The opening round of the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda marked the official competition debut of the Tatuus USF-17 race car, and perennial series powerhouse Cape Motorsports did not skip a beat with the new chassis, scoring a race win with their rookie phenom Oliver Askew.

Exclusive Autosport made their long-awaited debut in the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda this past weekend at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg in southwestern Florida following a focused off-season testing program.

Despite having plenty of seat time testing the new Tatuus USF-17 car, John Cummiskey Racing driver Kris Wright came to St. Petersburg with a lot of learning to do.

The 16-year old Dutchman made quick work of learning the intricacies of street racing to take home two podium finishes in his series debut

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