Now for something completely different. A 1969 Camaro Z28 RS was used as the Official Pace Car / Safety Car for an ice rice held in Granby, Quebec, Canada on February 16, 1969. The event was sanctioned by the Club Auto Sport Metropolitan (CASM). Most of the cars that participated in the race were small 4 cylinder powered cars like Minis, Beetles and Volvos but a Nova and a 1967 Camaro were also part of it.
Denis Giguère posted these pictures to the Canadian Motorsport Historical Society Facebook page on January 20, 2026.
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Here are pictures of the 1967 Camaro on the ice race course. It was driven by John Todd from Todco racing.
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Here is a shot of the Chevy II/Nova that participated. In the caption for his post Denis wrote, "Dave Innes is now driving the Lake Chevy II. But this time, the car was disqualified for having too many studs on the wheels."
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