Dyson Racing car #16 is just three tenths behind pole sitter Lola Aston Martin LMP1-Regis Lefebure

Ontario, Canada,  July 23, 2011 – Less than four tenths of second separated the top three qualifiers for Sunday’s Grand Prix of Mosport, Canada’s largest sportscar race. Chris Dyson, the Lime Rock pole sitter, qualified the Dunlop shod #16 G-OIL Modspace/Construct Corps Lola Mazda three tenths of a second behind the Muscle Milk Aston Martin. Steven Kane was less than a tenth back in the #20 Oryx Dyson Racing effort he shares with Humaid Al Masaood. The #16 car of Dyson and Guy Smith come to Mosport having won the Lime Rock American Le Mans Series race two weekends ago and are co-leaders in the ALMS championship.

“After the speed the Aston showed yesterday, we knew the pole might be a bit of a reach,” said Dyson. “The guys really regrouped after our first practice session and we have been working today on a good car for the race. This is always our main priority. For Guy and me tomorrow, it will come down to how things play out with traffic and keeping an eye on tire wear.”

Steven Kane was less than a tenth back in the #20 Oryx Dyson Racing effort he shares with Humaid Al Masaood-Image Regis Lefebure

“We have to be happy with our effort today,” judged Kane. “These tracks are new to myself and Humaid and to come to a very difficult track like Mosport and learn it in a short period of time and qualify third, three tenths away from pole, is a credit to the team. This is a track you have to treat with respect and cannot rush the learning process, so we are happy to be this close.”

This is the second race for Al Masaood and Kane with the Oryx Dyson Racing effort, having qualified second and finished third at Lime Rock. Commented Al Masaood,
“Lime Rock was a large plus for us. It showed how well the teams work together. The Dysons are an excellent team with very good equipment and with that combination we look to do well here tomorrow and the rest of the year.”
Live coverage of the Grand Prix of Mosport is scheduled for 2:50 p.m. ET tomorrow on ESPN3.com and americanlemans.com internationally with ESPN2 broadcasting the race starting at 10 p.m. ET. Live radio coverage will be available at americanlemans.com

Qualifying results

Mobil 1 presents the Grand Prix of Mosport
Mosport International Raceway, Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada
Saturday’s qualifying
1. Lucas Luhr, Mülheim-Kärlich; Klaus Graf, Dornham, Germany; AMR/ Lola Coupe B08 62 (LMP1), 1:08.679, 128.895
2. Chris Dyson, Pleasant Valley, New York; Guy Smith, Bracken, Yorkshire UK; Lola B09 86/Mazda (LMP1), 1:09.044, 128.214
3. Steven Kane, Newtownards, Northern Ireland; Humaid Al Masaood, Abu Dhabi, UAE; Lola B09/86 Mazda (LMP1), 1:09.078, 128.151
4. Kyle Marcelli, Barrie, Ontario; Chapman Ducote, Miami Beach, Fla.; Oreca FLM09 (LMPC), 1:11.331, 124.103
5. Gunnar Jeannette, Salt Lake City, Utah; Ricardo Gonzalez, Monterrey, Mexico; Oreca FLM09 (LMPC), 1:11.946, 123.042
6. Jon Field, Dublin, Ohio; Ricardo Vera, Ponce, Puerto Rico; Oreca FLM09 (LMPC), 1:12.252, 122.521
7. Jon Bennett, Fort Mill, South Carolina; Frankie Montecalvo, Highlands, New Jersey; Oreca FLM09 (LMPC), 1:12.827, 121.554
8. Tony Burgess, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Chris McMurry, Phoenix, Ariz.; Lola B06/10 (LMP1), 1:12.839, 121.534
9. Anthony Nicolosi, Palm Beach, Fla.; Jarrett Boon, Phoenix, Ariz.; Oreca FLM09 (LMPC), 1:13.049, 121.184
10. Eric Lux, Jacksonville, Fla.; Christian Zugel, Holmdel, New Jersey; Oreca FLM09 (LMPC), 1:13.085, 121.125
11. Dirk Mueller, Monte Carlo, Germany; Joey Hand, Sacramento, Calif.; BMW M3 GT (GT), 1:17.083, 114.842
12. Bill Auberlen, Redondo Beach, Calif.; Dirk Werner, Kissenbruck, Germany; BMW M3 GT (GT), 1:17.142, 114.755
13. Joerg Bergmeister, Langenfield, Germany; Patrick Long, Bellaire, Fla.; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT), 1:17.312, 114.502
14. Scott Sharp, Jupiter, Fla.; Johannes van Overbeek, San Francisco, Calif.; Ferrari F458 Italia (GT), 1:17.511, 114.208
15. Jaime Melo, Cascavel, Brazil; Toni Vilander, Kankaanpaa, Finland; Ferrari F458 Italia (GT), 1:17.543, 114.161
16. Oliver Gavin, Yardley Hastings, UK; Jan Magnussen, Roskilde, Denmark; Chevrolet Corvette C6 ZR1 (GT), 1:17.580, 114.107
17. Bryan Sellers, Braselton, Ga.; Wolf Henzler, Nuertingen, Germany; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT), 1:17.964, 113.545
18. Olivier Beretta, Monte Carlo, Monaco; Tommy Milner, Leesburg, Va.; Chevrolet Corvette C6 ZR1 (GT), 1:17.997, 113.497
19. David Murry, Atlanta, Ga.; Anthony Lazzaro, Atlanta, Ga.; Doran Ford GT (GT), 1:18.847, 112.273
20. Ian James, Phoenix, Ariz.; Edward Sandstrom, Orebro, Sweden; Panoz Abruzzi (UNC), 1:19.243, 111.712
21. PJ Jones, Torrance, Calif.; Rocky Moran, Ladera Ranch, Calif.; Jaguar XKR (GT), 1:19.302, 111.629
22. Bryce Miller, Summit, New Jersey; Sascha Maassen, Lontzen, Germany; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT), 1:20.377, 110.136
23. Ed Brown, Las Vegas, Nev.; Guy Cosmo, West Palm Beach, Fla.; Ferrari F458 Italia (GT), 1:21.051, 109.220
24. Bruno Junqueira, Belo Horizonte, Brazil; Kenny Wilden, Oakville, Ontario; Jaguar XKR (GT), 1:22.653, 107.103
25. Marco Holzer, Bobingen, Germany; Seth Neiman, San Francisco, Calif.; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT), 1:22.693, 107.051
26. Tim Pappas, Boston, Mass.; Damien Faulkner, County Donegal, Ireland; Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (GTC), 1:22.861, 106.834
27. Spencer Pumpelly, Mason Neck, Va.; Duncan Ende, Los Angeles, Calif.; Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (GTC), 1:22.939, 106.734
28. Nick Ham, Evergreen, Colo.; Chris Cumming, Vancouver, BC; Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (GTC), 1:23.448, 106.083
29. Andrea Robertson, Ray, Mich.; David Robertson, Ray, Mich.; Doran Ford GT/Elan (GT), 1:23.530, 105.979
30. Bill Sweedler, Westport, Conn.; Brian Wong, Newport Beach, Calif.; Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (GTC), 1:23.787, 105.654
31. Dion von Moltke, Coral Gables, Fla.; Marc Bunting, Monkton, Md.; Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (GTC), 1:23.825, 105.606