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Monday Update #1 – first USF2000 and Pro Mazda sessions – 10:45am

With their reputation as track “dew sweepers” and with a 7:30am Friday morning practice in St. Petersburg, an 8am test session is good practice for the Cooper Tires USF2000 Powered by Mazda field. Maybe he’s still on Australian time, but the early start certainly didn’t slow down reigning USF2000 rookie of the year Anthony Martin […]

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#TeamCooperTire and #MRTI program continues growth and benefits drivers and fans

For the third straight year primary, Mazda Road To Indy partners Cooper Tire and Mazda Racing will utilize an innovative hashtag program to help grow the three MRTI series and as an easy way for fans to follow future Verizon IndyCar Series stars as they climb the open-wheel ladder. In 2014, Cooper Tire rolled out the […]

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Sunday Update #4 – final USF2000 and Pro Mazda session and notebook – 6:15pm

For the second straight Cooper Tires USF2000 Powered by Mazda session it is was Cape Motorsports with /WTR sophomore Parker Thompson who led the way with a top lap of 1:24.355. He was followed closely by three drivers from three different teams before reaching his teammate Anthony Martin in fifth. The meat in the Cape […]

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Sunday update #3 – second USF2000 and Pro Mazda sessions – 2:40pm

In news that is anything but shocking, Cape Motorsports with /WTR is still going to be the team to beat if a driver wants to contend for the Mazda Motorsports advancement scholarship. Sophomore Cape Motorsports with /WTR pilot Parker Thompson turned the quickest lap at 1:24.519. The 18 year-old Canadian was joined in the top […]

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Sunday update # 2 – first USF2000 and Pro Mazda sessions – 11:15am

If the first official Cooper Tires USF2000 Powered by Mazda test session is any indication (and it likely won’t be), be prepared to expect the unexpected in 2016. The 2015 championship series was dominated by Cape Motorsports with /WTR and sophomore drivers, while the first test session saw four rookie drivers among the top six […]

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Sunday update #1 from Mazda Road To Indy testing – good morning

Good morning from a sun-drenched Barber Motorsports Park where Mazda Road To Indy testing continues today and tomorrow.  There are 18 Cooper Tires USF2000 Powered by Mazda entries and 12 Pro Mazda presented by Cooper Tire entries. Today’s Mazda Road To Indy schedule: 8:45am-9:45am —> Cooper Tires USF2000 Powered by Mazda testing 10am-11am —> Pro […]

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Update #3 from Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tire testing – final

If the tight final practice session before the Indy Lights Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Presented by Lucas School of Racing is any indication of how the 2016 Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tire championship will turn out, buckle your seat belts. The top 12 drivers were all within one second of quickest driver Santiago […]

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Update #2 from Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tire testing – morning session

Not surprisingly, four drivers with extensive experience at Barber Motorsports Park led the way during the morning session. Mazda Road To Indy veterans Ed Jones (Carlin), Scott Hargrove (Team Pelfrey), Kyle Kaiser (Juncos Racing) and RC Enerson (Schmidt Peterson Motorsports) were joined by series debutante Felix Rosenqvist (Belardi Auto Racing). All five of the drivers […]

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Update #1 from Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tire testing – good morning

Welcome to Barber Motorsports Park where the 16 entered Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tire driver have begun their final testing session before taking to the Streets of St. Petersburg, Florida for the Indy Lights Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Presented by Lucas School of Racing in only six days. With 20 minutes gone in […]

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My Mazda Road to Indy: Meet TJ Fischer

PALMETTO, Fla. – Pursuing a racing career requires sacrifices, but few drivers have had to make the kind of choice that TJ Fischer did: continue playing college football, or put all his focus on auto racing. Four years after leaving his football pads behind, Fischer joins the Mazda Road to Indy, signing with Team Pelfrey […]

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