Can-Am 50th Anniversary: Flat Out with North America's Greatest Race Series 1966-74
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| Rating | : | 4.33 (822 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0760350213 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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“A great book. One that fans and participants will enjoy.” - 1972 Can-Am champion George Follmer
Michael J. Stucker said A must have book for the racing enthusiast.. Back in the day, the Can-Am was THE auto racing series. It had the fastest, most technologically advanced cars and the best drivers from around the world. But after 9 short years it was gone. The reasons it came about and died are covered in detail. There are many interviews with drivers, mechanics, and team owners who participated in the series.I'. This book is the best value in motorsports right now Amazon Customer This book is the best value in motorsports right now. Using a number of never seen before images from ace auto racing photographer Pete Biro and the well written and well researched prose of expert automotive journalist George Levy, the reader is treated to many anecdotes from the participants of the most outrageous professional racing series ever . "this is food for your passion and a pass key to the innards f the best of professional Auto" according to Carl Lopez. If you are a motor racing enthusiast, this is a book you need to own. Whether you are 20 or 70, if you admire Nico Rosberg or Bruce McLaren, this is food for your passion and a pass key to the innards of the best of professional Auto Racing. Those on the upper end of the age scale, like me, will be treated to first-hand insights into what it was li
Or at least damn few rules. Top drivers including Mario Andretti, Jackie Stewart, Parnelli Jones, Bruce McLaren, Denis Hulme, Dan Gurney, Phil Hill, Mark Donohue, Peter Revson, Jim Hall, Jody Scheckter, Chris Amon, George Follmer and John Surtees competed on tracks across the US and Canada taking time off from Formula One schedules and other duties to drive in Can-Am because the racing and the cars were so exciting.Can-Am 50th Anniversary offers a heavily illustrated look back at what is arguably the greatest race series ever to grace the roadracing circuits of North America. It was as close to unrestricted road racing as racing had ever gotten or would ever get again. And it was fantastic.From its introduction in 1966 to the end of its classic period in 1974, North America's Can-Am series was the most exciting, technologically ad