USF2000 Tag

By Christopher DeHarde, IndyCar & Road to Indy Writer Many drivers in motorsport are looking to move up the racing ladder. In this article series, we’ll take a look at several drivers that we believe should be in the Mazda Road to Indy presented by Cooper Tires. Skylar Robinson has racing in his blood. The son of Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona and 12 Hours of Sebring winner Chip Robinson, Skylar has competed in the SCCA’s F2000 and F1600 championships and the F4 US Championship, winning races in all three.Read More

By Christopher DeHarde, IndyCar & Road to Indy Writer The 2016 Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship powered by Mazda proved to be anything but dull for Anthony Martin. The 21-year-old Australian signed to drive for Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing, the team that has won the championship every year since 2011, after spending the previous season with John Cummiskey Racing.  Expectations were high for the 2015 USF2000 Rookie of the Year, and rightfully so. The first race weekend of the 2016 season didn’t exactly go to Martin’s liking. Despite aRead More

By Christopher DeHarde, IndyCar & Road to Indy Writer In the 2016 Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship powered by Mazda, Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing had one of the more powerful driver duos of the season with Parker Thompson and Anthony Martin.  Let’s take a look at Thompson’s season as he managed to earn the runner-up spot in the championship. Thompson’s 2016 campaign did not get off to a fantastic start. A crash during practice at St. Petersburg set the 18-year-old Canadian back a bit but he managed to startRead More

By Christopher DeHarde, IndyCar & Road to Indy Writer In the 2016 Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship powered by Mazda, Victor Franzoni finished third in the championship behind Anthony Martin and Parker Thompson.  Let’s take a look at how Franzoni’s 2016 championship played out.. The 21-year-old Brazilian’s season got off to a rocky start as his ArmsUp Motorsports entry could only manage a sixth and a 12th at St. Petersburg, but starting at the next round at Barber Motorsports Park Franzoni would start a streak of getting onto the podium atRead More

PALMETTO, Fla. (September 14, 2016) – The unique and highly acclaimed three-step Mazda Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires open-wheel driver development program, which offers annual scholarships and awards worth over $3.6M to assist drivers to progress from the grassroots to the pinnacle of the sport in North America, will run alongside the Verizon IndyCar Series on all race weekends in 2017. A few highlights include the return of Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires and Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires competition to Gateway Motorsports Park, inRead More

MONTEREY, Calif. – Champions from all three levels of the Mazda Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires open-wheel driver development program were honored last night in the Championship Celebration banquet at the Monterey Plaza Hotel. A total of more than $2.3M in Mazda Scholarships and other awards was distributed. The major winners included Dubai, United Arab Emirates-based Englishman Ed Jones, 21, who on Sunday clinched the Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires crown, along with a scholarship valued at $1M to ensure entry into at least three Verizon IndyCarRead More

MONTEREY, Calif. –There were two distinct winners in this afternoon’s Cooper Tires USF2000 Grand Prix of Monterey Powered by Mazda. Brazilian Victor Franzoni repeated his form from yesterday to dominate the final race of the season and ensure a clean sweep of the weekend at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca for the ArmsUp Motorsports team, while Australian Anthony Martin finished second for Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing to clinch the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda. Martin will receive a scholarship to graduate into the Pro Mazda Championship PresentedRead More

MONTEREY, Calif. – Victor Franzoni posted a perfect performance today at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, winning the Cooper Tires Grand Prix of Monterey Powered by Mazda for ArmsUp Motorsports, but it wasn’t quite enough to keep alive his dream of winning this year’s Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda. Instead the outcome – and a Mazda Scholarship to graduate into the Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires, the next level of the acclaimed Mazda Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires, in 2017 – will be settled inRead More

PALMETTO, Fla. – Two more talented young drivers have earned an invitation to the inaugural Mazda Road to Indy $200K Scholarship Shootout which will take place at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, Calif., on December 6/7. Marcel Coletta, 14, from Sao Paulo, Brazil, will take up his place as winner of the Mazda Road to Indy – Brasil karting shootout, which was held at the world-renowned Interlagos Kart Circuit in Sao Paulo, Brazil, while Ryan Norman, 18, from Aurora, Ohio, recently clinched the Formula Race Promotions Atlantic Championship SeriesRead More

PALMETTO, Fla. – Florida-based Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing is virtually assured of a sixth successive Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda title. The only question is whether Australia’s Anthony Martin or Canadian teammate Parker Thompson will claim the top honors and a substantial Mazda Scholarship to advance onto the next step of the Mazda Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires open-wheel development ladder – the Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires – in 2017. All will be decided during a pair of 30-minute races whichRead More