All photos are courtesy of PORSCHE except for the Nationwide car which is courtesy of NASCAR and the V8 Supercar which is copyright SAM TICKELL.

At the Armor All Gold Coast 600 held recently on the Gold Coast of Australia, we were able to catch up with Pat Long. Pat was not fancied by Australian media for the race but proved to be the shining light of the international drivers for the weekend - proving what we already know, and what some Aussie journos didn't - that he is a top class racer.

He has spent most of his career with Porsche, and the last few years with Flying Lizard Motorsports. He started his car racing career in Formula Fords but didn't really shine. Despite this he caught the eye of Tom Milner and Porsche. He ran the in the Porsche Supercup for a couple of years before starting in the ALMS and Le Mans. Since that time, he has had 30 class wins in sportscars and four overall wins (all in Grand Am). He has won his class at Daytona (2009) and Le Mans (2004, 2007) and taken back to back ALMS GT2 class titles (2009, 2010).

To see a gallery of Pat's career, click here. Please note that this interview took place in late October 2010.

To see our interview with Pat, please >click here.

Long started his sportscar career with Porsche - their young driver in Carrera Cup and Supercup

Long has raced successfully in Grand Am, taking out class honours at the 24 Hours of Daytona in 2009

Long made his name in the ALMS racing GT2 Porsches

Long raced the all conquering Penske Porsche RS Spyder

Long won the GT2 class at Le Mans in 2004 and 2007, racing in France with IMSA Performance and Flying Lizard. He also raced a couple Le Mans Series races with Autorlando

Long has raced the factory Porsche Hybrid, a Nationwide car and V8 Supercar in 2010.