Petit Le Mans 2006 Preview

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Flying Lizard Heads to Atlanta for Petit Le Mans Endurance Classic

September 21, 2006--Sonoma, Calif.--The Flying Lizard squad is off to Atlanta in preparation for next week's endurance classic: the 2006 Petit Le Mans. This will be the ninth running of the Petit Le Mans, the race which started it all for the American Le Mans Series in 1998. The annual race will be run to 1000 miles by the overall leader or 10 hours, whichever comes first. Like its namesake, the 24 Heures du Mans, the Petit is a race of attrition in which car reliability, driver endurance, and crew fortitude all play equal roles in the outcome.

For the Petit, Lizard teammates Johannes van Overbeek and Wolf Henzler will be behind the wheel of the team's No. 45 Porsche, joined by Marc Lieb, who competed with the team at the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring in March. The team's No. 44 Porsche will be driven by Seth Neiman, Darren Law, and Lonnie Pechnik.

Heading into the Petit, which is the ninth of ten races in the 2006 ALMS season, the No. 45 is leading the ALMS team championship points chase, and van Overbeek is leading the driver's championship. "We're in a tense battle for both championships and it's coming down to the wire," said Tommy Sadler, Flying Lizard crew chief. "Flying Lizard is just two points ahead of Risi in the team championship and Johannes is sixteen points ahead of Petersen on the drivers' side, with just two races left. Petit offers more points than other races because of its length, so it's crucial that both cars finish, and finish well."

Chief strategist Thomas Blam discussed the GT2 field, "It's going to be a competitive race. Road Atlanta is a solid track for Porsche performance so we should see the Porsches running fast here. The Ferraris may have been running conservatively at Mosport to allow them to do a one stop race. In a longer race they can afford to be more aggressive, so we might see them on a quicker pace at Road Atlanta than at Mosport. The BMWs have been very strong over the last few races too. We expect them to have a strong driver line up and if they don't have any issues we could see BMWs running up front. And of course this is the Panoz' home track and they've shown that they can be fast here."

He added, "But really, so much of this race is just staying out of trouble and that's not easy to do here: it's a fast track and it will be a crowded field, with the leading drivers focused on the championship."

From the Pits
On raceday, the team will broadcast their radio transmissions live and offer real-time pit notes in the Lizard blog. Go to www.lizardms.com for details.

A new feature is also now available for fans: text messaging of race updates during race weekend. Sign up at www.lizardms.com.

Race Date/Time
The 1,000-mile/10-hour Petit Le Mans powered by Mazda CX-7, Round 9 of the American Le Mans Series, starts at 11:45 a.m. EDT on Saturday, September 30. The race will be broadcast live on SPEED Channel from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. EDT and 3 to 10 p.m. EDT. MotorsTV will provide live coverage in Europe. You can listen to radio coverage and access live timing and scoring 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. 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.

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