<VV> PG rated

[djtcz at comcast.net]

>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: jvhroberts at aol.com 
>Subject: Re: <VV> 4 Speed to PG 
> 
>Well, sure, but imagine how much faster it'd be with a 4 speed! 
> 
> 
>John Roberts 


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1965 Chaparral 2 race results (cutted and pasted, not checked) 
Sebring, Hall/Sharp f astest lap and 1st 
USRRC Riverside, Hall 1st, Sharp fastest lap and 2nd 
USRRC Laguna Seca, Hall 1st 
Bridgehampton, Hall fastest lap and 1st, Sharp 2nd 
Mosport, Hall fastest lap and 2nd 
Elkhart Lake, Hall fastest lap and 1st 
USRRC Watkins Glen, Hall fastest lap and 1st, Sharp 2nd 
FIA Mr. Tremblant, Canada, Hall fastest lap and 2nd, Sharp 3rd 
USRRC Kent, Hall 1st Sharp fastest lap and 2nd 
USRRC Continental Divide, CO, Sharp 1st, Hall 4th 
USRRC Mid-Ohio, Sharp 1st 
Road America 500 Hall/Sharp/Hissom 1st, Hall/Sharp/Jennigs 2nd 
Bridgehampton, Sharp fastest lap and 1st 
Mosport, Hall fastest lap and 1st 
Kent WA, Hall fastest lap and 1st, Chaparral 2C, Sharp 2nd 
Laguna Seca, Sharp fastest lap and 2nd 
Riverside, Sharp 1st 
Las Vegas, Sharp 1st, Hall fastest lap and 3rd 
Nassau, Sharp 1st, Hall fastest lap , Chaparral 2C 


Supposedly a 1 speed automatic with torque converter was used successfully thru much of 1964. 
Late in 64 a 2 speed auto was installed, and that configuration was used for a few years until they started using big block engines. 


Since all those FTDs could not have been a result of the automatic transmission, perhaps the heavy fiberglass chassis played a role. 


Dan T