Grand Prix of Houston - Race!!!!

***** 2nd and 5th in GT2!
Johannes brings the No. 45 into second and Darren brings the No. 44 into fifth at the Houston Grand Prix. It is the fourth consecutive podium for the Flying Lizard Squad of the four races so far this season and once again the team has the top finishing Porsche in GT2. Congratulations to Johannes, Joerg, Darren, Seth and the entire team for another great race. It was once again the No. 62 Ferrari's day with the fourth win in a row this season for the Risi team.

We'll be back again in May for our next race at Miller Motorsports Park in Salt Lake City.

Jennifer, Shane and the entire Lizard team

*****

8 minutes left to go - Johannes remains in P 2, 7 seconds behind the No. 62 Risi Ferrari. The No. 44 is now in P 5, after the No. 18 stopped on course. Darren is one lap behind the next closest car - the No. 71 Tafel Porsche.

8:09 pm - No yellow has been caled, although the No. 18 Porsche remains on the track but well out of the way of traffic. It appears that the officials made the decision not to call the yellow because we are so close to the end of the race.

8:05 pm - A Porsche stopped on track - the No. 18 he is walking away from the car, but is still on track. WE expect a yellow shortly.

13 minutes left to go - Positions are: P 1 No. 62; P 2 No. 45; P 3 No. 31; P 4 No 71; P 5 No. 18; P 6 No. 44.

8:01 pm - Johannes was able to get by the No. 31 Petersen White Lightning Ferrari, which had been one lap down from the No. 45. Johannes had felt that the No. 31 was holding him up in his chase of the No. 62 Ferrari. Darren Law in the No. 44 remains in P 6. 15 minutes left to go.

7:50 pm - The No. 62 was able to move by the No. 45 and retook the lead. Positions are: P 1 No. 62; P 2 No. 45; P 3 No. 31; P 4 No. 71; P 5 No. 18; P 6. No 18.

7:48 - The No. 62 has passed the No. 18 and is now right behind the No. 45. We expect him to move aggressively to attempt to retake the position that he lost during the last pit stop, at which time Johannes was able to take the lead.

7:44 pm - Positions: P 1 No. 45; P 2 No. 62; P 3 No. 31; P 4 No. 18; P 5 No. 71; P 6 No. 44.

7:37 pm - The No. 45 pits for driver change to Johannes, tires and fuel. The No. 44 crew prepared for Darren to pit just in case he pits. Darren is unsure if he should pit under yellow because he cannot hear the crew. The crew has brought out a sign board but Darren can't see it and can't tell if he needs to pit. Joerg is in and Johannes is out. The No. 45 is now in P 1, having beaten the No. 62 out of the pits. No. 62 and No. 45 are the only two GT2 cars on the lead lap.

Luckily, Darren stayed out and the No. 44 has moved up to P 6.


7:34 pm - No. 73 is in the wall with what looks like a collapsed rear suspension. It's the first yellow of the race. The No. 45 crew notifies Johannes that he needs to get ready. the No. 44 crew, who cannot hear Darren and don't know if he can hear them, tells him to stay out.

7:33 - One of the Tafel Porsches if off course but appears to be able to rejoin.

7:30 pm -It looks like the No. 44 has been hit by the No. 1 Audi but both cars have continued. Since the crew has no communication with Darren, they are unable to find out if there was any damage. They are relying on Darren to bring the car in if there is a problem and they are ready with new tires just in case.

7:26 pm - Darren is unable to hear the crew, although the crew can hear him. The crew moves to implement a manual sign board, in case they need to communicate with him. Luckily the plan was for Darren to finish out the race, he doesn't need to refuel, and he is aware of that so he should be able to continue without communication. Positions are: P 1 No. 62; P 2 No45; P 3 No 31; P 4 No 71; P 5 No 18; P 6 No 73; P 7 No. 44.


7:23 pm - The No. 44 pits, gets a quick splash of fuel, a windscreen tearoff, and Darren is in the car.

7:20 pm - Seth Neiman in the No. 44 prepares to pit for driver change to Darren Law, tires and fuel. In the No. 45, Joerg continues in P2. The No. 62, in P 1 is running on average 1-3 seconds faster than the rest of the field, and 1 second faster than Joerg, and has extended his lead to 37 seconds over Joerg. So far, we've had 1 retirement, the No. 21 Panoz.

7:15 pm - No. 61 Ferrari impacts the tire wall but is able to restart although it has significant damage and will pit for repairs.

7:02 pm - Joerg remains in P2, but is now 27 seconds behind the No. 62 Ferrari. He is followed by Wolf Henzler in the No. 71 Tafel Porsche, and the No. 31 Petersen White Lightning Ferrari. Seth in the No. 44 remains in P 7.

6:52 pm - Positions: P 1 No. 62; P 2 No. 45; P 3 No. 71; P 4 No. 18; P 5 No. 31; P 6 No. 73; P 7 No. 44.

6:49 pm - No. 61 Ferrari is back from behind the wall after repairs and the No. 21 Panoz is in pit lane being pushed by its crew - obviously something wrong there although we aren't yet sure what is going on.

6:45 pm - With the GT2 field reshuffling after the pit stops, positions are: P 1 62; P 2 No 45; P 3 No. 18; P 4 No. 71; P 5 No. 21. P 6 No. 31.

6:36 pm CT - Seth is out in the No. 44. The No .62 also pitted at the same time as the No. 44. The No. 45 pits shortly after for driver change to Joerg, tires and fuel. We should see the entire GT2 field pit over the next few minutes and the field will reshuffle. At time of pit, the Lizards were in P 2 and P 3. The No. 45 Porsche is out very quickly and the crew reports that their pit stop was 7 seconds faster.

6:35 pm - No. 44 pits and Darren is out and Seth is in.

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6:30 pm - The No. 45 crew is readying for its pit stop and driver change to Joerg, tires and fuel. Chief strategist Thomas Blam gives the crew the 10 minute warning - 10 minutes to pit., assuming no yellows. So far in the race there have been no yellows - very unusual for a street race of this type. the No. 44 strategist Eric Ingraham also notifies the No. 44 crew that they will be pitting shortly for driver change to Seth Neiman, tires and fuel.


6:21 pm - Positions are: P 1 No. 62; P 2 No. 45; P 3 No. 44; P 4 No. 18; P 5 No. 21; P 6 No. 71.

6:13 pm - No. 21 Audi has contacted he tire barrier and is having trouble reversing out to restart. The crews are getting ready for a possible yellow if he is not able to restart. Both crews stand down as the Audi restarts and rejoins the race.

6:00 pm - 2 hours and fifteen minutes left in the race. Johannes is still in P 2 and Darren in P 3, both behind the No. 62 Risi Ferrari . Robin Liddell in the No. 71 Porsche continues to stay close behind Darren. JOhannes is currently 14 seconds behind the No. 62 Ferrari, which is far outpacing the field.

5:43 pm - The No. 61 Krohn Racing Ferrari impacted one of the tire walls, and pitted for the crew to check the car. It appears that the Ferrari did not turn of its engine in the pits during refueling, which is required by IMSA regulations, which could result in a penalty.

5:37 pm - Darren Law in the No. 44 has moved past the No. 31 Ferrari, moving into P3. Johannes is in P 2, behind the No. 62 Risi Ferrari. It appears that both Tafel Porsches have also moved past the No. 31 Ferrari, with the No. 71 in P 4.

5:35 pm - Johannes has passed the No. 31 Petersen White Lightning Ferrari to move into P2. Darren still in P 4.

5:25 pm - The cars have started their engines and are readying for their two formation laps prior to race start. Johannes van Overbeek will start third on the grid in the No. 45 and Darren Law just behind him fourth on the grid in the No. 44.





5:00 pm CT - We are just 30 minutes from race start and both Lizard Porsches are in the pits getting ready for race start. Radio Free Lizard is live with Shane, Jennifer, and our guest marketeer Bruce Carrade who is with us for this race.

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Race start at 5:30 pm CT.