Kyle Kavanagh, technician

born: St. Louis, Mo., USA
current residence: Sedona, Ariz., USA
unique note: Kavanagh does off-road driving and rock crawling when not at the track.
duties: technician
race day duty: Technician and Sign Board
major accomplishments: Member of the 2007 Utah Grand Prix GT2 winning effort.

bio brief
Kyle Kavanagh is a new member of Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning Racing but, despite his young age, he is far from new to motorsports. He graduated from Universal Technical Institute with an automotive degree and went on to earn the prestigious PTAP certificate at the Porsche factory. Prior to moving to motorsports, Kavanagh was a technician at Porsche dealerships for six years. With that experience he joined The Racers Group (TRG) as a technician. He moved quickly through the ranks at TRG becoming shop manager and crew chief for their Grand-Am Rolex Series, IMSA Porsche Cup, Porsche Club of America, PRC and NASA efforts. Kavanagh was recommended to Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning Racing and joined the team beginning at Sebring in 2007. His quiet, straight-forward approach fit in very well with the team from the start and he adapted quickly to the Ferrari F430 GT. Kavanagh’s primary duties with Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning Racing include car maintenance and handling the sign board on pit lane bringing the No. 31 to a safe stop in the pit stall.

away from the track
Kavanagh is single and has no children. He enjoys riding motorcycles on the street and off-road. Kavanagh has impressed the team with his motorcycle skills around the team’s shop. He also enjoys off-road driving and rock crawling around his Sedona, Arizona home.