Mosport, my beloved home away from home: always to be found at the inside top entrance to corner 2 just past the marshal (CRCA) stand. Now home to the Harvey Hudes Memorial. The infield camping was the greatest rolling party in Canadian history.
This was called the Player's 200, but it was part of the Canadian Sports Car Championship. Not to be confused with better known also titled Player's 200 from the Can-Am series
Awesome. Barely any fencing, or barriers, no tire walls and virtually no run-off room. And huge crowds. Even the biggest events now don't get half that number. The only thing the same today is layout of the circuit.
Had this been a CanAm race, which the written description was in-error, the likes of: Jim Hall, John Surtees, Dan Gurney, Phil Hill, and Mark Donohue would have filled out this field, as they were all contenders for the 1966 championship.
@AlmsAudi1 - yeah, but turn one used to have pit exit there (and pit entrance at 10) ... not like now which exits well past corner 1.. It's also wider now.
Mosport, my beloved home away from home: always to be found at the inside top entrance to corner 2 just past the marshal (CRCA) stand. Now home to the Harvey Hudes Memorial. The infield camping was the greatest rolling party in Canadian history.
with the exception of Vietnam and hippies, the sixties were great. wonderful era for racing
This was called the Player's 200, but it was part of the Canadian Sports Car Championship. Not to be confused with better known also titled Player's 200 from the Can-Am series
Awesome.
Barely any fencing, or barriers, no tire walls and virtually no run-off room.
And huge crowds. Even the biggest events now don't get half that number.
The only thing the same today is layout of the circuit.
Love the post... good to see Mosport for the first time for me...once again thank you.
those were the days my friend
Jesus, just look at those crowds. You just don't get that at mosport anymore.
Had this been a CanAm race, which the written description was in-error, the likes of: Jim Hall, John Surtees, Dan Gurney, Phil Hill, and Mark Donohue would have filled out this field, as they were all contenders for the 1966 championship.
This was one of the early motorsports sponsorships by a tobacco company.
6:52 Ford GT40 getting in laps for Le Mans. Right hand drive.
No, the Players and Can-Am were two different Races :-)
@AlmsAudi1 - yeah, but turn one used to have pit exit there (and pit entrance at 10) ... not like now which exits well past corner 1.. It's also wider now.
ah ok, so thanks for the info ;)
Can am mosport 1966 mvh jan
"Literally explodes" And here I thought it was only recently that people misused that word.
Not mentioned is the first heat Jerry Grant crash that resulted in the death of Marshall Gordon Harrison. Other than that it was a great day.
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wasn't Can-Am a championship? I read on wikipedia that in this championship this was the first round, so did they wrong?
@CowboyPenner. You lucky guy
Can-Am was a Championship !! NOTHING TO DO WITH THE PLAYERS 200 :-)
in 1966 the player's 200 was the first round of the Can-Am
no guard rails
THIS IS THE PLAYER'S 200 in 1966...NOT Can-Am. :-)
Lol turn 1 average 75-80 mph. Now average 120 mph