World Speed Motorsports 15-year-old open-wheel driver, Brad Coleman, has accepted the invitation of a lifetime. International racing champion Price Cobb invited the rookie sensation to live with him and his family near the famed Virginia International Raceway. The 3.2 mile road course is one of the premier facilities in the country and coupled with South Boston Speedway and Martinsville will serve as the daily training grounds for this promising young Texan.
“This is a great opportunity for Brad to be immersed in racing day in and day out”, said World Speed President, Telo Stewart. “Brad has a lot of talent and this will really accelerate his learning curve.”
When asked about the unique arrangement, Cobb stated, “Brad impressed me with his natural talent the day I met him. Since then, I have followed his incredible young career and watched how he has rapidly progressed into a top young driver. I asked his parents if I could be responsible for taking him to the Indy 500, and they agreed to move him to Virginia.”
Brad is quite excited about the opportunity saying, “I am very fortunate to be able to train every day with a racing legend. Currently, the Managing Director at G&W Motorsports, Price has won the 24 Hour of Le Mans, the World Porsche Cup, qualified and run cars at the Indy 500 as a team owner, run many other race teams, and has driven for most every factory team that exists. He is also a very nice man that has a lot of fun in his work and that makes it a lot of fun for me.”
Coleman has had early success in his short career as an open-wheel professional. At 14 years old, he was selected by World Speed from more than 60 young drivers at last years’ Supernats Karting Championship in Las Vegas to participate in a one day test of a Fran-Am formula car at Buttonwillow Raceway. The test was a big success and led Coleman to be the youngest American driver to ever sign a professional racing contract. Coleman is also the first driver under 16 to podium in a professional open-wheel race. In fact, he podiumed in his first three professional races and has five Top 5 finishes in his first 8 races.