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MRTI update #4 from Mid-Ohio – Friday – Kirkwood grabs fourth pole of the year – 20th pole at Mid-Ohio for Cape Motorsports

By Steve Wittich What was shaping up to be an exciting final few laps of Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda qualifying ended when the red flag and checkered flag came out for an on-track incident. Kyle Kirkwood, for the fourth time this season will start on pole after turning a lap of 80.533 […]

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MRTI update #3 – Friday – Kyle Kirkwood snags fourth USF2000 pole of the season – 10th in 11 races for Cape Motorsports in Toronto

By Steve Wittich For the fourth time this season, Kyle Kirkwood and Cape Motorsports will start on the pole in a Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda race. With the single bonus point for being the quickest qualifier Kirkwood’s lead in the title, chase grows to 95 points. The 19-year-old American joins Neil Alberico […]

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MRTI Update From Road America #14 – Kirkwood makes last lap pass to win chaotic USF2000 race

By Steve Wittich Coming into today’s USF2000 race Kyle Kirkwood had led every lap in the last three races. The championship leader’s impressive streak came to an end when he led only one lap. Thankfully for him, it was the right lap.  Kirkwood told TSO that it was satisfying to win from fourth, showing that […]

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Friday – MRTI Update #3 – USF2000 qualifying – Jose Sierra crushes track record on the way to his first career pole

Jose Sierra and DEForce Racing used a last-second flyer to snag the first pole of the 2018 Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda. It’s the first pole for the Angleton, Texas-based team and 18-year-old Mexican driver. Sierra’s quick lap of 1:12.549 is a new track record, besting a lap at 1:13.064 set by Matthew […]

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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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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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“Soul Red Finale” at Watkins Glen International – Pro Mazda finale – Franzoni wins race, and $790,000 Mazda Motorsports Scholarship

  By Steve Wittich When testing for the 2017 Mazda Road To Indy presented by Cooper Tire season began, Victor Franzoni was not sure he was going to have a home, but when the checkered flag fell for the final time at the “Soul Red Finale,” the 21 year-old walked away with the $790,000 prize, […]

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MRTI “Soul Red Finale” at Watkins Glen International – USF2000 qualifying – Askew grabs important point for winning his sixth

By Steve Wittich A tense and important USF2000 qualifying session, the last of the season, ended with Oliver Askew scoring his eighth pole of 2017 with a quick lap of 1:46.223 on his second last lap of the session. More importantly, Askew scored his 22nd bonus point of the season, ensuring that the driver of […]

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MRTI at Mid-Ohio – Sunday – Pro Mazda Race #3 – updated with impound information

By Steve Wittich An extremely determined Anthony Martin, who has won his fifth race in his last six tries at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, put in the most dominating MRTI drive of the season. Martin, the reigning USF2000 champion beat the points leader coming into the race, Victor Franzoni, to the checkered flag by […]

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