Saturday was a day of firsts in the American Le Mans Series: Steven Kane and Humaid Al Masaood of Oryx Racing, driving their rented Dyson Racing Lola Mazda, got their first prototype win in the first Baltimore Grand Prix in their first season in the series; it was also the first street race for Al Masaood.
“Driving smart is definitely a challenge, and it’s easy to make a mistake at the start of a race like this,” said co-driver and team owner Masaood. “It’s easy to go off and be in the wall. You have to be very precise, take a little off and make good decisions. You really have no room for error.”
Baltimore was only the fifth ALMS race for Oryx Racing; the team is in its first year of operation.
The Baltimore Grand Prix is also new to the American Le Mans series; conceived in 2008 and developed over the next three years, the event faced huge difficulties, not the least of which was building a temporary racetrack in the busiest part of the Baltimore in just a few days’ time, attracting and accommodating tens of thousands of fans, and then tearing the track down in time for business to start Monday morning.
“Driving smart is definitely a challenge, and it’s easy to make a mistake at the start of a race like this,” said co-driver and team owner Masaood. “It’s easy to go off and be in the wall. You have to be very precise, take a little off and make good decisions. You really have no room for error.”
Baltimore was only the fifth ALMS race for Oryx Racing; the team is in its first year of operation.
The Baltimore Grand Prix is also new to the American Le Mans series; conceived in 2008 and developed over the next three years, the event faced huge difficulties, not the least of which was building a temporary racetrack in the busiest part of the Baltimore in just a few days’ time, attracting and accommodating tens of thousands of fans, and then tearing the track down in time for business to start Monday morning.
