August 5, 2011 – Lexington, Ohio – Joerg Bergmeister qualified the No. 45 Flying Lizard Porsche fourth on the GT grid for tomorrow’s Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge, with a time of 1:20.917. In the No. 44, Seth Neiman was 15th. Joey Hand of the No. 56 BMW is on the GT pole with a time of 1:20.539. For Saturday’s 2 hour and 45 minute race, Patrick Long will join Bergmeister in the No. 45 and Darren Law teams with Neiman in the No. 44.

Bergmeister commented on qualifying: “I was happy with my lap and the car felt very good. We definitely improved the car during the practice sessions; we made good steps forward but that’s all we had for qualifying.”

He continued: “The weather could be a factor tomorrow – we might see some rain. For us the rain won’t necessarily hurt; I like driving in the wet and the Porsches typically handle well. Also, the track conditions here can change rapidly. This morning it was really slick, then as it warmed up grip built up quickly; we’ll have to see the conditions play out tomorrow. It’s going to be a challenging race: Mid-Ohio is a technical track with corner combinations where you need to position the car exactly right to get a good run and you can lose a lot of time if you don’t get it right.”

Bergmeister and Long are now sixth in the GT drivers’ championship with 34 points. Neiman is ninth and Law is twelfth. Dirk Mueller and Joey Hand of the No. 56 BMW lead with 80 points. The team is fourth in the team championship and Porsche is fourth in the manufacturers’ championship.

Follow the Race
The Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge broadcast on ESPN2 begins at 10 pm ET on Sunday August 7. ESPN3.com will carry live coverage of the race (starting at 3:15 pm ET on Saturday August 6). American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón races are also broadcast live in Canada on Rogers SportsNet, in Europe on MotorsTV, and in the Middle East and Latin America on Fox. Check local TV listings for details. Outside of the U.S., the race will be available live at americanlemans.com/live. Flying Lizard will broadcast the team radio live throughout the race; read the team race blog for frequent team updates at www.lizardms.com

About Flying Lizard Motorsports
Flying Lizard Motorsports has competed in the American Le Mans Series GT class since 2004. The team has finished in the top three in the ALMS GT drivers’ and team championships every year since 2004. In 2010, Flying Lizard No. 45 drivers Joerg Bergmeister and Patrick Long won a hard-fought battle for the GT drivers’ championship. In 2009 and 2008, the team swept all ALMS GT titles: drivers’ championship (Bergmeister and Long in 2009, Bergmeister and Wolf Henzler in 2008); Flying Lizard won the team championship; and Porsche won the manufacturer championship. In 2009, the Flying Lizard No. 44 Porsche also won the Michelin Green X Challenge championship.

Flying Lizard has also competed in the 24 Heures du Mans from 2005 through 2011, finishing third in 2005, fourth in 2006, sixth in 2008, and sixth in 2011.

The team is sponsored in the ALMS by Openwave Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: OPWV), a global software innovator delivering context-aware mediation and messaging solutions for communication service providers and eSilicon, a semiconductor company.

Visit the team website at www.lizardms.com. For the latest team racing apparel and Porsche gear visit the Flying Lizard stores online and in the paddock.

The privateer team is based in Sonoma, California.

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