On 25 September 1965, Surtees had a life-threatening accident at the Mosport Circuit (Ontario, Canada) while practising in a Lola T70 sports racing car [REF].
Surtees competed with a T70 in the inaugural 1966 Can-Am season,[REF][REF] winning three races of six to become champion[REF] over other winners Dan Gurney (Lola), Mark Donohue (Lola) and Phil Hill (Chaparral) as well as the likes of Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon (both in McLarens) [REF].