Flying Lizard Porsche Drivers Qualify Fourth and Seventh in GT at Mid-Ohio
Flying Lizard Porsche Drivers Qualify Fourth and Seventh in GT at Mid-Ohio
LEXINGTON, OH — June 26, 2004 — Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche cars #45 and #44 qualified fourth and seventh, respectively, today in the GT class for the American Le Mans at Mid-Ohio race. Driver Darren Law, of Phoenix, AZ, qualified the team’s #45 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR fourth in the 13-turn, 2.258-mile road course. He will race Sunday with co-driver Johannes van Overbeek of San Francisco. The race will be televised live on Sunday, June 27 on CBS, starting at 2 p.m. EST.
Law commented on today’s qualifying session, “We are coming into the race off of three months of car and team preparation. With two red flags, the qualifying session was shortened, but the car is running well. I’m really looking forward to the race tomorrow.”
Lonnie Pechnik of Pacific Grove, Calif., overcame significant hurdles to qualify seventh in class. An accident on Friday destroyed the team’s primary #44 GT3 RSR and the team replaced the car on Saturday with a 2003 Porsche 911 GT3 RS. Pechnik qualified seventh, and will drive on Sunday with co-driver Seth Neiman of Burlingame, Calif.
Pechnik offered his perspective on the replacement RS: “Considering that just 24 hours ago our primary car was put out of competition, it’s a testament to the capability of our mechanics and crew that we were able to get back into the field so quickly at this level of performance.”
Paul Truess, team car chief for #44, added, “It was a challenge to prepare the GT3 RS in such a short time. Just 12 hours after the accident we had essentially constructed a new car, including new chassis and drive train. Our mechanics and team worked extremely hard to make this happen.”
About Flying Lizard Motorsports
Flying Lizard Motorsports is a new team on the scene of the American Le Mans Series of sports car racing. At the team’s first race in 2004, the Rolex 24 At Daytona, they qualified on the pole in the GT class and finished second in the GT class and third overall. The team is managed by six principals, including drivers Johannes van Overbeek, Lonnie Pechnik, and Seth Neiman; chief engineer Craig Watkins; crew chief Tommy Sadler; and team manager Eric Ingraham. For more information on the Flying Lizard team, visit the team website at www.lizardms.com.
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About the American Le Mans Series
Founded in 1999, the American Le Mans Series is a series of sports car endurance racing events patterned after the historic 24 Hours of Le Mans in France, one of the world’s most prestigious automobile races. American Le Mans Series events feature four-class racing among the top sports car racing drivers and teams in the world. The races are a mix of “sprint” races (2 hours and 45 minutes) and longer races. Two of the most well-known endurance races are the 12-hour race at Sebring and the 1000-mile Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta.
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