Toronto Mosport 1966 Players 200

[@coldlakealta4043]

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.

[@PippaPeerless]

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

[@mustangjohhny]

with the exception of Vietnam and hippies, the sixties were great. wonderful era for racing

[@theeaselrider4032]

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.

[@FAYCHI69]

Love the post... good to see Mosport for the first time for me...once again thank you.

[@spriteisawesome]

Jesus, just look at those crowds. You just don't get that at mosport anymore.

[@davidzdrojewski2355]

those were the days my friend

[@bloqk16]

This was one of the early motorsports sponsorships by a tobacco company.

[@myronx19]

@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.

[@bloqk16]

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.

[@audiojeff33]

6:52 Ford GT40 getting in laps for Le Mans. Right hand drive.

[@inoverdrive]

No, the Players and Can-Am were two different Races :-)

[@subzero92MK]

wasn't Can-Am a championship? I read on wikipedia that in this championship this was the first round, so did they wrong?

[@adrhynnes]

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.

[@russellhartwell5404]

,, ,, I, SAW, IT, "HAPPEN, !!,

[@russellhartwell5404]

,, ,, "&," MAY, HE, " R, I, P, " !!,

[@subzero92MK]

in 1966 the player's 200 was the first round of the Can-Am

[@subzero92MK]

ah ok, so thanks for the info ;)

[@inoverdrive]

Can-Am was a Championship !! NOTHING TO DO WITH THE PLAYERS 200 :-)

[@jansvanback1609]

Can am mosport 1966 mvh jan

[@blue04mx53]

"Literally explodes" And here I thought it was only recently that people misused that word.

[@bigzackattack]

@CowboyPenner. You lucky guy

[@inoverdrive]

THIS IS THE PLAYER'S 200 in 1966...NOT Can-Am. :-)

[@easternwoods4378]

no guard rails

[@AlmsAudi1]

Lol turn 1 average 75-80 mph. Now average 120 mph