The No. 09 Lamborghini Huracán Evo race car at speed showing its yellow and black livery, large rear wing, and carbon fiber aerodynamic elements

How Driver Chemistry and 25-Second Pit Stops Built Lamborghini Super Trofeo's Most Dominant ProAm Season

Jake Eidson and Damon Ockey turned shared racecraft into seven wins from eight starts in 2019.

Jake Eidson, a young professional with a 2017 IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup USA Platinum Cup championship, and Damon Ockey, a seasoned amateur with deep track knowledge, built genuine strategic symbiosis in their No. 09 US RaceTronics, Lamborghini Vancouver Huracán Evo.

The 25-second advantage

Eidson and Ockey are nearly the same physical size, so their mandatory driver swaps required no pedal, mirror, or seat adjustments, and the duo completed exchanges in approximately 25 seconds.

Inside the cockpit: preserving the car for both stints

Both drivers adopted a tire preservation strategy so the second-stint driver inherited a car that could still push hard at the end of the race, treating management as a competitive weapon rather than a concession.

Three overall podiums against Pro class entries

Eidson and Ockey reached the overall podium three times during the season, beating Pro class entries where both drivers hold Gold or Silver FIA ratings, by executing flawlessly on strategy, pit stops, and tire management.

Mechanical parity as the great equalizer

The Huracán Super Trofeo's identically prepared specification across the grid removed the engineering arms race entirely, so results reflected driver talent and team strategy rather than development budgets.

A title decided before the checkered flag

Jake Eidson's full 2019 record ultimately reached 11 wins from 12 ProAm races across the season, with the Laguna Seca finale offering the final chapter of a campaign that was effectively decided long before the last North American round.

Squadra Corse's development ladder in action

Eidson moved up to the Pro class for the 2020 season, partnering with Steven Aghakhani at US RaceTronics to become, at an average age of just 21, the youngest Pro class duo in Super Trofeo history worldwide.

From naturally aspirated V10 to twin-turbo V8 hybrid

A new Temerario Super Trofeo race car is expected to arrive in 2027, and the series must preserve the balance that rewarded partnerships like Eidson and Ockey's while introducing the turbocharged hybrid complexity of Lamborghini's new generation.