A two year absence from Formula 1 racing didn't diminish Lamborghini's anticipation at the Grand Prix Molson du Canada held in Montreal, June 11, 1995. Although Lamborghini didn't actually compete in the race as it did in 1993, a Diablo VT will be on the challenging circuit with racing's elite as the race's Official Safety Car.
"This is Lamborghini's weekend to reinforce itself as a performance-based sports car in front of an international viewing audience," stated Robert A. Braner, president of automobili Lamborghini USA.
"We're very excited about having a Lamborghini Diablo serve as our official safety car," said Mr. Normand Legault, general manager of Grand Prix Molson du Canada. "This is the first time we have ever had such a powerful automobile. This is further punctuated by the fact that the 492 horsepower Diablo is completely stock and is street legal."
Two red Diablos, arranged and supplied by Lamborghini through its Montreal dealer, Silver Star Exotics, will be outfitted with strobe lights and a two-way radio to allow the driver and accompanying FIA official to be in contact with FIA race officials.
The Diablo Safety Car also went on the track at the request of race officials to neutralize the race until they decided that the track is clear to race again. The Diablo VT was also used as the pace car for the support races preceding the Grand Prix."
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