Going to a new venue is always challenging but Flying Lizard Motorsports may have the upper hand this weekend at Long Beach. Three of the team s entered drivers - Jö rg Bergmeister, Darren Law and Patrick Long - each have previously raced at the site of the American Le Mans Series third round of 2007. What it takes to be successful at Long Beach and expectations for the new Porsche GT2 challenger were just a few of the questions they answered leading up to Saturday s race:
Darren Law “Long Beach is a great track, lots of fun. There are some similarities to St. Pete in that there are some really tight sections. Most of the corners are medium speed, so there s no high-speed stuff like there was in Florida.
“I think that everyone might run into issues with some of the prototypes, especially through the 1-2-3 corner complex. There s one line at most through there, so everyone s going to have to be cautious during the race. Whether there s any trouble depends on whether everyone behaves. If any of the prototypes are overanxious and get stuck behind the GT2 cars entering Turn 1, it could be tough.
“The last corner, leading onto the front straightaway, has got to be the slowest corner that we drive at any racetrack, anywhere. It s basically a U-turn! The Porsche should be good through the slow stuff, especially when we get back to power.
“It s so cool to race in Long Beach. I grew up in Southern California, and I certainly have fond memories of the Grand Prix. It s one of the
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