News 2005

Dec 2005 - SCCA	History was made with 26 SM taking part in the first ever SM National race at Phoenix International Raceway, Arizona. The 3 Rush Motorsport cars with Jonathan Christian, Clement Lee and Don Thibaut qualified in 3rd, 4th and 5th respectively. After 30 laps, Jonathan came home in 3rd with Don in 5th and Clement in 7th.
Nov 2005 - SCCA	With the conclusion of the 2005 racing schedule, Don in crowned the 2005 SCCA Southern California Champion while Clement finished the series as 2nd Runner-up.
Oct 2005 - SCCA	Due to recent rain at Buttonwillow, track was extremely slick. On Sat, Don qualified in 2nd while Clement started from the last row due a mechanic problem during qualifying. For the race, Don finished in 2nd while Clement fought his way to 4th. On Sun, Don again qualified in 2nd and Clement was right behind in 4th. Pole sitter Bobby Carter went off in the first corner leaving the track all open for Don followed closely by Clement. Don led until the final 2 laps when he spun. He recovered to finish in 2nd. Clement had a close encounter with a car from another class who dive bombed into the corner. Clement spun to avoid contact and finished in 4th.
Oct 2005 - SCCA	Saturday race at Willowsprings was uneventful as Don, Jonathan and Clement paraded around and finished in that order. Sunday was another story. These 3, qualifying on top, were separated by just a few 100ths of a second. The race was captivating as Clement got the hole shot and held the lead for 3/4 of the race with Jonathan and Don inches behind. With tires all used up, Jonathan and Don managed to slipped by, and Clement finished in 3rd.
Sep 2005 - SCCA	Another intense race at Buttonwillow by the top 3 cars as Don, Clement and Jonathan swapped positions back and forth all race long. The 3 broke the track record by more than a second. Don won both days while Clement claimed 3rd and 2nd on Saturday and Sunday respectively.
Jul 2005 - SCCA	The top 3 cars of Don, Clement and Jonathan battled intensely all weekend at California Speedway with Don winning the race on Saturday and Sunday. Clement was a close 2nd on Saturday until a back marker tagged and spun him out. Clement recovered to finish 5th. Clement set fastest lap of the race on Sunday but finished 3rd after having bad luck with lapped traffic.
May 2005 - SCCA	Don once again ran away with the race at Buttonwillow on both Saturday and Sunday. The next 12 cars separated by just 1 second was left to fight it out. Clement, starting 9th on the grid drove spectacularly to 3rd on Saturday and finished 5th on Sunday.
Apr 2005 - NASA	Clement sat out this weekend event at Buttonwillow and concentrated on developing the 1.8 instead. Don easily cruised to victory on both Sat and Sun race.
Mar 2005 - SCCA	Don finished 1st while Clement continues development testing on Saturday at Buttonwillow. Both Rush Motorsport cars finished on the podium on Sunday with Don in 1st and Clement 3rd.
Feb 2005 - SCCA	Clement debuted his new car at Willow Springs. With minimal track time, the race is used as a tune and development session. Don continued with his 2004 ride and brought home a 1st and 2nd podium finishes.
Jan 2005 - SCCA	Clement new car could not be readied in time for the SCCA season opener at California Speedway and had to sit out the event. Don brought out his car from last season and continued with his winning streak.