I was curious about the 67 GP Calender. Why did the championship go from
Germany over to Canada then back to Italy before going back to America. What
was it that stoped them going from the Ring to Monza and then to Canada?
Todd.
"T.Galvin" wrote:
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> I was curious about the 67 GP Calender. Why did the championship go from
> Germany over to Canada then back to Italy before going back to America. What
> was it that stoped them going from the Ring to Monza and then to Canada?
Tradition? 1967 was the first Canadian GP for Formula One (previous
races called "Canadian GP" were for sports cars), and I think they
shoehorned the date in between the traditional dates for the already
well-established Monza and Glen races. The next year, 1968, it was
Monza, Canada, US, Mexico (until 1971, when Mexico was dropped). From
'71 until '76, the USGP was the last race of the season -- in 1976,
Japan was added at the end. There was no Canadian GP in 1975 (anyone
know why?), and then it was Canada, US, Japan in '76 and '77, Japan was
dropped in '78 , when it was US, Canada again, in '79 and '80 it was
Canada, US, and in 1981 the USGP went to the Caesar's Palace parking
lot. After that, who cared?
BB
Yeah-- there were contractual differences of opinion between the Canadian
organizers and the Formula One Constructors Association (FOCA), so the race
was not held in '75. The teams were for the most part happy to be back in
1976, as were the fans.
R. Hashana
"Barton Brown" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> There was no Canadian GP in 1975 (anyone
> know why?),
