All News: Aday Coba Lopez
Flying on the Ground
July 7th, 2016 by David Phillips
Kamil Franczak is no stranger to speed or technology. In his day job as a pilot in the Polish Air Force, Franczak employs technology to go plenty fast. But these days he’s looking forward to flying on the ground, specifically racing a Global Mazda MX-5 Cup car at Mazda Laguna Seca Raceway this fall. Franczak … Read the Rest »
Friends of MX-5 Training Event: Kamil Franczak
July 1st, 2016 by David Phillips
Do you know the way to Barcelona? OK, it’s not quite as catchy a title as “Do You Know the Way to San Jose” but, rest assured Jeremy Bouteloup, Aday Coba Lopez and Kamil Franczak don’t much care. After all they know the way to Barcelona. The way led through the 12 week long iRacing … Read the Rest »
Do You Know the Way to Barcelona? Aday Coba Lopez
June 30th, 2016 by David Phillips
Do you know the way to Barcelona? OK, it’s not quite as catchy a title as “Do You Know the Way to San Jose” but, rest assured Jeremy Bouteloup, Aday Coba Lopez and Kamil Franczak don’t much care. After all they know the way to Barcelona. The way led through the 12 week long iRacing … Read the Rest »
Friends of MX-5 Training Event Preview: Jeremy Bouteloup
June 29th, 2016 by David Phillips
Do you know the way to Barcelona? OK, it’s not quite as catchy a title as “Do You Know the Way to San Jose” but, rest assured Jeremy Bouteloup, Aday Coba Lopez and Kamil Franczak don’t much care. After all they know the way to Barcelona. The way led through the 12 week long iRacing … Read the Rest »
European MX-5 Cup Finals: Franczak, Bouteloup, Coba Lopez
June 10th, 2016 by Renaud LACROIX
Unexpectedly, the European MX-5 Cup Finals at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca didn’t produce as many thrills as the some of the previous championship races. The high stakes at play forced the drivers to show patience in the opening laps . . . until a crash took three major sim racers out of contention and went … Read the Rest »
European MX-5 Cup: Drama at Lime Rock
June 6th, 2016 by Renaud LACROIX
The last round of the European MX-5 Cup took place on the Lime Rock circuit, utilizing the chicane on the exit of the Climbing Turn. This topographical detail proved to be crucial as it heavily weighed on the outcome of the race for, while Kamil Franczak, Piotr Smialek and Giuseppe Curri have enjoyed relatively trouble-free … Read the Rest »
European MX-5 Cup Charlotte: Coba-Lopez Edges Curri
May 31st, 2016 by Renaud LACROIX
A pole position for Kamil Franczak, contact with Aday Coba-Lopez, three-wide battles for every position and 22 thousandths of a second separating Coba-Lopez and Giuseppe Curri at the finish line… Week after week, there’s a strong feeling of déjà vu in the European MX-5 Cup, but who would complain? An exhaustive recap of the Charlotte … Read the Rest »
European MX-5 Cup: Close Racing and Door Banging
May 23rd, 2016 by Renaud LACROIX
No Global MX-5 car escaped unscathed from Round 10 of the European MX-5 Cup at Summit Point. But despite being involved in two separate incidents – first with Aday Coba-Lopez and, later, with Jesus Sicilia– Kamil Franczak managed to beat Jérémy Bouteloup and Pablo Lopez in the later stages of the race to claim victory. … Read the Rest »
“Cocorico” for Bouteloup and Maillard in the European MX-5 Cup
May 16th, 2016 by Renaud Lacroix
“Cocorico” is French for “cock-a-doodle-doo.” As the national mascot of France, the rooster had all the rights to crow about the 1-2 finish by French sim racers Jérémy Bouteloup and Evan Maillard in the Round 9 of the European MX-5 Cup. From the early contact between front row starters Kamil Franczak and Jesus Sicilia to … Read the Rest »
Franczak on a Roll in European MX-5 Cup
May 10th, 2016 by Renaud Lacroix (French translation follows)
Kamil Franczak keeps getting better, stronger and faster in the European MX-5 Cup. The Polish ace proved it once again by winning the 8th round at Mazda Racway Laguna Seca, in front of Jesus Sicilia and Evan Maillard. The European MX-5 Cup was making its second stop of the season on the Californian track and … Read the Rest »