Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America, Final Rounds, Laguna Seca 2017

Lamborghini Super Trofeo cars exiting the Corkscrew at Laguna Seca on Saturday's Round 9.  Winner Austin Versteeg seen here in third place.

Rounds nine and ten of the 2017 North American Lamborghini Super Trofeo series took place at Laguna Seca supporting the Weathertech IMSA race.   It is a very fast one make series for race versions of the Lmborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo.  They have V10 engines developing around 620 bhp which power the carbon / aluminium chassis through a racing gearbox. Around 20 cars participated at Laguna Seca, so an expensive grid!   There are four classes for Pro, Pro-Am, Am and LB Cup.   Both races at Laguna Seca were of 50 minutes duration around this 2.2 mile 11 turn race course.   Young Pro-Am competitor Austin Versteeg in the Orange DXDT racing Lamborghini Dallas No. 7 car took victories in both of the races at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.  Amateur competitor, Yuki Harata had a good meeting as well.  English Team DAC Motor Sports got on the podium in their first North American race.  On Sunday we were introduced to the new Lamborghini Huracán Evo Super Trofeo Evo - a wicked looking car (see below).

The new Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo thar will race in 2018.

JC Perez leads a group of Super Trofeo cars through Laguna Seca's Turn Four.   Perez won the LB Cup class.

The English DAC Motorsport car of Peter Aronson crosses the start/finish line.

Austin Versteeg happy to get a congratulatory hug after his second win of the weekend.

The top of the Corkscrew with the very compettiive Hindman / Agostini car who didn't quite have the luck over the weekend to get a win.

Champagne sprayed all over the podium on Sunday.

Todd Snyder slightly misjudges the Corkscrew on Saturday.

The winning car of Austin Versteeg descends the Corkscrew.

Yuki Harata on top of Sunday's Amateur podium.

Austin Versteeg laps the DAC Motorsport car at the final turn.

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Lamborghini Super Trofeo cars race through the Rainey Curve at Laguna Seca.