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Following a championship-winning launching in Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America in 2022, Flying Lizard Motorsports will return this year for its sophomore season in the single-make series with a broadened four-car Huracan Super Trofeo EVO2 effort.
Tom Tait will be back at a loss and green No. 64 Emerald Center entry, and pound Cup Champion Slade Stewart will advance to the Pro-Am class with Andy Lee, racing the No. 14 pink unicorn Lamborghini.
Longtime Lizards Chris Bellomo and Johannes van Overbeek will collaborate in a particular entry in the No. 68, and Paul Nemschoff and Marc Miller will complete the group’s lineup, racing together in Pro-Am.
“Last season was our first year in this series and to come away with several podiums, wins, and a class championship speaks volumes about our program,” said program supervisor Darren Law.
“We have actually developed an excellent relationship with Lamborghini in both the Super Trofeo Series and other GT series that we contend in, we take pleasure in dealing with them and they have an excellent program with this series.
“We have actually stacked the deck this year with a number of automobiles and have an excellent group of drivers.
“The series is ultra-competitive so with the support we have from Lamborghini Newport Beach and our drivers we will be pushing hard and look forward to continued success this season.”
Tait ended up being the very first driver to sign up with the Lizard’s brand-new Super Trofeo program in 2022 and entered into the effort’s strong structure in the series.
He advanced with every race, making 3 top-five surfaces in his novice season. Returning to the Am class, Tait will continue his trajectory, now with the benefit of a season filled with experience.
When Tait signed up with the Lizard program, he generated his friend, Stewart, who almost instantly went viral in the cars racing neighborhood for his pink unicorn Lamborghini, which he covered at the wish of his child; a family custom the dad finishes with each of his kids.
The car ended up being a struck with fans of any ages, and the growing fanbase commemorated Stewart’s on-track success.
The unicorn livery commemorated 4 wins and 7 podiums, making the pound Cup class champion at the Portimão season ending. This season, Stewart’s coach, Andy Lee will dress to race along with him in Pro-Am.
Lee will likewise be racing in the group’s GT4 America efforts for a 2nd season.
After racing with the group for several years in their numerous Porsche racing series, multiple-time champ Bellomo will enter the Super Trofeo.
His long time coach and previous Lizard driver, van Overbeek, will return as a driver to the group where he made 9 wins and 38 podiums in the American Le Mans Series, 24 Hours of Le Mans, and 25 Hours of Thunderhill.
Fresh off his freshman season racing Porsches with the group, Nemschoff will likewise step up into Super Trofeo, along with his coach as his co-driver, Miller.
Nemschoff had an effective 2022 season in the Porsche Sprint Challenge, making 3 wins and 5 second-place surfaces and can be found in 2nd location in the total champion.
