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Dyson Racing finishes second and third in ALMS Long Beach 2012 American Le Mans Series Round 2, Long Beach
Long Beach, CA, April 14, 2012
Dyson Racing occupied four of the six positions on today's podium for the American Le Mans Series at Long Beach. Chris Dyson and Guy Smith came in second overall and second in P1 while Michael Marsal and Eric Lux took home third place honors in P1 in their first race in the top prototype class.
“ It was a challenging weekend for Michael and Eric and they did great.” noted Chris Dyson. “ We got in only a few very slow laps in the rain yesterday and the first time they drove the track at speed was in the race today. Michael had never been here before and he started the race, handled traffic well and ran competitive laps. Eric's lap times continued to come down during his stint and they have a podium finish to their credit for their first ALMS P1 race. ”
Smith started the race from pole. “ We led a good part of the race. commented Smith. “ This is only our second race with our new Lola Mazda coupe and we continue to find more speed. ” Dyson got in the #16 G-OIL/ModSpace Lola Mazda on lap forty during the only pit stop for the car and led for eighteen laps. “ Our guys gave us a great pit stop and were able to regain the lead. ” said Dyson. “ There were no yellows for the last part of the race and we had to be mindful of fuel. This will be a very competitive season and these are good points to add to our first place points from the 12 Hours of Sebring. ”
After the race, Lux gave his thanks “ to everyone at Dyson Racing for giving us a solid car for the race. We had absolutely no time to test this set up. So their knowledge produced a competitive car off the truck. Mike drove an awesome stint for never seeing the track and got up to speed very quickly and handed me a great car to work with.”
17.April.2012
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