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Pro Mazda and USF2000 testing recap from Homestead-Miami Speedway – Day #2 recap and timesheet

By Steve Wittich For the second straight day, it was Juncos Racing sophomore Carlos Cunha who used an end of the day, last minute lap to jump to the top of the timesheet. The 18 year-old was able to better his Saturday afternoon lap by over two-tenths of a second, to “win” testing with the […]

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Pro Mazda and USF2000 testing recap from day #1 at Homestead-Miami Speedway

The first official test of any racing season is sort of like the first day of school for a number of reasons. As much as you might have done some school reading (or not) during the summer (non-official testing), the first day back at school (the first official day of testing) is all about knocking […]

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#TeamCooperTire and #MRTI, a program to amplify the social media reach of MRTI drivers and teams, returns for a fifth season

For the fifth season, Team Cooper Tire and Mazda Motorsports have joined forces to help the drivers of the Mazda Road To Indy Presented by Cooper Tires amplify their social media voices. In 2014, Cooper Tire rolled out the #TeamCooperTire program and garnered 60 million impressions, and by the end of the 2017 season, that […]

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MRTI Testing at Homestead – Friday – 12:30pm – First Indy Lights session and travel notes

By Steve Wittich Good day, and welcome to our TSOLadder.com coverage of the first official Mazda Road To Indy Presented by Cooper Tires (MRTI) test of the year. I (Steve) will be on hand with all of your details. I arrived in Florida on Thursday afternoon after a loooong day of travel that began when […]

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Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course – Indy Lights Race 2

In the first five races of the 2017 Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires season, Kyle Kaiser was the model of consistency. He finished between second and sixth in each race, but was yet to secure his first win of the year. Kaiser changed the narrative today though to one of dominance, en route to […]

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Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course – Indy Lights Qualifying 2

Two of the three leading contenders for the Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires championship will start in the top two positions on the grid for the second race of the Mazda Road to Indy Grand Prix Presented by Royal Purple Supporting the Lupus Foundation of America weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course. […]

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Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course – Indy Lights Race 1

Nico Jamin’s roll of winning has continued in the first of two Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires races at the 2.439-mile, 14-turn Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course, with his sixth win in his last seven overall starts between three series. This capped off nine sessions of activity for the Mazda Road to Indy presented […]

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Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course – Indy Lights Practice 1, Qualifying 1

The Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires series hasn’t had as much track time as the other two rungs of the Mazda Road to Indy presented by Cooper Tires ladder, Pro Mazda and USF2000, through today’s first practice and qualifying sessions. One of Indy Lights’ two test sessions on Thursday was rain affected and by […]

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Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course – Thursday Testing Notes

Thursday is a busy day for teams in all three rungs of the Mazda Road to Indy presented by Cooper Tires ladder, in preparation for this weekend’s six-pack of races on the 2.439-mile, 14-turn Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course. The official name of the race weekend is the Mazda Road to Indy Grand Prix Presented […]

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