January 9, 2011 – Daytona Beach, FL – Flying Lizard completed a successful test at Daytona this weekend, with the official inaugural run of the team’s No. 45 Porsche-powered Riley Daytona Prototype. Drivers Joerg Bergmeister (Germany), Patrick Long (USA), Seth Neiman (USA), and Johannes van Overbeek (USA) participated in the three-day Roar Before the Rolex 24 test. The four drivers will pilot the No. 45 DP for the Rolex 24 At Daytona, January 29-30, 2011.

Team Perspective on the Test:
Flying Lizard chief engineer Craig Watkins: “This is our first time running a Daytona Prototype so there is a lot that’s new. It took some time at the beginning for us to get to know the car and to integrate the new crew that we have for this race. We got off to a slow start, but once we got our arms around the car, we progressed steadily over the sessions. We’re thrilled to be here.”

Driver Patrick Long: “I’m pleased with the progress that we made over the weekend in tuning the car. It’s been a steep learning curve to come right into it with a brand new car, but we definitely met our test objectives. We still have more on our list to try during race week; we’re leaving today feeling optimistic that we’ll have a solid racecar for the 24.”

Driver Joerg Bergmeister, “We had a good three days and saw the car get better and better in each session. We also worked a lot on driver comfort and driver changes, getting everything sorted out so we’ll have one less thing to worry about during race week. By the last few sessions, we were fairly competitive – it’s definitely going to be an interesting race.”

Driver Johannes van Overbeek: “It was good to be back here with old friends. I enjoyed driving the DP; it was the first time I’ve driven a prototype. Once I adapted to the car, I liked it quite a bit; I’m definitely looking forward to the race.”

For more on the Roar Before the 24 Test results, visit www.grand-am.com.

Flying Lizard Driver History at Daytona
The four Lizard drivers also teamed up for the 2010 Rolex 24, finishing second in GT in the No. 67 Flying Lizard/TRG Porsche GT3 Cup car. Bergmeister and Long are Porsche factory drivers. Bergmeister has won three times at the Rolex 24: in GT in 2009 (with Patrick Long), in GT and overall in 2003, and in GT in 2002, all with TRG. He was also the Grand-Am DP champion in 2006 (with Krohn Racing). Bergmeister and Long have driven together in the Flying Lizard No. 45 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR in the ALMS for the last two seasons. Bergmeister is five-time ALMS GT drivers’ champion (2005-2006 and 2008-2010); three of those titles were driving with Flying Lizard (2008 through 2010). Bergmeister is the only driver in Grand-Am and ALMS history to win the championship in both series in the same year (2006). Long has won the ALMS GT drivers’ title three times, all with Bergmeister: 2005, and 2009- 2010.

van Overbeek, who drove with the Lizards from 2004-2009 in the ALMS, has competed eight times at the Rolex 24. Notably, in 2007 he finished third with JLowe Racing, in 2004 took the pole and second in GT (and third overall) with Seth Neiman and Mike Rockenfeller in the Flying Lizard No. 74 Porsche and finished third in GT and overall in 2003.

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 GT2 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 GT2 titles: drivers’ championship (Bergmeister and Long in 09, Bergmeister and Wolf Henzler in 08); 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 2010, finishing third in 2005, fourth in 2006, and sixth in 2008.

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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