Irish Combo of Turn 3 Motorsport and Jonathan Browne ready to tackle Mid-Ohio

Turn 3 Motorsport is set for Rounds 10 and 11 of the USF Pro 2000 Championship Presented by Cooper Tires this weekend at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. The four car program—made up of drivers Michael d’Orlando, Ireland’s Jonathan Browne, Louka St-Jean, and Jackson Lee—will run two 30-lap races on Saturday on the 2.258-mile, 13-turn road course as part of the popular NTT IndyCar Series Grand Prix event.

Turn 3 Motorsport has claimed victory on the Ohio circuit in previous years, winning both the final USF2000 and USF Pro 2000 races at the end of 2021 and earning a top-five result last year. Coming into the weekend with a win from d’Orlando and a podium from Browne at the previous round at Road America, the team looks to carry that momentum forward into the Cooper Tires Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio.

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“Mid-Ohio comes just after the halfway point in the season,” said Browne. “The last couple of races have been good to me, so I’ll be looking to carry this run of form forward into the weekend. Qualifying well will be important around here as passing opportunities aren’t the same as Road America. I’m ready to see what we’ve got!”

Pre-event testing will take place today with two on track sessions. Tomorrow will host an official practice and two qualifying sessions with both races taking place on Saturday.

Live streaming for the event can be viewed worldwide on the free USF Pro Championships app or on http://www.usfpro2000.com.

About Turn 3 Motorsport: Turn 3 Motorsport is a full-service operation specializing in racecar preparation, engineering, and driver development. Founded and managed by racecar driver and coach Peter Dempsey, T3M is focused on professional service, team member growth, and high-level performance across multiple racing series.

In 2019, the team secured the Blue Marble Cocktails Radical Cup North America championship titles in the 1340cc, 1500cc, and overall classes. Later that year, Peter and Turn 3 Motorsport achieved a record-breaking win at the NASA 25 Hours of Thunderhill endurance race, piloting the #10 Eastern Racing / Turn 3 Motorsport Radical SR3 RSX 1340 to a dominating win, leading 638 out of 672 laps, and becoming the first car under two liters to achieve the overall win.

In the team’s rookie season, Turn 3 Motorsport attracted attention out of the gate by winning the season opener of the 2020 Indy Pro 2000 Championship Presented by Cooper Tires in a sweeping performance with Singaporean driver Danial Frost. Frost and the team went on to achieve a pole position, six podium finishes, and third overall in the championship in 2020.

In 2021, T3M expanded its presence in the Road to Indy by introducing a two-car program into the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship alongside its Indy Pro 2000 Championship campaign. In its debut USF2000 season, the team found victory at the season finale with American driver Josh Green as well as earning an additional podium and fifth overall in the championship. The team earned further accolades in the Indy Pro 2000 series with a race win at the season finale by Irish driver James Roe as well as a pole position at World Wide Technology Raceway and seventh overall in the championship.

In 2022, T3M showed its strength and teamwork by achieving a podium, win, and/or pole at 7 of the 9 events on the Road to Indy calendar with rookie drivers Josh Green, Jonathan Browne, and Christian Weir each earning the aforementioned results across two different series (USF2000 and Indy Pro 2000).

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