2012 Wednesday April 18: Historic Can-Am Feature Request For Entry Now Due For HCAA Historic Can-Am Feature Race Presented By Victory Lane Magazine, July 15 during Road America’s The Hawk With Brian Redman Vintage Race Weekend. The Great, Unlimited, Awesome Can-Am Cars Of 1966-1974 will again be the Feature, at North America’s largest vintage and historic racing event, Road America’s The Hawk July 12-15, 2012. This year the Lola T70 is the event marque. This event attracts over 500 entrants annually and Historic Can-Am Cars are the Feature every other year. This year marks the 20th year for the HCAA Features at Road America 1992-2012. Request for entry forms are now available at www.roadamerica.com. Note on the entry request Can-Am Feature entry, there is no charge for Thursday practice day.
John Surtees drove a Lola T70 to the first Can-Am Drivers Championship in 1966. The Lola T70s expected for the special reunion will have a special all Lola T70 Saturday race plus join many other Can-Am Cars for the three days of “Can-Am car only” practice and qualifying sessions topped by the big Sunday afternoon Victory Lane Magazine Historic Can-Am Feature Race with over 40 cars on the starting grid. Historic Can-Am owner/drivers and crew will enjoy all weekend hospitality in the big HCAA Victory Lane Magazine Marquee. This includes lunch on Saturday and Sunday. The marquee is also the site for autograph sessions with Can-Am legendary drivers, car builders and crews. This year a special poster is available for the autograph sessions.
The Historic Can-Am Feature is complete with all the festivities of the original series: the Can-Am cars are staged two across on the front straight, with the umbrella girls shielding the drivers from the sun, The Canadian and United States National Anthems are played as the fans listen to the cars come to life. The cars take two parade laps of the 4.2 mile road racing circuit, which winds through the picturesque, rolling Wisconsin Kettle Moraine countryside, then roar under the starters green flag for 30 minutes of exciting racing. This great circuit provides the best venue in North America, and perhaps the world, where cars are challenged by elevation changes, a 70 mph corner numerous 140 mph corners, the 180 degree Carousel turn, the famous flat out “Kink”, a 180 mph back straight and a 240 mph front straight all in front of fifty thousand fans.
A big trophy and awards podium celebration is held at race end at the HCAA Victory Lane Magazine Marquee. Class awards are given for Unlimited Turbo, Big Block, Small Block Monocoque and Tube Frame classes. The huge Historic Can-Am Cup is awarded to the individual who has best supported HCAA for the year. The Denny Hulme Trophy is presented to the owner/driver who best demonstrates the Spirit Of Can-Am during the weekend.
The Historic Can-Am movement began in 1987 when Dan Davis, Victory Lane Magazine Publisher, organized the Historic Can-Am Registry. That grew to over 100 Historic Can-Am cars by 1990 when the organization became the Historic Can-Am Association, and held its first Feature at Watkins Glen International. A Feature was then held at Road Atlanta in 1991 and then every year in July at Road America through 2006, and every other year thereafter to the present. There are Features at several other Road Racing circuits over the years. Big Anniversary Features have been held at Road America The 30th Anniversary Event in 1996 attracted over 80 Historic Can-Am Cars and included some 20 from Europe. The 40th Anniversary in 2006 attracted an equally impressive entry. Plans are already underway for the big 50th Anniversary year in 2016.
All Historic Can-Am type cars that entered or could have entered any of the 1966-1974 Can-Am Series races or the European Interserie Races are welcome to request entry. They are required to run period induction, no modern electronic fuel induction or electronic engine management system, they are to be raced by the car’s owner. HCAA encourages all Historic Can-Am car owners and their cars be registered with the association to receive the occasional Historic Can-Am Newsletter and to receive regular entry info for HCAA Features.
All HCAA Features are organized for the Historic Can-Am Association by Victory Lane Motorsports Marketing Inc. For entry info call Dan Davis or Pam Shatraw 650-321-1411 (CA).

2012 Wednesday February 29: The Historic Can-Am Association Feature Saluting The Lola T70 During The Hawk At Road America Expects Over Fifty Historic Unlimited Sports Racing Cars Of The 1966-1974 Canadian American Cup Series. The big Lola T70 contingent looks to exceed 20 cars. Over 25 of the other Lola Types, McLarens, McKees, Genies, Matich, Ferrari and others will again return to the favorite track of HCAA Historic Can-Am owner/drivers. Info Pam Shatraw 650-321-1411.

2012 Thursday February 16: The Historic Can-Am Association February 2012 Newsletter Is In The Mail To Registered Historic Can-Am Car Owners Complete With Intent To Enter Card For The Historic Can-Am Feature And Reunion Saluting The Lola T70 With The July 12-15 Road America Hawk Vintage Racing Weekend.
New Historic Can-Am owners who have not registered with The Historic Can-Am Association may call Pam Shatraw 650-321-1411 to register at no cost and receive regular Historic Can-Am info.
The HCAA is currently negotiating Historic Can-Am Features with several contemporary and vintage racing organizations at numerous road racing circuits across North America for the next few years.
Currently, major spectator Historic Can-Am Features for the next few years with grids for Historic Can-Am cars only are the every year HCAA Feature at the annual, July Road America Vintage Weekend, now called The Hawk and in alternate years to that event is the Historic Can-Am Feature Race, organized by the event staff, at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion. For HCAA info call Dan Davis or Pam Shatraw 650-321-1411 (CA).

2011 Thursday December 8: The HCICA Can-Am Feature Race And Reunion July 12-15 Request For Entry Forms Are Being Mailed To HCICA Historic Can-Am Entrants With The 2011 December Historic Can-Am Newsletter. If you are a new Historic Can-Am car owner or have an address change call Pam 650-321-1411 (CA).
All 2012 Road America Historic Can-Am Feature and Reunion entrants are assigned car numbers in order of receipt of paid request for entry. Watch your Mailbox for the newsletter.

Tuesday November 29: The HCICA Historic Can-Am Feature Race And Can-Am Reunion Will Be A Very Special Event During The World Class July 12-15 VSCDA Road America traditional Big Summer Vintage And Historic Racing Weekend Now Designated “The Hawk” In Honor Of The New Title Sponsor Hawk Performance Products Group. The 1966-1974 Can-Am Series was a time “When Excess Was Barely Adequate.” It was a time of unlimited power, motivation and minimum restrictive rule; four wheels, four fenders, two seats and all the power you can create.
The Can-Am cars of 1966-1974 were the most powerful, fastest and most impressive road racing cars in history up to that time. They created a shock wave of power, sound and audacious ground shaking presence as they roared on the road racing circuits across North America. To this day, they are the most crowd pleasing of any vintage racing cars at great vintage racing weekends. Road America was the favorite road racing circuit of the original era and is today the favorite of the many Historic Can-Am owner/drivers who will bring legendary Can-Am cars to “The Hawk.”
These great cars from factory teams of Lola, March, McLaren, Porsche, Chaparral, BRM, Ford, Ferrari were driven by world class drivers including: Denny Hulme, Bruce McLaren, Phil Hill, George Follmer, Jim Hall, Mario Andretti, Chuck Parsons, Lothar Motschenbacher, Dan Gurney, Mark Donohue and other champions of F.1, NASCAR, FIA and SCCA.
Over 30 of these great cars will compete in the Sunday afternoon Victory Lane Historic Can-Am Feature Race. It is preceded by the traditional pre-race festivities on the false grid which include driver introductions, the national anthems of Canada and the United States. The 30-minute race is followed by a podium ceremony with all spectators invited. Spectators will enjoy the open paddock, talks with owner/drivers, two autograph sessions with past Can-Am participants and also have the option to sign up for a very special bench racing session with past and current racers on the uniqueness of racing a Can-Am car along with insider tales of the Can-Am series.
This is the most special historic Can-Am Feature for all owner-drivers. Entrants receive many special benefits including dinners, lunches, all weekend hospitality, entrant gifts, special award for many and special parties. The Historic Can-Am Association has over 120 historic Can-Am cars and owners on the group registry. Request for entry forms for the July 2012 event will be mailed to those registered in December of 2011. Any not on the registry should contact HCAA immediately.
The traditional July historic and vintage racing weekend, now known as “The Hawk” attracts over 500 great vintage racing cars every year. They include examples of every sort of road racing car from nearly 100 years or road racing. Every type and class will be racing in some 11 races. These include: Formula Cars, Sports Racing Cars, sedans and production Sports Cars. Historic Can-Am owner/drivers contact Pam Shatraw 650-321-1411 (CA) and spectators contact Road America 800-365-7223 (WI) or go to www.roadamerica.com.

2011 Wednesday September 7: 45th Anniversary of Can-Am And Salute To The US Road Racing Championship During The VSCDA, Elkhart Lake Vintage Festiaval At Road America September 9-11, 2011 Presented By Victory Lane Magazine
45 Years Ago…Can-Am Milestones 1966-1974
Who knew what they had created, and that history would continue to hold the original Can-Am series in such high regard. Historic Can-Am Features continue to be the greatest spectator attraction in vintage racing and superb experiences for the owner/driver at great events. The original Can-Am had the best drivers and the fastest cars! Surtees, McLaren, Hall, Gurney, Donohue, Follmer, Posey, Revson, Parsons, Amon, Hill, Jones, Andretti, and many more international champions raced the fastest race cars in the world, right on the road courses of North America. They were breaking lap records at each race in the new Canadian-American Challenge Cup (Can-Am) for unlimited sports racing cars. In 1963 the United States Road Racing Championship launched to It was 1966 and the sheer speed, power, and thunder of these cars changed racing forever. Can-Am launched international racing car names such as Lola, Chaparral, McLaren, and others to new American racing fans. It was the richest road racing series in the world and everyone wanted a piece. The fans loved the speed, noise, drama, and excitement and they came in droves. Now these great Can-Am Cars are back, on-track, thundering at over 200 mph down Road America’s great straights on September 8-11 as a the 45th Anniversary of this great series is celebrated at Road America’ during the VSCDA Elkhart Lake Vintage Festival vintage racing weekend. Numerous original drivers and crews will be on hand for questions and answer sessions and autograph session in the Historic Can-Am Marquee located in the paddock. Over 300 legendary historic and vintage racing cars will fill the Road America track during the VSCDA Elkhart Lake Vintage Festival weekend with racing action topped by the Sunday Historic Can-Am Feature Race, a treat for all who is there to witness history in action.

Significant Historic Can-Am entries (car, owner/driver)
Genie Mk 10B AC D’Augustine
McLaren M6B Andy Boone
Lola T70 MK3B Ken Bristol
McLaren M8E/D Karl Bullock
Lola T-70 3B Bob Rowley
McKee Tom Simpson
Lola 163 Ed Swart
McLaren M6B Lilo Zicron

2012 and Future Events
In 2012 HCAA will have a Historic Can-Am Feature during the July Kohler International Challenge at Road America. Serious discussion is underway for a September Historic Can-Am Feature at the SVRA U.S. Vintage Grand Prix at Watkins Glen. In 2013 we expect to be back in August at Monterey, September at Road America and perhaps June at Mid-Ohio.

Historic Can-Am Association
This Historic Can-Am Association (HCAA) promotes cars of the original Can-Am era, 1966-1974. It is organized on behalf of the Historic Can-Am Association by Victory Lane Motorsports Marketing as part of the “America’s Racing Heritage Program™.” Contact HCAA Chairman Dan Davis or Events Manager Pam Shatraw: 2460 Park Blvd #4, Palo Alto CA. 94306, ph. 650-321-1411.

2011 Thursday August 4: A Reminder To Historic Can-Am Owner-Drivers: The Big HCAA Can-Am 45th Anniversary Celebration And Feature Race September 8-11 At Road America During The VSCDA Elkhart Lake Vintage Festival Entries Are Due! Entry Forms Have Been Mailed In June And August Historic Can-Am Newsletters.

If you need a copy call Pam 650-321-1411. You may, as usual, reserve your car number by phone commitment ASAP. Many have already entered. Don’t miss this great vintage and historic racing opportunity to race on the best Can-Am road circuit in North America and enjoy all the usual Historic Can-Am Association hospitality, lunches, parties, festivities, commemorative participation gift and Historic Can-Am 1966-1974 only practices and Sunday Feature. Entrants call Pam Shatraw or Dan Davis 650-321-1411 (CA).

2011 Thursday July 21: The Historic Can-Am 45th Anniversary Celebration And Feature Race Is With The VSCDA Elkhart Lake Vintage Festival September 9, 10, 11 At Road America

Entry requests are open and the Can-Am Car numbers are assigned in order of entry request received. Early driver/owner entries are guaranteed a name on the Can-Am Feature commemorative T-shirt and are in line for preference in the program article. Forms were mailed in the June HCAA newsletter. If you are a historic Can-Am owner/driver and need the form call Pam Shatraw HCAA Events Manager or Dan Davis HCAA Chairman at 650-321-1411.

2011 Wednesday July 6: A Big Season Of Historic Can-Am Features In 2011 At Great Vintage Race Events Will Be Topped By The Big Can-Am 45th Anniversary Celebration And Featured Race During The September 8-11, 2011 VSCDA Elkhart Lake Vintage Festival Races At Road America. All Past Can-Am Participants Are Invited As Well As All Historic Can-Am Owner/Drivers To Race In The Feature And To Participate In All Of The Can-Am 45th Anniversary Festivities.

This is the first Feature of the great Historic Can-Am cars at the annual September Elkhart Lake Vintage Festival vintage racing weekend and starts a new tradition for the Historic Can-Am appearance now scheduled for every other year at ELVF.

The annual Historic Can-Am Features will now return to Road America every year alternating between the July Kohler International Challenge and the September VSCDA Elkhart Lake Vintage Festival.

All the Historic Can-Am Association traditional Historic Can-Am Feature entrants benefits will apply for the September 8-11, 2011 VSCDA Elkhart Lake Vintage Festival at Road America. There is an optional test and tune Thursday, two practice sessions Friday, practice and qualifying race Saturday. Qualifying grid order for the Feature is by best times in all practice sessions and in the qualifying race. There is a designated Historic Can-Am paddock area. There is a HCAA hospitality tent in the Historic Can-Am paddock. There will be Historic Can-Am driver, entrant and crew hospitality in the HCAA tent together with lunches Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Other festivities, autograph sessions and parties are being scheduled.

Early Historic Can-Am request for entries are now open! All registered HCAA car owners have received a copy in their HCAA June newsletter. To receive a request for entry form contact HCAA Events Manager, Pam Shatraw, 650-321-1411 (CA).

2011 Tuesday April 19: Historic Can-Am Exciting Race Features Will Entertain Spectators With Exciting High Horsepower Cars From The Great 1966-1974 Series At Three Big Vintage Racing Weekends In 2011.

McLaren Is The Saluted Marquee During The June 3-5 General Racing Sonoma Historics At Infineon Raceway. Since McLaren Can-Am Cars won the series championship five times this will bring out a great group of cars.

The Historic Can-Am Feature Race during the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion August 18-21 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca has a large and growing entry of the great Can-Am marques: Lola, McLaren, Shadow, Genie, McKee, Shadow and more. The large expected crowd of spectators will see examples of all the marques that won a championship: Lola, McLaren and Shadow. This event is sanctioned by HMSA and organized by Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

The big Historic Can-Am Association Feature Historic Can-Am Race and 45th Anniversary Celebration will be September 9-11 at North America’s greatest Can-Am circuit, the 4.2 mile Road America during the VSCDA Elkhart Lake Vintage Festival. This could be the largest Historic Can-Am field of the year as it is the HCAA driver/owners favorite road racing circuit with great Can-Am Series History. Many special events are planned to accompany the big Sunday afternoon Feature. This is a growing spectator event promoted by Road America.

The big fast, unlimited design, winged Can-Am Cars of 1966-1974 with up to 1200 horsepower and speeds well over 200 mph. have proven to be the premier spectator attraction in vintage auto racing.

2011 Thursday March 3: Historic Can-Am Association’s Can-Am 45th Anniversary Celebration And Reunion Feature At Road America During VSCDA Elkhart Lake Vintage Festival September 9-11 To Salute Chevy Power. The new Road America official vehicle, Chevy, was also the engine power in the 1966 Lola T70 that John Surtees drove to the first Can-Am Drivers Championship in 1966. Chevrolet engines powered most race winners and all championship cars in 1966 through 1971. It was said of those cars and engines it was a time when “when excess was barely adequate.” The Can-Am 45th Anniversary Celebration and Reunion will offer many exciting opportunities for Historic Can-Am owner/drivers including the participation in the big Sunday afternoon Historic Can-Am 30 minute Feature Race. All Historic Can-Am entrants will receive participations gifts and enjoy weekend hospitality and a special party. This year is the beginning of a big push by Road America to make this Fall vintage racing weekend a major vintage happening and spectator event. They have chosen VSCDA to produce the entire vintage racing weekend with all VSCDA classes in action for perhaps as many as 300 legendary, exotic and interesting vintage racing cars. Road America and VSCDA have chosen Victory Lane Motorsports Marketing to organize and promote the Historic Can-Am Feature and Can-Am 45th Anniversary and Reunion activities for the Historic Can-Am Association (HCAA). All Historic Can-Am owner/drivers cars registered with HCAA have received the first HCAA Newsletter of 2011. If you and your car is not registered or has a change in ownership contact HCAA. Also for further info contact HCAA Pam Shatraw Events Manager and registrar 650-321-1411 (CA).

2011 Tuesday March 1: The Can-Am 45th Anniversary Celebration And Reunion Feature Will Be Held September 9-11 At Road America During The VSCDA Elkhart Lake Vintage Festival. This is now a major spectator weekend and the great historic Can-Am Unlimited Sports Racing Cars of 1966-1974 will be a fitting exciting feature. They return to the site of their greatest races. A full weekend of vintage racing car action for all classes is on the schedule. Call HCAA 650-321-1411 (CA).

2011 Wednesday January 19: Vintage Racer Alert: Many Vintage Racing Clubs Are Now Requiring Helmets With The Snell Foundation SA 05 Or Later Rating. Most helmet manufacturers now have the SA 10 rated helmets in production. As experienced racers know the Snell rating is updated each five years, i.e. those made in 2005 and 2010 are now acceptable. Important note, the rating must be the auto racing rating, SA, not motorcycle rating M. Some clubs are also requiring seat belts and shoulder harness ratings of five years or less. Fire suppression systems and racer uniforms also may have acceptable age dates. Check with the club you plan to race with.

2010 Wednesday December 8: Historic Can-Am Cars To Be Featured At The 2011 VSCDA Elkhart Vintage Festival September 9-11. The 4.2 mile long Road America racing circuit is a favorite of historic Can-Am owner/drivers. It is the site of the big HCAA Can-Am Feature during the Kohler International Challenge in alternate years and will be held next in 2012. This new HCAA Historic Can-Am Feature during the VSCDA Elkhart Lake Vintage Festival will be in alternate years starting in 2011. All Historic Can-Am Cars from the original Can-Am series of 1966-1974 are eligible to enter. Details are being sent to current HCICA registered owner/drivers in early December. All previous entries in HCICA Features are registered. If you are a new owner/driver please contact Pam Shatraw, HCAA Events Manager at 650-321-1411 (CA).

2010 Tuesday December 7: Historic Can-Am Cars From 1966-1974 Eligible To Enter 2011 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, August 18-21, In Two Separate Grids. There are two race groups just announced: 1969-1974 Can-Am and 1960-1968 Sports Racing USRRC Cars. Participant entry forms are available at www.mazdaraceway.com. It is required that entries be returned by January 31, 2011 Acceptance last year was very prompt and early in the year.

2010 Tuesday November 16: The HCAA Organized Historic Can-Am Features AT Selected Vintage Races Weekends Since 1990 Have Proven To Be A Great Spectator Draw. Many tracks and event organizers are interested in Historic Can-Am Features during vintage racing weekends to attract spectators. Some have organized Historic Can-Am Features themselves, other have relied on the 23 year old organization, Historic Can-Am Association with over 120 Historic Can-Am Cars registered to create the Feature and organize at event festivities. Already for 2011 several events are expected to hold historic Can-Am features on grids as part of their events. The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion next August has indicated the probability of a Historic Can-Am grid or feature every other year including 2011 but that will not be official until late November or early December. The General Racing Sonoma Historics in June 2011 will salute McLaren and that event usually attracts historic Can-Am Cars to run with the FIA two liter cars or if enough show to have a separate grid. One goal of HCCA over the next few years is to create some major Historic Can-Am Features in the East in addition to the big every other year big Feature during the August Road America Kohler International Challenge. Additional eastern events should please the eastern Historic Can-Am Car owners as well as build up the number of active cars in the east. Many discussions about 2011 and beyond should be firm in early December about exciting 2011 Historic Can-Am 45th Anniversary Features at legendary road racing circuits in North America.

2010 Friday October 1: The New Book, Can-Am Cars In Detail-Photography By Peter Harholdt And Text By Pete Lyons Is Available At A Special Price To Historic Can-Am Car Owners, Drivers, Crews, Past Participants And Enthusiasts Who Are Currently Registered With The Historic Can-Am Association. If interested in this limited time offer contact Historic Can-Am Association, Dan Davis Chairman, Pam Shatraw Events Manager 650-321-1411 or email editor@victorylane.com.

2010 Wednesday September 8: The 45th Anniversary Of The Canadian American Challenge Cup Is 2011. The 2011 Historic Can-Am Association Feature Schedule is being developed. There are in discussion opportunities at Road Atlanta, Road America, Watkins Glen, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca and Portland International Raceway. Probably only two or three are possible to fit participants schedules and interest, along with avoiding schedule conflicts. Historic Can-Am owners input is invited by phone to Dan Davis HCAA Chairman 650-321-1411 (CA). A Fall HCAA newsletter containing the annual HCAA car owner/racer survey will be sent out soon.

The big HCAA Marquee in the paddock was a hospitality center for the 36 Historic Can-Am teams entered. All day hospitality and lunches on Friday, Saturday and Sunday were provided to Historic Can-Am drivers and crews. The event opened with Wednesday arrival for most teams. An optional Thursday test day was part of the Special Historic Can-Am entry package. Friday after first practice a Historic Can-Am drivers meeting was held to introduce all drivers to each other with helmets off. This meeting, held by HCAA chairman Dan Davis and Event Manager Pam Shatraw, emphasized on-track sportsmanship and racing guidelines. By Friday afternoon practice the drivers were getting to grips with this long and legendary track. Lap times were tumbling and drivers were getting comfortable with their cars’ capabilities. Saturday was another day of two on-track sessions. All Friday and Saturday sessions were timed to set the grid for Sundays big Historic Can-Am Feature. Sunday shortly before 1 P.M. race time the cars began assembling in their 2x2 starting order in the hot pit lane and the national anthems of Canada and the United States were played as a salute to the dual country original Can-Am Challenge Cup Series of 1966-1974. The cars then moved out on two pace laps led by the pace car and a ceremonial 1970 bright orange McLaren provided by Can-Am Cars Ltd. At the green flag the thunder of tens of thousands of horsepower roared and their shock waves made the starters bridge dance as they roared up the front straight and into the first turn. For the first few laps of the 30-minute Feature race it was Brain Blain’s Big Block class Lola and Tony Garmey’s Small Block class McLaren swapping places at the front of the grid. Toby Bean’s very well driven Small Block class Lola T70 coupe was keeping them in sight, closely pursued by Andy Boone’s Big Block McLaren. Late in the race Garmey’s hard worked transaxle gave up and the frustrated Garmey coasted to the side of the circuit with only two laps to go. As all the Historic Can-Am cars, drivers and crews gathered at the HCICA marquee after the race for the awards ceremony, a much relieved overall and Big Block category winner, Brian Blain said he wasn’t sure who would have won if newcomer Tony had been able to keep up the pace on the veteran Historic Can-Am driver. Tom Simpson’s McKee had maintained a comfortable second to Toby Bean’s first in the Small Block category. In the Tube Frame category Farrell Preston’s McLaren 2B had driven a rapid and steady race to take a Kohler sponsored class trophy. As the cars were loaded for their homes across North America, the buzz was on the Can-Am 45th Anniversary Features to be held in 2011. Historic Can-Am results follow.

A R C H I V E S

Tuesday September 1: Bruce McLaren Festival Races January 2010 in New Zealand at Pukekohe Park and the New Hampton Downs Circuit. These two big race weekends in scenic New Zealand are to celebrate Bruce McLaren and his organization’s contribution to auto racing. Bruce grew up and first raced in New Zealand. Many of the team members were from New Zealand. The racing cars of McLaren won the original Can-Am series of 1966-1974 multiple times, they were winners in the Indy 500 and the US National Championship, the SCCA F5000 Championship and in Formula One.
            All types of McLaren racing cars are expected at the Bruce McLaren Festival Vintage Race Meetings. The first is January 22-24 at the New Hampton Downs Circuit near Aukland. The second is January 29-31 at the Pukekohe Park Raceway. Entry inquiries are invited www.brucemclarenfestival.com 

Friday July 17: The big, fast, powerful Historic Can-am Cars of 1966-1974 have three more west coast appearances with: Steve Earle’s Monterey Historics, the SOVREN Columbia river Classic at Portland and the CSRG Charity Classic HCAA Feature for Historic 1966-1974 original era Can-Am Cars saluting Shadow Can-Am cars at Infineon Raceway. Some 30 Historic Can-Am Cars will practice Friday and race Sunday afternoon during the General Racing Monterey Historics August 14-16. The SOVREN Columbia River Classic will again host Historic Can-Am Cars for Friday Practice, Saturday Practice and qualifying and a Sunday Race September 4-6. If insufficient Can-Am cars enter they will run with other fast Sports Racing or Formula Cars.
CSRG with Infineon Raceway for the CSRG Charity Challenge vintage racing weekend September 25-27 is building a big spectator promotion around the weekend and the HCAA Can-Am Feature on Sunday with practice Friday and practice and qualifying on Saturday. The Shadow Can-Am cars will be saluted on the poster and in a Saturday evening banquet and with special HCAA awards presentation after the Sunday Feature. Historic Can-Am cars will be paddocked in the garages as a group, enter now!
General Racing Rolex Monterey Historics spectator info is at www.mazdaraceway.com.
Historic Can-Am Association entrants for SOVREN Columbia River Classic and CSRG Charity Challenge call Pam Shatraw HCAA 650-321-1411.

Tuesday May 26: Original Era Historic Can-AM cars are the Feature at the HSR-West 8th Annual Southern California Historic Sports Car Festival June 26-28 at the auto Club Speedway. For historic Can-Am entry contact Pam Shatraw at 650-321-1411 (CA).

Tuesday May 25: The 40th Anniversary Reunion of McLaren Engines and all its past staff and customers will be Thursday July 30th at the Livonia, Michigan Facility with McLaren, Indy and Can-Am Cars on Display. Many of these cars will also be part of the Meadowbrook Concours, August 1-2. The facility was began by Bruce McLaren to build Can-Am Engines for his team. Wiley McCoy and Roger Meiners are organizing the event. The Historic Can-Am Association and the Historic Champ Indy Car Association have been asked to help secure display cars for the event. Historic McLaren Can-Am and Champ/Indy Car owners who are interested should call Dan Davis or Pam Shatraw 650-321-1441 (CA).

Tuesday May 25: The Historic Can-Am Association HCAA is holding three HCAA sanctioned Historic Can-Am Features in the West for 2009, June 26-28 with HSR-West at Auto Club Speedway in the Southern California Historic Sports Car Festival, September 4-6 with SOVREN in the Columbia River Classic at Portland Raceway and September 25-27 in the CSRG Charity Challenge at Infineon Raceway.
Preliminary info is that in addition to these historic Can-Am Features there will be others in the West. General Racing’s two events, the Monterey Historics and Wine Country Classic, are planning to accept historic Can-Am cars for their 2009 events. Historic Can-Am car owners who are registered with the HCAA will receive a newsletter with further info shortly. Call HCAA Events Manager Pam Shatraw at 650-321-1411.

ARCHIVE INFO FROM 2008 AND EARLIER

Tuesday August 19: Historic Can-Am Lola 310 wins Monterey Historics Can-Am August 16 at Laguna Seca.
Lola's 50th anniversary 1958-2008 received a proper salute at the Monterey Historics when the last Lola Can-Am car built, the T310, won the Historic Can-Am feature race at the 2008 Monterey Historics. The prime time Saturday afternoon grid had great examples of the original Can-Am era from several 1966 Lola T70s to a 1974 Shadow DN4. There was early pace lap drama as one car spun coming out of the famous Laguna cork-screw turn which caused numerous extra pace laps. As the race took the green flag for about 6 laps remaining in the 10 lap race, it was Jay Esterer in his McLaren M8C in the lead but with the cars behind scrambled from qualifying order for three laps before encountering mechanical problems. Meanwhile, Bobby Rahal in a quest drive in the Lola T310 had started out of the top 10 was smoothly moving up thru the field by lap 6 he was in 9th and by lap 9 he was third. Stop watched caught some laps below a minute and twenty seconds although that was unofficial. Also moving up to 2nd on lap 9 was Michael Campagne visiting from Europe in his McLaren 8F. Significant drama had begun to unfold on the last two laps. As the wild last lap unfolded Rahal passed the leader in turn 4 to lead to the chequer. Jay Esterer held off the rest of the field to take 2nd. Christ MacAllister had come from sixth to 4th by lap 9 and took third on the last lap edging out Micheil Campagne in a similar McLaren 8F. Steve Cook was 5th, Andy Boone in his high wing M6B.
McLeagle drove a steady race to end in 6th. Tom Stephani driving the tube frame Genie drove very well to finish in the top 10. Twenty four cars were entered, 21 started the race and 19 finished. THe spectator crowd had witnessed perhaps the best race of the day, certainly the most exciting and loudest. The big Historic, Group 7, original era, 1966-1974, unlimited Can-Am cars once again proved to be a crowd pleaser.
1 B. Rahal/1970 Lola T310
2 J. Esterer/1970 McLaren M8C
3 C. MacAllister/1971 McLaren M8
4 M. Campagne/1972 McLaren
5 S. Cook/1968 McLaren M6B
6 A. Boone/1968 McLeagle M6B
7 R. Ryan/1968 McLaren M6B
8 R. Griot/1968 Lola T-160
9 T. Stephani/1965 Genie Mk10
10 J. DiLoreto/1968 McLaren M6B
11 N. Cowdrey/1967 McKee Mk10
12 T. Glyer/1968 Lola T-160
13 S. Hilton/1968 Lola T-70 Mk3
14 D. Pozzi/1965 Lola T-70 Mk1
15 T. Yeager/1967 Lola T-70 Mk3
16 N. Colonna/1967 Lola T70 M3B
17 D. Lipetz/1969 Lola T-163
18 T. Gardner/1971 McLaren M8E
19 T. Armstrong/1969 Lola T-162
DNF I .Burkoff/1968 McLaren M6B
DNF T. Malloy/1971 McLaren M8E

Wednesday July 23: Historic Can-Am Feature July 20 at Road America Kohler International Challenge with Brian Redman was a superb vintage race.
The big Victory Lane Historic Can-Am feature was scheduled for 2:15 preceded by the national anthems of both the United States and Canada as was the tradition for the original 1966-1974 Canadian American Challenge Cup. The three days of practice and qualifying, parties, hospitality, lunches, autograph sessions, bench racing all led up to the rumble of tens of thousands of horsepower as the big unlimited historic Can-Am cars moved from the false grid to the start formation in the hot pits. THe cars moved off for a pace lap and as they came up the long hill to the starters stand, the rumble grew to thunder. There was great action at the front as Jay Esterer in a McLaren 8C, Andrew Hauck in a Lola 260 and Juan Gonzalez unleashed 1000hp each of Big Block Chevy power. Surprise there was Toby Bean in his Lola T70 with a new "big" small block installed mixing it up with the leaders while leading the Small Block Class. Tom Malloy in a M8E Big Block was also right in challenging position. In the tube frame class Farrel Preston in a 1966 McLaren M1B held off the rest of that class. Hauk and Esterer put on a great vintage show and began pulling away while Malloy, Gonzalez, and Bean had fun deciding who would be third overall. Karl Bullock in a McLaren M8E was right in that mix using Big Block power. As the laps passed and approached the end Malloy tried an outside pass in turn one on a fading Gonzalez who had a miss due to fuel pump problems. It didn't work and Malloy ran out of track. Jay Esterer took overall and Big Block Class. Toby Bean took third overall and first in Small Block and Ferrell Preston took the Tube Frame Class. The Hulme Trophy was awarded to Pat Hogan and the Victory Lane Historic Can-Am Cup went to Toby Bean.
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Thursday July 12:
Can-Am photos from the original 1966-1974 series by Mike Odell are available at www.sportsracingltd.com. Many of the original Can-Am cars and some of the drivers and crews will be in the Historic Can-Am Association feature at Road America July 17-20 during the Kohler International Challenge with Brian Redman vintage races.

Wednesday July 9:
Historic Can-Am Cars featured at Road America July 17-20 in the Kohler International Challenge with Brian Redman vintage racing weekend. Over 500 vintage racing cars will be racing on North America's longest road racing circuit which winds thru the Wisconsin Kettle Morane country an hour's drive north of Milwaukee. Noon on-track touring is available at a fee for spectator cars. The Lola Car Ltd. 50th Anniversary, 1958-2008, is the marque theme. A Formula 5000 reunion and race is also on the schedule. The Historic Can-Am Association Feature is Sunday afternoon. The original era Can-Am cars were the last of the high horsepower, unlimited specifications sports racing cars. Some had over 1000 horsepower. This was the series that pioneered downforce in racing cars with first the use of wings and later ground effects. Great drivers like Jim Hall, Denny Hulme, Mark Donohue, Parnelli Jones, George Follmer, Brian Redman, Scooter Patrick, Jackie Stewart, and so many more participated. Many past Can-Am drivers and crews plus those participating in the F.5000 Reunion will be present in the autograph sessions held in the HCICA display tent in the Historic Can-Am Legends paddock area. Historic Can-Am entrants call Pam (650) 321-1411 spectators and other entrants call Road America (800) 365-7223.

Friday June 27:
Lola Cars 50th anniversary will be saluted at several vintage events in the remainder of the season. These include the Road America Kohler International Challenge with Brian Redman July 17-20. A Historic Can-Am race Sunday afternoon is the featured race. A Lola T70 carried John Surtees to the first Can-Am series championship in 1966. Brian Redman drove a Lola T600 to the first IMSA GTP series championship in 1981. Many examples of almost every Lola type are expected to be among the over 500 racers. Call Road America (800) 365-7223.
The SVRA Zippo US Vintage Grand Prix at Watkins Glen September 4-7 will salute Lola's 50th anniversary. Lola was a multiple F.5000 series championship car and there will be a special Historic F.5000 feature race. This event annually attracts over 500 historic racing cars and a large turnout of historic Lolas will be racing. Call (404) 298-3323.

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