The racing career of Australian Nathan Morcom is set to move up a gear in 2011, as he has signed with Primus Racing to contest the Cooper Tires presents the USF2000 National Championship powered by Mazda.

Coming off the heels of winning his first USF2000 Cooper Tires Winterfest Championship, teen racer Zach Veach will make his first appearance on a national morning news program Wednesday when he is set to appear on NBC’s flagship news program, The Today Show.

INDIANAPOLIS (February 28, 2011) – Zach Veach, driver of the #7 ZAKOSI Data Backup USF2000 Mazda for Andretti Autosport, will release his first book, 99 THINGS TEENS WISH THEY KNEW BEFORE TURNING 16, with the help of journalist Lindsey Gobel on March 2. At press time, the book is available now through Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.

Three times Victorian Formula Ford Champ, Luke Ellery has confirmed today he has signed with JDC Motorsports for an attack on the 2011 USF2000 National Championship. The young Australian made his American Debut with the team last season at Road Atlanta, and experienced huge success straight off the bat.

Palmetto, Fla. – Andersen Promotions, administrator of the Cooper Tires Presents the USF2000 National Championship Powered by Mazda, today unveiled an enhanced incentive awards program designed to assist drivers in SCCA, International Formula Ford and North American F2000 competition to advance their careers to the USF2000 series in 2012. The awards are valued at $108,400 which represents a $37,000 increase in incentives from 2010.