After eight years of being fierce competitors, Kent Jones and Trevor Hilliar teamed up to enter a Camaro in the 2002 Grand-Am Cup race at Watkins Glen, New York. The race was a three hour format, entailing 2 fuel stops during which fueling and tire changing would take place at the same time as the driver change. The very experienced Chris Thompson of Mostly Motorsport joined the team to drive the third stint of the race. With Chris came his father, Jerry ,and a wealth of endurance racing experience.

From the first official practice sessions of the weekend, the competitiveness of the #93 Camaro was apparent. All three drivers turned times within the top ten cars in the GSII class. Trevor was to qualify the car and due to the short length of the session, he would be luck to get one or two clean laps. Despite this, Trevor’s first flying lap was clear, free of slower traffic, and the car performed well. A fast entry into turn 11, combined with a soft brake pedal, led to a spin which landed the car in the Styrofoam barrier. Thanks to the Styrofoam, the car suffered little serious damage, the steering rack was replaced and a new mirror was affixed for the race. Trevor would be starting the race as Grand-Am rules require that the driver who qualified the race must start.

The race began at 5:45 on the longest day of the year with the sun still overhead. Trevor maintained his position for several laps before the failure of a power steering brought him into the pits. A lengthy repair put the team down from the start, followed by contact with a Firebird running in the GSII class. Even more lengthy repairs required the team to return to the paddock, but the car was able to continue. The GEN 2 car ran for two of the three hours and this rookie team gained valuable race experience, including several pit stops, driver changes and refuelings.