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GT1: O’Young, Enge Confirmed At Reiter Engineering
Darryl O'Young, Tomas Enge join Reiter Engineering Lamborghini effort in FIA GT1 World Championship...
Darryl O'Young, center, will compete in both the FIA GT1 World Championship and WTCC this year. (Photo: John Dagys)
Chinese star Darryl O'Young has been confirmed as the fourth driver for the Reiter Engineering Lamborghini team for 2012. O'Young will partner Dutchman Peter Kox.
O’Young’s outstanding record includes championship wins in the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia and victories at the 2008 Merdeka Millennium Race in Malaysia plus the Macau GT Cup.
In addition, he has gathered racing experience in the FIA GT Championship, in the Porsche Supercup, the World Touring Car Championship and DTM.
Germany's Albert von Thurn and Taxis will share the sister car with with Tomas Enge of the Czech Republic. Von Thurn und Taxis won the 2010 ADAC GT Masters Championship and is very familiar with the Gallardo.
Enge has recorded wins and a number of podium finishes in GT1 in 2010 and 2011 at the wheel of an Aston Martin.
Kox, a long-term Lamborghini driver, competed in the 2010 and 2011 FIA GT1 World Championship in a Lamborghini Murcielago.
Reiter team principal Hans Reiter is delighted with the diver line-up charged with piloting the team's two Lamborghini LP600s during the 2012 season.
He said: “We are ready. We have excellent driver duos and two powerful cars. We definitely want to compete for the championship title. Stephane Ratel (SRO) developed a successful concept with great cars and drivers for the championship. This is added value for the international motorsports and will spark interest on the individual continents.”
O’Young’s outstanding record includes championship wins in the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia and victories at the 2008 Merdeka Millennium Race in Malaysia plus the Macau GT Cup.
In addition, he has gathered racing experience in the FIA GT Championship, in the Porsche Supercup, the World Touring Car Championship and DTM.
Germany's Albert von Thurn and Taxis will share the sister car with with Tomas Enge of the Czech Republic. Von Thurn und Taxis won the 2010 ADAC GT Masters Championship and is very familiar with the Gallardo.
Enge has recorded wins and a number of podium finishes in GT1 in 2010 and 2011 at the wheel of an Aston Martin.
Kox, a long-term Lamborghini driver, competed in the 2010 and 2011 FIA GT1 World Championship in a Lamborghini Murcielago.
Reiter team principal Hans Reiter is delighted with the diver line-up charged with piloting the team's two Lamborghini LP600s during the 2012 season.
He said: “We are ready. We have excellent driver duos and two powerful cars. We definitely want to compete for the championship title. Stephane Ratel (SRO) developed a successful concept with great cars and drivers for the championship. This is added value for the international motorsports and will spark interest on the individual continents.”
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