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Exclusive Autosport enters Pro Mazda with Red Deer’s Parker Thompson

SASKATOON, SK (February 2, 2018) ā The impressive pairing of Exclusive Autosport and Parker Thompson has delivered much success over the past three years, locking wins in the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda, the F1600 Super Series, the Toyo Tires F1600 Championship in Ontario and the Formula Tour 1600 series in Quebec.Ā Thompson drove to major home country wins for Exclusive Autosport in both Montreal and Toronto in 2017, and this year, he will aim to extend this streak into the Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires. Exclusive Autosport has signed the 19-year-old Canadian to lead their rookie charge into the series, which is the second rung of the Mazda Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires.Ā Exclusive Autosport debuted in the USF2000 series in 2017 and promptly won three races enroute to third in the Driversā Championship.Ā With teams in F1600 and USF2000, Pro Mazda is the logical progression in their expansion and development and Thompson represents the first of two driver announcements for this level of their program.
āWe are thrilled to welcome Parker back to the Exclusive Autosport program for 2018,ā commented Michael Duncalfe, Team Principal. āI couldn’t think of a better driver to make our debut in Pro Mazda Championship with. He is an incredibly well rounded athlete and a fan favourite. I have said it before, Parker’s work ethic on and off the track is second to none.”
Whether it’s training at the gym, working on his marketing campaign or continuing his development as a driver, he invests so much of himself into his racing program/career. Although we feel we have some unfinished business (coming up short in the USF2000 driver championship in 2017), we made huge strides last year and it is such a positive that we get to build on that success and momentum from 2017. With the addition of Tim Lewis (as our lead engineer on the PM program), we have added more depth to the Exclusive Autosport Pro Mazda operation. I am confident that we will see Exclusive Autosport and Parker Thompson back in the winner circle in 2018.”
Exclusive Autosport made their USF2000 debut in 2017 after many successful seasons in both Canadian and American F1600 series, and they notched their first wins last July, sweeping the street race weekend in Toronto. Thompson provided their third win of the season at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course just two weeks later enroute to third in the overall championship standings. He also led the squad to fourth in the USF2000 Team Championship, the highest finishing rookie team.Ā Thompson also ran with the operationās Formula 1600 program last year, winning the F1600 Super Series on the strength of seven wins in 11 races, which included victories during the F1 Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal and at the famed Canadian Tire Motorsports Park (aka Mosport) in Bowmanville, Ontario.
Earlier in January, Duncalfe announced his hiring of veteran race engineer Tim Lewis to manage the engineering staff of the Exclusive Autosport Pro Mazda effort.Ā Testing has gone extremely well with Lewis and Thompson having already developed a very strong working relationship.Ā The team is planning to run a pair of cars in the Pro Mazda Championship and hopes to be able to announce its second driver by the end of February.
āI am extremely proud to have the opportunity to continue working with Michael Duncalfe and the Exclusive Autosport family,ā Thompson enthused.
āWe have all enjoyed some immense success together over the last few years, and I look forward to bringing our momentum from 2017 into the 2018 Pro Mazda Championship. It’s an honor to lead EA’s charge into the Pro Mazda category, and I can’t wait to pick up where we left off last year in USF2000. It’s not often when a driver has the opportunity to work with the same group of guys in back-to-back years, and I want to capitalize on this relationship. Getting to work with a veteran engineer like Tim Lewis and crew chief Jay Green developing this new Pro Mazda is going to be game changer. Anything but a championship this year will not be acceptable. Thank you to all of my partners, and Exclusive Autosport for making this all possible and believing in my abilities. I look forward to proving that they made a good decision in 2018.”
Thompson is pleased to have Badlands Motorsports Resort joining his group of marketing partners for 2018; a list that includes valued associates like Wheelhouse Media, Openhwy, TriQuest NDT, Todayville, Sparco, and Bell Helmets.
āWhen not behind the wheel, Parker is an active member our community, and a strong advocate for responsible road driving habits, crusading across Canada with his teen focused program āDrive to Stay Aliveā,ā commented Jay Zelazo, the CEO of Badlands Motorsport Resort. āDriving for the Saskatoon-based Exclusive Autosport team, Parker epitomizes the spirit of Canadian Prairies, and demonstrates many of the values held in high regard by Badlands Motorsports Resort. We are excited to continue our relationship with this up-and-coming Canadian race car driver as the development of our world-class motorsports facility and tourism resort progresses.ā
With the opening round of the Mazda Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires just over six weeks away, at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, Florida on March 9-11, pre-season testing will continue.Ā In addition to their pair of Pro Mazda cars, Exclusive Autosport is also planning to run at least three cars in the USF2000 program this year, and will announce their first driver next week.
About Exclusive Autosport:
Exclusive Autosport (EA) is a professional racing team dedicated to the success of its drivers in open wheel formula car competition in North America.Ā EA operate teams in the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda and Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires in the United States and the Formula Tour 1600 series in Canada.Ā Exclusiveās drivers have secured numerous race wins, podium finishes and pole positions, as well as Rookie of the Year championships, a Team USA Scholarship and nominations for Team Canada F1600. Exclusiveās drivers are on the podium in over 80% of the races they enter.Ā Exclusive Management Inc., the teamās parent company, has enjoyed great success in both open wheel and sports car racing and has worked with standout drivers like Thomas McGregor, Jack Mitchell Jr., Shelby Blackstock, Gregory Liefooghe, Jayson Clunie, David Levine and Trenton Estep.Ā EM Inc. drivers are highly sought after in the motorsports industry.
Todayville is proud to sponsor Parker Thompson Racing.
International
CBS settles with Trump over doctored 60 Minutes Harris interview

CBS will pay Donald Trump more than $30 million to settle a lawsuit over a 2024 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris. The deal also includes a new rule requiring unedited transcripts of future candidate interviews.
Key Details:
- Trump will receive $16 million immediately to cover legal costs, with remaining funds earmarked for pro-conservative messaging and future causes, including his presidential library.
- CBS agreed to release full, unedited transcripts of all future presidential candidate interviewsāa policy insiders are calling the āTrump Rule.ā
- Trumpās lawsuit accused CBS of deceptively editing a 60 Minutes interview with Harris in 2024 to protect her ahead of the election; the FCC later obtained the full transcript after a complaint was filed.
Tonight, on a 60 Minutes election special, Vice President Kamala Harris shares her plan to strengthen the economy by investing in small businesses and the middle class. Bill Whitaker asks how sheāll fund it and get it through Congress. https://t.co/3Kyw3hgBzr pic.twitter.com/HdAmz0Zpxa
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) October 7, 2024
Diving Deeper:
CBS and Paramount Global have agreed to pay President Donald Trump more than $30 million to settle a lawsuit over a 2024 60 MinutesĀ interviewĀ with thenāVice President Kamala Harris, Fox News DigitalĀ reportedĀ Tuesday. Trump accused the network of election interference, saying CBS selectively edited Harris to shield her from backlash in the final stretch of the campaign.
The settlement includes a $16 million upfront payment to cover legal expenses and other discretionary uses, including funding for Trumpās future presidential library. Additional fundsāexpected to push the total package well above $30 millionāwill support conservative-aligned messaging such as advertisements and public service announcements.
As part of the deal, CBS also agreed to a new editorial policy mandating the public release of full, unedited transcripts of any future interviews with presidential candidates. The internal nickname for the new rule is reportedly the āTrump Rule.ā
Trump initially sought $20 billion in damages, citing a Face the Nation preview that aired Harrisās rambling response to a question about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. That portion of the interview was widely mocked. A more polished answer was aired separately during a primetime 60 Minutes special, prompting allegations that CBS intentionally split Harrisās answer to minimize political fallout.
The FCC later ordered CBS to release the full transcript and raw footage after a complaint was filed. The materials confirmed that both versions came from the same responseācut in half across different broadcasts.
CBS denied wrongdoing but the fallout rocked the network. 60 Minutes executive producer Bill Owens resigned in April after losing control over editorial decisions. CBS News President Wendy McMahon also stepped down in May, saying the companyās direction no longer aligned with her own.
Several CBS veterans strongly opposed any settlement. āThe unanimous view at 60 Minutes is that there should be no settlement, and no money paid, because the lawsuit is complete bulls***,ā one producer told Fox News Digital. Correspondent Scott Pelley had warned that settling would be āvery damagingā to the networkās reputation.
The final agreement includes no admission of guilt and no direct personal payment to Trumpābut it locks in a substantial cash payout and forces a new standard for transparency in how networks handle presidential interviews.
Daily Caller
Watch As Tucker Carlson And Glenn Greenwald Get A Good Laugh Over CNN Pretending Bidenās Decline Is Breaking News

From theĀ Daily Caller News Foundation
By Hailey Gomez
During a podcast Friday, Daily Caller News Foundation co-founder Tucker Carlson and independent journalist Glenn Greenwald couldnāt stop laughing over CNNās sudden realization of former President Joe Bidenās mental decline.
CNNās Jake Tapper along with Axiosā Alex Thompson released their book, āOriginal Sin,ā on May 20, whichĀ detailsĀ Bidenās cognitive slide over the last four years ā a concern Republicans hadĀ raisedĀ even before the 2020 election. While appearing on āThe Tucker Carlson Show,ā Carlson joked that Greenwald had been āscoopedā by CNN on Bidenās mental fitness.
āSo you are, I think, the dean of alternative media. Youāve been doing this longer than anybody that I know personally. So it must be a little weird to get scooped by CNN on Joe Bidenās dementia, like you had no idea,ā Carlson said. āNone of us knew.ā
āNone of us knew,ā Greenwald teased. ā There was that debate, and we were all shocked, but we were told he had a cold. So I was like, āOK, heās on some cold medication. Who hasnāt been there before? It makes you a little dragged, a little groggy, a little just like dragged.ā But no, now Jake Tapper has uncovered the truth. It turns out Joe Biden was in cognitive decline.ā
Sources told Tapper and Thompson that Bidenās mental fitness had declined rapidly during his time as president, with his mental state becomingĀ so severeĀ at one point that aides discussed putting him in a wheelchair.
WATCH:
Tapper has faced pushback from both Democrats and Republicans over the timing of his book and the revelations it includes. The CNN host has long defended the former president.
Carlson went on to joke with Greenwald about how he believed Tapper gathered the material for the book.
āJust a hardcore shoe leather investigative reporting,ā Greenwald joked. āHeās working his sources, calling all the people in Washington, digging up FOIA documents.ā
āItās one of those things where you kind of canāt believe what youāre witnessing because Jake Tapper is pretending to have uncovered a scandal that he himself led the way in the media, or one of the leaders in the media, in covering up,ā Greenwald added. āTo the point where if somebody would go on his show and say āJoe Biden is obviously in cognitive decline.ā He would say āHow dare you bully kids who stutter?’ā
Greenwald went on to reference how Tapper hadĀ accusedĀ President Donald Trumpās daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, of āmockingā the former president over his stutter during a 2020 interview.
Despite Lara Trump pointing to what she believed were signs of Bidenās problems, Tapper dismissed her remarks at the time, saying she had āno standing to diagnose somebodyās cognitive decline.ā
In addition to Lara Trump, Tapper also dismissed former Democratic presidential candidate Dean Phillips during a 2024Ā interviewĀ after Phillips expressed his āconcernsā about Biden running for a second term.
āObviously, he wanted Biden to win desperately and would not tolerate anyone going on the show and saying that Biden was in cognitive decline,ā Greenwald said. āNow heās making millions of dollars off a book.ā
Following the media coverage of Tapperās and Thompsonās book, BidenĀ appearedĀ to tell reporters on Friday he could ābeat the hell out ofā the two journalists.
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