by HoTWire
19. January 2009 23:28
It will tell you everything you need to know about this DVD if I say that I was suppose to write this review days ago, but have in fact spent my time watching and rewatching it. I guess I could justify it under the guise of research, but really I knew within the first 30 minutes that this DVD was top notch. The rest just confirmed that.
Can Am : A Speed Odyssey charts the rise and rise of the Can Am race series in the US and Canada, from 1963 through to 1973 where it hit its peak. The footage is first class having been located from many different sources it is put together to give you a complete picture of what each years racing season was like, who the dominant forces were and where the innovations were coming from. The footage of crowds, pits and paddock really add to the atmosphere of the time.
The whole DVD is feels like it was done in period, I don't know if this was a conscious choice but it really feels like something you could have picked up at the end of the 1973 season to commemorate 10 years of Can Am.
Narration by Sam Posey and Jim Hill adds polish and insight in equal measures to the racing that is going on in front of you, as well as sections on workshop visits with the likes of Maclaren and period interviews with the drivers. This is racing from a time when drivers would be piloting a Formula 1 car one week and then in a Can Am car the next.
Without a doubt this is a film that also has a great sound track, the music is kept to a minimum and the cars allowed to speak for themselves and boy do they speak!
If there is a downside to this DVD it is that it gives me even more of an interest in seeing more footage, but I suspect there isn't much to be found. One thing worth thinking about is the cost £22 is a lot to spend on a single DVD ... However I believe it to be worth this, just to sit in a darkened room, with the volume right up and the incredible sight of the cars and noise of the engines filling your world with motorsport at its very best!
Get the DVD from Driven And Ridden
Check out the trailer here : http://www.canamfilm.com/
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