Flying Lizard ShoreTel 2006 Sponsorship
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Jennifer Hart, Flying Lizard Motorsports
Tel: 707.935.9600 x 552; Mobile: 415.425.3578, e-mail: jennifer@lizardms.com
Flying Lizard Welcomes ShoreTel as Sponsor for 2006 ALMS Season
March 17, 2006 - Sebring, Florida - Flying Lizard Motorsports announced today that ShoreTel, Inc., a technology company based in Sunnyvale, Calif, has joined the roster of sponsors for the team's 2006 ALMS season. ShoreTel is the fastest growing IP phone systems company worldwide and the leader in customer satisfaction.
"We're pleased to be a part of the Lizard program for 2006. Customer satisfaction is our top priority at ShoreTel: the users of our IP telephony solutions depend on our products because they are highly flexible, feature-rich and reliable, and yet remain simple to implement, manage, and use," said ShoreTel President and CEO John W. Combs. "Being part of a racing team lets us give our customers and partners a chance to experience first-hand the excitement of sports-car racing and helps us expand awareness of ShoreTel voice systems around the world."
"The American Le Mans Series welcomes ShoreTel to the elite group of companies investing in the most prestigious professional sports car series in North America and in its teams," added Scott Atherton, ALMS president. "The innovative technology of ShoreTel IP voice systems is an excellent match for the high-tech environment of the ALMS. We are very pleased that the Lizards have brought another great company into our Series."
The Lizards are in Florida this week for the season-opener, the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, March 18. The race starts at 10:43 am ET Saturday March 18. The race will be broadcast live in North America on SPEED Channel, with coverage beginning at 10:30 am ET. MotorsTV will broadcast live in Europe starting at 4:30 pm CET (Central European Time). A live radio broadcast is available through American Le Mans Radio at www.americanlemans.com.
Live updates from the Lizards will be available on race day on the team's Sebring race blog at www.lizardms.com.
Members of the media may access an online media kit at www.lizardms.com/mediakit/
About Flying Lizard Motorsports
Founded in 2003, the Sonoma, Calif-based Flying Lizard team is heading into its third season of sports car racing with the American Le Mans Series (ALMS). The team is running two Porsche 911 GT3 RSRs--the No. 44 and the No. 45--in the 10 race ALMS season in North America.
The Flying Lizard squad finished second in GT2 in the 2004 ALMS Drivers' and team championships and third in 2005. In 2005, the team also enjoyed a hard-earned podium finish at their first competition in the historic 24 Heures du Mans race in Le Mans, France.
Flying Lizard is sponsored by several leading technology companies. PortalPlayer, based in San Jose, Calif., is a leading supplier of semiconductor, firmware and software solutions for personal media players and secondary display-enabled notebook computers. ShoreTel, based in Sunnyvale, Calif., provides IP telephony solutions and is the fastest growing IP PBX company in the world.
The team is managed by six principals: drivers Johannes van Overbeek, Lonnie Pechnik and Seth Neiman; chief engineer Craig Watkins; crew chief Tommy Sadler; and team manager Eric Ingraham. Visit the team website at www.lizardms.com.
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