Era Motorsport are set to field seven different Shadow Can-Am cars in a special demonstration at the upcoming 81st Goodwood Members’ Meeting on 13-14 April.
Goodwood is set to celebrate the fascinating era of 1970s Can-Am cars with a 24-grid demonstration featuring the likes of Porsche, McLaren, Lola, and Shadow at the exclusive members’ meeting.
There will be a 15-minute session on Saturday 13 April at 1.40pm local time and a second 15 minute demonstration on Sunday 14 April at 1.50pm, both of which can be followed on the Goodwood Road and Racing YouTube channel live-stream.
Era Motorsport has been entrusted with storage, transportation, testing, and trackside support services for the Shadow Can-Am cars, having had similar responsibilities at various US-based historic events.
One model from each year of Shadow’s Can-Am efforts will be driven, with 1974 champion Jackie Oliver set to be reunited with his Shadow DN4, marking 50 years since his dominant campaign.
Jim Bartell, who owns six of the seven Shadow Can-Ams, said: “In 1970 the Mysterious Don Nichols burst upon the Unlimited Can-Am Racing scene with the most radical car imagined in the minimal rules of the day, the MKI Shadow.”
“It was knee high with a big block racing motor powering it.
“It shocked the racing world, and was as spectacular of a car as it was a spectacular failure.”
“So spectacular that it is still remembered 50 years later.”
Era Motorsport’s team owner, Kyle Tiley, added: “I’m absolutely elated for this weekend.
“I’ve been around these cars a lot, and been given the opportunity to drive quite a few of them in America, but to have them all in the same place at once, taking the track at the same time, that’s something special.
“Especially when it’s somewhere like Goodwood.”
“We’ve had the cars in the UK shop for the past month or so making sure they’re all ready to go, and we also had the opportunity to take a few to Donington a few weeks ago to test and finalise for the event.
“Every single one is completely mental.
“They’re some of the most physically and mentally taxing cars I’ve ever driven, but the experience is incredible.
“I think the Goodwood fans are in for a real treat this weekend, I strongly encourage coming to see the cars on initial start-up; bring ear plugs.”
Tiley himself will join fellow endurance racing names like Tom Kristensen and Marino Franchitti in demonstrating these 1000hp machines, in addition to long-time US historic racers Jason Miller and Kirk Bennett.
Era Motorsport are also running a client’s TVR Griffith in the Graham Hill Trophy amidst a grid of pre-1966 closed-cockpit GT cars.
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