The transformation of ALMS class
benchmarks Oliver Gavin and Lucas
Luhr from young upstarts to hugely
successful veterans parallels a major
shift in sports car racing itself.
When their open-wheel ambitions
hit dead ends, both regarded sports
cars as the pragmatic alternative. But
as endurance racing morphed into
the multi-hour sprints we see today,
their skills and mindset proved
perfect for the new way of racing.
More than a decade on from
making their respective switches,
Gavin is a multiple ALMS champ and
24 Hours of Le Mans GT class winner
with Corvette Racing, while Luhr is
celebrating a third ALMS LMP1 title.
They took time out to talk to
RACER about how sports car
racing has evolved and where it
might be heading next.
WHERE
BALTIMORE, MD.
WHEN
08/30/13
LUCAS
LUHR
OLIVER
GAVIN
