Back to back wins and Championship lead for Craft Bamboo in Shanghai
Sunday, September 27, 2015
Darryl O’Young now leads the drivers’ championship after a dominant race two win in Shanghai, where Daniel Lloyd helped the #99 pair to lead from start to finish. O’Young is now four points clear of second place, with only one round left in the championship scheduled for next month in Thailand. The #88 Interush Aston Martin of, Richard Lyons and Frank Yu, proved to be even quicker, setting the fastest lap of the race but were unable to capitalize on their speed after having to fight their through their way through the midfield.
O’Young’s teammate, Daniel Lloyd, started on pole position and was dominant from the start, creating a 2.9 second gap by the end of the first lap. From here, the Craft-Bamboo driver stormed away, nailing consistently quick times to put them ahead of the competition who were busy fighting among themselves. By the time Lloyd entered the pits for his compulsory stop, he was over 13 seconds ahead of their season rivals in the Bentley. With a 10 second time penalty due to their win in race one, the lead that Lloyd had built was essential to the #99’s success.
After a flawless pit stop, O’Young hit the track ahead of the Bentley and continued the pair’s run at the head of the pack. The gap had been eroded but the championship winning Hong Kong driver put his head down and focused on increasing his lead. From there, O’Young disappeared at the front of the field, building a gap over the scrapping pair of cars behind him. Running a faultless race, the #99 of, Darryl O’Young and Daniel Lloyd, crossed the line with a lead of 9.310 seconds and took the only double win of the GT Asia Series season so far.
Frank Yu started the race in P8 and after fighting hard during his stint was once again hit from behind. Frank was undeterred and did not give up his challenge, continuing to fight with the competition. The GT Asia veteran was able to complete a fantastic in lap to hand the car over to his teammate, Richard Lyons. The Irishman had shown great pace all weekend and race two was no exception. The GT ace fought his way from P12 and was able to move up several positions thanks to his string of fastest laps. Lyons was hunting down the competition with great speed.
Photo credits - CBR / GT Asia
