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Can-Am is a Canadian subsidiary of Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP) founded in 1972 and based in Valcourt, Quebec. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The company produced off-road motorcycles from 1972 to 1987. In 1997, the company was reformed and began production of ATV vehicles as well as the Can-Am Spyder three-wheeled motorcycle .
Can-Am was the birthplace and proving ground for what, at the time, was cutting-edge technology. Can-Am cars were among the first race cars to use sport wings, effective turbocharging, ground-effect aerodynamics, and aerospace materials like titanium. This led to the eventual downfall of the original series when costs got prohibitive.
One feature of the Can Am was the Trans Am's shaker hood scoop as standard equipment, and succeeded the slow selling 1973-1975 Pontiac Grand Am. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The car was a trim package of the Pontiac Le Mans, but powered by the Pontiac 400 rated at 200 hp (149 kW; 203 PS) (the T/A 6.6 "W72" version, not the base 400, which made 180).
WLTT (1180 kHz) was an AM radio station licensed to Carolina Beach, North Carolina. The station served the Wilmington, North Carolina radio market with an urban adult contemporary format. The station was last owned by CLI Radio, LLC.
Cryopumps are commonly cooled by compressed helium, though they may also use dry ice, liquid nitrogen, or stand-alone versions may include a built-in cryocooler.Baffles are often attached to the cold head to expand the surface area available for condensation, but these also increase the radiative heat uptake of the cryopump.
The Cape Fear region is expecting severe weather on Tuesday. Now is the time to take precautions.
Cryotherapy is a specific type of low-temperature treatment used to reduce inflammation and its associated pain. [4] Cryotherapy was developed in the 1970s by Japanese rheumatologist Toshima Yamaguchi [5] [6] and introduced to Europe, US and Australia in the 1980s [7] [8] and 1990s. [9]
The 1987 Can-Am Teams season was the twentieth and final running of the Sports Car Club of America's Can Am Series and the eleventh and final running of the revived series. For 1987, the series added March 85Cs from CART , [ 1 ] although some continued to use the old prototypes.