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  1. P4Replica

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    #1 P4Replica, Nov 9, 2007
    Due for release November 2007: Can-Am - The Speed Odyssey. Narration by Sam Posey and Jim Hall.

    See: http://www.canamfilm.com/
     
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    #2 bigodino, Nov 10, 2007
    Very interesting. Do you know if it will be available for Europe?
     
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    #3 P4Replica, Nov 10, 2007
    I don't know, Peter - but if the interest shown on the AtlasF1 Nostalgia forum (where I originally found the link) is anything to go by:

    http://forums.autosport.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=97980

    .... I would suspect they've got the message ! ;)
     
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    #4 bigodino, Nov 10, 2007
    Thanks Paul. BTW did I notice correctly that the Chaparals had movable wings or am I seeing things?
     
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    Of course they did, Peter. Chaparrals had automatic transmissions - but three pedals. The third one was to operate the rear wing. Quite simply, when the driver was on the straight, he kept his foot down on the 'third' pedal. This kept the wing in a horizontal position - hence minimum drag. The drivers used left-foot braking, so when, coming into a corner, they took their foot off the third pedal, to apply the brakes, the wing dropped to a steeper angle to give more adhesion through the corner. The car's wing struts operated directly on the rear suspension.

    Check out these two YouTube videos of a Chaparral 2E ('continuation car'):

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcIAxk4KApk
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29vnG4oSC8Q

    More here: http://www.*************/PitLane?viewThread=true&bottom=0&gID=0&fID=0&tID=112978

    The magazine article scan in the ************* post probably explains the operation of the Chaparral's wing better than I have. ;)
     
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    #6 A.D.K., Nov 12, 2007
    And of course lets not forget Jim's Sucker Car he had before anyone else too.
     
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    #7 bigodino, Nov 14, 2007
    Just got the Duke catalogue in the mail and they have another Can-Am dvd on offer called Can-Am Thunder. Does anyone know it and is it any good?

    Best, Peter
     
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    #8 WILLIAM H, Nov 14, 2007
    NICE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    just what Ive been looking for, Thanks\

    Can Am ROCKS
     
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    #10 P4Replica, Nov 14, 2007
    Is anybody thinking the same as me ? Shall we start one ? :)
     
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    They deserve a thread of their own.
     
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    #12 P4Replica, Nov 15, 2007
    That's what I meant. ;)
     
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    #13 bigodino, Nov 24, 2007
    I just got info that the release has been pushed back to January 2008. The good news is that they've found so much material it will be somewhere between 90 and 120 minutes :)
     
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    Why not? I too think its a brilliant idea as I'm always fascinated by them Chaparrals. Plus the possibility of hearing some stories from some of the experts in this board sounds perfect.

    The prospect of watching a long Can-Am documentary film around midwinter is perfect to me! Thanks for the update, bigodino.
     
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    #16 P4Replica, Dec 22, 2007
    Philip.

    See also this other earlier thread, from a couple of years ago - about the Chaparral Gallery: also in C,M,B & P:

    http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15205

    .... and another even earlier one, in the 'Texas' section (where else ?): http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7255

    Official Chaparral websites: http://www.chaparralcars.com/gallery.php and http://www.petroleummuseum.org/Chaparral/Chaparralhome.html
     
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    #17 Christian.Fr, May 30, 2008
    super movie!
     
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    #18 lotustt, May 30, 2008
    How do I buy this dvd, says out may 08 now.
     

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