By Johan Laubscher
Limitless Racing and Dr Jason Lee took part in the 2013 SCCA U.S.
Majors Tour with the #08 Audi R8 GRAND-AM.
It was a successful year for the team, who competed in the Majors to
gain an entry for the 2013 SCCA National Runoffs Championship at Road America in
September. They competed well during the Majors races and successfully
qualified and competed at the Runnoffs.
The season review has been compiled from the 2013 Audi Motorsport Blog
Weekend Round Up posts. Each round has been added as was seen in the individual
Weekend Round Up posts during 2013, which can be accessed via the links
throughout the review below:
Round 1: Sebring
The SCCA U.S. Majors Tour held its opening round at Sebring this
weekend. Limitless Racing are continuing their SCCA participation this year by
participating in the Majors as well as other SCCA events, aiming to compete at
the 2013 SCCA National Runoffs later in the season. Dr Jason Lee, car owner and
driver, did very well this weekend. He showed good pace and carried it over to
qualifying by claiming second place in class for race one, followed by class
pole for race two. During race one Dr Lee set the second fastest lap time on
his way to fifth place in class. Race two saw the team loose a few positions
during the beginning stages but a late yellow flag looked to close the gaps
until the race finished under yellow resulting in sixth place in class.
Round 2: Road Atlanta
The SCCA U.S. Majors were at Road Atlanta this weekend. The Limitless
Racing Audi R8 GRAND-AM of Dr Jason Lee was at the event. They qualified third
for race three and held fourth during the race, until a last lap pass saw the
Limitless Racing team take their first SCCA U.S. Majors podium finish.
Round 5: NJMP
New Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP) hosted the Eastern Conference of the
SCCA U.S. Majors this weekend. The Limitless Racing Audi R8 GRAND-AM, owned and
driven by Jason Lee, was entered in the event. Dr Lee qualified fourth in class
for both races. They were up to second in class during the first race and came
home in a well deserved third place, eighth overall.
Round 6: Watkins Glen
The final round of the SCCA U.S. Majors Eastern Conference was at
Watkins Glen. Limitless Racing has competed in the series all year long with Dr
Jason Lee driving his Audi R8 GRAND-AM. Dr Lee qualified fourth in class for
race one and third for race two.
SCCA National Runnoffs
The SCCA National Championship Runnoffs took place at Road America this
week. The Runoffs is the annual highlight in the SCCA National and Regional
calendars. Originally three Audis had been entered for the Runoffs, including
two Audi R8 GRAND-AM entries. The first Audi R8 GRAND-AM was that of Limitless
Racing and Dr Jason Lee, who had qualified for the Runoffs GT2 class by
competing in the 2013 SCCA U.S. Majors this year. The second R8 GRAND-AM was
originally entered by Fall-Line Motorsports for Mark Boden, however the team
switched to a Porsche 911 GT3 for the weekend, thus dropping the Audi R8
GRAND-AM count to only one car. The third Audi car was entered in the STU class,
discussed in point 2.8 below. It was a
steep learning curve for Limitless Racing as their driver, Dr Jason Lee, had
never competed at Road America before. Despite this, Dr Lee was able to put in
respectable lap times and continued to improve with each session. He ultimately
qualified eighteenth within GT2 during the first dry session, behind the wheel
of his #08 Audi R8 GRAND-AM. The race took place on a drying track. Dr Lee was
able to progress very well and got up to eleventh overall on the first lap, but
he would suffer on his wet tires later during the race. He was involved in a
number of battles, trying to defend his position. Ultimately he lost places and
dropped to twenty-fifth overall after the full-course yellow, finishing twelfth
in class.
