Road America 2006 Qualifying

Flying Lizard Qualifies 4th and 5th in GT2 for Road America

August 19, 2006--Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin--Under cloudy skies and with unseasonably cool weather, the Lizards qualified fourth and fifth in GT2 for tomorrow's Generac 500 at Road America race. Wolf Henzler clocked the fourth fastest lap of the session on the 4 plus mile track and Lonnie Pechnik had the fifth fastest time out of the ten GT2 competitors. The race line up will be Henzler and Johannes van Overbeek in the No. 45 Porsche and Pechnik and Seth Neiman in the No. 44 Porsche.

Stefan Pfeiffer, Lizard engineer for the No. 45 Porsche, commented on the sessions so far, "We are fairly happy with the No. 45. We made some good progress over the last two days in getting to a race setup. One challenge we'll all face is the weather -- it's been cool and windy since Thursday but raceday should be warm and sunny. We'll need to move quickly to make adjustments tomorrow to suit the track conditions."

Paul Truess, car chief for the No. 44 Porsche said, "This is one of the most consistent setups we've seen so far this year with the No. 44. We haven't been able to pull out any blazingly fast single laps, but I think we've got a good car for a long run. We've done a solid job on prep and the crew's pit work has been outstanding. Now it's up to the drivers and our ability to make the right decisions in real time tomorrow during the race."

Crew chief Tommy Sadler added, "Today's GT2 field's performance was the most competitive that I've seen all year. Even on a four mile course, the top four cars in today's qualifying session were within one second of each other. We've got both Ferraris back on track again, the BMWs are doing well so far this week, and all of the Porsches are showing that they are going to be competitive. It's going to be a tough race -- we need to stay focused and consistent."

From the Pits

The Generac 500 at Road America starts at 2 pm CT on Sunday, August 20. The race will be broadcast live on pee-TV.

You can listen to the Lizards' live radio transmission and follow the race blog at www.lizardms.com. The race will also be broadcast by www.radiolemans.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. The team was fourth in GT2 at the 2006 24 Heures du Mans.

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.