Laguna Seca 2006 Qualifying

Flying Lizard Laguna Seca Qualifying Results

October 20, 2006--Monterey, Calif.--The Flying Lizard Motorsports squad had a disappointing qualifying session today for the 2006 Monterey Sports Car Championship at Laguna Seca. The team's No. 45 Porsche had a clutch problem late in this afternoon's practice session and there was not enough time to get the car back on track in time for qualifying. The No. 45 will start from the rear of the grid in tomorrow's race. Sister car No. 44 qualified eighth with Darren Law at the wheel.

Crew chief Tommy Sadler said, "We expected the newly paved track to be smoother and grippier than it's been so far--there are definitely still some bumps for the drivers to contend with. It's been a challenging few days adjusting to the new track surface here and dealing with some mechanical gremlins along the way. Today with just 20 minutes left in the practice session, we had a clutch problem in the No. 45 which was not something we could fix by qualifying so we'll be starting from the back on sticker tires."

The Flying Lizard team is in contention for both the GT2 drivers' and team championships. In the No. 45 Porsche, Johannes van Overbeek leads in the drivers' championship, followed closely by Jörg Bergmeister of Petersen White Lightning. For the team championship, the Lizards will battle it out with Risi Team Competizione, which is now six points ahead of Flying Lizard, and Petersen, which is four points behind in third place.

The driver line up for the race will be van Overbeek and Henzler in the Flying Lizard No. 45 Porsche and Seth Neiman and Darren Law in the No. 44 Porsche.

From the Pits

The race starts at 2:45 pm Pacific Time on Saturday, October 21 and will be broadcast live on SpeedTV. MotorsTV will provide live coverage in Europe. You can listen to radio coverage and access live timing and scoring at www.americanlemans.com.

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.

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.