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Post by René on Apr 12, 2024 11:25:40 GMT
This is a GREAT documentary about the renewed Can-Am championship of the mid/late seventies. Carl, you will love this!
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Post by Carl on Apr 12, 2024 18:39:31 GMT
Great extended footage of Riverside! Thanks, René! The concept of Can-Am was so wonderful that it survived the Penske/Porsche onslaught and was resurrected with 5 litre Chevrolet V8s replacing the massive 8 litre plus monsters, providing more nimble race cars and great competition. Riverside Raceway attracted the fastest racing cars because of its brilliant design and high speeds. Naturally, it was bulldozed and replaced by suburbs and shops to satisfy America's cravings for cul-de-sacs and doughnuts.
The original layout of Laguna Seca was great, as the footage reveals, essentially 1.9 miles of fast sweeping turns. When MotoGp demanded changes, the track became Mickey Mouse and has been ever since. After the two great ones were disfigured, only Portland and Sears Point (Sonoma Raceway) remain as very good circuits on the west coast.
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