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ALMS: Q&A With Flying Lizard’s Eric Ingraham
SPEED.com Exclusive: Flying Lizard team manager fills in the details of team’s switch to GTC and future prospects...
John Dagys  |  Posted November 15, 2012   Chicago, IL


Q: Will you be submitting an entry for the 24 Hours of Le Mans?

INGRAHAM: Next year's program is going to be a departure from what we've done for nine years now. This is a pretty big departure, so it's going to be a question, as we go through this planning process, and finalize what next year looks for us.

We've got to make a decision on what helps our objectives best. If our objectives are the GTC championship, which is reasonably one of our objectives, and supporting our customers as well as we possibly can, which is an absolute necessity, then Le Mans may not be a good idea. (Ingraham also said based on how the team's business plans evolve, "It may be a great idea" as the team is clearly keeping its options open in 2013).

We always love going to Le Mans and have really enjoyed the event as a whole. We really want to be there but it will a question of objectives and what makes the most sense for '13.

Q: Would it be the team’s goal to align with a manufacturer again in the future?

INGRAHAM: We would love to be back racing with a manufacturer or as a manufacturer presence. For us, it's really about competition. We want to go where there's competition. There's certainly competition in GT and GTC.

We've really enjoyed our time in GT and it will be really interested to see how that translates to GTC. Obviously a lot of it is going to translate well, but we'll have a lot to learn in some respects.

Q: Could there be a possibility to realign with Porsche again?

INGRAHAM: We've got a great relationship with Porsche still. The question really is what their plans are for '14 and where this year takes us as well. I don't have any idea what Porsche has planned for '13, necessarily.

I know they intend to develop the 991 and start pushing that program forward. But I don't know where that leaves them to in '14. Whether it's a pure factory program or if it's not. We're excited to seeing that car and if something comes about for '14, we'd love to work with them.

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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