NEW ORLEANS, La. – The opening rounds of the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Presented by Mazda did not go quite as planned for Afterburner Autosport and their highly talented Brazilian driver Victor Franzoni. A communication miscue after qualifying sent them to the tail of the field for Race 1 at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, forcing Franzoni to knife his way through the pack to a stellar sixth-place finish after starting 17th. The team was focused on another big recovery for Race 2 on Sunday, but a coil failure ended Victor’s race on lap one after he had made a strong start to the event.

This weekend, Nico Jamin returns to New Orleans for Rounds 3 and 4 of the 2015 Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda. After two rounds at St. Petersburg, Florida two weeks ago where he scored two third-place finishes, Jamin is ranked third in the 2015 championship and is looking to improve on his qualifying so that he can start at the front of the pack and, hopefully, claim his first 2015 championship victory.

Young Canadian has initial experience under his belt and is excited to return to Louisiana facility

Pabst Racing starts the 2015 Mazda Road to Indy season with a pole, two wins and a top five finish

Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing drivers started the season with drivers Nico Jamin and Aaron Telitz each finishing the opening two rounds on the podium.