Dyson Racing will start from the pole for the inaugural American Le Mans Series Baltimore Grand Prix Saturday, with sister car Oryx Racing sharing the front row.
Guy Smith lapped the brand new Baltimore circuit in 1:27.750 in the #16 G-Oil Dyson Lola Mazda, 0.146 seconds faster than Steven Kane in the #20 Oryx Racing Lola Mazda (rented from Dyson Racing.)
Despite it being a family fight, Smith and Kane went all-out for the pole. Smith took the pole first, while Kane braked too late and had to take the runoff, threading his way through the maze of tire barriers. Once he got back on track, Kane seized the pole by a hundredth of a second. Smith refused to settle for second; he went out on one more flyer and bested Kane, crossing the line seconds after the session ended.
“We were P1 in the session as I went over the finish line with one lap to go; I sort of cruised through Turn One up to the hairpin,” Smith told ESPN3. “I said, ‘How long to go? What do you want me to do?’ They said, ‘P2,’ so then I got on it. I was lucky to sort of pull it back for the rest of the lap.
Guy Smith lapped the brand new Baltimore circuit in 1:27.750 in the #16 G-Oil Dyson Lola Mazda, 0.146 seconds faster than Steven Kane in the #20 Oryx Racing Lola Mazda (rented from Dyson Racing.)
Despite it being a family fight, Smith and Kane went all-out for the pole. Smith took the pole first, while Kane braked too late and had to take the runoff, threading his way through the maze of tire barriers. Once he got back on track, Kane seized the pole by a hundredth of a second. Smith refused to settle for second; he went out on one more flyer and bested Kane, crossing the line seconds after the session ended.
“We were P1 in the session as I went over the finish line with one lap to go; I sort of cruised through Turn One up to the hairpin,” Smith told ESPN3. “I said, ‘How long to go? What do you want me to do?’ They said, ‘P2,’ so then I got on it. I was lucky to sort of pull it back for the rest of the lap.
