For the Flying Lizard Fans ....

Remember the stunning Troy Lee #80 that ran Le Mans in 2007? it could be yours! ! !

Many are impassioned the 24 Hours of Mans which remember Porsche 997 RSR of Flying Lizard Motorsports n°80 which disputed the edition 2007. Whereas it had taken part in the Day Test under usual the delivered red one and money of the Californian team, it had revealed on Monday June 11 during weighing on the Quincunx of the Jacobins a splendid chamarrée decoration due to the blow of pencil of Troy Lee Design, Lizards having wished to fall under the tradition initiated in Mans with Maître Herve Poulain and celebrates it BMW d' Alexandre Calder. Other artists had then drawn original dresses such Andy Warhol, Frank Stella or Roy Lichtenstein.

The famous Californian designer Troy Lee had thus followed the same way in 2007 with Porsche n°80. This Porsche found the one second youth, since it has just been restored and handing-over in the state where it ran these 24 Hours 2007. It besides was exposed to the sides of Porsche 911 GT3 2010 this week at the time of the New York International Car Show where news 911 was presented.

Seth Neiman, Principal TEAM of Flying Lizard: “When we learned that Porsche would be this year the principal mark of the weekend of Monterey Historic, we wished to contribute our own share to this event by restoring Porsche n°80, “art because”, with its delivered original of Mans. We are charm that Porsche Lizard is again in a position to show with the public his colors worthy of a chameleon.”

Porsche will be sold with the bidding in this delivered Troy Lee in August 2009 during Monterey Historic weekend to Monterey in California. The car was restored by a Californian company, Jerry Woods Enterprises, with the invaluable contest of Troy Lee itself.

Some features of history of this Porsche:

N° of frame WPOZZZ99Z7S799913
Controlled at the 24 Hours of Mans 2007 by Jörg Bergmeister, Johannes van Overbeek and Seth Neiman. Better turn in race of category GT2. Bergmeister and van Overbeek took the second place of the classification pilots of the ALMS 2007 pennies the n°45 (victories with Lime Rock'n'roll and Mid Ohio for Bergmeister and van Overbeek and with Small Mans for Bergmeister/Van Overbeek/Lieb). The tightest arrival of the history of the ALMS at the time of the battle delivered to Ferrari n°62 of Risi Competizione at the 12 Hours of Sebring. Last exit: Laguna Seca, at the time of the last sleeve of the ALMS under the n°46.

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Carol

 

There is a Flying Lizard car running HSR events, ran at the Mitty last year.

 

Flying Lizard No. 80 2007 Porsche "Art Car" Restored with Original Troy-Lee Designed Livery
April 10, 2009 -- Flying Lizard Motorsports revealed today that the team's No. 80 2007 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR "art car", which raced at the 2007 24 Heures du Mans, has been restored in its original custom livery, designed by Troy Lee. The newly-restored No. 80 Porsche was on display this week at the New York International Auto Show at the unveiling of the new 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 and at a private Porsche-sponsored Gala Preview reception and dinner. The Porsche will be available for sale at auction in August, 2009 in conjunction with the Monterey Historic weekend of events in Monterey, California.

"When we learned that Porsche would be the featured marque at this year's Monterey Historic weekend, we wanted to bring our own contribution to the event by restoring the No. 80 art car to its original Le Mans livery," said Seth Neiman, Flying Lizard team principal and driver of the team's No. 44 Porsche in the American Le Mans Series. "We're delighted to have the Lizard back in place showing his vivid chameleon-like colors." Jerry Woods Enterprises, in Campbell, California did the restoration with the assistance of Troy Lee, who added the final artistic touches to match the original livery. Click here for details on the auction.

History of the Flying Lizard 2007 No. 80 Porsche Art Car
In 2007, to honor the great tradition of the 24 Heures du Mans and in appreciation of the art cars of the past, Flying Lizard set out to create a special livery for the No. 80 Porsche. The team selected Troy Lee, a well-known California-based motorsport artist, to create a custom "art car" design for the famous 24-hour race

On site in Le Mans for the event, Troy Lee added custom details to the design using chrome and color to add dimension to the Lizard as it wrapped over the car front to back. "I started by thinking about the Lizard's character and looked to the color and texture of real lizards for inspiration. I think a racecar should be colorful and interesting and look like it's travelling 200 mph even while it is standing still. The Porsche is a pretty aggressive car with a high and wide profile; it was a perfect surface on which to bring the Lizard to life," commented Lee. He added, "I wanted the art car to have a 3-D look by using chrome to give it some depth so the car looks different from all sides. Designing the car was one thing, but seeing the car realized in full scale there on track at Le Mans was incredible, it was a dream accomplishment as an artist."

Flying Lizard kept the art car a secret until it was unveiled to the thousands of enthusiastic sports car fanatics at Scrutineering in the historic town of Le Mans. Following the tradition of prior art cars, this livery ran only at the 24 Heures of Le Mans. In addition to the 24 Heures du Mans, the car was campaigned by Flying Lizard as the No. 45 Porsche for the entire 2007 American Le Mans Series season in its familiar red and silver livery and also made a guest appearance in 2008 at Laguna Seca as the No. 46 Porsche.

Car Highlights

* VIN: WPOZZZ99Z7S799913

* 2007 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR racecar

* No. 80 custom livery designed by: Troy Lee, Troy Lee Designs, Corona, California

* Campaigned by: Flying Lizard Motorsports, Sonoma, California

* Driven at 2007 24 Heures du Mans by: Joerg Bergmeister, Johannes van Overbeek, Seth Neiman. Clocked the fastest GT2 race lap.

* Campaigned as the No. 45 in red and silver Flying Lizard livery for the 2007 ALMS season, piloted by Joerg Bergmeister and Johannes van Overbeek, and joined by Marc Lieb for Sebring and Petit Le Mans. In the No. 45, Bergmeister and van Overbeek finished second in the 2007 ALMS drivers' championships and won three ALMS races in 2007: New England Grand Prix at Lime Rock; Sports Car Challenge of Mid Ohio; and Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta (with Lieb).

* Fought to the finish with the No. 62 Risi Competizione Ferrari at the 2007 Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring: the famous last lap battle resulted in the closest finish in the history of the race. This battle has come to be a fan favorite with over 100,000 views on YouTube.

* Made a guest appearance as the No. 46 Flying Lizard Porsche at the 2008 ALMS season-finale at Laguna Seca.

Car and Auction Details
The Flying Lizard 2007 No. 80 Porsche designed by Troy Lee is available for purchase. It will be sold by RM Auctions to the highest bidder at the "Sports and Classics of Monterey Auction", August 13-15 at the Portola Plaza Hotel, Monterey, California.

 

In case people forget what it looks like...
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Fantastic design.

Loved his use of asymetrical chrome.

 

Did anyone see the fan at the St pete Grand Prix dressed up as a Flying lizard?
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No, but I saw him in Sebring
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