It is one of these things: a car manufacturer likes to boast their car is used as the official marshall car at a very well known circuit. Back in the 90s Honda did not make an exception by promoting the Honda CRX as the official Suzuka marshall car:
Honda added a bodykit and a set of Work Meisters.
But it gets even better when you actually find a photo taken up close in 19941992:
Found at: Minkara