Permian Basin Petroleum Museum
Don’t miss the Petroleum Museum in Midland as it has a Chaparral Wing where Jim Hall has all his restored race cars housed including the first moveable wing on a race car, the Chaparral 2E. Legend has it that he got the idea watching the RC airplanes he let use his skid pad at Rattle Snake Raceway on the week ends to fly.
Rattle Snake raceway is also in Midland alongside his original shop. I visited a few months ago and was able to find the track with Google Earth, a bit overgrown but all still there. Can you tell I’m a fan and gearhead. It was the perfect intersection of flying and race cars, my 2 biggest loves.