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.
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