Kurt Gerrard Luby (born 6 March 1963 in Bolton, Lancashire) is a British former racing driver who now works as a motorcycle dealer in his hometown of Bolton. He first entered racing through karting in 1978, winning seven championships up to 1987. In 1987 he won the British Formula Ford 1600 series, winning the championship that year and then defending his title in 1988. He switched to the Formula Vauxhall Lotus Championship in 1989, finishing second on points. A year later he was third in the championship. After moving to saloon car racing, he was second in the 1991 National Saloon Championship Group N, driving a BMW M3. Also that year he won the Willhire 24 Hours with Will Hoy and Ray Bellm. His final championship title was in the 1998 British GT in a GT2 class Chrysler Viper GTS-R alongside Richard Dean.
Luby is best known for his brief time in the British Touring Car Championship. His first year was in 1990, racing for the BMW Junior Team. He drove in seven races with five wins and two-second places in his class, finishing thirteenth in the final standings. His second year in the BTCC didn't come until 2001. He only raced in the first part of the season in a Lexus IS200 for ABG Motorsport, finishing ninth in the championship in what was a small field of drivers.
Complete British Touring Car Championship resultsedit
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position - 1 point awarded all races in 2001 only) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap - 1 point awarded - 1 point awarded all races) (* signifies that driver lead feature race for at least one lap - 1 point awarded in 2001 only)
kurt, luby, kurt, gerrard, luby, born, march, 1963, bolton, lancashire, british, former, racing, driver, works, motorcycle, dealer, hometown, bolton, first, entered, racing, through, karting, 1978, winning, seven, championships, 1987, 1987, british, formula, f. Kurt Gerrard Luby born 6 March 1963 in Bolton Lancashire is a British former racing driver who now works as a motorcycle dealer in his hometown of Bolton He first entered racing through karting in 1978 winning seven championships up to 1987 In 1987 he won the British Formula Ford 1600 series winning the championship that year and then defending his title in 1988 He switched to the Formula Vauxhall Lotus Championship in 1989 finishing second on points A year later he was third in the championship After moving to saloon car racing he was second in the 1991 National Saloon Championship Group N driving a BMW M3 Also that year he won the Willhire 24 Hours with Will Hoy and Ray Bellm His final championship title was in the 1998 British GT in a GT2 class Chrysler Viper GTS R alongside Richard Dean Kurt LubyNationalityBritishBorn 1963 03 06 6 March 1963 age 61 Bolton Lancashire EnglandBritish Touring Car ChampionshipYears active2TeamsBMW Team FinanceABG MotorsportStarts16Wins0 4 in class Poles0Fastest laps0 3 in class Best finish9th in 2001Luby is best known for his brief time in the British Touring Car Championship His first year was in 1990 racing for the BMW Junior Team He drove in seven races with five wins and two second places in his class finishing thirteenth in the final standings His second year in the BTCC didn t come until 2001 He only raced in the first part of the season in a Lexus IS200 for ABG Motorsport finishing ninth in the championship in what was a small field of drivers Contents 1 Racing record 1 1 Complete British Touring Car Championship results 1 2 Complete British GT Championship results 2 External linksRacing record editComplete British Touring Car Championship results edit key Races in bold indicate pole position 1 point awarded all races in 2001 only Races in italics indicate fastest lap 1 point awarded 1 point awarded all races signifies that driver lead feature race for at least one lap 1 point awarded in 2001 only Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 OverallDC Pts Class1990 BMW Team Finance BMW M3 B OUL DONRet 6 THR11 SIL OUL SIL8 BRH4 SNE BRH10 BIR6 DON THR16 SIL 13th 60 7th2001 ABG Motorsport Lexus IS200 T BRH1 BRH2 THR1Ret THR26 OUL120 OUL25 SIL115 SIL25 MON18 MON2Ret DON1Ret DON2DNS KNO1 KNO2 SNE1 SNE2 CRO1 CRO2 OUL1 OUL2 SIL1 SIL2 DON1 DON2 BRH1 BRH2 9th 33 Endurance driver not eligible for points Complete British GT Championship results edit key Races in bold indicate pole position Races in italics indicate fastest lap Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Points2000 Marcos Racing International Marcos Mantara LM600 GT THR1 CRO1 OUL1WD DON1 SIL1 BRH1 DON1 CRO1DNS SIL1 SNE1 SPA1 SIL1 NC 0External links editOfficial BTCC 2001 Standings BTCCPages Profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kurt Luby amp oldid 1179869069, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
