Chaparral 2J '70

The Chaparral 2J '70 is a race car produced by Chaparral. It first appeared in Gran Turismo 4 and has been featured in all subsequent mainline games except Gran Turismo Sport.
It appears to be the #66 driven by Vic Elford, who finished 15th overall in the 1970 Can-Am season. Its fan technology was banned at the end of the season due to unfair technological advantages, following protests from McLaren.
==Description==
"Nicknamed "The Vacuum Cleaner", this car took the motoring world by surprise and became an icon in racing history."
=== Café Conversations (GT7) ===
==== Jeremy ====
Ah, you're not likely to forget a car like this! It's the Chaparral 2J, which was built for the 1970 Can-Am series. On its rear you'll find... Two fans powered by a single-cylinder 274 cc engine. These fans expel air from under the body to generate downforce... Making it look as if the car is being sucked right to the ground. For this reason, it is sometimes referred to as the 'fan car'. Able to take corners at high speeds that defy all logic... The Chaparral 2J set incredible lap times in all four of the races it competed in! In fact, it even took pole position. But it wasn't the most reliable machine... And before it could run a full race, the FIA changed the rules on aerodynamics... Putting the 'fan car' out of competition. One can only imagine what this car could have achieved, had it been given time to develop!
==== Ed Welburn ====
I'm a big fan of all things Chaparral. The Chaparral 2J was the most innovative of the company's projects. It's undoubtedly the most radical race car of the legendary CanAm series. Its wedge-shaped nose, squared-off body and rear twin fans... Instantly made you curious about what mysteries lay beneath its skin. Design-wise, it's more 'lab experiment' than 'race car'. But the Chaparral 2J could outperform just about everything. That's why it was eventually banned from racing, because of its incredible technical advantages. Personally, I would have created a body that was more in keeping with the front-end design. At the very least, I would have painted the center section white.
==Acquisition==
==Pictures==
Chaparral 2J Race Car Vehicle Banner.png|The vehicle banner as it appears in GT4.
==Trivia==
*Unusually for a race car, it has a 3-speed automatic transmission, developed in-house by Chaparral.
*The original idea of ground effect pioneered on this car was later used with more successful results in F1, with the Lotus 78 and the Brabham BT46B (the latter had a large turbine on the rear). The fans used on the 2J and the BT46B also influenced the fans installed on the Red Bull X-series cars.
*In GT4, nitrous can't be applied on this car.
*In GT6, although its interior is marked as Detailed, this car has neither a gallery view nor working gauges. These was later included in GT7 where it has a fully modeled interior.
*Unlike its real-life counterpart, the 2J has trouble maintaining grip, even when using Racing: Soft tires, often having bouts of spinning out (with assists disabled) whereas its real-life counterpart always maintain its grip on the track.
==Notes==
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Category:1970s race cars
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Category:Level 23 Cars
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Category:Can-Am Cars
Category:Legend Cars
Category:Sports Prototypes