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Series Overview Official Driver Development System of INDYCAR the Mazda Road to Indy Is the Official Developmental System of INDYCAR Series Overview Official Driver Development System of INDYCAR The Mazda Road to Indy is the official developmental system of INDYCAR. It is designed to advance drivers from the grassroots level to the IZOD IndyCar Series and the Indianapolis 500. With a champion’s scholarship available at every level, the Mazda Road to Indy is the place to be for every young driver. Mazda Road to Indy Benefits . Official developmental ladder system of INDYCAR . Clear, defined path for career-minded drivers . Only program in the world to feature champion’s scholarship at each level . Television exposure for all three series . All series sanctioned by INDYCAR . Compete on INDYCAR event weekends . Off-track seminars focused on participant business and professional skills development USF2000: Series Snapshot The Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda is the revival of the USF2000 series which ran from 1990 to 2006. Many top drivers have honed their skills in USF2000. In just three seasons the series has graduated nearly 15 drivers to the Pro Mazda Championship. • Entry level racing series of the Mazda Road to Indy program • New Hewland sequential gearbox set to debut in 2014 • Seven-weekend, 14-race schedule competing on major INDYCAR weekends including St. Petersburg, Indianapolis, Toronto and Mid-Ohio • Series champion secures $375,000 scholarship to advance to the Pro Mazda Championship • Graduates include JR Hildebrand, Charlie Kimball, Jay Howard and Dan Wheldon • International television rights available for use • For more information, please visit USF2000.com Pro Mazda: Series Snapshot Serving as a continuation of the successful Star Mazda Championship, the Pro Mazda Championship presented by Cooper Tires is the second step on the Mazda Road to Indy ladder. Drivers compete for cash prizes at speeds exceeding 160 mph. • Second step of the Mazda Road to Indy program • Part of the prestigious MAZDASPEED Motorsports driver development program • Eight-weekend, 14-race schedule competing on event weekends with INDYCAR • Series champion secures $500,000 scholarship to advance to Indy Lights • Select graduates include Marco Andretti, Graham Rahal, James Hinchcliffe and Tristan Vautier • International television rights available for use • For more information, please visit ProMazdaChampionship.com Indy Lights: Series Snapshot Run in conjunction with the IZOD IndyCar Series, Indy Lights allows drivers to compete for nearly $1 million in prize money and a shot at a scholarship to the IZOD IndyCar Series and Indianapolis 500. The 14-race schedule features events at Long Beach, Indianapolis, Toronto and Baltimore • New racing package includes new paddle shift system, new dampers and Cooper Tires for 2014 season • New car debuts in 2015 season • New incentive program to be debuted allowing Indy Lights drivers the opportunity to test an IndyCar • Indy Lights champion receives scholarship to the IZOD IndyCar Series • All events shown same day coverage on NBC Sports Network; International rights held by ESPN International • Series has graduated over 100 drivers including Helio Castroneves, JR Hildebrand, Tony Kanaan and Josef Newgarden • For more information, please visit IndyLights.com Scholarship Program $750,000 $500,000 *Plus Incentives $500,000 $375,000 What they’re saying “I am just so, so pleased that I made this decision to come over and race in the States and go through the Mazda Road to Indy. “In the last two years I just earned so much valuable experience that it's just been absolutely incredible and priceless. Looking at Europe and all the other countries, even when I was racing in Australia, everything is very closed in. The drivers don't really talk to each other. For whatever reason, IndyCar and the whole ladder series and all the guys in IndyCar are all so open and are just really, really helpful. It doesn't matter what team you're with, they'll come and talk to you. All the IndyCar drivers, I have at least met once or twice. I've said hello. It's great for networking and making friends and I've just had an absolute blast. I don't think there's a better spot at the moment to further my career.” – Matthew Brabham, 2013 Pro Mazda Champion/2012 USF2000 Champion and MRTI Scholarship Recipient “It’s a clear program,” Vautier said. “You’re taken into the program for what you’ve accomplished and nothing else. This is the reason I came to the USA. I knew if I could accomplish this first objective to win Star Mazda I’d get my chance in Indy Lights and now I have a scholarship to IndyCar. It’s a young but amazing program that you don’t find anywhere else. – Tristan Vautier, 2012 Indy Lights Champion, 2013 IndyCar Series Rookie and MRTI Scholarship Recipient Contact Information For additional information, please contact: Jason Penix, Director, Development Series [email protected] / (317) 492.8551 .
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