Can-Am series

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The Can-Am series was a North American sports car racing championship known for its powerful, unrestricted prototype cars and innovative engineering during the 1960s and 1970s.

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instanceOf auto racing series
motorsport series
sports car racing championship
category prototype sports cars
chassisType open-cockpit sports prototypes
continent North America
country Canada
United States of America
discipline sports car racing
dissolved 1974
engineTypeAllowed large-displacement naturally aspirated engines
supercharged engines
turbocharged engines
finalEdition 1986
inception 1966
influenced aerodynamic development in motorsport
later prototype sports car regulations
knownFor Group 7 regulations
innovative engineering
powerful unrestricted prototype cars
very high power-to-weight ratios
legacy reputation as one of the most powerful racing series in history
notableConstructor Chaparral Cars
Lola
McLaren
linked to: McLaren Group

Porsche
Shadow
notableDriver Bruce McLaren
Denny Hulme
George Follmer
Jackie Stewart
linked to: Sir Jackie Stewart

Mark Donohue
Peter Revson
organizer Canadian Automobile Sport Clubs
Sports Car Club of America
peakPopularityPeriod early 1970s
late 1960s
reasonForDecline competition from Formula 1 and other series
oil crisis of the early 1970s
rising costs
regulationsBasedOn Group 7 sports car rules
regulationStyle minimal technical restrictions
revival 1977
safetyRegulations relatively limited in early years
sport auto racing
typicalRaceDuration approximately 200 miles
typicalRaceFormat sprint races

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Trans-Am racing relatedTo Can-Am series
Bruce McLaren sportsDiscipline Can-Am
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Bruce McLaren competedInSeries Can-Am Challenge Cup
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Bruce McLaren teamDominatedSeries Can-Am
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Team Penske formerSeries Can-Am
linked to: Can-Am series
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park hasFormerEvent Can-Am Series races
linked to: Can-Am series
Pedro Rodríguez participatedIn Can-Am series
Long Beach Street Circuit formerEvent Can-Am Series race
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Watkins Glen International formerHostsSeries Can-Am Series
linked to: Can-Am series
Riverside International Raceway hostedSeries Can-Am Series
linked to: Can-Am series
David Hobbs participatedIn Can-Am
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McLaren M8D racingCategory Can-Am
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McLaren M8D debutSeason 1970 Can-Am season
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McLaren M8D usedIn North American Can-Am series
linked to: Can-Am series