The engines roar, pushing the rev limiters to their limits. When the light turns green, the racecars accelerate at full chat, abandon their racing line, and seek out a gap in the fray. One of the vehicles on this day is a Bugatti EB 110 SC, one of only two Bugatti EB 110 racecars to ever have been officially constructed. The Bugatti lines up for the two-hour race in Dijon on June 9, 1996, sporting the number 18. It gets off to a great start and works its way up the field. Unfortunately, it was its last ever race.
Behind the wheel of the super sports car was the Monegasque businessman and racecar driver Gildo Pallanca-Pastor. Extraordinarily, at 29-years of age, he was one of the youngest entrants and also the owner of the Monaco Racing Team, for which the EB 110 SC was competing. Even then, this was an exceptional vehicle, one that really stood out in comparison to the other racecars. In 2021, the EB 110 celebrates its 30th anniversary.
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