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 […]
By Steve Wititch The final official USF2000 practice session of the 2017 season was led by Calvin Ming. The native of Guyana turned a lap at 106.685 seconds – that equates to an average of 113.718mph over the course of the 3.4-mile, 11 Turn Watkins Glen International road course. DE Force Racing driver Kory Enders […]
By Steve Wittich Rinus VeeKay, who needs to score maximum points in the lone Mazda USF2000 Watkins Glen Grand Prix Presented by Cooper Tires in order to catch Oliver Askew in the chase for the $400,000 Mazda Advancement Scholarship, started the weekend off on the right foot. The 16 year-old, who also led recent testing […]
By Steve Wittich For the first time since Matthew Brabham won the title 2012, it will be a freshman USF2000 pilot that will walk away with the Mazda Motorsports Advancement Scholarship valued at almost $400,000, and a chance to move up to the Pro Mazda presented by Cooper Tire Championship. After 13 races, Oliver Askew […]
Rinus VeeKay of Pabst Racing and championship leader Oliver Askew of Cape Motorsports are separated by 13 points in the battle for the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda crown entering the season finale at Watkins Glen International to be held September 2. It was with great anticipation that the Tatuus USF-17 was revealed to […]
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 […]
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 […]
By Steve Wittich For the third straight race in row the 1.786 mile, 11-Turn Exhibition Place street circuit was kind to fellow Canadian Parker Thompson. After dominating the race on Saturday, the Red Deer, Alberta native needed a little luck to climb to the top step of the podium on Sunday. The Exclusive Autosport veteran […]
By Steve Wittich An exciting final five minutes of USF2000 qualifying featured five different drivers trading the provisional pole a total of ten times. At the end of the 20 minute session, it was current points leader Oliver Askew that will won the bonus point, and will start on the inside of the front row for […]
By Steve Wittich What do Paul Tracy, Greg Moore, Andrew Bordin, David Rutledge, Michael Valiante, Antoine Bessette, and Parker Thompson all have in common? The Canadian race car pilots have all won an Indy car ladder series race on home soil on the streets of Toronto, Ontario. In 2017 there are three drivers, including Thompson, […]