Mid-Ohio Qualifying

Flying Lizard Qualifies Third and Sixth at Mid-Ohio

May 20, 2006--Lexington, Ohio--In this afternoon's qualifying session for Sunday's American Le Mans Series at Mid-Ohio race, Flying Lizard Motorsports' Wolf Henzler qualified the team's No. 45 Porsche third and teammate Darren Law was sixth in the No. 44.

Following his first qualifying session with the Lizards, Henzler reported, "I came in early because of oil on the track. When I went back out, I was able to get within one-tenth of a second of the first-place qualifier on my final lap. The changes that we made in afternoon practice made a difference. I'm happy with the car: it's very consistent at speed and easy to drive. Thanks to the crew who worked so hard today to get to this setup."

In the No. 44, Darren added, "We made significant progress over today's two sessions. We still have some work to do, but overall we're comfortable with the car. We aren't far off the pace and it should be a well-behaved race car for tomorrow."

The Lizards head into the third race of the ALMS season in first place in GT2 team championship points and with Johannes van Overbeek leading in GT2 driver points. The 2 hour and 45 minute race starts at 12:00 pm ET on Sunday, May 21. The race broadcast on CBS Sports begins at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday.

During the race, follow the team's progress on the Lizard blog, at www.lizardms.com. American Le Mans Radio coverage and live timing and scoring are at www.americanlemans.com.

About Flying Lizard Motorsports
Founded in 2003, the Sonoma, Calif-based Flying Lizard team is competing in 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. iPass, based in Redwood Shores, Calif., provides trusted connectivity services that help enterprises maximize their return on investment in workforce mobility. ShoreTel, based in Sunnyvale, Calif., provides IP telephony solutions and is the fastest growing IP PBX company in the world. eSilicon, based in Sunnyvale, Calif., designs and manufactures custom integrated circuits for the world's leading electronics companies.

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.