| The Motorsports world welcomes any driver with | | | | strength to the ChampCar Atlantic series. The |
| enthusiasm, knowledge and commitment to race. | | | | team was definitely extremely pleased to have |
| Kevin Lacroix is the newest driver of Brooks | | | | him. |
| Associates Racing. He started competing in the | | | | Kevin said that he felt glad and lucky being a part |
| Cooper Tires Presents The Champ Car Atlantic | | | | of a competitive team. He was optimistic that |
| Championship powered by Mazda last weekend | | | | even they did not have the pre-season testing; |
| and will again be competing at the Mazda Champ | | | | their team is going to be competitive once they |
| Car Grand Prix of Portland presented by Joe's | | | | work together. He considered their 2-day practice |
| Sports wherein he will drive the #10 Uni-Select | | | | at Firebird an enough effort for them to get |
| car. | | | | some podiums and the grand prix for this season. |
| This 18-year-old French Canadian racer since he | | | | For the balance of the season, Kevin replaced Joe |
| was a kid was already into the open wheel fast | | | | D’Agostino. The team owner said that |
| track. At the age of 7, he already started his | | | | Joe’s budget was not sufficient this time so |
| career in karting where he was chosen by one of | | | | he was not able to continue. Nonetheless, John |
| the highest ranking officers of “Stars of | | | | hopes for Joe’s running again in the later part |
| Karting." | | | | of this season for he is a committed young driver |
| Because the official was impressed by his | | | | whose future in Motosports in trending is good. |
| performance, he was granted a scholarship at the | | | | About Mazda and its Auto Racing |
| BMW racing school in Spain. For the first time, he | | | | Mazda Motor Corporation is the sponsor of the |
| competed there in open wheel at age of 16 and | | | | Star Mazda Championship. Aside from |
| quickly gained six podiums and four victories. He | | | | manufacturing quality auto part such as Mazda tail |
| successfully ranked second in the Formula BMW | | | | lights, the company is also known in the world of |
| American Championship and, take note of this, | | | | auto racing. |
| finished in the top five ten times in fourteen | | | | In the field of racing, Mazda is successful with |
| races. Amazing, is it not. At the age of 17, he | | | | two-rotor, three-rotor, and four-rotor cars. |
| competed in Star Mazda where he placed second | | | | Private racers have also had considerable success |
| at the end of the Championship. | | | | with stock and modified Mazda cars with Wankel |
| John Brooks, the team owner of Brooks | | | | engines. |
| Associates Racing, said that they were able to | | | | Mazda's competition in race started on October |
| test with Kevin for two days last week at | | | | 20, 1968. This was when two Mazda Cosmo |
| Firebird. He commented that it was a bit surprising | | | | Sport 110S coupes entered the 84 hour ultra |
| from Montreal for the young driver who | | | | endurance race in Marathon de la Route at |
| immediately gained quick times. He added that | | | | Nürburgring. One car finished as the fourth |
| Kevin vividly depicts a rising star and an added | | | | placer and the other broke an axle after 81 hours. |