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How did CanAm come about?
"What would happen if we went racing with no car design rules?"
"Well, that would be daft...you have to have some rules!
OK...the cars have to be designed to carry two people.....errr....and the rear wheels need to be faired in...better?"
"Yup"
Well, probably not quite like that, but the end result was the same.
For a few glorious years in the 1960's-70's CanAm was the biggest racing series on the planet.
At this weekends Members meeting there was an astonishing selection of CanAm, many of which ran in a track demonstration - it was tremendous to see, hear and smell these extraordinary cars - for me, especially the Shadows - surely the coolest racing team ever?!
The bizarre 1968 Shadow Lowline Prototype - 10" front wheels, had to be driven splay footed, pop-up aero to assist braking (sadly not working yesterday)
"What would happen if we went racing with no car design rules?"
"Well, that would be daft...you have to have some rules!
OK...the cars have to be designed to carry two people.....errr....and the rear wheels need to be faired in...better?"
"Yup"
Well, probably not quite like that, but the end result was the same.
For a few glorious years in the 1960's-70's CanAm was the biggest racing series on the planet.
At this weekends Members meeting there was an astonishing selection of CanAm, many of which ran in a track demonstration - it was tremendous to see, hear and smell these extraordinary cars - for me, especially the Shadows - surely the coolest racing team ever?!
The bizarre 1968 Shadow Lowline Prototype - 10" front wheels, had to be driven splay footed, pop-up aero to assist braking (sadly not working yesterday)