page_title: Shelby Can-Am
section_title: U.S.A.
hierarchical_section_title: Shelby Can-Am / History / U.S.A.
caption_attribution_description: English: Racefab Shelby Can Am
context_page_description: The Shelby Can-Am is a sports car that had its own racing class in the United States between 1991 and 1996. Some of the models were shipped off to South Africa to race there, where they continued to be campaigned until about 2015.
context_section_description: After the original Can-Am folded after the 1987 season the SCCA looked for a new sports car class. In 1989 Caroll Shelby joined the SCCA to design a new single make sports car racing car. The car, built by Racefab Inc., went in production in 1990. The first race was a demonstration event during the SCCA National Championship Runoffs. The Shelby Can-Am class, and a pro series were launched by the SCCA in 1991.  The pro series ran for six years. Memo Gidley made his pro racing debut in 1993. It also was a class at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs between 1991 and 1996. 20 drivers started the 1991 Runoffs race. David Tenny, who started from pole-position, won the race.  The following year the field was drastically reduced to 14 drivers.  Only four drivers started the last Shelby Can-Am Runoffs race in 1996. Chassis number #066 was converted into a Le Mans Prototype.  The car, the LR-93, was entered by Cliff Rassweiler and James Lee in the 1993 IMSA GT Championship. The car failed to finish both races it was entered due to mechanical failure. The car was restored to the original Shelby Can-Am specifications and shipped off to South Africa.
  In 1997, Shelby finished an Oldsmobile-powered prototype meant to continue the Can-Am series, but it remained a one-off. It had the new four-cam Aurora V8 engine, tuned to about 500 hp (370 kW).
caption: A Shelby Can-Am race car
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