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MRTI at Mid-Ohio – Saturday – USF2000 Race #2

By Steve Wittich “Pitter-patter, let’s get at ‘er” is a common refrain heard north of the border in Canada when it’s time to bear down, stop making excuses, and just get the job done. With three trips to the top step of the podium in the last four races, all-Canadian USF2000 team Exclusive Autosport, and […]

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MRTI at Mid-Ohio – Saturday – Indy Lights qualifying #2

By Steve Wittich With his series leading sixth pole of the season, second generation California racer Colton Herta will have the opportunity to match one of his father’s Indy Lights feats. Bryan Herta, who was driving for the Ohio based Tasman Motorsports won the 1993 Indy Lights at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course from the […]

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MRTI at Mid Ohio – Saturday – USF2000 and Pro Mazda qualifying

A crazy final two minutes of qualifying for the second Cooper Tires USF2000 Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio Presented by Allied Building Products of the weekend ended up with Exclusive Autosport’s Parker Thompson putting a beat down on his competitors. Thompson was joined by championship contenders Oliver Askew, and Rinus VeeKay in a final shootout for […]

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MMRTI at Mid-Ohio – Friday – Pro Mazda qualifying #1 – Carlos Cunha storms to first career pole

By Steve Wittich Qualifying for the first of three Pro Mazda races at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course began under partly cloudy skies when the 14 Mazda Renesis powered entries took to the 2.258-mile, 13-Turn natural terrain road course. Team Pelfrey’s Carlos Cunha was the early leader, but by the time the 20 minute qualifying […]

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MRTI at Mid-Ohio – Friday – Indy Lights practice #1 – Urrutia a half-second clear of the field

By Steve Wittich The lone Indy Lights practice session of the wekeend began under overcast skies. The ambient temperature was 68F and the track temperature was 75F. The first red flag of the session came out 10 minutes into the session. The No. 11 of Garth Rickards spun in Turn 11, and came to a […]

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2017 MRTI schedule features complete immersion with INDYCAR, Watkins Glen International finales, and new ovals

For the first time ever, every single Mazda Road To Indy presented by Cooper Tire race will take place in conjunction with a Verizon IndyCar Series event. Some highlights include: all thee series finales occurring at Watkins Glen International on Labor Day Weekend, Indy Lights returning to Gateway Motorsports Park, Pro Mazda making their first […]

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F4 United States Championship Powered by Honda – Mid-Ohio qualifying – Kyle Kirkwood

Kyle Kirkwood and the Primus Racing Team will go down in the motorsport annals as the inaugural pole-winner in the F4 United States Championship Powered by Honda. Kirwood, an 18 year-old from Jupiter, Florida, who has eight races of F1600 Formula F Championship Series experience and has also won multiple karting championships, pipped JDX Racing’s […]

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F1600, F2000 & Atlantic – Formula Race Promotions Set for Banner Mid-Ohio Weekend

Salem, NH – The first weekend in July at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is quickly becoming a rite of passage for competitors in the F1600, F2000 and Atlantic Championship Series, which will see the midpoints of their seasons run this weekend at the Lexington, Ohio facility with a large turnout of open-wheel race cars expected […]

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2016 Lucas Oil School of Racing Schedule

2016 Lucas Oil School of Racing Schedule Class is in session Lucas Oil School of Racing is pleased to announce our 2016 training schedule. The schedule sees the School visit six different race tracks in six states between March and September. Each two-day block of training includes a Basic 2-Day program and a pair of […]

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