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ALMS: Flying Lizard Plans Two-Car GTC Effort
Team principal Seth Neiman ruled out for opening rounds due to shoulder injury...
Flying Lizard Motorsports team principal Seth Neiman will miss the opening rounds of the season due to a shoulder injury. (Photo: Bob Chapman/Autosport Image)
Flying Lizard Motorsports confirmed Monday plans for a two-car effort in the American Le Mans Series GTC category, with the multi-time series champions recently taking delivery of a second Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car.
The planned second entry, with yet-to-be-confirmed drivers, joins the already announced No. 44 Porsche for team principal Seth Neiman and Spencer Pumpelly. Neiman, however, will not take part in the opening rounds after sustaining a shoulder injury during an offseason surfing accident.
Instead, the team will be present at this week's ALMS Winter Test with a single car for Pumpelly, Venezuelan Nelson Canache Jr. and Englishman Archie Hamilton, who is already confirmed as the third driver for the No. 44 Porsche for Sebring.
"We're very happy to have the opportunity to expand to a two car program for GTC this season," said chief strategist Thomas Blam. "Having a second car will bring great benefit in terms of setup work and shared information and resources, but also it will allow us to best leverage the team we have built over the last nine years of racing in the ALMS.
"We really will miss having Seth in the car for the start of the season, although we'll use that as an opportunity to introduce some new drivers to the team. We intend to put strong cars and driver lineups on track at each and every event and will pursue the driver and team championships as a primary objective for our first season in GTC."
Canache is fresh off the GX class victory at the Rolex 24 at Daytona, becoming the first Venezuelan driver to win the twice-around-the-clock endurance classic.
This week's pre-season test will mark the team's first outing in GTC following its switch from the GT ranks, where it enjoyed two class championships and more than 20 victories.
John Dagys is SPEED.com’s Sportscar Racing Reporter, focusing on all major domestic and international championships. You can follow him on Twitter @johndagys or email him at
The planned second entry, with yet-to-be-confirmed drivers, joins the already announced No. 44 Porsche for team principal Seth Neiman and Spencer Pumpelly. Neiman, however, will not take part in the opening rounds after sustaining a shoulder injury during an offseason surfing accident.
Instead, the team will be present at this week's ALMS Winter Test with a single car for Pumpelly, Venezuelan Nelson Canache Jr. and Englishman Archie Hamilton, who is already confirmed as the third driver for the No. 44 Porsche for Sebring.
"We're very happy to have the opportunity to expand to a two car program for GTC this season," said chief strategist Thomas Blam. "Having a second car will bring great benefit in terms of setup work and shared information and resources, but also it will allow us to best leverage the team we have built over the last nine years of racing in the ALMS.
"We really will miss having Seth in the car for the start of the season, although we'll use that as an opportunity to introduce some new drivers to the team. We intend to put strong cars and driver lineups on track at each and every event and will pursue the driver and team championships as a primary objective for our first season in GTC."
Canache is fresh off the GX class victory at the Rolex 24 at Daytona, becoming the first Venezuelan driver to win the twice-around-the-clock endurance classic.
This week's pre-season test will mark the team's first outing in GTC following its switch from the GT ranks, where it enjoyed two class championships and more than 20 victories.
John Dagys is SPEED.com’s Sportscar Racing Reporter, focusing on all major domestic and international championships. You can follow him on Twitter @johndagys or email him at
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