My GT7 Log: Know Your Legends - The Chaparral 2J

Let's get to know about the legendary cars that are hard to get in Gran Turismo 7's Legend Cars not only because of their extreme rarity that appears once in a blue moon but also their outrageous price tag that takes almost forever to save one. Today, let's get to know about the Chaparral 2J, the controversial fan car that was banned from motor racing forever.

The Chaparral 2J is created to take on Can-Am racing as the first race car to feature a rather unique active ground effect in the form of a giant vacuum. The combination of its 7.6L engine that produces nearly 690HP of power and the air-cooled snowmobile engines that powered the fans that suck the air flowing underneath the car to keep it glued to the ground is the trump card orchestrated by Jim Hall, the boss of Chaparral Cars. Such unique engineering shocked many fans despite facing troubles in its maiden season. Because of the SCCA banning the use of engines used to power other than the car itself, the Chaparral 2J is banned from motor racing forever.

The 2J will have a quick lap around the Goodwood Motor Circuit but how fast will it go? VTR, start!

The 2J did it in 1:08.375. Rather impressive for a fan car that became a forbidden fruit in the world of motorsports.

What other hard-to-get legendary cars should I drive next? Stay tuned for more.

UKRAINE CONFLICT: 4/11/2022

                            

The latest in the ongoing Ukraine conflict:

• Ukraine says 1,200 bodies found near Kyiv as east braces for onslaught
• Pope calls for 'Easter ceasefire' in Ukraine
• Speeding west, Ukraine hospital train ferries patients to safety

COVID-19 SITUATION: 4/11/2022

                                  

The latest in the ongoing COVID-19 situation:

• China’s health system faces raft of challenges as Omicron hits
• COVID is airborne and why it took WHO 2 years to admit it
• DOH to Lenten vacationers: Bring vaccination cards, observe COVID-19 safety protocols

Let's Do The News! (April 11, 2022)

                                  

Your daily round-up of today's news:

- Agaton weakens into a tropical depression.

- The Cebu-Cordova Bridge is set to open this month.

- Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos meets with more provincial governors.

- Mexicans voted in a divisive national referendum championed by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on whether he should step down or complete his term.

- Recent polls conducted in the middle of the first-round voting in the French presidential election forecast that President Emmanuel Macron will secure a five-year term in the second round run-off on April 24 against Marine Le Pen.

- Poland to seek justice for Stalin- era massacre

- Sri Lanka is nearly out of medicine, doctors warn.

- Australian election campaign begins.

- Kimetsu no Yaiba: Hinokami Kebbutan video game gets Entertainment District Arc character DLC Pack coming this summer.

- K-pop girl group ELRIS is now ALICE after moving to their new agency.

- Kpop boy group A.C.E.'s official YouTube channel got deleted after being hacked.

- Cambodia to feature 39 sports in the 2023 SEA Games.

- Former Oregon Ducks OL Daug Brenner adds #100M damages claim to a lawsuit against the NCAA.

TTFN.

NTT IndyCar Series 2022 - Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach

The streets of Long Beach, California, come to life, yet again, with the sounds of IndyCar racing machines roaring through in the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, the epic conclusion of the Long Beach race weekends dominated by Formula Drift and IMSA alike.

As the green flag waved, the street racing action commences with drivers going all-out for the lead. In Lap 6, Dalton Kellett slammed through the wall and therefore out of the race. As the race resumes, the street race gets even more intense. However, Lap 34 saw trouble for Scott McLaughlin as he clipped the inside wall, and then, Lap 56 saw Colton Herta crash through the wall. In Lap 60, Simon Pagenaud got slipped into the garden. With 19 laps left another trouble in Long Beach occurred with Marcus Ericcson in the wall and then got hit by Scott Dixon.

Screengrab from IndyCar

After a thrilling street race in Long Beach, Josef Newgarden wins the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach while Romain Grosjean finished 2nd and Alex Palou finished 3rd.

The next race will be the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama on May 1st, 2022.

ABB FIA Formula E S8 - Rome City ePrix

The streets of Rome, Italy, are the next battleground for the eighth season of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship and things couldn't get even wilder in the Eternal City even as the Holy Week approaches.

Screengrab from Formula E

Kicking off the race is Maximilian Guenther's unfortunate crash that triggered the safety car. As the race resumed, Stoffel Vandoorne tries to maintain his lead right up to the moment that ATTACK MODE is permitted. As the race intensifies, Robin Frijns snatched Vandoorne's lead. As the race nears its climax, Mitch Evans pulled a sudden resurgence as he stormed into the lead by surprise. In the end, Mitch Evans won the first race.

The second race, meanwhile, saw some more action, with Antonio Giovinazzi crashing in the middle of the race. In the end, Mitch Evans completed the Rome sweep with the win followed by Jean-Eric Vergne in 2nd place and Frijns in 3rd place.

The next race will be the Monaco E-Prix on the 30th of April, 2022.

F1 2022: Heineken Australian Grand Prix

 After a two-year absence due to the pandemic, the Albert Park in Melbourne's back to its fighting form with the grand return of Formula 1's Heineken Australian Grand Prix. The return of the Australian Grand Prix is greeted not just by the return of Sebastian Vettel after meeting quarantine regulations but also by the newfound rivalry between Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen in this new era of Formula 1. Can the newfound rivalry heat up?

With the lights out, the return of the Australian Grand Prix is on. The first two went well until Lap 3 saw Carlos Sainz out of the race after his car went to the gravel, triggering a virtual safety car. As the race resumes on Lap 7, Leclerc storms into the lead from Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton. Lap 10 saw Vettel go wide into the gravel but make it back. As the race heats up, Lap 24 saw Vettel crash and therefore out of the race. Sad day for the comeback man. With the race resumed on Lap 27, the drivers are going all-out by all means. However, come Lap 39, Max Verstappen's day in Melbourne is done by the request of his engineer. As the climax draws near, Leclerc made bold moves.

Screengrab from Formula 1

In the end, Charles Leclerc won the Australian Grand Prix with Sergio Perez finishing 2nd and George Russell finished 3rd, his first podium finish for Mercedes, and his second career podium finish.

The next race of the F1 2022 season will be Rolex Gran Premio Del Made in Italy e Dell'emilia - Romagna in Imola on April 24th.