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This is so hard to listen to with all those god damn people chirping.

At 36:27, the Chaparral H reminds me of a diecast toy car called “Johnny Lightning Topper Vulture. (1969)

What is steering gamma?

Wow, fantastic video. What a brilliant man, and having the shop and track out the back door is perfect. Desire and ideas the fuel of innovation.

Athletes are not role models. Gentlemen like Jim Hall are what a roll model should be.

At the moment there's a lot of talk about how great an engineer Adrian Newey is but I would say that Jim Hall and Colin Chapman are the two greatest road racing engineers of all time. Jim is absolutely the father of modern aerodynamics.

Talking about aerodynamics - please don't forget the Mercedes and Auto Union race cars of the 30s!

Saw the 2J Sucker at Road America in 2001. They ran it on a few 'hot laps' - the glorious racket of those Sachs engines. (added to the soundtrack of the Spice cars, the Shadow DNS cars, the Judd powered oddities)

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One might add that Mr Hall is the Godfather of the mid-engine Corvette - The C8 needs a special named the Chapparall

Sandy did the iconic “66” and font! Classic. Great engineer and driver.

Golden days of racing

Fantasic, genius, legend.

Jim, a pity you never made a road legal Chaparral supercar.

Cool video. Jim Hall was a do it man. He didn't do much talking outside of his inner circle. Whoever interviewed him really got this remarkable man to open up, and flap his lips for a rare spell.

What a story 🎉

"It's important to have good information " 😂 he had no idea what the old man was talking about 😂

Jesus, tf is all that noise Isn't the talk in a separate space? It's like there's a cafeteria to the side

Jim Hall created a legend, by being one. Amazing tutorial on aero.

You should post some videos of you driving the gt3 sir

Anyone ever built replica race tracks for testing? Imagine a whole series in one place minus the altitude

i also know the people that were involved with his indy and fomula 500 effort i hope to be half the man he is in my life and i would be happy

thank you mr hall i agree with you and i hope too do the things you have done

Worked a Chevy dealer in 1970s in Midland, Texas. The little German man that was engine builder would bring into the dealer foreign sport cars with Chevy transplants , air condition and all. Knew kid working parts for him. They did lots of testing out at the race track. Lots of memories and wishes. A hint for the young dudes , don’t put one of the full race road race cams in your daily. I did put it in my pickup , drove it, took it out all in a few hours.

This man is clearly a genius.

Who owns rattle snake track and was it ever used for races or just tests

All Hail Jim Hall

I've always admired Mr.Hall mostly for his accomplishments because I didn't know him, after seeing your interview I also respect him as a man! A true gentleman with a amazing mind! Thank you for sharing this, you made my day!

Recognized for results!!! Not for talk!! In the corporate job I had as an engineer talk was much more financially rewarding than results. 15 years ago I bought a company and quickly discovered that results were damn important. On time delivery and quality product equals success

I remember the vacuum cleaner cars. It appears that they sucked in more ways than one

I saw everyone of Jim Hall's cars a different race tracks super nice person to talk to I call him on the phone every once in a while

I was working at the midland airport and met Johnny Rutherford when he got out of his P-51

Everybody (okay, not *everybody* ) knows who Carroll Shelby was, but here we have The Other Texan, still with us, who also built some mind-blowing race cars. I coveted my Cox 1/24 scale Chaparral 2E slot car (with working wing!), and followed Chaparral's ups-and-downs till the end. Amazing times, amazing guy. (Somebody make a proper movie about him already!)

It was the 1970 race season at my home track of Watkins Glen, when I had the joy of watching Jim Hall's Chaparral 2J "Sucker Car" in the pits getting fitted to Jackie Stewart's backside. The crew placed two sheets of plastic in the cockpit, and as Jackie held himself up a few inches by his elbows, they poured liquid foam rubber between the sheets. It didn't take long before they had a seat cushion that fit him perfectly. I've still got pictures of Jim and Jackie collaborating in the pits. One problem they discovered with the 2J was that the vacuum system picked up debris that other cars passed over and deposited it all over the engine and chassis, creating a layer of asphalt. But the cornering was scary fast, and so it was outlawed.

Could let the cycle kart people use the track.

I didn't look up to anybody when I was growing up, but I always luv'd the 2J, it's like something a kid wud. make, but w/ the laws of physics; Jim Hall's 1 of 2 ppl I luv. =) ♡

As a mechanical engineer you have to love how Jim Hall’s cars were just more advanced than the rest of the field. Being smarter is always a better way to make a car go faster than just throwing money at it without understanding the fundamental issues. He’s a great role model for anyone starting out in their career.

A great guy

My friends were all astonished at the McMurtry Speirling breaking the hill climb record at Goodwood in 2022. I had to explain to them who Jim Hall is and how he was 60 years ahead of the game when it came to automotive aerodynamics and fan cars.

i always be fascinated by the 2J since i was child and saw it first time in Gran Turismo 🤩

What a guy…

Amazing the amount of aircraft inspired proven theories incorported into the aesthetics of the cars.

This Hall guy… He’s not interesting enough.

Mr. Hall, you sure are the best in your field!

Geez, the 2H had active suspension that was intended to keep the aero package working efficiently in 1968. Williams didn't do that successfully until the FW14b of 1992. Too bad it didn't work, but Hall was working too far ahead of his time.

Porsche had one on a 550 Racer, that car was recently restored with the wing re-attached to the body. It looked f'ugly, but all in silver, it sort of blends in the back. Then there was the Mercedes 300sl racer in the 54 or 55, which used to flip up as an air-brake but could be put in various levels of degrees to aid driving. Fangio n Moss drove them.

Wonderful storytelling, thanks so much for uploading.

I was in love with these cars when I was a boy. It's a shame this videographer has no sense of what to look at, because these cars are so rare it would be perfect to carefully examine them in detail.

My favorite Cars, back in the day! I tried to get # 66 at Big Bend Octane Fest, but a former employee got it, so I got 65, for my C7.

great video. seems like a great guy. thanks for sharing!