One of the absolute highlights of this season was the strong Shadow presence at the Goodwood events, starting with the Members' Meeting where 50 years of the end of Can-Am was celebrated and then concluded at the Festival of Speed with a special Shadow class. Today, we picked two fascinating Shadow racers that were used during the 1973 season. The most ferocious is no doubt the DN2 Chevrolet, which competed in that year's Canadian-American Challenge Cup. From 1974, the regulations were more restrictive, so the DN2 can very much be considered the ultimate Chevrolet big-block Can-Am racer. One of just two built, DN2-1A was raced predominantly by Jackie Oliver, who scored third and second place finishes with the car. It was also fielded once for future Formula 1 World Champion James Hunt. It was demonstrated at both events by its current American owner, who also successfully raced it the Nürburgring later in the year.
Demonstrated at the Festival of Speed was a great example of the first Shadow Formula 1 car; the DN1. Like the DN2, it was designed by Tony Southgate and sported the same sinister black livery. Also raced in period by Jackie Oliver, the best achievement of DN1-6A was a third place finish in the Canadian Grand Prix.

Enjoy the links:

1973 Shadow DN1 Cosworth (DN1-6A)

1973 Shadow DN2 Chevrolet (DN2-1A)