Can-Am Odyssey

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Pierce89 wrote:Hey Strad,
I'm getting a 404 when I hit the links
Must be talking about the earlier ones..Odyssey etc. I will reload them if you like.
To achieve anything, you must be prepared to dabble on the boundary of disaster.”
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Pierce89 wrote:Hey Strad,
I'm getting a 404 when I hit the links
OK...Try them now..all are working.
To achieve anything, you must be prepared to dabble on the boundary of disaster.”
Sir Stirling Moss

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strad wrote:
Pierce89 wrote:Hey Strad,
I'm getting a 404 when I hit the links
OK...Try them now..all are working.
Strad you are awesome, can-am is my favourite of all time. Truly an era of invention rather then following closeknit rules like F1 these days.

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Well I was too young for the original Can-Am. Can-Am II (reborn F5000) wasn't like the original even if it worked at the beginning (1977-1980) with a number of European drivers crossing the Pond.

But there was a serie "Bigger Than Thunder" in North America in the early 1980s till 1993.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vJ7_QE9RTk

Enjoy !

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1972, the final great season, I was thirteen at the time, still followed every race in magazines.;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8Er3VzwGrY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDwOhTS- ... ure=relmfu
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One more from the Can-Am file..
It's a movie called Circuit about the 1981 season. Some interesting stuff..
just a hair shy of 1 ½ hrs 732 Mb Divx codec...once again it's free here..http://www.divx.com/en/software/divx-plus/codec-pack
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As soon as I am home from work.I am going to dl these vidoes - awesome, thanks Strad.
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Perhaps the most bizarre of all CanAm cars, imagine Gerorge Follmer driving it?

http://www.google.no/imgres?q=shadow+ca ... 1,s:0,i:75

What were they thinking?
"I spent most of my money on wine and women...I wasted the rest"

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The last four races of the series SCCA Can-Am 1981 are shown : Mosport II (briefly), Riverside, Laguna Seca, Las Vegas Caesar's Palace.

Racing action is good, and the announcer is well-heard. The interviews and close-ups during the racing action are good. The interviews are done by a flirty red-headed gal and Stirling Moss. A 3-4 minute "show the babes" session is included but the rest is good racing action - lots of shots of Paul Newman, including his getting to drive a prototype around Laguna Seca.

The Danny Tipper interview about the correct use of seat belts is a must see...

Spoiler : http://wspr-racing.com/wspr/results/can ... _home.html

Thank you strad, you are my hero...

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Can Am videos up to Circuit the 1981 season are offline
To achieve anything, you must be prepared to dabble on the boundary of disaster.”
Sir Stirling Moss

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Hey Strad,

I was wondering if you could post Circuit again? I'd love to get a look at it!

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"I spent most of my money on wine and women...I wasted the rest"

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Hi strad,
Have viewed some of your vast library before, mainly early F1 races. And what an education it was to me.
Thank you for sharing. I too, would like to see the Can Am films that you had up before on this thread.

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paulnewmandoc wrote:Hey Strad,

I was wondering if you could post Circuit again? I'd love to get a look at it!
I will get on it...
To achieve anything, you must be prepared to dabble on the boundary of disaster.”
Sir Stirling Moss

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Great! Thank you.