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Throwback Thursday: Jim Hall changed the face of racing with aerodynamic innovations

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Throwback Thursday: Jim Hall changed the face of racing with aerodynamic innovations

By alley - Sep 10, 2015, 3:31 PM ET

Texan Jim Hall wasn’t one to follow the crowd.Developing his Chaparral racecars at his shop and Rattlesnake Raceway in Midland, Texas, Hall pioneered many of the aerodynamic developments that have changed the face of motorsports. Hall purchased a pair of Chaparrals from Troutman and Barnes for racing in 1962. Driving...

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