaparral history.
Participating were all the drivers over the years, Franz Weis engine builder and Hall's competitor, friend and legend Dan Gurney.
http://www.biggolddog.com
YouTube, Last run of the 2F to museum and all kind of other YouTube Chaparral stuff.
http://www.biggolddog.com
YouTube movie: Walk around 2E with Jim Musser. INTERESTING!
http://news.windingroad.com
Interview with Jim Hall by Paul Haney, at The Brian Redman International Challenge at Road America, 2001?
http://insideracingtechnology.com
Look in the index for Jim Hall, Chaparral and contempories. Nice site.
http://www.tamsoldracecarsite.net
Press release auction Chaparral 1
http://www.rmauctions.com
New pictures of Chaparral 1 including some history
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com
Rare recent pictures of the Chaparral McLaren M12, 2K and 2E
http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle
http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z11218
http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z3324
Chaparral 1 history and track test!
http://www.theautochannel.com/publications/magazines
Chaparral appearance on Goodwood Festival of Speed 2007
http://www.leadinglightmagazine.com
Chaparral Camaro's. Suuuuuuuper!!!
http://trans-amseries.com/Drivers
Portrait of Cameron Argetsinger, once vice president of Chaparral Cars
http://www.scca.com
Chaparral Speedway. It has nothing to do with our Chaparral but still interesting
http://www.biswellmotorsports.com
A blogger about Jim Hall and the cars. Good work.
http://42at60.blogspot.com
Photograhps of all Chaparrals for sale
http://www.turbosracingphotos.com
2E wingsupport diagram
http://www.civeng.carleton.ca
All chassisnumbers and chassis chronology
http://www.classicscars.com/chassis
35th Can Am Reunion featuring Chaparral Cars and Jim Hall
http://www.oldirish.com/racing
When you enter Midland there is this sign, explaining the name of the town. Interesting.
http://jimsgarage.wordpress.com/category/racing
Monterey pictures
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car
History
Chaparral Cart Series statistics. For Chaparral look 1979 and further.This is an excellent source.
Their own statement: Complete history of Formula 1, CART/IndyCar, IRL, NASCAR, ALMS & Trans-AM, detail results of every single race, huge database of pictures, extensive statistics with cross reference of different series.
The ONLY site on the internet that provides all with cross reference.
http://www.motorsportsalmanac.com
Splendid site. Many, many pictures of CanAm cars, Interserie, FIA Sports cars, Le Mans cars etc.
http://www.racingsportscars.com
Splendid site for sports car fans
http://www.ashautophotos.smugmug.com
Chevrolet GS2b/Chaparral connection. The pictured 2C is not a 2C but a 2A!
http://news.windingroad.com/auto-news
French but good pictures
http://www.autodrome-cannes.com
Short history, All Chaparral racing results.
http://www.sandcastlevi.com/racing
Short history and some new time pics.
http://www.chron.com
Some interesting links
http://www.photoessayist.com/canam/chaparral
Good story about plastic chassis too
http://www.chron.com/class
Most peculiar: Birth of Can-Am Racing, how Can-Am rules were set via 'after-hours' calls between Jim Hall and Tracy Bird. Editor's note: This article appeared in the 1969 program guide for the Monterey Castrol GTX Grand Prix. http://www.photoessayist.com/canam/articles/birth.htm
Slotracing Chaparral related
IMCA slotracing
http://www.imca-slotracing.com
Seems to be a real slot race source!
http://www.imca-slotracing.com
Cars, drivers and stats of the '67 CanAm season. Good work!
http://www.imca-slotracing.com
The same for '66
http://www.imca-slotracing.com
HO scale Chaparral 2J and other slotrace models
http://www.riggenho.com
http://www.riggenho.com/2J
Another HO scale racing site. Look for Chaparral 2D.
http://www.hoslotcarracing.com
Cox 2D
http://www.professormotor.com
Cox 2E
http://www.professormotor.com
Scalextric 2F new!!!!!
http://www.scalextric.com
http://slotcarnews.blogspot.com/2007
Decals for 1:24 Chaparral slot cars
http://www.slotforum.com/forums/blog/slotlab
2G slot car body coming soon
http://slotcarnews.blogspot.com/2006
Top Slot 2D
http://members.aol.com/ladybrookraceway
Miscellaneous slot material
http://www.vintageslotcars.com/
Nice Chaparral slot racers + story. The 2C is actually a 2A! A mistake often made.
http://www.jimbobwan.com/slots
Miscellaneous 2F slot racers
http://www.professormotor.com
Chaparral slot car body kits
http://www.electricdreams.com/
Marsh Models Chaparrals
http://www.ghostmodels.com
English on line shop
http://www.getslotted.co.uk
Scale Models
Beautiful 2A model + history
http://www02.exoto.com/collectibles
Minichamps Chaparrals
http://www.minichamps.de
Marsh Models 2G
http://modelingmadness.com/scotts/cars
You Tube 2G model
http://www.youtube.com
Exoto 200 euro 2E models and 2A
http://www.quirao.com
http://www.modelcars.com
http://www.modelcars.com
http://www02.exoto.com/collectibles/RacingLegends/Chaparral2
CanAm stuff
All CanAm champions, stats
http://www.deepthrottle.com/History
Individual CanAm results
http://www.classicscars.com/wspr/results/canam
CanAm stuff
http://www.photoessayist.com/canam
Survey of all cars seen at the 1967 CanAm series
www.imca-slotracing.com/CANAM-1967
Group 7 page with Chaparral information
www.group7.nl
Chaparral chaps
Vic Elford
http://www.vicelford.com/main.html
Reflections of Vic Elford
http://www.ashcom.homestead.com