Flying Lizard Motorsports - Porsche Endurance Racing

Sat. May 12 - Laguna Seca - Raceday

7:31 - Checkered flag. No. 45 is P6, No. 44 P9. Although the late-race penalty ended our podium hopes, the Lizards had a great race. We'll be back with you in a few weeks for Le Mans test day, June 3.

7:17 - No. 3 Corvette overtook the No. 55 to take P2. Positions: P1 No. 4; P2 No. 3; P3 No. 55; P4 No. 56.

7:15 - Green flag.

7:13 - Positions: P1 No. 4; P2 No. 55; P3 No. 3; P4 No. 56; P5 No. 17; P 6 No. 52; P 7 No. 45; P8 No. 007; P 9 No. 44

7:10  -Joerg in the pits for short fuel, tires and a new gurney. He was P7 at the time of the pit stop.

7:00 - Double yellow. Joerg P7, Marco P9.

6:45 - Big battle with the GT leaders. No. 4 Corvette P1; No. 3 Corvette P2; No. 55 BMW P3; No. 56 BMW P4; No. 17 Porsche P5; No. 01 ESM Ferrari P6; No. 45 P7. No. 44 P9.

6:33 - I'm back - a bit crazy there for a minute. Patrick pitted for driver change to Joerg. We received a stop and go penalty for the car coming into contact with pit equipment in the pits during the pit stop. We are now P7. 55 minutes left to go.

6:14 - No. 02 ESM Ferrari is off in the gravel. He is stuck. Double yellow.

6:11 - Patrick P4 in the No. 45. Seth P10 in the No. 44.

5:58 - Green flag.

5:57 - No. 45 P5; No. 44 P9.

5:47 -  No. 45 now P5. No. 55 now leads, No. 3 P2; No. 56 P3; No. 01 P4; No. 45 P5; No 44 P10. Still yellow.

5:42 - Double yellow.

5:40 - Joerg pits for driver change to Patrick Long, tires and fuel. he was P2 at the time of the stop, with No. 01 ESM Ferrari in the lead. .

5:39 - No. 3 (GTleader) also in the pits. Joerg will pit shortly for driver change to  Patrick Long, tires and fuel.

5:38 - No. 4 Corvette is in the pits. He was P4. The No. 45 will stop shortly for their scheduled stop.

5:36 - Marco in the pits for driver change to Seth Neiman, tires and fuel. He was P10 at the time of the stop.

5:27 - Joerg reported some vibation but tire pressures look OK. They will get Patrick ready just in case there is a problem.

5:22 - No. 01 ESM Ferrari just went by the No. 45 to take P3. No. 45 P4.

5:16 - Positions: P1 No. 56; P2 No. 3; P3 No. 45; P4 No. 01; P5 No. 4; P6 No. 56; P7 No. 17; P8 No. 007; P9 No. 02; P10 No. 44.

5:05 - Lead GT positions unchanged - Joerg P3, No. 56 BMW P1; No. 3 Corvette P2. Marco now P10- 3 seconds back from the No. 02 ESM Ferrari.

4:41 - Joerg P3. No. 3 Corvette moves to P2. No. 45 leads GT. Marco P11 in the No. 44.

4:38 - Green flag.

4:31 - No. 45 in the pits for driver change to Joerg Bergmeister. He was P2 at the time of the stop. No. 44 also pits for driver change to Marco Holzer, he was P9 at the time of the stop. Still yellow. Joerg is now P2 after the stop - beating the No. 4 out of the pits.  No. 56 BMW did not pit, they are now P1. Positions: P1 No. 56; P2 No. 45; P3 No. 3; P4 No. 55; P5 No. 17.

4:30 - still yellow. Both Lizard Porsches will pit under this yellow.

4:18 - Big crash - double yellow. 2 or 3 cars involved. One is the Level 5 prototype, the other a GTC car at the drivers left entry to pit lane.

4:10 - Positions: P1 No. 4; P2 No. 45; P3 No. 3; P4 No. 55; P5 No. 17.. No. 44 P10.

4:02 - Positions: P1 No. 4; P2 No. 45; P3 No. 3; P4 No. 55; P5 No. 56. No. 44 P10.

3:56 - Patrick continues to gain on the No. 4  - now just 2 seconds back.

3:53 - Patrick has closed the gap to the GT leader, the No. 4 Corvette to just 5 seconds. The No. 3 Corvette is 4 seconds behind him.

3:49 - Positions: P1 No. 4; P2 No. 45; P3 No. 3; P4 No. 55; P65 No.  56. No. 44 P9.

3:39 - Positions: P1 No. 4; P2 No. 45; P3 No. 3; P4 No. 55; P6 No. 56.  No. 44 P8.

3:28 - Marco pitted for driver change to Seth Neiman, tires and fuel. He was P4 at the time.

3:26 - Joerg pitted for driver change to Patrick, tires and fuel. He was P3 at the time.

3:24 - Marco now P4 in the No. 44. Joerg still p3. Marco will pit shortly for tires and fuel and driver change to Seth Neiman.

3:14 - Positions: P1 No. 4; P2 No 3; P3 No. 45; P 4 No. 07; P5 No. 45. About 15 minutes until the No. 44 pits for driver change to Seth Neiman.

3:11 - No. 02 is smoking  - looks like tire rub. He is slow on course. He was P4.

3:04 - Joerg is six seconds back from the No. 3 Corvette; 3 seconds ahead of the No. 02 Ferrari.About 15 laps to go until the next pit stop.

3:00 pm - Positions: P1 No. 4 Corvette; P2 No. 3 Corvette; P3 No. 45; P4 No. 02; P5 No. 44; P6 No. 007; P 7 No. 55; P 8 No. 56.

2:56 - Marco now P6, Joerg P3. Lead positions unchanged.

2:44 - Marco Holzer now P7.

2:32  - Joerg now P2. Positions: P1 No.  4 Corvette; P2 No. 3 Corvette; P3 No. 45; P 4 No. 56 BMW; P5 No. 44.

2:29 - Green flag.

2:22 - Double yellow to remove the No. 18 in the gravel in Turn 2.

2:19 - Green flag.

2:16 - But of a tussle getting out of pit lane - some contact for the No. 44 but all OK. Marco is P5 in the No. 44, Joerg is P2 in the No. 45. No. 4 Corvette leads.  No. 3 Corvette P3; No. 56 BMW P4; No. 44 P5.

2:14  - No. 45 in the pits for driver change to Joerg, short fuel. No. 44 will pit for short fuel. Marco will stay in the car.

2:05 - Double yellow to remove the No. 23 from the course.

2:03 - Marco was able to pass the No. 01 Ferrari to take P9. Patrick still P3. Car stopped drivers right just past start finish.

1:48 - Patrick successfully passed the 55 BMW to take P3. Marco is still P10 - he's getting held up by the No. 01 ESM Ferrari. We still have nearly six hours to go - a lot of racing ahead of us.

1:47 - Patrick and the No. 55 BMW made contact ast Patrick was attempting to pass. They both continued without incident. The No. 3 Corvette dropped a wheel off and is now behind the No. 02 ESM Ferrari.

1:42 - Patrick still P4 - he is running close behind the No. 55 BMW which is P3. Close behind Patrick is the No. 3  Corvette and the No. 02 ESM Ferrari. They are running nose to tail.

1:32 - Clean start for the field. Patrick held his position - P4. Marco is up to P10. Positions: P1 No. 007; P2 No. 44; P3 No. 4; P4 No. 45.

1:30 - Green flag. Patrick started P4 on the grid, Marco P11.

1:26 pm PT - The pace laps are underway - Patrick Long is in the No. 45 and Marco Holzer in the No. 44. Two pace laps before the rolling start. It's cooler today - low 70s and we had heavy fog this morning so I expect we may see more fog this evening.

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10:52 am - Good morning from Laguna Seca. It's raceday and the fog has just burned off - looks like it will be another beautiful day for racing.

Marco Holzer is in the pits in the No. 44 for driver change to Seth Neiman and Patrick Long is on track in the No. 45. This is a short morning warmup - 20 minutes. We were delayed by fog this morning, but race will start on time as planned at 1:30 pm PT.

Laguna Seca - Fri. May 11 - Practice and Qual

5:15 - Checkered flag on the session. Patrick is P5 in GT. Positions P1: No. 007; P2 No. 4; P3 No. 55; P4 No.3; P5 No. 45. No. 007 is on the pole.

5:10 - No. 44 is in the pits. He is P12. 5 minutes left.

5:08- No. 007 P1 with a 1:22.229; No. 4 P2; No. 55 P3; No. 45 P4.

5:08- Patrick P1 with a 1:22.919- they will pit him now. No 01 still P2.

5:06 - No. 01 ESM Ferrari is P1; No. 007 AM is P2; No. 02 Ferrari P3; No. 45 P4.

5:05 - Patrick is P2 with a 1:23.046. 9 minutes leftin qual

5:03 - Patrick is P2 afer his second lap. 1:24.313. The Aston Martin is 1:23.558.

5:00  pm - Green flag on qualifying.  Seth Neiman is qualifying the No. 44 and Patrick Long the No. 45.

4:35 - Checkered flag on the session. Qualifying begins in 25 minutes.

4:33 - Patrick had two wheels off in six - they are pitting him anyway to make one final damper  change. He will have two laps left - outlap and then in.

4:30 - Green flag.

4:26 - Red flag to retrieve the No. 02 which has gone off course.

4:16 - Marco is in the pits.They will make a rear damper change. Marco is currently P8, Patrick is P9.

4:06 - Marco is getting in the No. 44 - he will finish out the session. Patrick will also take over in the No. 45 in a minute.

3:57 - Seth is pitting to have the crew check the right rear - he dropped a wheel off  and wants them to confirm no issues.

3:54  - Joerg is currently P4. The No. 44 is P12.

3:52 - Joerg is in the pits to check tire pressures and make an aero change. Patrick has his hat on here in the pits, but looks like Joerg is staying in the car.  Seth is pitting - he will stay in the car.

3:48 - Seth is in the pits for the crew to check tire pressures and make a change. WE have had perfect weather all week so far - and it should continue for the race tomorrow. Race starts at 1:30 pm and lasts 6 hours. It wil lbe broadcast live on ESPN2.com and on ESPN3 on Sunday. For details see www.lizardms.com.

3:45 pm - We are on track for the final practice session of the weekend. Joerg is in the No. 45, Seth Neiman in the. No. 44. GT qualifying starts at 5:00 - 15 minutes. Patrick will qualify the No. 45

11:51- Checkered flag on the uneventful session. We'll be back with you at 3:35 for the last practice session of race week.

11:26 - Joerg is now in the No. 45 for his first stint of the week.

11:00 am PT - Good morning from Laguna Seca. It's another glorious day here - sunny and clear, with a light breeze and mid-70s with low humidity. Perfect for racing. Patick Long is in the No. 45 and Marco Holzer is out in the No. 44. Joerg arrived last night from Japan and he will have his first run at the track this morning. We have two practice sessions today, then qualifying, then the race.

Laguna Seca - May 10, 2012 - Practice

5:55 - This will be the end of the session for us. We'll be back with you tomorrow, Friday for morning practice at 10:50 am.

5:51 - Now red flag, the Dyson prototype is off course in the tires at pit in. This may be the end of the session.

5:42 - Car off drivers left Turn 5 - not a factor but they may go red to remove him.

5:40 - Seth is in the pits for driver change to Marco Holzer. they will make a change to the rear swaybar.

5:22 - Seth Neiman is now in the No. 44. Patrick is still in the No. 45.

5:07 - Green flag. Just over 50 minutes left in the onlky practice session today. We have two practice sessions tomorrow, then qualifying.

5:01 - Red flag to go get the stopped car between 5 and 6.

5:00 - The xession is now combined - prototypes are on track. There's a car off in the gravel - still green though, local yellow.

4:58 - Marco is in the pits - they will make a front damper change in th eNo. 44

4:49 - Patrick is in the pits for his first feedback to chief engineer Craig Watkins.

4:30 pm PT - Good afternoon from Laguna Seca. Absolutely beautiful weather here - low 70s and sunny. It's starting to get cool as the evening breeze starts up but no fog yet. Patrick Long is in the No. 45 and Marco Holzer in the No. 44. Joerg Bergmeister arrives from Japan this afernoon and we expect him to drive tomorrow. Richard Lietz is also here with the No. 45 drivers.