1972 Road Atlanta Can-Am

[Steve Holmes]

Huge thanks to Tony Garmey for putting me on to this. This is a really beautiful piece of 8mm short film (just over 4 mins) by Gordon Jolley from the 1972 Road Atlanta Can-Am race. This was Round 2 of that seasons championship, with George Follmer having been drafted in at the last minute to replace the injured Mark Donohue at Team Penske, driving the incredible new Porsche 917/10K.

The film is shot throughout the pits, showing the different cars, team transporters, the drivers, and various promotions. I especially love the Can-Am Shadow Aurora AFX slot-cars shown in the UOP Shadow pit.

The clarity is incredible!

Anyway, check it out and enjoy:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCSlxe9OipU&feature=player_embedded

[John B]

One word ... "Wow"!

[Grant Ellwood]

Looks like Pete Bryant overseeing the Shadows, his book Can-Am Challenger is a good read. In earlier days he worked for Reg Parnell in the Yeoman Credit F1 team, they ran two Cooper T51s and a Lotus 18 in the 61 Tasman Series, drivers were Bonnier and Hulme (Coopers) and Roy Salvadori in the Lotus.

[Spgeti]

I second that....WOW...

[RacerT]

Thanks Tony & Steve.
That is outstanding footage. So rare to have a concentration on the pit activity and veiwing the cars with their bodies off.
Outstanding!

[Murray Maunder]

Awesome, great to see the insides, only wish they had sound on 8mm cameras back then. That blown big block must have hauled the mail!