All News: European MX-5 Cup

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 »

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 »

European MX-5 Cup Round 8 Today!

May 5th, 2016 by David Phillips

Round 8 of the Mazda European MX-5 Cup will be broadcast on iRacing Live and YouTube today at 20:30 GMT (4:30PM ET).  The 25 minute simrace features the new Global MX-5 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. The top 20 finishers in the 12 week-long simracing series will be invited to participate in a Final Championship … Read the Rest »

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 »