All News: Mitchell deJong

Porsche Esports Supercup Season Kicks Off at Barber This Weekend

April 11th, 2019 by

The Porsche Esports Supercup begins its reign as the top sports car championship in iRacing this weekend, as 40 of the world’s best sim racers kick off the chase for a $100,000 purse at Barber Motorsports Park. The 10-round championship visits many of the top road courses in North America and Europe, from Watkins Glen … Read the Rest »

iWCGPS Montreal: A Maiden for Mack as Misfortune Materializes for Martin

April 18th, 2018 by Jake Sparey

Mack Bakkum secured his first win in the iRacing World Championship Grand Prix Series this weekend as he defended heavily from a determined Greger Huttu as Bakkum’s VRS Coanda Simsport teammate Martin Kronke would drop down with technical issues inside of the final ten laps. The victory extends Coanda’s streak of victories to sixteen straight … Read the Rest »

Krönke’s Seventh Heaven

July 10th, 2017 by Jake Sparey (words) Hugo Luis Calmon (images)

VRS Coanda Simsport’s Martin Krönke was impervious for the second consecutive year at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, scoring a seventh consecutive win of the season, his eighth straight iRacing World Championship Grand Prix Series win overall. With just one drop week remaining for the German driver, he is guaranteed to take maximum points … Read the Rest »

Krönke’s Fighting Fifth

May 16th, 2017 by David Phillips (words) Hugo Luis (images)

A quick scan of the results of Round 5 of the 2017 iRacing World Championship Grand Prix Series shows that Martin Krönke maintained his dominant form at Monza, setting fastest lap and coming home ahead of Mitchell DeJong and Greger Huttu to keep his perfect season intact. Dig a little deeper though, and you’ll find … Read the Rest »

Coanda Two-for-Two in Blancpain Endurance

December 8th, 2016 by Paul Slavonik

For the second week in a row, VRS Coanda Simsport #81 has come out on top in the Blancpain Endurance Series. Comprised of Mitchell deJong, Philip Stamm, and David Williams, the trio drove the Coanda Audi R8 LMS to victory from pole position during Round 3 at Circuit Zolder. Leading for all but one of … Read the Rest »

Victory for Coanda in Blancpain Endurance

December 1st, 2016 by Paul Slavonik

Round 2 of the Blancpain Endurance Series – the qualifying season for the Blancpain GT Series – saw the top GT3 teams battle for supremacy at Silverstone Circuit. With new drivers vying for entry into the premiere world championship GT3 series, the stakes are high during this short six-race season and the three-hour race at … Read the Rest »

Huttu Heraldry Takes Title To Texas

September 30th, 2016 by Jake Sparey

Greger Huttu ran away with another trademark Huttu Victory on Martin Krönke’s home soil at the Nürburgring, slashing the German’s lead in the iRacing World Championship Grand Prix Series title to just seventeen points heading to the Circuit of the Americas for the season finale. Pressure would be heavily stacked onto Krönke’s broad shoulders moving … Read the Rest »

Krönke Closes-in on World Championship

September 6th, 2016 by Jonny Simon

Martin Krönke has taken his eighth win of the season after one of the most entertaining races in the iRacing World Championship Grand Prix Series this season, clawing his way from third on the grid to yet another dominant win around the narrow figure of eight circuit that is Suzuka. Krönke’s Coanda Simsport teammate Mitchell … Read the Rest »

Huttu Back on Top at Twin Ring Motegi

July 12th, 2016 by Jonny Simon; French translation (below) by Renaud LACROIX)

Five time champion Greger Huttu returned to the top step of the podium for the first time since Round Six of the 2016 iRacing World Championship Grand Prix Series Watkins Glen, taking his 55th career win in the series at Twin Ring Motegi. Coanda Simsport’s Martin Krönke saw his three race win streak come to … Read the Rest »

Krönke Wins iRacing World Championship GP Thriller

May 16th, 2016 by Jonny Simon (words), Hugo Luis (images), traduction Renaud LACROIX

In one of the most thrilling races in series history, Coanda Simsport’s Martin Krönke captured his third victory of the season in electrifying circumstances, after title rival Greger Huttu ran out of fuel on the final lap of the race at the Silverstone International Circuit. The gap between Krönke and Huttu was consistently in the … Read the Rest »