OCTOBER 30, 2015 - DICKERSON FINISHES STRONG DISPITE A DAMAGED CAR AND ENDS HIS UK DEBUT WITH A 13TH IN THE WALTER HAYES TROPHY FINAL

Lady Luck was not on the side of Team USA Scholarship drivers Dakota Dickerson and Michai Stephens during today’s final stages of the 15th annual Walter Hayes Trophy Formula Ford extravaganza at Silverstone.  Stephens, 23, from Evanston, Ill., lined up fourth for this morning’s first Semi Final, although for the first time during the past two weeks his getaway was less than stellar on the damp inside of the circuit and he lost a couple of positions on the opening lap. He made up one place by the halfway point in the 12-lap race, only to be hit from behind at Copse Corner on Lap 10. The incident forced him off the track and resulted in a painful injury to his left wrist which required a visit to the Medical Center after crossing the line in eighth position. Following an examination by the circuit doctor, Stephens was deemed unable to take up his position on the grid for the Final.
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OCTOBER 30, 2015 - TEAM USA SCHOLARSHIP DRIVERS IN SEARCH OF FOURTH WALTER HAYES TROPHY VICTORY

SILVERSTONE, England – The Walter Hayes Trophy, named after one of the founding fathers of Formula Ford which has provided a launching pad for the careers of countless drivers since its introduction in 1967, has been a staple on the British racing scene since 2001. This weekend’s 15th edition has attracted over 110 hopefuls to the 1.64-mile Silverstone National Circuit, including Team USA Scholarship winners Dakota Dickerson, 18, from San Diego, Calif., and Michai Stephens, 23, from Evanston, Ill. The pair of young Americans finished an impressive fifth and seventh in last weekend’s Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch and are looking to emulate their counterparts Conor Daly, Connor De Phillippi and Tristan Nunez, who scooped top WHT honors in 2008, ’09 and ’12.
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OCTOBER 23, 2015 - TOP-FIVE FINISH FOR DICKERSON, STEPHENS SECURES 7TH IN THRILLING FORMULA FORD FESTIVAL FINAL

WEST KINGSDOWN, England – Team USA Scholarship drivers Dakota Dickerson, 18, from San Diego, Calif., and Michai Stephens, 23, from Evanston, Ill., were in the thick of the action during today’s 44th Formula Ford Festival, finishing third in their respective Semi Final races before claiming fifth (Dickerson) and seventh (Stephens) after a thrilling finale.
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OCTOBER 23, 2015 - STEPHENS FINISHES SECOND, DICKERSON FOURTH IN FORMULA FORD FESTIVAL HEAT RACES

WEST KINGSDOWN, England – Michai Stephens and Dakota Dickerson produced impressive performances in tricky conditions during today’s Heat races for the 44th Formula Ford Festival to qualify comfortably for the next round of competition tomorrow (Sunday) morning.
Both Team USA Scholarship drivers qualified fifth for their respective Heat races in dry conditions. Stephens lined up behind no fewer than three former Festival winners but lost no time in moving his way forward after rain had begun falling as the cars lined up on the pre-grid. A fine start saw him into fourth at the first corner. Stephens then made an impressive pass on 2013 Festival champion Niall Murray, braking deep on the inside line into Paddock Hill Bend on Lap Two to move up to third, where he remained until Lap 11 when he took advantage of a mistake by Luke Williams at Paddock Hill Bend to grasp second.
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OCTOBER 10, 2015 - DICKERSON, STEPHENS EARN 25TH ANNIVERSARY TEAM USA SCHOLARSHIPS

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif. – Talented young Americans Dakota Dickerson, from San Diego, and Michai Stephens, from Evanston, Ill., were today named as winners of 2015 Team USA Scholarships. Following in the footsteps of such accomplished alumni as Jimmy Vasser, Bryan Herta, Buddy Rice, Andy Lally, Joey Hand, A.J. Allmendinger, Josef Newgarden and many others, the pair will travel to England this month to further their fledgling racing careers. Dickerson and Stephens earned their selection following a shootout last month aboard Allen Berg Racing Schools FR1600 cars running on Cooper tires at Auto Club Speedway in Southern California. The adjudicating panel included Rice, who, after claiming a Team USA Scholarship in 1997, went on to win the 2004 Indianapolis 500 and 2009 Rolex 24 At Daytona, plus two-time sports car champion Alex Gurney and accomplished race engineers Geoff Fickling, Kent Stacy and Gerald Tyler.
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