Can Am The Speed Odyssey
by Robert Nevison
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Actor: Jim Hall, Sam PoseyDirector: Robert Nevison
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Dolby, NTSC, Surround Sound
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 95 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-07-21
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: Ardennes Productions
Movie Reviews of Can Am The Speed Odyssey
Movie Review: Exceptional Footage of a Bygone Era in Road Racing
Summary: 5 Stars
The Can Am series was run in North America between 1966 and 1974. The series was governed by the Sports Car Club of America and utilized the FIA's Group 7 rules, which basically stated the car had to have 2 seats, 4 wheels, and be clothed in body work, the rest was up to the person building it. This format was perhaps perfectly suited for the times; as America, overall, was beginning to push technological and cultural boundries starting in the mid-60s.
Can Am cars are without doubt the most powerful cars that sports car racing has ever come to know. Technology was advancing rapidly during this time in motor racing, largely due to these small constructors with very open minds in regards to new metals and aerodynamics. "Can Am The Speed Odyssey" exhibits exceptional color footage of these road racing beasts slogging it out on the most historic tracks that North America offered at the time.
Cars like Peter Bryant's Ti22, Eric Broadly's Lolas, and Jim Hall's Chaparrel racers are seen in full color and in action, with occasional bits of footage even narrated by Jim. The rest of the story is told by Sam Posey, a Can Am veteran among other titles, and pilot of some of the most notable cars in the series; cars like the Caldwell, the Lola T160, and the Porsche 917PA. Sam, along with technical insight from Jim Hall, tell the story of these great cars and the men who daringly piloted them for the span of nearly a decade.
Ultimately, the Can Am came to an end in 1974, but the time that Traco V8s and Porsche turbo 12 cylinder engines thundered around the awesome tracks of North America will never be forgotten. This video does an exceptional job of bringing to life the Can Am series in all its glory for folks like myself that were too young to remember it and have fallen in love with reading about the series over the years.
Full color footage of, in my strict opinion, the greatest time in road racing, is priceless. This DVD is a must have for all sports car racing lovers the world over.
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