Darryl O'Young
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| Darryl O'Young | |
| Nationality |  Hong Kong |
| Date of Birth | March 26, 1980 |
| Place of Birth | Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada) |
| 2008 Porsche Supercup | |
| Debut season | 2007 |
| Current team | LKM Jebsen Schnabl Engineering |
| Car No. | 16 |
| Starts | 3 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
Darryl O'Young Yeuk-Hay (chinese: 歐陽若曦) is a Canadian born Hong Kong racing driver.
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[edit] Early career
Darryl O'Young began racing in 1988 at the tender age of eight. Trained by his father he honed his driving skills in karting winning numerous championships. The highlight of his karting career was becoming Canadian National Champion and USA National Champion in the same year.
After Formula Ford 1600 and 2000 Darryl progressed into Fran Am Pro 1600 and 2000 in the United States.
[edit] 2005
The then 25-year old competed in the Porsche Infineon Carrera Cup Asia driving for Jebsen & Co, the Hong Kong Porsche dealer team.
Darryl was also invited to join the Hong Kong Le Mans Team setup by Matthew Marsh in 2005. The pair raced a Porsche 911 GT3 RSR in the Le Mans Endurance Series.
Darryl also took part in the 2005 FIA GT Championship - China Round race at the Zhuhai International Circuit, since the Hong Kong Le Mans Team entered the race as part of its 2005 programme. The pair finished fourth in the GT2 class.
[edit] 2006
In 2006 Darryl joined Renauer Motorsport for the Spa 24 Hours race, successfully finishing the race with the team.
He has raced for Team Jebsen since 2004 and on 22nd October 2006 became series champion of the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia after winning both races at the Zhuhai International Circuit.
[edit] 2007
For 2007, O'Young joined Schnabl Engineering - LKM - Team Jebsen to take part in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup. He was the first Hong Kong driver to take part in the series. [1]
In October and November, O'Young was back in Asia for Porsche Carrera Cup Asia, racing in Shanghai, Zhuhai and the Macau Grand Prix. He won the Macau race despite finishing second on the road, as his opponent, Danny Watts violated the rule by overtaking him under a yellow flag caution period and was given a 30-seconds penalty.
[edit] 2008 Porsche Supercup & Porsche Carrera Cup Asia
For 2008, Darryl is competing in both Porsche Supercup and Porsche Carrera Cup Asia.
