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Shadow Mark III CAN AM
REQUIST A printable PDF document with Photos
Chassis No.: 2

This car competed at the 1999 Goodwood Festival of Speed. It is completely sorted and race ready. The engine, trans, induction system, and electronics were just rebuilt and have less than an hour of track time.

In the original Can-Am series there were only four factories that won championships: Lola, McLaren, Porsche and Shadow. Shadow, far less known than the other three, won the last original Can-Am championship in 1974. The Shadow was the leading American car of the series scoring more points then the legendary Chapparals, and the only American design to win the championship.

The Mark III was designed by Peter Bryant for Don Nichols Shadow team and drivers Jackie Oliver and Carlos Pace to compete in the 1972 Can Am series. The team finally abandoned the low profile tires of the previous years car for conventional rubber. The larger tires meant that the body of the MkIII, though of similar shape to the 1971 MkII, was now taller. The radiators were moved to the sides of the car and a wing placed between the front wheels, just as McLaren did with their M20. The team also began testing a turbocharged Chevy V8. This car was used during the ’72 series in normally aspirated configuration and then converted into turbo form for the last race of the year at Riverside. Team leader Jackie Oliver drove it in practice but elected to race the non turbo version.

For 1973, Shadow built an all new Can-Am car, the DN2 designed by Tony Southgate. (Shadow had also started racing in Formula One. They won the Can-Am championship in 1974.

1972 Shadow Team Record
Mosport, Jackie Oliver — DNF
Road Atlanta, Jackie Oliver — DNF
Watkins Glen, Jackie Oliver — Qualified 6th, DNF
Mid Ohio, Jackie Oliver — Qualified 4th, Finished 2nd
Road America, Jackie Oliver — Qualified 5th, DNF, Carlos Pace — Qualified 30th, DNF
Donnybroke, Jackie Oliver — Qualified 7th, Finished 3rd. Carlos Pace — Qualified 10th, DNF
Edmonton, Jackie Oliver — Qualified 9th, DNF, Carlos Pace — Qualified 7th, Finished 4th
Laguna Seca, Jackie Oliver — Qualified 4th, DNF, Bobby Allison, DNQ
Riverside, Jackie Oliver — Qualified 5th, Finished 4th, Bobby Allison DNQ
Note: The Shadow MkIII Turbo was driven in practice by Oliver