- Hard Racing on Streets of St. Petersburg for Epps - USF2000 Championship rookie makes street racing debut in conjunction with IndyCar Series opener UK racer Michael Epps made his street racing debut this past weekend (March 23-24), contesting Rounds Three and Four of the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda on streets of St. Petersburg. The 20 year-old needed to fight through some handling and mechanical issues, but did what he could to make the most of every session behind the wheel of his PRL Motorsports entry. The ...
Read more » - Epps Makes Positive North American Debut at Famed Sebring Road Course - British up-and-comer gained valuable experience during USF2000 Championship season-opening doubleheader The pursuit of top honors commenced for British racer Michael Epps this past week (March 14-15), as the UK driver made his North American racing debut in the highly-regarded Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda. As part of the famed 12 Hours of Sebring event, the 20 year-old went head-to-head against many of the top young drivers in North America, ultimately leaving the historic Sebring International Raceway road course ...
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2013 Cooper Tyres USF2000 National Championship
This year Michael is competing in the USF2000 National Championship in the USA, presented by Cooper Tyres and powered by Mazda on their Road-to-Indy programme. The American series uses a variation of the Formula Ford F2000 formula and is sanctioned by IndyCar. With previous champions such as J. R. Hildebrand and Dan Wheldon, the championship is considered a prestigious challenge for upcoming drivers.
With great coverage via the Mazda Motorsports Hour program on several American TV stations, racing in front of IndyCar, Grand-Am, USAC and ALMS audiences throughout the season, and prize money at each event and for the overall championship result, it provides an unrivaled amount of exposure and support for those with the attitude and ability to succeed and push their careers to the next level.
With the help of Martyn Pott of P1 Sports, Dan Layton and Jon Baytos, Michael has signed to race with PRL Motorsports in the 2013 season. The team are effectively quite new, owned by Patrick Linn, but have a huge history of experience in the 2 litre formula and also Pro Mazda, especially Michael’s engineer John Walko.
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