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ONE LAST TURN
Martin Rudow David Gaddis
Personal memories of the Can-Am era’s greatest mechanics, tuners and crews
Can-Am: the words are still magic to a generation of road racing fans to whom the Canadian-American Challenge Cup series represents the pinnacle of the sport they love. Taking over from the USRRC (United States Road Racing Championship) in 1966 as the feature sports car circuit in North America, this competition combined the world’s best drivers and racing teams with the lawless spirit of the Can-Am series. Anything went, as long as it had two seats and enclosed wheels. This glorious
free-for-all attitude set the stage for years of ground- and pulse- pounding cars powered by daredevil drivers with increasingly bigger engines, in front of some of motorsport’s most passionate crowds. Illustrated with numerous never-before-published photographs of the cars and people who made Can-Am great, One Last Turn is the book that fans of this renegade racing series have been waiting for.
One Last Turn features hundreds of photos from the spectacular Can-Am and USRRC years, most of which are being published here for the first time. They vividly portray the color and drama of the cars, the people, the places and the races that made these two series so special.
Pete Lyons on One Last Turn
“At the Grand Opera that is motor racing, the stars and cars prancing center-stage hog all our attention. But it is the unsung heroes backstage who make it all happen.
In plainer words, if it weren’t for the grime- smeared racing mechanics toiling endless hours to keep the racecars race-ready, the racers would go nowhere. Thus, this long overdue book shines a well-deserved spotlight on people who thoroughly deserve it.
Especially deserving are the talented, skilled, tireless turners of wrenches on the ultra-finicky “unlimited” Can-Am machines of the good old “no rules” era. These guys have some great stories to tell, Can-Am as well as from their years before and after that spectacular series. So, settle back and applaud as they finally take the stage.”
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