October 20, 2007 -- Salinas, California -- The Flying Lizard No. 45 Porsche finished fourth in today's season finale at Laguna Seca. This finish secured second place in the drivers' championship for Johannes van Overbeek and Joerg Bergmeister in the No. 45 Porsche, and second for the Flying Lizards in the team championship. In the No. 44 Porsche, teammates Seth Neiman, Darren Law, and Lonnie Pechnik finished seventh in GT2. For details on the race, visit the Flying Lizard race blog at lizardms.blogspot.com.
"Of course it can be disappointing to finish second when you are so close to victory, but I know that every Flying Lizard team member is extremely proud of our peformance this year. We had some good luck combined with a lot of setbacks, but we kept bringing the fight to the impressively quick No. 62 Risi Ferrari throughout the season. Thank you to the entire team for your dedication and hard work this year."
Next week, the Flying Lizard team will head back to their shop in Sonoma, California, to begin prep for the 2008 season. The team will announce more details later in the year. Thank you to our family, friends and fans for all of your support in 2007.
About Flying Lizard Motorsports
Founded in 2003, the Sonoma, Calif-based team is competing in its fourth season of sports car racing with the American Le Mans Series (ALMS). The team fields two Porsche 911 GT3 RSRs: the No. 44 and the No. 45. Seth Neiman, Lonnie Pechnik and Darren Law are sharing driving duties in the No. 44 Porsche for the 2007 season, and Johannes van Overbeek and Joerg Bergmeister are teaming in the No. 45 Porsche.
Flying Lizard is sponsored by ShoreTel, a leading provider of enterprise IP telephony solutions, and eSilicon, a semiconductor company, both based in Sunnyvale, California. Team partners include Porsche, Michelin, Troy Lee Designs, KW Automotive, Hella, and Crystal Geyser Water.
The 2007 ALMS season spans 12 races throughout North America and concludes with the season finale at Laguna Seca on October 20. Races are broadcast on CBS, NBC, and Speed Channel. For schedule and broadcast details see
www.americanlemans.com.
Visit the Flying Lizard website and online store at
www.lizardms.com.