#16 Dyson Lola Mazda wins!
2011 American Le Mans Series Round 3
Lime Rock Park, CT, July 9, 2011

The #16 G-OIL ModSpace/Construct Corps Lola Mazda with Chris Dyson and Guy Smith started first and finished first and the #20 Oryx Dyson Racing Lola Mazda with Humaid Al Masaood and Steven Kane started second and finished third in American Le Mans Series round 3 at Lime Rock Park. The #16 Dyson entry was the car to beat all day, leading 165 laps of the 187 lap race. Smith set fastest race lap and Kane pulled down the second fastest of the race.

This was the first time Al Masaood and Kane have raced here in America. The #20 car started the race with a deficit after battery problems necessitated starting the car from pit lane. Al Masaood took the car from thirty-first to seventh. Kane got in the car on lap fifty-nine and did the podium run, taking the car to its third place finish.
"This win ranks right up there," stated Rob Dyson. "But it is made even more special by being able to welcome Humaid Al Masasood and Steven Kane to the family. They did an absolutely phenomenal job and both cars ran well for the whole race. I think it is going be great for the remainder of the season."

Both Humaid and Steven enjoyed their inauguration into American racing and the bullring competition of Lime Rock. "This feels really good, and I am very happy to have finished well here," said Al Masaood. "That was our goal to come here and do a good job and we are looking forward to the next round." Kane echoed those sentiments: "This is probably some of the most fun I have had in racing. Working the traffic is quite the challenge. The fact we were a tenth off fastest lap is a great achievement for the whole team."

12.7.2011
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