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Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona: TRG/Flying Lizards finish 2nd in GT Category

January 31st, 2010

Podium finish (#2) for the Lizards at Daytona (Rolex 24; source: lizardms.com)

Podium finish (#2) for the Lizards at Daytona (Rolex 24; source: lizardms.com)

The Flying Lizards paired with TRG (see their announcement) in the 2010 Rolex 24 at Daytona. Their Porsche 911 GT3 came in 2nd at this year’s Rolex 24 hour race at Daytona. (See the Flying Lizards’ press release and the TRG press release.)

Glad to see the podium finish for the Lizards! I look forward to seeing them in their next race (Sebring on 3/20) and the rest of the 2010 schedule. Go Lizards!

Canon’s New Anti-Blur Lenses Will Be Available This Year | Gadget Lab | Wired.com

July 25th, 2009

One of the problems I’ve seen and experienced taking photographs is unintended blur. Taking a picture of a moving car or a picture of a waterfall, for example, you’ll probably want to have some blur to show motion (otherwise, it doesn’t look like the car is moving at all — though reading the labels of a tire on a car going 140 mph is pretty nifty :) . But usually blur isn’t a good thing. So, Canon will be releasing new anti-blur lenses later this year (according to Wired). Pretty neat, if it works. For details, check out Wired’s article. (Thanks to the Click for the link.)

What happened to #80?

June 16th, 2009

What happened at LeMans to the Flying Lizards #80? Around hour 15, the car crashed into the wall but details are scant — even the Lizards’ own website has precious few details. Anyone? Ferris?

Flying Lizards win at Long Beach!

April 19th, 2009

Another first place finish for the Flying Lizards #45 911 GT3 RSR! Great show. The #44 did an amazing job pulling up from the pack finishing 5th.

Congratulations! Keep up the great work! The cars, drivers, and teams are all doing a fantasitc job. With the addition of Corvette and Jaguar to the GT2 category, plus a few more 911-based teams in 2010, the competition will get even more fierce. Should be even more exciting to watch.

Flying Lizards take top GT2 spot at St. Petersburg

April 4th, 2009

Congratulations to the Flying Lizard team! The #45 Porsche 911 GT2, driven by Patrick Long and Jörg Bergmeister, take the top spot at today’s ALMS race at St. Petersburg. The Flying Lizard team was able to keep the car in the running, while many other participants fell out due to various technical difficulties.

P.S. Good to see BMW do so well, especially after the challenges they experienced at Sebring a few weeks ago. Great show!

Rolex 24: Amazing finish!

January 26th, 2009

Can’t believe the finish at the Rolex 24! Amazing. After 24 hours of racing, less than 30 seconds separated the top 4 LMP cars. WOW. What a great race. Glad to see Brumos on the podium… x2! I wish the TV would show more of the GT-class, though. (Congrats to TRG for pulling off the victory there!)

Now, to get ready for 12 Hours of Sebring. Can’t wait…

Go Brumos!!!