Mazda Scholarship Drivers Will Race With Cape Motorsports In 2017
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Oliver Askew Oliver Askew, 20, of Jupiter, Fla., began racing karts at age seven and burst upon the open-wheel racing scene last year when he was selected for the Team USA Scholarship, which he utilized to finish second in the prestigious Walter Hayes Trophy Grand Finale at Silverstone, England. The Team USA honor also qualified him for the $200,000 Mazda Road to Indy Shootout, a competition among championship-winning drivers from around the world. Askew won the event, thus earning a Mazda scholarship for his first full season in the USF2000 series. 'The team at Cape Motorsports have helped me a lot with this next step,' said Askew. 'I've learned so much in the last month of testing with them preparing for this year. It's a big opportunity for me and I want to maximize that. With Cape Motorsports, everything is possible, as they're one of the best teams in the paddock and I'm very happy to be with them.' 'As soon as I won the Shootout, I was thinking about the championship and winning races,' said Askew. 'This is my opportunity, so I want to make it easier on myself going into next year to win the USF2000 title and earn another season scholarship from Mazda. I'm very fortunate right now to have this opportunity from Mazda.' Askew was also quick to credit his teammate, Martin. 'Anthony has been extremely helpful,' said Askew. 'We're not competing against one another, so it makes it easier for us to compare notes. He's been through it all in USF2000 with this team, so I can bounce everything off of him. We're good friends too.' 'We are delighted to have Oliver on our team,' offered Nicholas Cape, co-owner of Cape Motorsports. 'He is an exceptional young man and has an extremely bright future ahead of him. He has everything we look for in a driver. It's been a year in the making getting Oliver in our car and he has impressed us during the initial tests and we're really looking forward to seeing him race. We are also very proud to be representing the first Mazda Road to Indy Shootout winner, and would like to thank Mazda for all their support. It's really quite remarkable what they do to support young drivers.' 'The success of the $200,000 Mazda Road to Indy Shoot-out was way beyond our expectations,' said Mazda's Doonan. 'We knew we were breaking new ground by bringing drivers from all over the world and that it would be good… but it turned out to be fantastic. Everyone at Mazda was blown away by it, and especially Oliver. 'We're proud to welcome him to the Mazda family. With the new Tatuus USF-17 chassis debuting, the 2017 season is very much up for grabs, but by choosing to compete with Cape Motorsports, Oliver has put himself in a position for early success. Based on nearly three dozen of the new USF-17 cars being sold, the entire Mazda Road to Indy is in for a real treat in this championship.' 'It is a great honor to have both scholarship drivers compete on behalf of Cape Motorsports,' Dominic Cape said. 'The support that Mazda gives young drivers is truly remarkable, and we would like to thank Mazda and John Doonan for establishing the scholarship programs. There is nothing quite like this anywhere in the world. We look forward to debuting both Soul Red cars at our home race in Saint Petersburg next week.' Mazda Motorsports Mazda Motorsports boasts the most comprehensive auto racing development ladder system of any auto manufacturer in the world. The Mazda Road to 24 (#MRT24) program offers a number of scholarships to advance drivers up the sports car racing ladder, beginning with the Global MX-5 Cup series and culminating with the Mazda Prototype team. The Mazda Road to Indy (#MRTI) is a similar program that includes Mazda-powered categories of USF2000, Pro Mazda and Indy Lights. In grassroots road racing, more Mazdas race on any given weekend in North America than any other manufacturer. Mazda is also the title sponsor of the renowned Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, Calif. Follow all of the latest news at MazdaMotorsports.com, @MazdaRacing on Twitter, and MazdaMotorsports on Instagram and Facebook.
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