Shadow DN4
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| Category | Can-Am (Group 7) | ||||
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| Constructor | Shadow | ||||
| Designer | Tony Southgate | ||||
| Predecessor | Shadow DN2 | ||||
| Technical specifications | |||||
| Chassis | Aluminum fiberglass monocoque | ||||
| Suspension (front) | Double wishbone, Coil springs over Damper, Anti-roll bar | ||||
| Suspension (rear) | Twin lower links, Single upper links, Twin trailing-arms, Coil springs over Shock absorbers, Anti-roll bar | ||||
| Length | 180 in (457.2 cm) | ||||
| Width | 80 in (203.2 cm) | ||||
| Wheelbase | 105 in (2,667.0 mm) | ||||
| Engine | Chevrolet 7,439–8,112 cc (454–495 cu in) V8 engine naturally-aspirated mid-engined | ||||
| Transmission | Hewland LG-500 4-speed manual | ||||
| Power | 745–850 hp (556–634 kW) | ||||
| Weight | 1,860 lb (843.7 kg) | ||||
| Tyres | Firestone | ||||
| Competition history | |||||
| Notable entrants | Phoenix Racing Organizations | ||||
| Notable drivers |  Jackie Oliver George Follmer | ||||
| Debut | 1974 Can-Am Mosport | ||||
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| Teams' Championships | 1: (Phoenix Racing Organizations) | ||||
| Constructors' Championships | 1: Shadow | ||||
| Drivers' Championships | 1: 1974 Can-Am (Jackie Oliver) | ||||
The Shadow DN4 is a sports prototype race car, built to Group 7 racing specifications, for competition in the Can-Am series, and later the World Sportscar Championship, in 1974 and 1976. Jackie Oliver successfully clinched 1974 Can-Am Championship season in this car, winning 4 out of the 5 races that season. In 2025, it raced at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, and completed the Hillclimb track in 47.88 seconds.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "1974 Shadow DN4 | Motorsport & Racing". 22 April 2016.
- ↑ "1974 Shadow DN4 Chevrolet Specifications".
- ↑ "Championship-winning DN4 Can Am Shadow flips at Road America reunion". 27 July 2020.
- ↑ "Shadow DN4". 13 November 2010.
- ↑ "1974 Shadow DN4".
- ↑ "1974 Shadow DN4". 6 July 2019.
- ↑ "Machiavelli's Shadow – 1974 Shadow DN4-1P". June 2016.
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