Excerpt from TC America Article:

It was a clean start off the line in the TCX class, with Daijiro Yoshihara pushing hard to break away from the rest of the field on board his No. 99 VGRT Honda Civic Type-R TCX. However, Kyle Loh was a man on a mission as he rocketed away from the back of the grid and began to move up the ranks in his No. 73 LA Honda World Racing Honda Civic Type-R TCX. Yoshihara managed to build up a 4 second buffer between himself and Loh with half an hour remaining, but as Loh continued to set fastest lap times, crowds could sense a battle looming between them just over the horizon.

At the same time, an intense showdown was taking place between the No. 44 Rooster Hall Racing BMW M2 CS (Cup) of Colin Garrett and the No. 26 Rigid Speed Company BMW M2 CS (Cup) of Lucas Catania. The two briefly made contact, which sent Catania swerving off the track momentarily, but he was able to regain control and put himself back in the hunt for the final spot on the podium. The battle between Garrett and Catania lasted all race long, as the two went side by side all the way to the very end, exchanging positions back and forth.

The gap between Yoshihara and Loh was reduced to just under 2 seconds in the closing stages of the race. With only a few laps separating him from the checkered flag, Yoshihara suddenly experienced an issue and his pace dropped, allowing Loh to pass for the lead of the race. The No. 99 car began to limp towards the finish line but was ultimately overtaken by the rest of the drivers in class on the final straightaway. Kyle Loh claimed the victory, with Garrett and Catania following in second and third.

“I’m super excited for the team, we had some obstacles to overcome but we kept our heads down and got it done” explained Loh. “This whole weekend has been so exciting and our time here in NOLA was a real dream come true.”

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