Learn more about how to properly set up your car for the track from Daytona and Sebring winner Johannes van Overbeek and Craig Watkins, team engineer for Flying Lizard Motorsports. Johannes and Craig will walk through track setup fundamentals as well as help separate fact from fiction.
They’ll be covering topics such as suspension and spring rates, aero, tires, and more! This is a great opportunity to get your questions answered by the experts.
Grab a friend and join us for this fun evening!
Derby Restaurant will be open for dinner and drinks during the event.
DATE / TIME
Friday, November 11th
5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
LOCATION
Johannes van Overbeek - Known for his setup skills, speed, and aggression, Johannes has had a long and successful career as an endurance racer. He has raced professionally for over 22 years with teams such as Patron and Flying Lizard Racing, with highlights including winning the Rolex 24 at Daytona (overall), 2x overall Sebring winner (overall) placing 3rd at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, winning the Porsche Cup in 2007 and the the winningest driver in the NASA 25 Hour (6x overall). He currently is a development driver for Tesla as and has experience racing everything from Porsches and Ferraris to LMP cars. This breadth of experience helps him to bring a wealth of knowledge in terms of how to feel, test and tune your car for success. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_van_Overbeek
Craig Watkins is considered one of the top Porsche race engineers in the world. Watkins has been engineering and racing cars since he was a teenager. He began off-road racing in 1976 and competed in a Class10 car in the SCORE series from 1983 to 1990. Racing with Greg Aronson, Watkins won nearly every major off-road race including the Parker Dam 400, the Baja 1000 and the Frontier 500; he won the SCORE points championship in 1987. In the early 90’s Watkins began racing in local Porsche club events, where he met Johannes who would introduce him to World Challenge GT racing and the Lizards. Watkins has been Flying Lizard chief engineer since its inception in 2003. https://www.lizardms.com