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Patrick Long qualified 4th in the GT class for the 50th Anniversary of the Rolex 24 At Daytona, claiming a strong grid position after a series of difficult practice sessions. Long, teamed with Flying Lizard Motorsport, will aim to win his 2nd Rolex 24 At Datyona, having triumphed in the GT class in 2009.

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Patrick Long has picked up a prestigious post-season honor, being named to the American Auto Racing Writers & Broadcasters Association’s All-America team, this year in the at-large category for winning his first championship in the Pirelli World Challenge Series. Long was named to AARWBA’s All-America team previously in 2005 and 2010, and capped the 2011 season with this important honorific.

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Patrick Long had another standout trip Down Under to race in the Australian V8 Supercars’ Gold Coast 600, this year teamed with Fabian Coulthard in the #61 Bundaberg Racing Holden Commodore. Long’s results of 5th and 15th were solid, and for the second year in a row, he showed his skill in a V8 Supercar as one of the standout “internationals” to contest the race.

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Patrick Long and teammate Jörg Bergmeister had a thrilling conclusion to the 2011 American Le Mans Series season, as they teamed with France’s Patrick Pilet to deliver a 2nd place finish in GT, which Bergmeister delivered on the last lap. With the 2nd place championship, Flying Lizard helped Michelin win the ALMS Tire Manufacturer’s championship.

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Patrick Long turned around his run of bad luck in the ALMS in the 2011 season with a breakthrough win in the annual 6-hour endurance race Saturday, then clinched his first Pirelli World Challenge GT Driver’s Championship with a 5th place finish on Sunday.

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Patrick Long and the Flying Lizard team continued its run of bad luck in the 2011 American Le Mans Series season in Baltimore this weekend, after Long was moved to the back of the grid after qualifying in p3 due to a run-in with the #62 Ferrari. In the race, Long swept from last on the grid to p7 before the end of the first lap, but immediately experienced a driveshaft failure which sent him to the pits for 15 laps. He would go on to finish 11th, just out of the points.

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Patrick Long had a perfect weekend in Pirelli World Challenge competition at Infineon Raceway, taking double race victories, starting race 2 from pole, and claiming fast lap in both races. Taking his 3rd and 4th victories of the season, Long has extended his championship lead with only two races left to run, and his team, TruSpeed Porsche, has extended its team championship lead as well as helped Porsche extend its manufacturer championship lead.

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Patrick Long and teammate Jörg Bergmeister drove the #45 Flying Lizard Porsche 911 GT3 RSR to 4th place at the ALMS’ Road America round, engaging in a race-long battle through four hours. The duo ran as high as 3rd, in a thrilling race, just off the podium. The Lizards qualified 5th in class, and spent the 4-hour race in the thick of the GT action in a race which saw a constantly high pace and clean battles around the high-speed Road America circuit.

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Patrick Long experienced the full continuum of emotions this weekend as he raced in the ALMS and Pirelli World Challenge at Mid-Ohio. While he spun out of the lead in a blinding, torrential downpour during Saturday’s ALMS race, he claimed pole position for Saturday’s World Challenge race, claimed the Championship lead and was able to extend his lead in Sunday’s race, despite missing one round of 8 so far this year.

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Patrick Long and teammate Jörg Bergmeister were bit again by bad luck at the 2011 American Le Mans Series Grand Prix of Mosport Sunday when a mechanical issue cost them 7 laps in the pits. The duo recovered to finish 12th in the GT class, but out of the points.

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