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SHADOW RACE CARS
The company was founded by Don Nichols in 1971 as Advance Vehicle Systems; the cars were called Shadows, designed by Trevor Harris and entered under the Shadow Racing Inc. banner.
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The first Shadow, the Mk.I, was entered in the CanAm series with George Follmer and Vic Elford driving them. The Mk.1 featured an innovative design, using very small wheels for low drag and although the car was quick, it was not the most reliable car in the field.
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The team became more competitive the following year, replacing the Harris car with a Peter Bryant design owing some elements to his Ti22 'titanium car' with Jackie Oliver also arriving from this effort and finishing eighth in the CanAm championship. The team also found some financial backing in Universal Oil Products (UOP).
Shadow came to dominate the shortened 1974 series, although by this point they were competing largely against privateers, the works McLaren and Porsche efforts having left the series.
Nichols announced that he was entering his team into Formula One with UOP sponsored cars designed by Tony Southgate, who had designed the BRM that gave Jean-Pierre Beltoise victory at the Monaco Grand Prix the previous year.
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 Tony Southgate |
The team debuted in Formula One at the 1973 South African Grand Prix with the DN1 chassis. Two cars were available for drivers Jackie Oliver and George Follmer, as well as a private entry for Graham Hill who ran his car under the Embassy Hill banner.
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| Graham Hill driving the Shadow DN1 |
For 1974, the team hired two of the most promising drivers of the time: American Peter Revson and Frenchman Jean-Pierre Jarier. During a practice run for the South African Grand Prix Revson was killed by a suspension failure on his DN3. He was replaced by Tom Pryce.
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 Peter Revson |
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| Graham Hill driving the Shadow DN7 |
The new DN5 driven by Jean-Pierre Jarier gained pole position in the two first Grands Prix of the 1975 season but suffered mechanical failure in both races. |
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ABOUT THE SHIRT
With no surviving artwork available, the desgins on both versions of the Shadow Formula1 T-Shirts have been failthfully remastered from photographic reference. Last worn by the Shadow Racing Team and their fans, these designs have not been seen for over 30 years. As with all of our garments, in recreating the orginal artwork, we are proud to play a small part in keeping historic marques and teams alive. |
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The DN5 and most other Shadow Formula One cars used Ford Cosworth DFV engines, which produced around 490 bhp. However, later in 1975 another car was driven by Jarier, the DN7, and was fitted with a Matra V12 engine producing around 550 bhp.
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| Shadow DN5 - perfect for Sunday drives with mates |
The wheelbase was substantially lengthened to accommodate the much larger and more expensive French powerplant, although due to budgetary issues, the Matra-powered DN7 was doomed as a one-off. Jarier's new teammate, Tom Pryce, showed his talent by winning the non-championship Race of Champions that same year.
 Jean-Pierre
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 Tom Pryce |
 Alan Jones |
Pryce however, died in a tragic accident during the 1977 South African Grand Prix when he collided with track marshal Jansen Van Vuuren. Van Vuuren had been attempting to cross the track to extinguish a small fire coming from Hans-Joachim Stuck's broken down car on the main straight. Being unsighted behind another driver, Pryce was unable to take evasive action and hit the 19 year old marshal at 170mph, taking the full force of Van Vuuren's 40lb fire extinguisher in his helmet. Both Pryce and Vuuren died instantly.
The team replaced Pryce with Alan Jones, who won the team's only F1 event at the Austrian Grand Prix the same year. So unexpected was the win that organisers didn’t have the Australian national anthem ready for him. Jones also picked up a third place before the season was over.
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| Shadow DN9A |
Following the departure of Jones to Williams and a majority of their staff leaving to form their own team, Arrows, the Shadow team started to decline sharply and in 1980 they were absorbed by Theodore Racing, but lack of money meant the team was broken up by mid-season.
DID YOU KNOW THAT NEARLY ALL THE CARS WE FEATURE ON THE RETRO FORMULA 1 WEBSITE ARE STILL COMPETING?
Below you will find the full list of 2011 events. Do not think just because the cars are worth £300,000 plus, drivers hold back. This is 'on the edge' racing at it's best. |
| MAY 13-15 |
RED BULL RING Austria, HFO Rd 2 & 3 |
| MAY 29-30 |
BRANDS HATCH UK, Masters Series
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| JUN 3-5 |
MONZA Italy, HFO Rd 4 |
| JUN 17-19 |
PORTO Portugal, Masters Series |
| JUL 1-3 |
BRANDS HATCH UK, HFO Rd 5 |
| JUL 22-24 |
SILVERSTONE UK, Silverstone Classic |
| AUG 12-14 |
NURBURGRING Germany, Masters Series |
| SEPT 2-4 |
DONINGTON UK, Masters Series |
| SEPT 9-11 |
NURBURGRING Germany, HFO RD 6 |
| SEPT 23-25 |
SPA Belgium, Masters Series |
| OCT 7-9 |
PAUL RICARD France, HFO Rd 7 & 8 |
| OCT 21-23 |
ALGARVE Portugal, HFO Rd 9 & 10 |
The FIA Historic Formula One Championship ™ is at the pinnacle of historic motorsport. Its fans get a taste of classic old school Formula 1 and thrill to the sights and sounds of the cars driven by legends such as Gilles Villeneuve, Nigel Mansell, Emerson Fittipaldi and Keke Rosberg.
The Championship features the great Grand Prix cars raced between 1966 and 1985 re-creating the spectacle of the legendary 3 litre Formula 1 era on the great Race Circuits of the World. |
The Masters Historic Car Series is for 3 litre F1 Cars built between 1968 and 1978. From the pre-ground effects and pre-turbo era of F1 racing, Grand Prix Masters promises fast racing and close competition. Running in four distinct classes, providing a series of double-header races, emotive grids from the likes of Tyrrell, Lotus, Matra, McLaren, Cooper, Surtees and BRM, compete over two separate races per weekend.
Grand Prix Masters relives a fantastic decade of Grand Prix racing, including the actual cars driven by GP stars such as Hunt, Fittipaldi, Stewart, Amon, Rindt, Hill, Reutemann, Beltoise, Cevert and Peterson. |
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| PRICING |
| UK £ |
| PRICE |
24.95 |
| POST |
3.50 |
| TOTAL |
28.45 |
| EUROPE £ |
| PRICE |
24.95 |
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4.50 |
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29.45 |
| REST OF WORLD £ |
| PRICE |
24.95 |
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6.00 |
| TOTAL |
30.95 |
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35/37 |
M |
38/40 |
L |
41/43 |
XL |
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XXL |
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100% ringspun combed cotton
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Twin needle stitching |
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Shoulder to shoulder taping |
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180gsm |
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ALL MERCHANDISE IS DESIGNED AND HANDMADE IN GREAT BRITAIN BY RETRO FORMULA 1
Please bare this in mind when ordering as a gift. Due to demand, despatch can take 3 to 10 days. If you have any doubts that your garment may not arrive in time, please email us. |
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