All News: Aday Coba Lopez

When Numbers Lie

May 4th, 2016 by Glen Alden

From the looks of the raw numbers, Round 7 of the European MX-5 Cup at Lime Rock Park was a pretty ho-hum affair.  Kamil Franczak started from pole, set fastest lap and led 26 of 26 laps to beat Aday Coba Lopez by 1.166 seconds, an eternity in European MX-5 competition.  What’s more, third place … Read the Rest »

Fenders Tested as European MX-5 Cup Revisits Summit Point

April 27th, 2016 by Michel Van Dijk (French translation by Anthony Drevet follows)

After an outstanding win by Kamil Franczak at Phoenix International Raceway last week, the European MX-5 Cup made its return to Summit Point Raceway for Round Six.  Earlier in the season, the West Virginia facility hosted Round 2 of the series on its 2.0 mile, ten turn “Full” circuit.  This time ‘round, the sim racers … Read the Rest »

Franczak on Cruise Control at Phoenix

April 19th, 2016 by Michel Van Dijk

Following last week’s thrilling race at Daytona International Speedway, the European MX-5 Cup headed to Phoenix International Raceway and its combination road course/oval. Much shorter than its Daytona counterpart, the PIR r-oval features a technical infield section, coupled with the oval’s challenging banked Turns 1 and 2 that offer  drivers the best chance to make … Read the Rest »

Draft Class and Love Taps in European MX-5 Cup R-Oval

April 13th, 2016 by Michel Van Dijk (See French translation by Renaud Lacroix below)

Most drivers had adapted to the Global MX-5’s new fixed setup as the European MX-5 Cup headed to Daytona International Speedway, the first of three “r-ovals” on the schedule and the next step on the way to Barcelona where the series’ top sim racers will get their hands on real MX-5s and a chance to … Read the Rest »

Franczak’s Revenge

April 5th, 2016 by Michel Van Dijk (French translation by Anthony Drevet follows)

After a stunning photo finish race at Summit Point Raceway that saw Aday Coba Lopez nip Kamil Franczak, Round 3 of the European MX5 Cup moved to the Okayama International Circuit’s “full” course.  In addition to the challenges presented by the 2.3 mile, 11 turn circuit, drivers faced a new “wrinkle” in the form of … Read the Rest »

Battle of the European Titans at Summit Point

March 31st, 2016 by Michel van Dijk

The opening week of iRacing’s European MX5 Cup was a tough act to follow but the competition was even hotter in Week 2. From Mazda Laguna Seca Raceway, the series moved to Summit Point Raceway, where the Full Course’s long front straightaway offers great drafting possibilities and its highly technical Carousel section places a premium … Read the Rest »

European MX-5 Cup Season Opens at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca

March 22nd, 2016 by Michel Van Dijk

More than 1000 drivers competed in an exciting first week of the European MX-5 Cup, a week that saw a wide mixture of European sim racers push the exciting new Global Mazda MX-5 to its max at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.  At stake is the opportunity for the top 20 finishers in the series to … Read the Rest »

Road Warrior Recap

December 12th, 2014 by

The dust has settled and the points have been tallied. 3,185 drivers competed in this year’s iRacing Road Warrior series. A huge congratulations to the iRacing Road Warrior Series overall points top 10 . . . and to everyone who battled it out, hunting for this year’s Road Warrior crown, from Phillip Island to Circuit … Read the Rest »

End of the Road

December 10th, 2014 by

After 20 exciting rounds in a wildly diverse collection of digital race cars on some of the world’s great road courses, the inaugural season of the iRacing Road Warrior Series crossed the proverbial finish line in Austin, Texas. The Road Warriors’ weapon for the final weekend? The Skip Barber F2000 car. The Skip Barber car … Read the Rest »

GT Performance Balanced at Spa

August 1st, 2014 by

Once again the Ardennes is the focus of international attention, particularly a thin sliver of asphalt snaking through the hills of Belgium. This ribbon of tarmac has seen champions born, and careers ended. Spa Francorchamps is regarded as one of the most challenging motor racing circuits in the world. Every year the Formula One circus … Read the Rest »