What Happens When Racing Has No Rules?

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The year is 1974, and the most outrageous and innovative racing series is coming to a close. Why? Because it had gotten too expensive - and the cars were just too fast.

This is a series with almost no rules. There was never a maximum engine size, a minimum weight, or any limitations on tyres.

It resulted in some of the most outrageous innovations we’ve ever seen in motorsports—and speeds that were like nothing before it, speeds quicker than the Formula 1 cars of the time.

The series, was called Can-Am.

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I recently made a video about what F1 designers would do if there were no rules -- however unrealistic, it’s an interesting thought exercise -- and during my research, I was reminded of the Canadian American Challenge Cup series, Can-Am.

And, after watching hours and hours of old footage, I was inspired to make a video about these awesome cars. And they were truly awesome.

You will have heard of some of the manufacturers: McLaren, Porsche, Lola… and maybe not others like Chaparral and Shadow.

You will have heard of some of the drivers: John Surtees, Bruce McLaren, Denny Hulme, Mark Donohue, Jackie Oliver… the list goes on, Amon, Andretti, Brabham, Gethin, Gurney, Hill, Jones, Stewart… Can Am attracted the best talent.

But what’s more interesting than the manufacturers and drivers, are the engineers behind these wonderful machines -- or rather the genius solutions to every motorsport engineer’s lifeling problem: how to make a racing car go faster around a circuit.

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