For those of us who were fans of the ground shaking, mind melters...
This will be on my Christmas list for sure, enjoy the trailer!
Fax
http://www.canamfilm.com/

Wow, thanks for the link Fax, will definitely get that one on my list! :P

If the trailer is anything to go by, that looks great.

Added to my wish list.

Nice one Fax.

Those cars were amazing, its the one series I wish I could have witnessed first hand more than any other.

Quote from: Nordic on November 06, 2007, 08:51:48 AMThose cars were amazing, its the one series I wish I could have witnessed first hand more than any other.

Fully agree on that. I understood back in '05 or '06 there was some sort of 'classic' race of the Can-Am Series. Can anybody tell me if this will be done again in some time to come? Would be ideal to try and combine with an ALMS race 8)

Excellent - well that's heading for the Christmas list!  Awesome - faster than F1, unrestricted engines, real noise.....

MG Mark

Agreed guys, magnificent beasts they were, driven by some of the best drivers in the world.  Faster than the F1 cars at the circuits they shared (The Glen, St. Jovite, and Mosport).  I suppose by its very nature, the rules were, there were no rules, it couldn't last forever, and in the end escalating costs and the mid-seventies fuel crisis did it in.  But it was glorious while it lasted.  It still gives me a huge amount of pride to be able to talk to the younger fans you meet at races and say "Yeah, I saw the Can-Am series in person".
Paddy, they have various Can-Am reunions from time to time.  The biggest annual gathering of Can-Am machines is usually at the Brian Redman historics at Road America every summer.  The SVRA historics at Mid-Ohio and Watkins Glen usually draw a good number of the Group 7 cars as well.  In recent years some owners of Can-Am cars have become reluctant to race them, and will just display or demonstrate them, as they've become quite valuable.  We watched Hurly Haywood demonstrate his 1973 Brumos Porsche 917/10 at Daytona a few years ago and he joked that he took it nice and easy because that was more car than he was man enough for at his advanced years, and if he hurt the engine, he couldn't afford to repair it.
Fax

Great dvd it would seem, I used to follow the historic series around europe ,M8 C/D F 'S Twin turbo mclarens lolas etc,
BRILLANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Any idea where i can get one? my usual contacts not heard of it

The Motorsport Collector in Chicago has it listed.
It will be available in NTSC and PAL.  www.motorsportcollector.com
Fax

Quote from: Fax MKII on November 07, 2007, 09:18:18 PM
The Motorsport Collector in Chicago has it listed.

Thanks for the link, Fax. I have asked for the DVD via info@canamfilm.com and got the following reply:

QuoteThank you for your enquiry.

In December 2007 we will email you where to buy information
for the new DVD Film  Can-Am The Speed Odyssey

Price; $34.95

Thank you,
Ardennes Productions

I have ordered the DVD via motorsportcollector as it took canamfilm.com quite a while to respond :-\

Order placed.  That's the Termites' Christmas sorted, then!  Thanks Fax. :)

On my Christmas list.

Does anyone remeber the series of 'Invitation' races at Brands with F1 and F5000 racing together? Would love to see those again for just the noise. IIRC the Tyrol 6 wheeler attend one year.

I can remember seeing Can Am and Group 7 races at Wunstorf  in the early '70s. All a bit hazy though, anybody else get there?

Still no sign of this - last I heard it had been delayed again.  However, take a look at:
http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/4151747/-/Product.html?searchstring=Can-Am+Thunder&searchsource=0
It's tough to figure out if it's the same film or not - I assume not as it seems to have a lot of modern stuff on it but titles do change...

Hi Termie,
I think thats a different film.  Last time I heard, The Speed Odyssey was due out any day now.  Its supposed to have over nintey minutes of original Can-Am footage.  Looking forward to it enormously.
Fax