Flying Lizard Motorsports is set to return to the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship later this month with a one-off entry into the Grand Prix of Long Beach with its brand-new Aston Martin Vantage GT3.
The fan-favourite team, which in the past was known for its success competing at a high level in the ALMS, IMSA and at the Le Mans 24 Hours, will compete in GTD with Elias Sabo and Andy Lee who race with the team in World Challenge America.
This entry will form part of Flying Lizard’s 20th anniversary celebrations.
In the team’s eleven full-season and two partial-season IMSA efforts, it earned six championship titles, 69 podiums, and 25 race wins. The team represented the American Le Mans Series at the 24 Hours of Le Mans eight times, earning one podium and an additional three top-five finishes.
After a lengthy stint from 2007 as a factory-supported team, the Lizards became a customer racing team in 2014 after owner and founder Seth Neiman sold the team to Darren Law, Thomas Blam, and Tommy Sadler.
In the years under their ownership, the team has expanded to race Audi, Aston Martin, Bentley, Lamborghini, Nissan, and McLaren cars all over North America and Europe, earning an additional 18 professional racing championships, now boasting a history with 140 wins to date.
The Long Beach entry also serves as a special occasion for Sabo. A local to the Long Beach, California area, he has long wanted to race in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship event in front of his home crowd.
“I couldn’t be more excited to be driving in the Long Beach Grand Prix this year,” said Sabo, a resident of Newport Beach.
“This race is at my home track. It’s so exciting to be able to compete in front of a number of my friends and family who will be in attendance. Andy and I had originally entered the race in 2020 but it was cancelled due to Covid. Now four years later we get a chance to compete in a bucket list race for me.”
The team’s Aston Martin will sport number 25 and race with the livery it carries in World Challenge America.
The Grand Prix of Long Beach will take place on Saturday, April 20.
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