{"id":150,"date":"2017-03-07T22:31:10","date_gmt":"2017-03-07T22:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lbpost.com\/articles\/sports\/43rd-toyota-grand-prix-to-feature-can-am-race-cars-on-a-city-circuit-for-the-first-time\/"},"modified":"2017-03-07T22:31:10","modified_gmt":"2017-03-07T22:31:10","slug":"43rd-toyota-grand-prix-to-feature-can-am-race-cars-on-a-city-circuit-for-the-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/sports\/43rd-toyota-grand-prix-to-feature-can-am-race-cars-on-a-city-circuit-for-the-first-time","title":{"rendered":"43rd Toyota Grand Prix to Feature Can-Am Race Cars on a City Circuit for the First Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

Photos by Asia Morris.<\/em><\/p>\n

A 1,000-plus horsepower Can-Am race car sped through a portion of the 43rd Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach\u2019s race circuit Tuesday, as an introduction to one of the featured races of the April event, the Can-Am challenge.<\/p>\n

\u201cThink of the cacophony of sound that\u2019s going to emanate when you have 19 of these cars,\u201d said Jim Michaelian, president and CEO of the Grand Prix Association. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be fantastic. They\u2019ve never raced on a city circuit, and this will be the very first time they do.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Can-Am race car that wowed local media with its flashy blue exterior and loud rumblings this morning, is retired L.A. Superior Court Judge Joseph DiLoreto\u2019s 1968 McLaren M6B, once raced by American Indycar and Formula One competitor Peter Revson.<\/p>\n

Revson was the first American to win the Canadian-American Challenge Cup in 1971, according to NBC Sports<\/a>, and finished second in the Indy 500 the same year. Known in Formula One as an \u201cAmerican Racing Hero,\u201d he died at age 35 during a test run for the 1974 South African Grand Prix in Kyalami.<\/p>\n

The historic engines will highlight the golden age of Can-Am Racing, showcasing marques such as McLaren, Lola, Shadow and more, according to the Grand Prix.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThese are special cars that were built back in 1966 and 1974 and have a great history,\u201d Michaelian said. \u201cThey were really the beasts of the race tracks back in their day and we\u2019re excited to be able to bring them back on the streets of Long Beach.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Grand Prix will run April 7-9 and feature, in addition to the Can-Am Challenge, the Verizon IndyCar Series, IMSA\u2019s BUBBA burger Sports Car Grand Prix, Pirelli World Challenge, SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks and the Motegi Racing Super Drift Challenge on Friday and Saturday nights, according to the release.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe also have two major concerts, one of them on Saturday we\u2019re really excited about,\u201d said Michaelian. \u201cWe have Kings of Chaos and it\u2019s going to feature Billy Idol, Billy Gibbons from ZZ top and Chester Bennington from Linkin Park. It is going to be our biggest concert ever and we\u2019re looking forward to capping off Saturday in a really wild way.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thunder Thursday, the kick-off festival for the Grand Prix, will take place on Thursday, April 6 in a new location, it was also announced earlier. Fans can enjoy freestyle motocross demonstrations, motorcycle stunts, pit stop competitions, an exotic, race and classic car show and live music at The Pike Outlets starting at 6:30PM.<\/p>\n

For more information about the 43rd Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach visit the website here<\/a> and Facebook page here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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