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FA S T L A N E
Victory Lap
with
Darryl O’Young
by Will Fong
Darryl O’Young is a man who moves fast.
Today the Vancouver-born motorsport
champion is based in Hong Kong, known as
the top touring car and GT driver in Asia.
Having spent 25 years in competitive racing, he
has won over forty titles throughout his career.
This past summer O’Young once again took a
victory lap. He won the Grand Prix de TroisRiviѐres, part of the Ultra 94 Porsche GT3
Cup Challenge Canada by Michelin Series.
O’Young made history for OpenRoad Racing,
pulling off a motorsport hat trick. He became
the first driver in over six decades to place first
in three races over the single weekend. We
caught up recently with O’Young before the
start of his 2014 season.
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Oh, Canada! What was it like to win for OpenRoad
Racing in Trois-Rivières for our country’s GT3 Cup
Challenge? You had three wins overall that weekend.
I have to thank OpenRoad for giving me such a great opportunity
this summer. Trois-Rivières is Canada’s most historic street circuit,
so to have the chance to race there was a dream come true. Since
becoming a professional race driver, that race was my first time
racing back in Canada in over ten years so it was special.
The Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières is a fantastic event. There is a real
racing culture in that city and it almost brings a festival-like feeling
throughout the entire weekend. The fans were energetic and very
supportive, so I’m glad OpenRoad Racing put on a great show over
there in Québec in our Porsche 911 GT3 Cup. I think we showed
them what west coast motorsport is all about since we were the only
team and driver from Vancouver over there and we won three races.
What made it even more special was the fact that we made some
history over there becoming the first driver since the Grand Prix
started in 1967 to win three races in a single weekend.