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The Pontiac Can Am is a midsize muscle car built by Pontiac and based on the Pontiac LeMans and the Pontiac Grand Am. The Can Am was a special edition option package and was only available in 1977. It was named for the Can Am racing series, continuing the race theme used for the Pontiac Grand Prix, LeMans and Trans Am.
Buckeye Can-Am Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course: August 17 6 Road America Can-Am Road America: August 31 7 Bridgehampton Grand Prix: Bridgehampton Race Circuit: September 14 8 Michigan International Can-Am Michigan International Speedway: September 28 9 Monterey Castrol Grand Prix: Laguna Seca Raceway: October 12 10 Los Angeles Times Grand Prix
The 1967 Canadian-American Challenge Cup was the second season of the Can-Am auto racing series. It involved FIA Group 7 racing cars running two-hour sprint events. It began September 3, 1967, and ended November 12, 1967, after six rounds. The series was won by Bruce McLaren driving a McLaren M6A Chevrolet.
Formula One portal; A Shadow Mk.I Can-Am car The Embassy Hill Shadow DN1 from 1973 being demonstrated at the 2008 Goodwood Festival of Speed Matra-powered DN7 driven by Jean-Pierre Jarier as a one-off during the 1975 Austrian Grand Prix The DN9 was copied by Arrows before a court order banned Arrows from racing their version, the FA/1
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.
The 1966 Canadian-American Challenge Cup was the inaugural season of the Can-Am auto racing series. It was for FIA Group 7 racing cars running two-hour sprint events. It began September 11, 1966, and ended November 13, 1966, after six rounds. The series was won by John Surtees driving a Lola T70 Mk.2.
Los Angeles Times Grand Prix (2 P) R. Road Atlanta Can-Am (6 P) Pages in category "Can-Am races" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
The 1971 Canadian-American Challenge Cup was the sixth season of the Can-Am auto racing series. It was contested by FIA Group 7 two-seater racing cars competing in two-hour sprint races. The series began on 13 June 1971 and ended on 31 October 1971, after ten rounds.