CAN AM SERIES REVIVED

[marcus]

I like that title

shameless plug here..head over to the sportscar forum to read about the support class at Albert park this weekend International supersports..Can Am cars on the GP track...Id love to see that.

[Peter Mallett]

We get tham at the Coys festival and they also run all over Europe.

[TimD]

Strictly speaking,

We USED to get them at Coys. Until a certain series organiser whose name I shan't repeat wanted too much appearance money, or so I am told.

It's a shame. Although the pre 72s that race at Coys now are great, they're not big, bellowing McLaren M8Fs with all trumpets blazing.

I have a little dream. If the Can-Ams were to come back to Silverstone, wouldn't it be great if they gave one to Our Nige. A big firebreathing M8 would suit his driving style to a tee.

And a Porsche 917/10 for Gerhard, and a Lola T260 for Jody, and a....

Well, I can dream, can't I?

[Michael M]

Saw the entry list in the sports car forum, and frankly spoken I'm disappointed. I followed this series since the early nineties, then known as Steigenberger Super Cup, when always at least 6 to 8 McLaren M8, plus 1 or 2 M6, participated. Saw last year's race at Zandvoort, with only 3 McL contending, and now there are only 2 left! Also some other big-bangers of the early years seem to withdrawn from this great series, like the 8 ltr BRM of Jost Kalusch. Most of the field today is 2 litres and less, which doesn't give the real kick.

[marcus]

the race results have now been posted in the sportscar forum

[Michael M]

This topic is continued in the sports car / GT forum, may be it makes sense to move it to the historic forum?

[marcus]

the reason i posted this in the sportscar forum is that I was talking about a race that was happening now even though they were historic cars and that is why I posted this in here to so both forums could see what was going on

[Peter Mallett]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by marcus:
the reason i posted this in the sportscar forum is that I was talking about a race that was happening now even though they were historic cars and that is why I posted this in here to so both forums could see what was going on <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

But Marcus. Historic racing happens every weekend.

[aiwa]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Also some other big-bangers of the early years seem to withdrawn from this great series, like the 8 ltr BRM of Jost Kalusch. Most of the field today is 2 litres and less, which doesn't give the real kick. [/B]<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Michael - the International super Sports Cup as it was called was formed into a limited company so as not to run into legal problems when making contracts with circuit and/or organisers. This company was sold to an interested third party without the general knowledge of all competitors. This caused a great deal of concern and a number of the regular german ISSC competitors have attempted to set-up their own "supersports cup". This is a very poorly supported series with only two or three races per year. They will at sometime when the pride has healed return to the series.