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6:45 pm - Checkered flag! The No. 45 finished fourth and the No. 44 seventh. Both cars were fast and tough but the conditions just weren't in our favor for this race. The No. 62 Risi Ferrari won in GT2, the No. 71 Porsche was second, and the No. 18 Rahal Porsche third. Congratulations to the entire Lizard team for their fourth ALMS season. We'll be back with you in 2008!!! We'll publish final

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10:45 - checkered flag - both cards are heading back to the garage. The session went well with no major problems. We'll be back with you in a few hours for the race - radio transmission will start around 2:30 PT. ** See you then ** Jennifer10:38 am - With just 5 minutes left to go in the session, Johannes pits in the No. 45 for driver change to Joerg. It looks like Seth will finish out the entire

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8:35 pm - No. 45 WINS Petit Le Mans!!! Our first win at the flagship ALMS race. The No. 44, which also had an incredibly strong race, is fifth. Congratulations to the entire team, Johannes, Joerg, Marc, Seth, Lonnie and Darren for a nearly flawless race.8:34 pm - The No. 18 Rahal Porsche spun on course, and the No. 71 Tafel moved into P 2. Checkered flag - The Lizards just need to cross the

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6:00 pm - No. 44 is second in GT2! Congratulations to Patrick Long, Darren Law and the entire No. 44 crew for a great race. The No. 45 was retired due to an accident and resulting car fire. Johannes van Overbeek, who was in the car at the time, is fine. Thank you everyone for joining us. The race will be broadcast tonight, Saturday, starting at 9:30 pm ET on SpeedTV.****5:58 pm - 2 minutes left

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10:41 pm ET - The checkered is out on the session, which was, happily, uneventful for the Lizards. Patrick Long had the third fastest time in GT2 in the session. Joerg was sixth. We'll be back with you for this afternoon's race - it starts at 3:15 ET. See you then - Jennifer10:26 am ET - Good morning from Detroit. It's another beautiful day here at Belle Isle. Both Lizard Porsches are out on

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The No. 44 is fourth and the No. 45 is sixth in today's qualifying session. The No. 44 is the fastest qualifying Porsche, behind the three Ferraris No. 61 in P1; the No. 62 in P2; the and No. 31 in P3. Johannes is sixth in the No. 45.4:55 pm - After one more lap, Chief Strategist Thomas Blam tells Johannes to pit and save the tires. Johannes is in P 6.4:53 pm - Patrick is pitting - P 4 is all

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4:16 pm - The No.7 Penske prototype is off in to the tire wall at Turn 8. And the session is red flagged. This may be the end of the session as he will probably need assistance to get back to the pits. Both cars are back in the pits. The No 45 is heading to tech before the qualifying session begins. The No. 44 will sit in pit lane. The No. 7 Penske is off the wall now and is returning to the

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10:07 am ET - A red flag for the No. 71 Tafel Porsche impacted the concrete wall, which ripped the rear wheel and suspension off of the car. Driver is fine but session is ended. So - we were trying to get the No. 45 out for one lap but won't be able to now. Not a great morning. Report on the No. 44 - Patrick is fine, and the car should be back on track by this afternoon. See you in a few hours

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Lizards fifth and seventh in GT2. See you all next week at Detroit.

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We apologize for the intermittent blogging and team radio transmission at Mosport. Unfortunately we were unable to get a reliable Internet connection.

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5:30 pm - Positions: P1 No. 62; P2 No. 61; P3 No 18; P4 No 31; P5 No. 45; P 6 No. 71; P 7 No 44; P 8 No. 73; P 9 No 22 (retired).4:54 pm - Johannes is now P5 but is 2 laps down on the overall leader, due to the earlier penalty assessed Joerg during his stint. Positions: P1. No 62; P2 No 61; P3 No 18; P4 No 31; P5 No 45; P6 No 71; P7 No. 44; P8 No. 22; P9 No 73.4:42 pm - P1. No 62; P2 No 61; P3 No

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10:55 am - Seth pits for driver change to Lonnie and Johannes pits for driver change to Joerg. 10:48 am - Stefan Pfeiffer calls Johannes in to the pits for an aero setup change. In the No. 44 chief engineer Craig Watkins is leaving Seth out for a bit longer before calling him in.Note that our Internet connection here is a bit flaky so our radio communications and blogging may be intermittent. I

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2:50 pm - Joerg Bergmeister qualified the No. 45 fifth in GT2 and Lonnie Pechnik was ninth in GT2 for tomorrow's Grand Prix of Mosport. Jamie Melo in the 62 Ferrari is on the pole.

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2:30 pm - Practice is complete and both cars are back in pit lane. Qualifying begins at 2:40 and it appears that it will remain dry for the session. Lonnie will qualify in the No. 44 and Joerg in the NO. 45.2:20 pm - Joerg now P 3. Lonnie Pechnik in for Seth in the No. 44.2:13 pm - Joerg is back in in the No. 45, which is P 6. Seth pitted for a clean up of oil on the windshield. 2:05 pm -

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11:20 am ET - And morning session was pretty much a bust with rain during the entire session. The 44 and 45 did a few laps before the rain began, then parked for the remainder of the session. Joerg had the fastest time of the session. Qualifying session is at 2:40 pm ET today.10:15 am ET - Good morning from Mosport. It's humid and damp here this morning with rain imminent and predicted also for

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Lizards finish fifth and ninth at Road America. It was a very strange race - only three race cautions, but they lasted more than 1/4 of the race. It was definitly a disappointing race for the Lizards. On the podium are: No. 62 Risi Ferrari in P1; No. 18 Rahal Porsche in P2; and No. 31 Ferrari in P 3. 8:10 - with just a minute left in the race, Darren has to stop for a final splash of fuel. Since

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10:25 - checkered flag and the No. 44 is back in pit lane and Joerg is on his way. The crew will work on some driver changes, then head back to the paddock for final work before the race, which begins at 4:00 pm CT today. Joerg had the fastest time of the session today with a 2:08:118.We'll broadcast our radio again this afternoon, starting around 3:45 pm CT.See you then! Jennifer10:22 - The No.

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2:50 pm - The No. 45 qualified fourth in GT2 out of 8 cars. It was the top qualifying Porsche in GT2, behind the three Ferraris, which finished 1, 2 and 3. The No. 44 will start from the rear of the grid for tomorrow's race.2:30 pm - The qualifying session has the green flag and Joerg is getting ready to go out in the No. 45. The No. 44 decided not to run the qualifying session after all, since

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Lizards win Mid-Ohio! Second win in a row! No. 45 is P 1 and No. 44 is P 4.Congratulations to Johannes, Joerg, Lonnie, Seth and the entire crew.******5:57 pm - 11 laps left - 14 minutes. Joerg leads in the No.45. Even with his pit stop, Lonnie is still in P 4 in the No.44.5:55 pm - No. 61 is back in the pits, giving the No. 45 nearly a 2 lap lead. Joerg is now focused on staying out of trouble

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Morning warmup is complete and was, happily, uneventful. Joerg is P 2 overall in the session. See you back this afternoon at race start - 3:15 pm ET. Team radio will be live during the race at http://www.lizardms.com/radio.htm10:40 am - No. 45 pits for a setup change, No. 44 pits for driver change to Lonnie.10:38 am - Joerg now P 1. 10:30 am - No. 45 pits for driver change to Joerg. Seth will

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No. 45 is third and No. 44 is 7th in today's qualifying session out of 10 GT2 cars. Please join us for morning warmup tomorrow, Saturday, at 10:20 am ET.*** Jennifer5:42 pm ET - Both cars are in the pits - Lonnie is in P 7 and Joerg in P3 now behind the No. 62 Ferrari in P 1 and the No. 31 Ferrari in P2. After a brief pit stop, Joerg is back out for one more attempt to improve his position. The

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No. 45 wins -- our first win of the year! No. #44 finished in P4. It was a hard-fought race for both Lizard Porsches. No. 45 came from the back of the pack after a flat tire on the first lap to win. Congratulations to all the drivers!

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11:15 am - good morning from Lime Rock. We are having a few Internet challenges here. Lime Rock is a beautiful track in the Berkshires in Connecticut but it definitely is not an easy place to get a reliable Internet connection.The Lizards are out on track for the final morning warmup prior to the race. Joerg is out in the No. 45 and Seth in the No. 44. The crew worked late last night repairing

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4:15 pm ET - A brief but intense rainstorm just before today's qualifying session at Lime Rock Park resulted in the cancellation of qualifying. IMSA decided to turn the session into a practice session instead for all classes. Starting positions will be determined by this morning's practice times.Both the No. 44 and the No. 45 went out on slicks on a nearly dry track. All was going well until the

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1:10 am - Unfortunately, we have had to retire the No. 80 Flying Lizard Porsche from the race due to a mechanical driveline failure that we cannot repair.I'd like to thank all of you for joining us and for all of your support. We are disappointed, but at the same time very proud of what we accomplished so far in our time here at Le Mans.We will see you all in a few weeks at Lime Rock!! *** Jen,

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8:44 - Joeg now in P 2 behind P 1 leader No. 97 Ferrari. In P 3 is No. 87 Ferrari. Flying Lizard is the top Porsche in GT2. The track is completely dry now and the sun is shining for the first time in a week.8:30 pm - Joerg pits for tires, fuel, and new drink bottle.8:11 pm - Joerg, in P 5, set the fastest race lap, then beat his own fast time with a new fastest GT2 time of 4:04.619.7:46 -

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5:21 pm - The No. 15 prototype is in the gravel. Mike Rockenfeller in the No. 3 Audi continues to try and repair the car on course. After about one hour working on it, he is back in the cockpit attempting to start the car.5:18 pm - Joerg pits and driver change to Seth. Seth is out on rain tires. No. 73 Corvette is in the gravel trap.5:10 pm - heavy rain on front straight. Joerg radios in that he

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4:42 pm - No. 64 Corvette stopped on course.4:36 - Joerg is out again quickly.4:34 - The crew will take advantage of the yellow to pit for fuel and tires.4:33 - The No. 3 Audi appears to have impacted a wall with major rear body damage. Driver appears fine. Full course yellow.4:27 pm - Joerg in P 5.4:14 pm - Joerg radios in that it's very hard to see where it is wet and where it is dry on the

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11:34 am CET - Good morning from Le Mans. The team has arrived after a relatively long night of sleep - average of 6 hours across the board for the crew, more for the drivers - and is going through final preparations for the race. Pre-race ceremonies start at 2pm today, and the green flag drops at 3pm. We wanted to take a moment to explain the grid position for the car, it's been a bit busy, as

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12:07 am CET - Good night - we are safely back in the garage and heading home for the night. Tomorrow (Friday) there are no track sessions. We will be heading to Le Mans for the driver parade at 6 pm. We'll be back with you on Saturday morning for morning warmup at 9 am.11:05 pm CET - The No. 80, which has been out for only one lap tonight, is ready to go back on track. There is less than one

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Troy Lee, who designed the livery for the No. 80 for Le Mans, was able to join us here earlier this week. It was his first trip to Le Mans. After checking out the front straight, and every transporter in the paddock, he went right to work. First, he designed and produced his own custom scooter helmet, which he is modeling at left. He also honed his vinyl application skills, applying decals to

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7:52pm CET - After some rain, we get more rain. As soon as the green flag flew, a torrent hit the front straight. The team will run tonight, but there's more to lose than gain in wet weather. Eric (team manager) has said that he expects only to run a few laps to install the motor, gearbox and race brakes, and the wet weather will do nothing for times tonight. The team looks highly likely to

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Creating the custom livery was a group effort which spanned five months. We started early this year, working with Troy Lee and his team to create the design. Once we had some design ideas, we were able to make the call if we should use vinyl or paint, or a combination. Because of the complexity of the design, we decided on vinyl, and hired Showtrax International to help us. We wanted to keep the

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*** Thank you for joining us. Please check back on race week (starting June 11) for blog updates.We'll be broadcasting team radio for all on track sessions during raceweek. See www.lizardms.com/radio.html for details *** Jen and the rest of the Lizards5:52 pm - A red flag at the end of the session may end the session early for the teams. Johannes is in the pits waiting to hear if he can get back

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7:52 pm - No. 45 is P 2 and No. 44 P 7. It's the fifth consecutive finish for the Lizards.7:48 pm - Johannes reports a "bit of a bobble" which means he is running low on fuel on the main cell. The crew notifies him to move to reserve. The crew calls him in to pit - although he could possibly finish, the crew does not want to take the chance, since he should be able to pit for a quick splash and

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4:00 pm - The qualifying session was interrupted with a red flag to remove the No. 61 Ferrari which had stopped on course. Unfortuantely, it cut significantly into qualifying time and has affected everyone's ability to get their fliers in. Joerg was able to put the No. 45 into third, and Lonnie is seventh. Joerg was the top qualifying Porsche in GT2 - just behind No. 31 Ferrari on the Pole and No

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***** 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

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12:00 pm - with the morning warmup coming to a close, Darren Law has brought in the third fastest lap time in GT2 just sixth tenths of a second behind P1 , the No. 71. No. 62 still has the fastest lap time of the session. Darren just spun on track, but luckily was able to avoid traffic and restarted. With the checkered flag, the team will head back to the garages for final work on the cars prior

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6:35 - Johannes is P 3 and Darren P 4 in the GT2 grid, just behind the No. 62 and the No. 31 Ferraris, which are in P 1 and P 2 respectively. The Lizard squad will be the top starting Porsches in GT2 in tomorrow's race, which starts at 5:30 pm CT.6:23 pm CT - Darren Law and Johannes van Overbeek are on sticker tires heading out for the 20 minute GT2 qualifying session.

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6:06 pm CT - With 4 minutes remaining in the session, Johannes is pipped by Dirk Mueller in the No. 31 Petersen Ferrari for P1 in the practice session. Mueller's 1:10:035 is .339 of a second quicker than Johannes' fast lap. Darren Law, driving the No. 44 car, is 4th quickest in practice, meaning that the top four read Ferrari-Porsche-Ferrari-Porsche. The Lizard cars are the fastest Porsches in

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12:35 pm CT - The morning's pratice session is over -a good session for the Lizards. Darren Law had the second fastest lap time of the GT2 field - with a 1:11:132. The No. 45 is running in the middle of the pack as the engineers work to implement the setup changes from what they learned at Long Beach last weekend. The No. 44 has a new engine for this race - the crew replaced it on Thursday of

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Lizards are second and ninth in GT2 at the Long Beach Grand Prix. Patrick Long and Darren Law brought the No. 44 into its first podium finish of the 2007 ALMS season, and Joerg Bergmeister and Johannes van Overbeek finished ninth. It was a challenging race for the No. 45 Porsche, which sustained radiator damage after Joerg collided with a protype on course earlier in the race.Congratulations to

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the radio transmission and blogging will start as soon as we can work out a glitch with the broadcast machine. stay tuned.

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8:20 am - The checkered is out and crew chief Tommy Sadler calls Johannes in. That's it for practice before this afternoon's race, which begins at 4 pm PT.8:10 am - Darren made contact with the Mazda prototype and pits to let the crew inspect the damage. It looks like there's damage to the front bumper but hopefully it's limited to that. Darren also reports that one of the Ferraris is "off in the

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4:11 pm - With just a few minutes left in the session, the Lizards qualify 2nd in the No. 44 and 3rd in the No. 45. Patrick Long brought the number 44 into its best qualifying position since Lonnie Pechnik qualified on the pole at Mosport in 2004.4:09 pm - The crew brings Patrick in after determining there's no more in this session for the No. 44- he's still in P2. Stefan Pfeiffer makes the call

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9:15 am - Good morning from Long Beach. It's a beautiful day here and we are on track for our mroning practice. We have very little track time here prior to Saturday's race so the crews are focused on getting the cars on track and setup as quickly as they can. So far, the cars were out on time and all drivers are cycling through.

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Checkered flag - The Lizards are 2 and 4 in GT2 with Johannes bringing the No. 45 in to second position behind the No. 62 Ferrari, and No. 44 in fourth. The Ferrari and the Lizard No. 45 again finish 1 and 2 for the second race of the season. Congratulations to the entire Lizard crew, Lonnie, Darren, Johannes and Joerg for a strong race under very difficult conditions.Tape delayed race coverage

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2:05pm ET - We've had a shortened 2nd practice here at St. Pete, a wreck by the #18 Porsche early in the session shortened afternoon practice by about 20 minutes, leaving precious little time for the team to adjust setups ahead of qualifying at 2:20pm local time.The driver of the #18 was uninjured, as was the driver of the #61 Ferrari which crashed in the morning session. That car has been

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8:46am ET - Welcome to the Lizards' second-ever street race. We're here in sunny St. Pete for a combined race with the IRL, and there are plenty of challenges to be overcome. The logistical challenges of racing on a temporary street circuit are tough, for example we have very short windows of opportunity to get to and from pitlane with all of our equipment before and after track sessions, and

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One of the most exciting GT2 races ever is over - with Joerg passing the No. 62 on the last turn before the finish line after a heroic battle for the lead, gaining an average of 2 seconds per lap over the last 10 laps, he was pushed into the wall by the No. 62, which made contact at the end. The unofficial results are the No. 45 in P2 and the No. 44 in p 13.Congratulations to the entire Lizard

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9:40 pm -Joerg is a man on a mission - he has the Ferrari in his sights and wants this win. This last lap, Joerg was nearly 3 seconds faster than the Ferrari. Joerg has hit some traffic now and needs to navigate it quickly so he doesn't lose any time.9:32 pm - The No. 62 Risi car appears to have been assessed a 20 second penalty and he stayed on his tires. The No. 45 is still in P 2, but now

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9:20 pm ET - Marc is still in P 2, right behind the No. 62 Ferrari. Both cars will need to pit one more time before race end for a splash of fuel.8:43 pm ET - Darren radios in that he is on fuel reserve and pits for tires and fuel and driver change to Lonnie Pechnik.8:41 pm ET - The Ferrari took advantage of traffic and nosed underneath Marc to retake the lead. These two cars have changed the

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7:59 pm ET - No. 44 now in P 15. Joerg continues to push the Ferrari but reports that the tires are rapidly losing grip as the track cools down.7:45 pm ET - The No. 62 passes the No. 44, and the No. 45 prepares to move past the No. 44 to continue its chase.7:43 pm - No. 44 pits for tires and fuel and driver change from Seth to Darren Law. The car is currently in P 16. No. 45 is still in P2 behind

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7:32 pm - The No. 62 pits and exits the pits just ahead of the No. 45 to take the lead. The two cars continue their shuffle with No. 45 this time in pursuit. It's been an incredible battle between these two cars for the entire race - shifting among all six drivers in the two cars.7:29 pm - No. 45 pits - driver change to Joerg, tires and fuel.7:22 pm - With just under 3 hours to go, the No. 45

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7:57 pm ET - The No. 73 Tafel car appears to have had tire problems and is slow on track.6:53 pm ET - In hot pursuit of Marc Lieb in the No. 45, Salo spins in the No. 62. He's able to continue, but may need to pit for new tires. Post-spin, Marc has gained a bit of breathing room - with an 11 second lead. The No. 44 continues in P 16 - but the good news is the car is still on track, given the

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6:31 pm ET - The No. 62 is hot in pursuit of Marc Lieb in the No. 45 but is having to fight traffic. He makes it past two slower Porsches and is directly behind Marc - once again they are fighting tooth and nail for th elead.

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6:26 pm ET - the No. 45 pits for driver change to Marc Lieb. Both the No. 62 and the No. 45 pit at the same time and the No. 45 beats the NO. 62 out of the pits to take race lead.

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6:04 pm ET - the No. 32 Ferrari is on fire on track. A significant engine fire. Driver Jose Maria Lopez in the car pulls off and is safely out of the car.6:00 pm ET - The No. 44 continues to be dogged with problems. Lonnie reports a problem, pits, and the crew diagnoses a broken coil pack, which means that the car is going on 5 cylinders. The crew replaces the coil part in the pits.

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5:46 pm ET - After another pit stop, Johannes is back out under green. He is just 9 seconds back from the No. 62 Ferrari.5:37 pm ET - Johannes enteres pit lane, reporting that the car has shut off. We are not sure what's going on yet, but Johannes was able to restart the car. Luckily we are still under yellow so he has not lost too much time. The crew may call JOhannes in on the next lap if the

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5:18 pm ET - The course is still in full yellow. A good long yellow, and it went in our favor. We are in P2, but now four laps ahead of the No. 71 Tafel Porsche. Jaime Melo still leads in the No. 62 Ferrari, but Joerg was able to close up just behind him - he's now just 1 second back. At green flag, we expect those two cars to be in a battle for the lead. They are now the only two GT2 cars on the

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5:07 pm ET - The course goes double yellow due to bodywork from one of the prototypes after two collided on course. The yellow is good news for the No. 44 which was preparing to pit anyway. This could help the No. 44 gain back lap on the field. It could also help the No. 45, and allow Joerg to close the gap with the No. 62 - he is only 7 seconds behind. It could also allow the No. 71 car to catch

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5:05 ET - the No. 44 is preparing to pit in a few laps for driver change to Lonnie Pechnik, tires and fuel.5:00 - the No. 71 Tafel Porsche has pitted. Due to the length of the pit stop there appear to be some issues.

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4:48 pm ET - Looks like Joerg turned the fastest GT2 lap time so far, a 2:02:953. He continues to work to close the gap between him and the leader, the No. 62. The No. 62 if starting to fall off his times a bit. Wolf Henzer is in the No. 71 Tafel Porsche, and is on the same lap as Joerg and Jaime Melo in the No. 61. Darren continues his run in P 16.

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4:22 pm ET - Marc Lieb brings the No. 45 in for a driver change to Joerg.

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3:56 pm ET - Marc continues to hold his pace in the No. 45. His last lap was the the second fastest of GT2 so far in the race. He holds in P 2 behind the No. 62 Ferarri with pat long close behind in the No. 71 Porsche

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3:32 pm - Marc Lieb in No. 45 is now in P 2, No. 71 in P 3.3:25 pm - Positions are: P 1 No. 62; P 2 No. 71; P 3 No. 45; P 4 No. 86; P 5 No. 85. The No. 44 is back on track but in P 17.3:22 pm ET - The No. 44 pits one more time for a final inspection. Darren says that the car feels pretty good.3:18 ET - Johannes radios in that a tire is going down. luckily, he is close to pit in and the crew calls

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2:51 pm ET. Positions are: P1 No. 62; P 2 No. 45; P 3 No. 71; P 4 No. 32. Johannes in the No. 45 is gaining on the No. 62 Ferrari. Pat Long in the No. 71 Tafel Porsche is in turn gaining on Johannes. The No. 44 crew is sending the No. 44 back to pit lane to try once again to rejoin the race.

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2:34 pm - The No. 62 Ferrari, which is in the lead, pitted unexpectedly. It was unclear what the problem was, but the car was on its way again shortly. Johannes remains in P2, although he did regain some time on the No. 62 while it was in the pits.The No. 44 has gone back to the garage again for more repairs after Darren made an attempt to rejoin the race, but discovered that there were still

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2:26 pm - The No. 44 crew has the car back on track - an hour and 15 minutes after it went behind the wall to repair suspension damage after it was hit by the No. 31 Ferrari. Darren is in the car. The No. 44 is currently P 16. On his outlap he called in that there was a problem with the car. Team manager Eric Ingraham calls Darren in. Because some of the NO. 44 crew is still in the garage from

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2:22 pm ET - No. 45 pits for driver change to Johannes, tires and fuel. The helmet blower, which cools the drivers in the car, broke early in Joerg's stint which increases significantly the heat in the cockpit. When he pitted, Johannes was in P 2.

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2:00 pm - Joerg has repassed the No. 32 Ferrari, moving back into P 2 behind the NO. 62 Ferrari. No. 44 repairs are nearing completion, we expect the car back in the pits soon.

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1:50 pm ET - The No. 45 is in P 3, behind the No. 62 Ferrari in P1, and the No. 32 Ferrari in P2. The NO. 44 is still behind the wall as the crew completes the suspension repair. Joerg is behind held up by traffic as he attempts to catch back up with the No. 32.

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1:29 pm - Green flag. No. 44 still behind wall.1:22 pm - The No. 44 is still behind the wall. The No. 45 is in P2. Unfortunately, the only caution so far in the race was called just after the No.45 completed their scheduled pit stop. During the yellow, the cars behind the No. 45 were able to catch up to Joerg under yellow (by receiving the "wave by") . So now the No. 71 Porsche and the No. 32

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7:50 am - Thanks for joining us this morning. Happily, the warmup was uneventful. We'll post the final starting grid as soon as it is published by the ALMS.We'll be back online just before the race - around 9:45 am. You can also tune into our radio at http://www.lizardms.com/radio.htm7:39 pm ET - Johannes just brought the No. 45 in and Marc Lieb headed out. Seth Neiman is in the No. 44, following

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10:30 am ET - The Krohn Ferrari is dead on the track, reporting a throttle problem. The #8 Mazda slowed on the track as well, but returns to the pits under its own power.10:22 am ET - Final practice today, 55 minutes on track this morning and the last chance for the team to finalize race setup. Johannes starts in the No. 45, Darren in the No. 44.Johannes reports a high-speed stability problem,

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Good night from Sebring! We'll see you Friday at 9:55 ET when we are back on track for morning practice - thanks! Jennifer9:35 pm - Joerg went out for one additional lap, a red flag was called because of an accident in turn 1 which appears to be one of the Audis. Joerg reports that the problem appears to be resolved.9:26 pm - Joerg reports something is off with the No. 45 and it is misfiring. He

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3:53 pm ET - Qualfying is complete. Jörg in the No. 45 qualified 3rd with a 2:03.043, 6/10ths behind the polesitter, Melo in the No. 62 Risi Ferrari. Darren qualified the No. 44 in 12th. Joerg commented on the session, “This morning, I was pretty happy with the No. 45. We had a bit of understeer in the slow-speed corners and were working on fixing that before qualifying. Unfortunately, with the

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5:02 pm ET - We marketing folks spent the afternoon's session setting up and tuning our new radio broadcast equipment. In 2007, we're expanding the team radio communications to include more content, specifically commentary by Jennifer Hart and Shane Mahoney. We think it'll be a pretty unique way for our fans to get access to what goes on with the team - it might be a little bumpy at first, but

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2:15 pm PT - Nos. 44 and 45 out for afternoon practice, Johannes into the No. 45 and Lonnie in the No. 44. 55 minutes of practice this afternoon, both cars scheduled to run the duration, focused on race setup.

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11:07 am ET - With the No. 45 back in the paddock for repairs, the No. 44 continues through the end of practice. Seth was in the car for most of the session, handing it over to Lonnie at the end for a final few laps. So far in the session, the No. 45 has the fifth fastest time, behind four of the Ferraris (61, 62, 31 and 32). Five minutes left in the session.10:37 am ET - The No. 45 appears to

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We're happy to have announced our partnership with Troy Lee Designs today, it's been fun to see the news spread across the internet and start to get emails from fans. We think it's going to be a very cool way to soup up our image this season!We embarked on a PR junta with our announcement this morning, and we've had some cool hits so far. Check out Winding Road magazine's link - click here.Also,

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This is our ongoing Blog for the 2007 ALMS season. Please check back frequently.

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