Can-Am - Wikipedia
WEBThe Canadian-American Challenge Cup, or Can-Am, was an SCCA/CASC sports car racing series from 1966 to 1974, and again from 1977 to 1987. The Can-Am rules were deliberately simple and placed few limits on the entries. This led to a wide variety of unique car body designs and powerful engine installations.
A Visual History of Can-Am, the Greatest Racing Series Ever
WEBOct 25, 2016 · The Can-Am cars evolved from those used in SCCA’s U.S. Road Racing Championship (USRRC) series, which mostly involved stuffing a high-powered American V-8 into lightweight racing chassis.
Can-Am Racing – History & Ultimate Guide - Sports Car Digest
WEBAug 8, 2009 · The Can-Am series began in 1966 with two races in Canada (CAN) and four races in the United States of America (AM) for what were to become known as Group 7 sports cars.
Can-Am Racing - The Ultimate Guide - Sports Car Digest
WEBBy 1968, most of the cars were powered by all-aluminum big-block Chevrolet engines producing over 620 horsepower. Manufacturers from other racing series were lured into CanAm racing due to the...
Can-Am: When ‘no rules’ ruled racing - Motor Sport Magazine
WEBFeb 8, 2017 · Can-Am was a province of pure performance. Audacious, imaginative, stunningly powerful, these road-racing machines were demonstrably the fastest of their day, usually faster than Formula 1 cars around the same circuits.
This Is the Turbocharged Porsche 917/30 Flat-12 That Killed Can-Am
WEBMay 18, 2020 · The 917/30 was the fastest car in the world in its day. “Porsche found a new field of activity. North America had long since become the brand’s largest individual market, and the...
Can-Am Series: The True Unlimited - DrivingLine
WEBAug 2, 2014 · Heavily developed to pump to a reliable 750 horsepower and nearly 7000 RPM’s of fury, the Can-Am contenders were now the fastest and most powerful road racers in the world, even faster than the Formula One cars of the time. And no car was able to harness the staggering horsepower better than McLaren’s M8 series of …
240 HP Rotax: The most powerful SxS engine - Can-Am Off-Road
WEBTake the durability of the industry-proven X3 Turbo RR engine and crank it way up to 240 HP. Cylinder block that withstands higher peak pressure; Multilayer cylinder head gasket; Robust crank train; New turbo charger with integrated tubeless system; Hydraulics housing and dry sump; Unrivaled cooling capacity
The Wildest Machines From Auto Racing's Lawless Glory Years
WEBAug 13, 2014 · 1965-1966 Lola T70 Mk2 Spyder: The winner of the first ever Can-Am championship was this mid-engined convertible from Kent, England. If the names of drivers like Bob Bondurant and Jackie...
Can-Am's glory days - Motor Sport Magazine
WEBDec 1, 2014 · The Can-Am ran only for nine years from 1966-74 and during that time the cars and engines evolved rapidly. Consider that Bruce McLaren was on the pole at Elkhart Lake in 1967 aboard a beautiful McLaren-Chevy M6A, lapping the four-mile track in 2min 12.6sec, averaging 108.597mph.
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