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Previewing the 2017 USF2000 season – new cars, new teams, seasoned veterans and rapid rookies

For the eighth straight year, the Cooper Tires USF2000 Powered by Mazda Series visits the 1.8-mile, 14 Turn, Streets Of St. Petersburg street circuit early in the chase for the nearly $400,000 Mazda Motorsports Advancement Scholarship prize package. After seven years of competition featuring a Mazda powered, Van Diemen based chassis, the first step of […]

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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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Rinus VK To Make USF2000 Debut With Carlin Benik in 2017

Rinus VK To Make USF2000 Debut With Carlin Benik in 2017 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (August 31, 2016) – Dutch driver Rinus VK today announced he will be making his debut in the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda in 2017 with powerhouse team Carlin. “We have spoken with several teams in the last few months, […]

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New Mazda powered USF2000 Tatuus USF-17 completes six-day testing program.

The Mazda powered, Cooper Tire shod, Tatuus designed USF-17 completed it’s successful six day shake-down testing today with a final one-day test on the oval at Lucas Oil Raceway. The USF-17 also spent time testing at the National Corvette Museum Motorsports Park, Barber Motorsports Park, and Road America. Handling driving duties for the first five […]

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