Weekend Driver

We hit the fairways with Darryl O’Young, Hong Kong’s number one racer

“I’m getting better,” he laughs, after connecting nicely with his second effort off the tee. [After skewing my own shot way right of the landing area, it was quickly decided that we’d be fairly liberal in the mulligan department]. “The first time I kept score I had 125, and the second
time was 120. If I can continue at that rate I’ll be very happy.”
Born and raised in Canada, Darryl was introduced to the world of motor sport at the age of eight by his father. A natural, Darryl progressed quickly through local competitions before becoming, in 2000, national karting champion of both Canada and the United States. “That was a definitely a big achievement for me,” remembers Darryl. “I always wanted to be in racing, and that year was special. It was a great platform from which I could build upon.”
His abilities behind the wheel confirmed, Darryl had little trouble finding cars to drive. A stint in Formula Ford (three wins and two runner-ups in five races) was followed by invitations to compete in Formula Renault and an eclectic range of events, including endurance and sprint racing.
In 2004 Darryl made the decision to move to Hong Kong where he joined Team Jebsen and began competing in the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia. The move to the SAR, says Darryl, was logical. “My family is from Guangdong; we speak Cantonese back in Canada and I love the city. I wanted to try racing in Asia and it’s worked out. Hong Kong is definitely home for me now.”

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