After a great season of racing, it has come to the end of my 21st racing season. My career has grown since it started so many years ago and I've been able to move up the ladder of racing over the years.. One man that has been with me all the way since the beginning is my father, Samuel O'Young...

About 2 wks ago, I was in Hong Kong and I recieved a call from my family. I found out that my father had suddenly passed away. It was very unexpected and a great shock to us all. I am deeply saddened with his passing, and I've put everything to a halt in my business life and come back to Vancouver immediately to be with my family during this difficult time...

I have to give a big thankyou to everyone that has sent messages of support and encouragement over this hard time. It is very difficult for me to cope with this as my father and I were so close to each other, so it has been a trying 2 weeks...

I dedicate my career to my father, because without him, I wouldn't have had the chance to make it where I am today.. I still have a long road in front of me, and my dad has prepared me well for the challenges that may lay ahead..

My fathers funeral service last week was amazing. Around 500 people came to celebrate the wonderful life he had. It was a true tribue to how many lives he has touched during his 62 years.. I spoke at my fathers funeral and below is the eulogy I prepared. Thanks again for everyone's support and I know my dad will be watching me from heaven.

For those that would like to know more about his life, feel free to click this link below and see his memorial website.. and for those who knew him, it would be great if you could leave a note in the guest book as the family apprecaites hearing stories or memories his many friends may have had during his life..

http://www.mem.com/Story.aspx?ID=2732876

Dad’s Eulogy

I guess you can say I’m still shocked…stunned with what has happened. As I was preparing for today’s eulogy, I often stared blankly into the screen without a word to write. I guess it’s hard to realize or accept that my dad, the man I turned to for everything! is no longer here…

Looking back through my life…he has been there every step of the way. He never let me down, never gave up on me, and always challenged me to understand life in order to make me who I am today. I don’t even know where to start because dad has given me and my family so much during his lifetime that a mere 5 minute talk couldn’t possibly do him justice…

One of the earlier memories was when I was about 6 yrs old. I was riding with him on the back of a 4 wheel ATV around the Westwood Mountain Raceway. Those were the care free days where we’d cruise around the outskirts of the racetrack and just watch races all day long. Racing was what he loved, and it’s something I quickly came to fall in love with too.

Its funny because at that age, most fathers are teaching their kids to kick a soccer ball, or maybe tie their shoe laces, but he would say to me “Darryl, do you see how that driver takes the racing line? He’s using every bit of the road and keeps the car so smooth.” Remember…I was six yrs old ok?!

I also remember him teaching me how to use a clutch in his red Honda crx when I was 11 years old, and I could barely see over the dash board. I remember that like it was yesterday…

I think dad and I have probably been on over 100 road trips together. He usually would be waiting for me outside my school as I got off class, and I’d run out and hop into the van and off we’d go. We would sing oldies and eat peanuts together as we drove into the night on our way to another race.

I remember driving through a mountain pass once, I was sleeping, and he shook me to wake me up. The car was stopped and he said “hop outside.” We got out of the car and I realized we were at the highest point of the mountain and when I looked up, the night sky was just covered with thousands of stars.. It was unbelievable and we stood there for half an hour just chatting…

My dad was a very special person. He had so much patience and never put pressure on me to win races. Every race I competed in, he would lean over to me on the starting grid and just say, “have fun son.” Those words always meant a lot to me because it meant that no matter how I did, win or lose, he would still be proud of me..

I think I could go on forever with these memories, because that was what we were able to do, year after year, create unforgettable memories. But instead, I want to share with you the special relationship that motorsport gave us.

My father and I started racing go-karts together since I was eight years old. My dad has been with me all the way and this year, we just finished our 21st season. During all this time, we were able to build a great relationship and we really learned to understand each other well. This was possible because we were able to spend so much time together and it gave him a real chance to talk to me and share with me all he learned over his years. He used those moments to give me life lessons, explore different perspectives, and bring me closer to God. He taught me sportsmanship, humbleness, and true family values, all characteristics that he had in him and wanted to pass on to me.

I guess I didn’t appreciate that when I was younger, but today, I see it was always in his plan. I am so thankful that he took the time to help me understand things rather than merely letting me experience them, because it’s that extra time he put in that really makes a difference. It really showed how loving he was as a father. Most importantly, he taught me the importance of our family. He cared so much for his parents, wife, kids, and grandchild, that it has left a big impression on me.

I was always scared to face this day, the day my dad would no longer be here because I relied on him so much. Every time something good or bad would happen, the first person that would come to my mind was my dad. I looked up to him so much because no matter what situation I brought forward to him, he always had the answer for me.

However, over the past few days, I have come to realization that although I feel like I’m not ready to face the world, my dad has spent all his energy equipping my sisters and I with everything we need to take on the world. I realized that over the past 28 years, he has given me a strong foundation that I can now try to build upon. I owe this all to my dad, he has made me the man I am and I will try my best to live a great and fulfilling life like he has.. I love you dad..

Qualifying worked out perfect today for me as I was able to put down my fastest lap ever at the Macau Grand Prix with a 2:27.15. I knew early on that I had to put a time down before we caught up to lapped traffic so I went out pushing hard. My time was over 2 seconds quicker than 2nd placed Danny Watts which is my largest margin I've ever had for a pole position!

On the first lap, I came across some traffic which gave me a time of 2:29.33. I pushed hard on the second lap and without any traffic, clocked in my pole position time. I slowed for 1 lap to try and gain some space again, but came across traffic on my third lap. I felt the time I had was quick enough for first so I came into the pit.

At the end of the session, I went back out for some more laps in order to try and get some data for the team. We wanted to see how the car felt after some more laps so we put in four more laps before the session came to an end.

I'm very pleased with the result as I put in maximum effort during the qualifying session. The race will be difficult tomorrow as there is 36 cars in the race. We will come across traffic after the first few laps so getting quickly and cleanly passed lapped traffic will be the key to victory for the race.

We also finished the day off with an autograph session for the fans. Thanks to all those that came out to show their support, its greatly appreciated! Wish me luck for tomorrows race as I will try my hardest to take my 3rd victory in the streets of Macau!

For those in Hong Kong, remember the race will be live on TVB at 10:30am.

It was an interesting session today for the Macau GT. There were alot of cars on track, 36 GT cars to be exact. With different skill levels and speeds between cars, it lead to alot of traffic in todays practice session.

At the beginning of my session, I went in quickly to the pit to check that everything was ok on the car. I went back out immediately and tried to put in a good lap time.. However, after two attempts, I came into extreme traffic on both laps and decided to come into the pit to give my team some data, such as tire pressures and temperatures..

At the same time, the team realised we had a slow puncture on the right front tire. I changed the tire and went back out for 1 flying lap. I managed to get a somewhat clear lap and clocked in a time of 1:30.1. This lap managed to be 3 seconds faster than second place Danny Watts in a Porsche and Keita Sawa in the Lamborghini...

I suspect my competitors also had alot of traffic and I know qualifying will be much much closer tomorrow. I will drive my hardest in qualifying tomorrow and I hope that I can get a clear lap in order to put in a fast lap!

Below are some pictures from todays practice session. Thanks to Team Jebsen, Blue Girl Beer, Aha Coffee, LKM, and Hotel Royal Macau for their support in this weekends race!

First off, I would like to thanks God for guiding me to victory in this years championship. It was a season of ups and downs, but at the end, we were able to fight through and take the title...thanks to everyone for all the calls, text messages, emails, and words of congratulations! It means alot to me, even though I can't answer all of them right away! haha...

After I arrived back from Bahrain, I didn't get any time to celebrate as we had Team Jebsen's press conference in the Porsche Showroom then off I came to the Macau Grand Prix.

The PCCA championship was won for all of us because without the support of my sponsors, fans, family and friends, this result really wouldn't be possible. So thankyou to everyone!!

I arrived in Macau yesterday and I can't wait to start practice tomorrow. There's still such a special feeling here in Macau during the grandprix weekend, its a completely different atmosphere than wut Macau usually has and it's by far my favorite race weekend in my whole years calendar...

This year, I won't be competing in the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia as I have been in the past 4 seasons, but instead, this year is the ingural weekend of the Macau GT. This year, instead of it being a spec Porsche race, I'll be racing against all makes of cars such as Lamborghini's, Ferrari's, Aston Martins etc.. I've brought out a slightly modified Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Car for this race. The race is live on TVB in Hong Kong at 10:30am on Sunday!

The last time this car turned a wheel was when I took the checkered flag for the win in Macau one year ago! The car has been checked up by the Jebsen service team at the Porsche Centre Hong Kong service centre..

I've done my track preparation such as walking the 6.2km track(took 2 hours) and the team is here prepared to compete. This race is also special for me as many of my sponsors have come together to make this race possible for me. Team Jebsen and Blue Girl Beer who regularly sponsor me in the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia, and also my Porsche Supercup sponsors, LKM and A-Ha Coffee. Thanks to you all for your continued support..

Below I've posted some pics of my car...Come back tomorrow for results of my free practice session on my favorite street circuit in the world!

This is about 1 week ago as Team Jebsen prepared the car in the Porsche Service Centre in Kowloon..


The GT3 Cup Car ready for battle in the Macau GT

I don't have too much time to go into the race in detail rite now. I'm on the plane for a stopover in Dubai before heading back to Hong Kong.

I just wanted everyone to know one thing, I have won the championship of the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia this past weekend. I was the winner in race 1, which was a very crucial win for my championship. In race 2, I came through in a comfortable 2nd place to clinch the title.

I'm very excited as this is my 2nd championship title in the PCCA. I'll give you a more detailed update really soon! Ciao..