2016 Mazda Road to Indy Shootout


The 2016 Mazda Road to Indy Shootout was the first edition of the Road to Indy Shootout. The event was held at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on December 6 and 7. The winner received a $200,000 scholarship to compete in the 2017 U.S. F2000 National Championship.

Entry list

DriverAge2016 result
Ryan Norman18Atlantic Championship Series champion
Will Brown18Australian Formula Ford highest eligible driver.
Niall Murray21BRSCC F1600 champion
Oliver White23Mountney Formula Ford Super Series
Peter Portante20F1600 Formula F Championship runner-up
John McCusker20F2000 Championship Series runner-up
Jonathan Sugianto21Formula Car Challenge champion
Axel Matus18Formula Panam champion
Trenton Estep16Formula Tour 1600 champion
Marcel Coletta14Mazda Road to Indy Brazil champion
Karthik Tharani22MMSC 1600 Indian Championship runner-up
Michael Scott21New Zealand Formula Ford Championship champion
Tim de Silva20Pacific F2000 champion
Austin Garrison18Rotax Max Challenge
Nigel Saurino21SCCA Runoffs – FC
Neil Verhagen15SCCA Runoffs – F1600 champion
Matt Machiko25SCCA Runoffs – FM
Neil MacLennan18Scottish Motor Racing Club Formula Ford 1600 Championship champion
Timo Reger19Skip Barber Race Series
Oliver Askew19Team USA Scholarship
Kyle Kirkwood18Team USA Scholarship

Mazda Road to Indy - Brasil

The 2016 Mazda Road to Indy - Brasil was a karting contest to qualify for the finals at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. The event was held at Kartódromo de Interlagos on 27 August 2016. The event was set up by former racing driver Paulo Carcasci. Eleven drivers from four different Brazilian states and the Federal District competed for a spot in the final at Laguna Seca.

Result

Format

supplied the 18 scholarship candidates with Formula Ford style cars. The Ray Race Cars GR-RSC was fitted with a 2 litre engine built by Elite Engines. All cars were shod with Cooper Tires. The Shootout started with orientation of the cars and the track on December 5. On the second day drivers were divided in four groups and took to the tracks. For the final Shootout day the group was again divided in four. After initial testing sessions the first drivers were eliminated. The remaining drivers started 30 minute qualifying sessions before the race over 30 minutes.

Competition

All participants participated in a vehicle orientation and then multiple practice sessions over two days, culminating in a pre-qualification session where six finalists would be chosen. Those finalists would then participate in a 30 minute qualifying session and a 30 minute race.

Winner

Oliver Askew was selected as the winner of the shootout and won a scholarship to compete in the 2017 U.S. F2000 National Championship.