Almost 50 up-and-coming race car drivers representing no fewer than 18 nations will converge this week on Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Ala., for the official Mazda Road to Indy Spring Training Test – the final opportunity for teams to prepare for the following week’s season-opening races on the streets of St. Petersburg, Fla.

Andersen Promotions is pleased to announce that Replay XD will return as the Official Camera of the Mazda Road to Indy, continuing a partnership that began in 2014.

The Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires will include a revised sub-class for 2016 following today’s announcement that the Expert Series, which previously catered to drivers over the age of 30, will be brought more in line with the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Presented by Mazda and replaced by a new National Class.

Argentine Nicolas Dapero grew up in Buenos Aires in a family that had no auto racing background. But with help from fellow countryman Ricardo Juncos and the Juncos Racing driver development program, the 18-year-old will make his debut in the Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires this season.

If one searches for photos of Victor Franzoni, something stands out: there are almost none of the affable young Brazilian without a smile on his face. Whether it’s winning a race on the Mazda Road to Indy, building a stock car with his father or recovering from a devastating racing injury, Franzoni always has a positive outlook.