Classics Round 10: Countachs at Monza

Classics Series – Round 10, Monza 1: Countach vs Countach

The air at Monza trembled with the roar of twin Lamborghini Countach V12s, two wedges of Italian excess that looked more at home parked outside a disco than hurtling down the Temple of Speed. Shane wasted no time in showing who had the cleaner cassette tape deck, settling into a rhythm that saw him stretch a commanding 4-lap lead in the early going. The Countach was singing, Shane was composed—and for a brief moment it looked like this might be a cruise.

But then came disaster. A front blade issue sent him diving into the pits, mechanics scrambling around the car as if it had shown up asking for an oil change and a perm. Every second lost was blood in the water, and Tiara pounced. While Shane’s pit crew tried to wrestle the Countach’s stubborn nose back into shape, Tiara drove like a woman possessed—steady, ruthless, and perfectly consistent. The gap closed, the deficit evaporated, and before long she had not only reeled him in but powered past, her Countach screaming in triumph.

By the time the checkered flag dropped, Tiara had flipped the tables completely, finishing 4 laps clear. Shane, left to brood over what might have been, found a sliver of consolation: a lightning-quick 7.466 fastest lap, easily outshining Tiara’s 8.104. A hollow victory perhaps, but at least he proved that when his Countach stayed in one piece, it was the quicker disco machine.