Flying Lizard No. 45 Qualifies 6th in GT2 for Mosport

August 29, 2009 - Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada - Patrick Long qualified the Flying Lizard No. 45 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR sixth in GT2 for tomorrow's 2009 Grand Prix of Mosport. The No. 44 Porsche will start from the rear of the grid (driver Darren Law, who raced in Montreal this afternoon, was not able to participate in the official practice sessions today). In the No. 44, teammate Johannes van Overbeek used qualifying to continue work on race setup on used tires. The No. 92 Rahal Letterman Racing BMW is on the GT2 pole.

Rain dampened the first of the two practice sessions preceding qualifying today, effectively halving the available setup time. Long commented, "Our focus today was on getting to a balanced car for the race. The positive part about qualifying was that we made a large step this afternoon in the right direction and we're closer to that goal than we've been all week. Obviously there are a few cars in GT2 right now which seem to be in a league of their own, but looking at the grand scheme of things we are confident about tomorrow. It's about maintaining focus on our own program and being there at the end of the race. Outright straightline pace is just one part of the equation: strategy, pit stops and consistency are also critical. And if the weather tomorrow proves as variable as it was today, managing that will also add another component to the mix."

In the No. 45, Joerg Bergmeister and Long are leading the ALMS GT2 driver championship, 39 points ahead of Jaime Melo and Pierre Kaffer in the No. 62 Risi Competizione Ferrari. The Lizard duo has held the championship lead since the second race of the season and won five races in a row at St. Pete, Long Beach, Utah, Lime Rock and Mid-Ohio. Flying Lizard also holds a 39-point lead in the ALMS GT2 team championships. There are three races left to go and 75 possible points: Mosport, a 2-hour and 45 minute race (20 points), Petit Le Mans, which runs 10 hours or 1000 miles (30 points), and Laguna Seca, a four-hour race (25 points).

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The race gets the green flag at 3:05 pm ET on Sunday, August 30. It will be televised live on SpeedTV in the USA and tape-delayed on MotorsTV in Europe, starting on Sunday Sept. 6 beginning at 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm CET.

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About Flying Lizard Motorsports
2009 is the sixth consecutive ALMS season for the Sonoma, California-based GT2 team. Since its first year of competition in 2004, the team has finished every year in the top three in the ALMS GT2 team and drivers' championships. Notably, in 2008, the team won both the ALMS GT2 drivers' (No. 45 Porsche of Joerg Bergmeister and Wolf Henzler) and team championships. In 2007, Flying Lizard was second in the ALMS GT2 team championship and No. 45 drivers Johannes van Overbeek and Joerg Bergmeister finished second in the ALMS GT2 drivers' championship.

Flying Lizard has also competed in the 24 Heures du Mans from 2005 through 2009, finishing third in 2005, fourth in 2006, and sixth in 2008.

Flying Lizard is sponsored in the American Le Mans Series by ShoreTel, a leading provider of enterprise IP telephony solutions and eSilicon, a semiconductor company, both based in Sunnyvale, California; and RedlineCoffee.com, a premium coffee company dedicated to motorsport enthusiasts, based in Boulder, Colorado. Team partners include Porsche and Michelin.

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