Oryx Racing continued
its impressive
debut season
in the American
Le Mans Series
(ALMS) with a third place finish
at the Mazda Raceway
Laguna Seca track in
California this weekend. But
the result only tells half the
story, as Humaid Al
Masaood’s team sacrificed
second place to help sister
team Dyson Racing clinch the
Driver’s Championship.
Experienced American
driver Butch Leitzinger joined
Emirati, Al Masaood, and
teammate Steven Kane for
the six hour race, and helped
Oryx Racing to second place.
With less than an hour to
run Oryx Racing pitted from
second position to allow
Dyson Racing to overtake
them, and consequently
secure the overall Team,
Manufacturer and Driver’s
Championships.
Speaking after the race, Al
Masaood congratulated his
Dyson Racing teammates: “I
am delighted for Chris Dyson
and Guy Smith, who have
been such an inspiration for
us this season and thoroughly
deserve the title. We drove
a great race, but this is a
team sport and in our debut
season nothing can take
away from our achievements.
We are already looking forward
to the Petit Le Mans
season finale in two weeks,
where we aim to finish on a
high.”
