
All News: Global MX-5

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 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 »

“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 »

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 »

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 »