Steve Wittich

Friday morning open from Barber Motorsports Park

By Steve Wittich Good morning from a sunny and mild Barber Motorsports Park. I (Steve) arrived yesterday for the Mazda Road To Indy (MRTI) testing and Joe will be joining me this evening. I’ll primarily bring you full MRTI coverage and Joe will have all of your Verizon IndyCar Series news and notes. But until...

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Barber Motorsports Park Mazda Road To Indy update #1 – Friday 10:00 A.M.

Jack Harvey driving with fractured thumb Before we get into the Mazda Road To Indy practice reports here at Barber Motorsports Park, there is one last note from the Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tire race at Long Beach. SPM with Curb-Agajanian driver Jack Harvey suffered a fractured thumb on his left hand as a...

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Mazda Road To Indy test day at Barber Motorsports Park

The bottom two rungs on Mazda Road To Indy took to the 2.3 mile 17-Turn road course at Barber Motorsports Park for a pair of 45-minute test sessions each, before the official Honda Grand Prix of Alabama practice starts on Friday morning. Cooper Tires USF2000 powered by Mazda testing The first Cooper Tires USF2000 powered...

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Previewing a busy Mazda Road To Indy weekend at Barber Motorsports Park

By Steve Wittich Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tire preview After an eventful race at the Toyota Grand Prix Of Long Beach, the Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tire teams are making the long trip cross country to Birmingham, Alabama. The two Legacy Indy Lights 100 races on the 2.3 mile 17-Turn road course will be the...

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Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tire – Long Beach Preview and Team Moore Announcement

Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tire Long Beach preview The Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tire series (and it’s forerunners) will take to the streets of Long Beach California for the nineteenth time since 1989. The winners list reads like a who’s who of American open wheel racing and includes: Paul Tracy, Eric Bachelart,...

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MRTI Blog – Aaron Telitz – “Opening Weekend” – family and racing

Please wish the newest member of the Trackside Online a warm welcome! Aaron Telitz, a Wisconsin native and Cooper Tires USF2000 powered by Mazda sophomore will be blogging for us this season. The 2014 USF2000 rookie of the year is currently a senior at the University 0f Wisconsin – Eau Claire. You can see him piloting the...

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Indy Grand Prix Of Louisiana MRTI Sunday morning update – Pro Mazda Race #1 and USF2000 Race #2

After suffering a hard crash at the exit of Turn 13 during practice on Friday, JDC Motorsports driver Kyle Connery took a trip to the hospital complaining of back pain. He underwent precautionary tests and was released from the hospital later that evening, and was cleared to drive by INDYCAR medical officials His JDC Motorsports...

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Mazda Road To Indy – Saturday update #2 – USF2000 race

Cape Motorsports with /WTR teammates Nico Jamin and Aaron Telitz started side-by-side on the front row of the first Cooper Tires USF2000 powered by Mazda race of the weekend. Telitz scored his first win last year at Lucas Oil Raceway, but it was Jamin who scored his first USF2000 win under threatening skies, today at...

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Mazda Road To Indy Saturday update #1 – USF2000 and Pro Mazda Qualifying

According to a post on his Facebook page, Pro Mazda presented by Cooper Tire driver, Kyle Connery, who was transported to the hospital after a hard hit against a concrete wall on the outside of Turn 13 was released from the hospital around 8:30pm last night. https://www.facebook.com/kyle.connery/posts/909150879107884?pnref=story —————— Cape Motorsports with /WTR sophomore Nico Jamin...

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Mazda Road To Indy update #2 – USF2000 and Pro Mazda practice #2

I had the chance to chat with current Pro Mazda points leader Neil Alberico, and I asked him which part of the track they were struggling on and he exclaimed, “everywhere, we’re lost.” Alberico didn’t compete in the Cooper Tires Winterfest at NOLA Motorsports Park in February, but it’s not just him that is struggling....

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