Flying Lizard ready for ALMS Season Opener at Sebring

Marc Lieb and Richard Lietz Round out Driver Roster for the 12-Hour Endurance Classic

March 4, 2010 – Sonoma, Calif. – Following a successful test at Sebring, Flying Lizard returns to Florida next week for the kickoff of the 2010 American Le Mans Series season: the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring. In the No. 45 Lizard Porsche, defending ALMS GT2 champions Joerg Bergmeister and Patrick Long will be joined for Sebring by Marc Lieb (Germany). In the No. 44 Porsche, Seth Neiman and Darren Law will team with Richard Lietz (Austria). Lieb and Lietz, both Porsche factory drivers, are teammates in the 2010 Le Mans Series and are defending LMS 2009 GT champions (both with the Felbermayr-Proton team).

“We’re thrilled to have Marc and Richard join us at Sebring,” commented Flying Lizard chief strategist Thomas Blam. “Marc has driven with the Lizards at long races for several years, and he’s had tremendous success with us: winning Sebring in 2008, Petit in 2007 and numerous other podiums. Joerg, Patrick and Marc will certainly make a powerful trio. Richard drove with us at Sebring in 2008 in the No. 46 Porsche and proved to be a good fit with the team. We have our work cut out for us this year in GT as we set out to defend the team and drivers’ championships. Having consistent guest drivers whom we know well will help reduce the complexity of the Sebring equation.”

The 58th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring will get the green flag on Saturday, March 20, at 10:30 a.m. ET with live coverage on SPEED TV. Flying Lizard will broadcast its team radio live during the race. For race schedule and details see www.lizardms.com.

About Flying Lizard Motorsports
Flying Lizard Motorsports competes in the American Le Mans Series GT class. The team has finished in the top three in the ALMS GT2 drivers’ and team championships every year since 2004, their first year of professional competition. In 2009, the team swept all ALMS GT2 titles: Joerg Bergmeister and Patrick Long won the drivers’ championship in the No. 45; Flying Lizard won the team championship; Porsche won the manufacturer championship; and the Flying Lizard No. 44 Porsche won the Michelin Green X Challenge championship (new for 2009). It is the team’s second consecutive triple championship: in 2008 Joerg Bergmeister and Wolf Henzler won the ALMS GT2 drivers’ title in the No. 45; Flying Lizard won the team championship; and Porsche won the manufacturers’ title.

Flying Lizard has also competed in the 24 Heures du Mans from 2005 through 2009, finishing third in 2005, fourth in 2006, and sixth in 2008. The privateer team is based in Sonoma, California.

Flying Lizard is sponsored by ShoreTel, a leading provider of enterprise IP telephony solutions; Openwave Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: OPWV), a global software innovator delivering context-aware mediation and messaging solutions that enable communication service providers to create and deliver smarter services; eSilicon, a semiconductor company; and RedlineCoffee.com, a premium coffee company dedicated to motorsport enthusiasts. Team partners include Porsche and Michelin. Visit the team website at www.lizardms.com.

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