John Cannon may be the master of understatement when he sys, "I've got a feeling we might win." He was talking about the 1968 race at Laguna Seca in the rain. His victory is one of the most implausible in motor racing. "Against all the odds, John Cannon is victorious at the wet Laguna Seca," says Sam.

The 1968 Las Vegas Can-Am footage reminds me of the fictional race in Elvis Presley's "Viva Las Vegas."

Team McLaren wins all 11 races in 1969. Can you say "Dynasty?" Bruce McLaren wins the Can-Am title.and is unfortunately killed before the start of the 1970 season while testing in England.

Jackie Oliver's airborne crash at St. Jovite in 1970 is remarkable.and more so in that he was able to walk away. (The footage looks like it must have been taken on a spectator's Super 8 movie camera.) During the Can-Am days, runoff area was almost non-existent, hay bales, half buried tires and Armco barriers were still in use. Safety was NOT issue Number One.

The 1970 Watkins Glen race unveiled perhaps the most innovative car of all time.the Chaparral 2J "Sucker Car.". It had two engines.a 700HP V-8 to power the car and a smaller engine to spin two exhaust fans mounted on the rear of the car. Jim Hall's creation made full use of "ground effects." The fans blew air from underneath.plastic skirts sealed the sides and the "ground effects" sucked the car to the track. Jackie Stewart qualified third and set fastest lap in the race. Such brilliant innovation was a trademark of the Can-Am series. (Unfortunately the car was banned the next year for using "moveable aerodynamic devices,".the fan blades. Boo! Realistically, the 2J could have made all of the other Can-Am cars obsolete, so perhaps the rule was necessary.

In 1973 Porsche unveiled the most powerful road racing machine ever created.the 917-30. It produced 1500 HP in testing. It could launch from 0-200MPH in 10 seconds. Top speed was 250 MPH. In it Mark Donohue captured all 8 Poles in the Can-Am season and won 6 of the 8 races and the Championship.