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MRTI Shootout Extends Reach To 11 Countries
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The Mazda Road to Indy (MRTI) USF2000 $200K Scholarship Shootout will continue for a third successive year in 2018, extending its reach to include 11 countries, where 20 champions of junior open-wheel and karting series from around the world will join together for the December event.
Launched in 2016, the MRTI $200K Scholarship Shootout brings together talent from select junior level open-wheel and karting series from around the world with the best-of-the-best vying for a slot on the first step of the MRTI driver development ladder, the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda. That event then offers the opportunity for drivers to progress all the way to the Verizon IndyCar Series and the Indianapolis 500.
Drivers between the ages of 14 and 25 (by September 30, 2018) will be eligible to earn an invitation via a network of official feeder series in both North and South America as well as Europe, Asia, Australasia and, for the first time, the continent of Africa.
The dates and location of the Scholarship Shootout will be confirmed later this year.
The winner will secure an opportunity to follow in the footsteps of Ireland’s Keith Donegan, who will contest this year’s USF2000 season after claiming the Scholarship title last December, and Florida’s Oliver Askew, who won the shootout in 2016, went on to win last year’s USF2000 championship and, in 2018, will compete on the middle rung of the Mazda Road to Indy ladder, the Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires.
“The level of interest in the Scholarship Shootout from around the world is incredible, and we are excited to welcome three new championships to the program,” said Kyle Kimball, manager of operations for Mazda Motorsports.
Launched in 2016, the MRTI $200K Scholarship Shootout brings together talent from select junior level open-wheel and karting series from around the world with the best-of-the-best vying for a slot on the first step of the MRTI driver development ladder, the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda. That event then offers the opportunity for drivers to progress all the way to the Verizon IndyCar Series and the Indianapolis 500.
Drivers between the ages of 14 and 25 (by September 30, 2018) will be eligible to earn an invitation via a network of official feeder series in both North and South America as well as Europe, Asia, Australasia and, for the first time, the continent of Africa.
The dates and location of the Scholarship Shootout will be confirmed later this year.
The winner will secure an opportunity to follow in the footsteps of Ireland’s Keith Donegan, who will contest this year’s USF2000 season after claiming the Scholarship title last December, and Florida’s Oliver Askew, who won the shootout in 2016, went on to win last year’s USF2000 championship and, in 2018, will compete on the middle rung of the Mazda Road to Indy ladder, the Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires.
“The level of interest in the Scholarship Shootout from around the world is incredible, and we are excited to welcome three new championships to the program,” said Kyle Kimball, manager of operations for Mazda Motorsports.
