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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFormer Super2 Series driver Mason Kelly at Queensland Raceway.<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFormer Super2 Series driver Mason Kelly at Queensland Raceway.<\/p>\n
Sceats, the 2024 New Zealand Grand Prix winner, has aspirations to reach IndyCar. However, that comes at a significant cost.<\/p>\n
The Aucklander has not been able to raise the necessary $3 million NZD in funding to return to Indy NXT, but is still keen to work towards IndyCar.<\/p>\n
Although a long way from the United States, Sceats sees the Super2 Series and then a graduation to Supercars as a viable pathway to IndyCar \u2013 in a similar vein to Scott McLaughlin\u2019s transition from Supercars to IndyCar with Team Penske.<\/p>\n
Sceats will also test with Super Formula Lights team B-Max Racing in Japan with a view towards potentially racing in the second-tier series, which features cars comparable with Indy NXT.<\/p>\n
\u201cSince we made this decision a few weeks ago, I\u2019ve been digging deep into where the strongest opportunities actually are, financially, and competitively,\u201d Sceats wrote in an update to his supporters.<\/p>\n
\u201cTwo pathways have emerged that are both achievable and genuinely exciting, being in Australia and Japan.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have just arrived back from a trip over the weekend to the Supercars finale race event at Adelaide.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe trip was all about meeting with key people in the Supercars paddock, including the top Super2 and Supercar team owners and positioning myself for 2026 opportunities.<\/p>\n
\u201cThanks to a few people behind the scenes who have gone above and beyond for me, I already have a Super2 test confirmed with Kelly Racing on December 12 at Winton.<\/p>\n
\u201cSuper2 is the premier feeder series into the professional Supercars championship. The equivalent of Indy NXT to IndyCar.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sceats said the tests will give him the opportunity to assess his performance and where he has the most potential.<\/p>\n
He reasoned the cost of the two series was significantly less than Indy NXT, despite stepping off the feeder series ladder.<\/p>\n
\u201cBoth pathways are far more achievable financially and both still lead back to IndyCar,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy long-term goal hasn\u2019t changed, I still aim to get to IndyCar and the Indy 500, but the route to get there has.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m now looking to follow a path similar to Scott McLaughlin, Shane van Gisbergen and Nick Cassidy whereby they built a successful career in a smarter, more attainable Asia-Pacific region first, then made the transition when the time is right.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sceats said competing in the Super2 Series or Super Formula Lights comes at a cost of roughly $1 million NZD.<\/p>\n
End of an era as Kelly Racing quits Super2 Series<\/a><\/p>\n
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