All News: Classic Teams Championship

Get to Know: Jeff Drake

November 18th, 2013 by

Michigander Jeff Drake has been a part of the iRacing community since April of 2010. Since joining the service he has predominantly competed on the oval side of iRacing, scoring six wins in 46 starts and finishing in the top five in exactly half of those starts. His last seven starts on iRacing have been … Read the Rest »

Linnaluoto and Moreira Take CTC Openers

November 15th, 2013 by

Round 1: Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps After a thrilling end to 2013 Season 3, the Classic Lotus Grand Prix series moved to Spa for Round 1 of Season 4.  Sunday’s Grand Prix (16.30 GMT), with a SOF of 3626 and 38 entries, saw an epic battle between Tapani Linnaluoto and the strong returning Canadian sim-racer, William Levesque, … Read the Rest »

Fritsche Champion After Stellar Season

October 23rd, 2013 by

Despite a quiet end to the season, Gernot Fritsche comfortably retook the Classic Teams Championship as the veteran sim-racer fully got to grips with the Lotus 79 on the NTMv5 (new tire model version 5) after two slightly off-colour seasons. Fritsche finished the season with a massive 134 point lead over second placed Tapani Linnaluoto, … Read the Rest »

Stunning Watkins Glen

October 1st, 2013 by

Nuno Moreira and Tapani Linnaluoto produced stunning performances at Watkins Glen in Round Nine of the Classic Teams Championship but still face a mountain of climbing if they are to overhaul championship leader Gernot Fritsche.  The champion-elect had a decidedly off-colour week at the popular US track, netting a comparatively meagre 146 points which, due … Read the Rest »

Fritsche in Control

September 20th, 2013 by

After seven rounds of the 2013 S3 Classic Teams Championship, Gernot Fritsche has the inside line on another champion’s crown. With a string of strong 220+ scores the multiple champion and Ferrari driver has amassed a nearly 350 point lead over McLaren’s Tapani Linnaluoto and fellow Ferrari driver Michel Dudognon. The lead isn’t quite as … Read the Rest »

Team Williams Stars as Moreira Charges

September 4th, 2013 by

Williams Racing put-in a stunning performance in iRacing.com’s Lotus 79-based Classic Teams Championship at Sebring International Raceway last week to move into second place in the championship and close slightly on the runaway leaders. Propelled by team leader Nuno Moreira, the three Williams sim-racers put in an excellent 47 points to pass Team McLaren in … Read the Rest »

Fritsche, Hackett Lead CTC

August 23rd, 2013 by

With business as usual at the top of the tables, attention is turning to the F2 battle in this year’s Lotus 79-based Classic Teams Championship. While defending champion Gernot Fritsche extended his lead at Road Atlanta and Mosport, the Formula 2 battle hotted up. After two strong opening weeks, Team Tiga driver Paul Hackett faultered … Read the Rest »

Fritsche Opens CTC Defense in Style

August 9th, 2013 by

Gernot Fritsche started the defense of his title in style at Brands Hatch as 110 drivers opened the 2013 S3 CTC and Classic Lotus Grand Prix season at the classic Kent race track. Brands Hatch presented a new opener for the season but this fantastic roller coaster track drew  over a hundred drivers and races … Read the Rest »

Fritsche Scorches to Another Championship

July 25th, 2013 by

Over the course of 12 rounds Gernot Fritsche stormed to another CTC World Championship. Since January 2010 the veteran DE-AT-CH driver has notched up an impressive 344 starts in the Lotus 79 and, even more impressively, won 130 of them. During that time he has driven cars painted in the liveries of famous names including … Read the Rest »

Fritsche Storms to Huge CTC Lead

July 15th, 2013 by

ver two races at Virginia International Raceway and then the classic Mosport (now Canadian Tire Motorsports Park), Gernot Fritsche practically guaranteed his return as champion of the Classic Teams Championship. The former champion put his seventh and eighth scores in the book and in doing so scorched to a 189 point lead over Dror Mizrahi … Read the Rest »