Nov 17, 2011
Michael Cooper is a 22 year old Syosset, New York native.
Michael began his racing career in 2009 via the Skip Barber Racing School system. He loved the Skip Barber series and won 3 out of the 4 races held that year. Looking for a larger challenge Michael moved into the Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup series in 2010. This series has produced some of the fastest drivers in the upper levels of Motorsports today with its close competition and identical “spec” car preparation.
While Michael enjoyed mild success in the 2010 rookie season but would shine in 2011. Micheal stood on top of the championship leader board winning the series’ highest honor, Champion. Along the way the pilot of the Atlanta Motorsports Group (AMG) Mazda MX-5 would lead the series with 6 poles and 5 wins en route to the 2011 Championship. This Championship earned Michael the Mazda Motorsports Ladder System award enabling young and talented drivers the funding to move up in the racing ranks. In the last race if the season, a grueling 25 hour non stop endurance event, Michael led the massive field of 86 cars to the victory in the E0 class driving the AMG Mazda MX-5.
Going into 2012 Michael has his sights set on the Pirelli World-Challenge series Touring Car class. Using his Championship award he will be piloting a Turbo Charged Mazda Speed3 in 2012, also fielded by AMG.
Racing Experience:
- 2010: Competed in 8 Mazdaspeed Challenge races taking 5 podiums, 2 wins and 1 pole
- 2010 cont: Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup With Atlanta Motorsports Group. 1 win and 4 podiums Finishing 4th in the points
- 2011: Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup Champion with Atlanta Motorsports Group taking 6 poles, 5 wins and 7 podiums. Michael put in dominating performances at Lime Rock Park, Mazda Raceway and Brainerd to take wins by more than 10 seconds. Making Michael the youngest MX-5 cup champion
- 2011 E0 class champion at the grueling 25 hours of Thunderhill endurance race
Glad to have Mike Cooper with us this year.
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