Tag archives for Nikita Lastochkin

Exclusive Autosport drivers Danial Frost and Manuel Cabrera lead USF2000 and Indy Pro 2000 testing at Lucas Oil Raceway

By Steve Wittich A trio of drivers representing Exclusive Autosport set the pace as the bottom two rungs of the Road To Indy Presented by Cooper Tires ladder get prepared for their first oval races of the year on the 0.686-mile Lucas Oil Raceway Oval. Danial Frost turned was the fastest in Indy Pro 2000 […]

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Cape Motorsports Confirms Lastochkin Return for Pro Mazda Attack

CAPE MOTORSPORTS CONFIRMS LASTOCHKIN RETURN FOR PRO MAZDA ATTACK Russian driver signs with Florida-based squad to pilot PM-18 in pursuit of MRTI title ST. PETERSBURG, FL (December 4, 2017) – Cape Motorsports is thrilled to confirm its first driver for the 2018 Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires campaign. The team will welcome MRTI […]

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MRTI from Road America – Saturday – Pro Mazda Race #2 – quick recap and results

With points leader Victor Franzoni starting at the tail end of the 15 car field after the team held the Brazilian on pit road too long ,the second Pro Mazda race of the KOHLER Grand Prix weekend at Road America was certainly going to be exciting. The final of three straight MRTI races began with […]

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Previewing the 2017 Pro Mazda season – a huge prize and saying goodbye to an old friend

For the eighth straight year, the Pro Mazda presented by Cooper Tire series visits the 1.8-mile, 14 Turn, Streets Of St. Petersburg street circuit early in the chase for season title, which this year is a generous $790,000 Mazda Motorsports Advancement Scholarship prize package. With a “lame-duck” car and a long offseason, Pro Mazda fans […]

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Fisher (Pro Mazda) and Askew (USF2000) lead first day of MRTI testing at Homestead-Miami Speedway

By Steve Wittich I apologize for the lack of photographs. The Amazon S3 outage impacted the photo repository. They will be added to the story a little late. Thanks. If you spent any amount of time in the pit boxes of Cape Motorsports, Newman Wachs Racing, and Team Pelfrey during the final Cooper Tires USF2000 […]

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Opening sessions of USF2000 and Pro Mazda testing are complete. Askew (USF2000) and (Pro Mazda) lead the way.

At exactly 9am the heavy South Florida air was filled with the buzz of Mazda MZR 2.0L power plants powering a swarm of brand new Tatuus USF-17s that took to the 2.21-mile, 14-turn Homestead-Miami Speedway road course. One of the big question marks entering the first season of USF-17 competition is which team will have […]

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Team Release and our notes: Lastochkin Secures Team Pelfrey’s Final Pro Mazda Seat for the 2017 Season

Team Release Lastochkin Secures Team Pelfrey’s Final Pro Mazda Seat for the 2017 season HOMESTEAD, Fla. (February 28, 2017) – Team Pelfrey is excited to announce that Nikita Lastochkin will fill the final Pro Mazda seat in the team’s signature black and yellow garage. The Russian will have his first opportunity to pilot the No. […]

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CAPE MOTORSPORTS SWEEPS USF2000 MAIN EVENTS AT BARBER

CAPE MOTORSPORTS SWEEPS USF2000 MAIN EVENTS AT BARBER  Canadian Parker Thompson gives championship team first wins of 2016 campaign BIRMINGHAM, AL (April 29, 2016) – After being kept off the podium in the opening round of the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda, Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing stormed back with a vengeance last […]

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