The Krohn Barbour Racing Team were forced to withdraw both their
Lamborghini Murcielago R-GT racers at the last round of the American
Le Mans Series at Mosport in Canda, prior to the race due to fault
suspension parts.
The supplier of the parts
in question said, "We supplied the original suspension parts to
Lamborghini for the new R-GT and these have been successfully tested
over a distance of 3000km and used in competition with Krohn-Barbour
Racing and with teams racing in Japan. We produced further spares
which were supplied to the team, but unfortunately these did not meet
with our usual high standards of production quality. The replacement
parts were unable to be delivered to the team in time for the race.
"We are extremely sorry that we have not attained our usual high
standards and that as a result, the Krohn-Barbour Racing team were
unable to compete this weekend. Immediately the problem with the
product was evident, we started extensive analysis of the parts to
establish the causes of its deficiencies. We will ensure that future
supplies will meet the standards required by the race teams and
Lamborghini."
Meanwhile, Manfred Fitzgerald, Marketing Manager, Automobili
Lamborghini, "It was very disappointing that Dick Barbour Racing were
unable to compete in the ALMS race this weekend. As soon as a problem
became apparent we worked with the team and our supplier to rectify
it. Unfortunately, the supplier was not able to deliver the parts
required in time for the team to race. We are, of course, putting all
our efforts into ensuring that our suppliers provide replacement parts
as soon as possible." |