All News: Nuno Moreira


New Tires, New Contenders, Same Winners

August 11th, 2014 by

Portuguese translation below The third season of this year has come to iRacing and with it, many new features. The newest version of the NTM5 has come to the majority of the virtual vehicles and some of them had their physics redone to get ready for the new tire including the Lotus 79, which is … Read the Rest »

Moreira Wins Spa, Lotus 79 Championship!

July 24th, 2014 by

The 12th and final week of the Classic Lotus Grand Prix 2014 Season 2 Series ran at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium. The series championship would be decided this week between Nuno Moreira of the Ligier team and Andrea Ventura of the Elf Gitanes team. The Race 26 CTC drivers were joined by three … Read the Rest »

Moreira Wins at Watkins!

July 17th, 2014 by

Week 11 of the Classic Lotus Grand Prix 2014 Series ran at venerable Watkins Glen International this weekend. For those of you that are interested in what the track looked like in 1973, please review this YouTube slide show. Six warm-up races were held leading up to the main Sunday online race. Antti Lepistö (Brabham), … Read the Rest »

Moreira Masters Oulton Park

July 10th, 2014 by

Week 10 of the Classic Lotus Grand Prix 2014 Series ran at historic Oulton Park in Cheshire, England this weekend. Bumpy, narrow, windy, and very curvy: the track was a real challenge to sim-racers and their cars. New setups had to be created from the last time the series raced there in 2013. Five warm-up … Read the Rest »

Dudognon Wins at Suzuka as Moreira Gains Series Lead

July 2nd, 2014 by

Japan’s Suzuka Circuit was the scene for Week Nine of the Classic Lotus Grand Prix 2014 Series. This fast track usually sees some amazing driving, while remaining a relatively safe course for most. The wind and temperature combined to slow most of the drivers in qualifying, compared to last season. Nonetheless, we saw some great … Read the Rest »

Moreira Edges Fritsche in Zandvoort Nailbiter!

June 25th, 2014 by

The Classic Lotus Grand Prix Series travelled to the Netherlands’ Circuit Park Zandvoort for its eighth race week of 2014 Season 2. A favourite of many drivers, the Grand Prix configuration of this race track features a testing blend of straights, tight, medium and high-speed turns that thrill spectators and drivers alike. Zandvoort is a … Read the Rest »

Gernot Fritsche Tames Interlagos in Lotus 79!

June 18th, 2014 by

Week 7 of the 2014s2 Classic Lotus Grand Prix Series was held at the famous Autódromo José Carlos Pace (Interlagos) track in Brazil. Conditions were warm and not very humid, with a very slight breeze. The fans were stoked by the World Cup soccer tournament, the history of Ayrton Senna (and the aforementioned Carlos Pace) … Read the Rest »

Fritsche Overcomes All at Brands Hatch!

June 9th, 2014 by

The Classic Lotus Grand Prix Series held its sixh weekly race of 2014 Season 2 at the historic Brands Hatch Circuit in Kent, England. Cool weather greeted us, but the skies were clear and the crowds were in abundance. Brands Hatch is a surprisingly challenging course for the Lotus 79. To wit, the average incidents … Read the Rest »

Moreira wins in Lotus 79 Sonoma, Gernot Fritsche DNF!

May 27th, 2014 by

Week 4 of the Classic Lotus Grand Prix Series was held at the Sonoma Raceway in California, USA. Many regular drivers spent the week practicing for the iRacing Indy race and so were not ready to qualify and race with us. Despite that, 29 cars registered for the main Sunday race! Lotus driver Gernot Fritsche … Read the Rest »

Dudognon Tops Lotus 79 CTC at Road Atlanta

May 14th, 2014 by

Week 2 of the Classic Lotus Grand Prix Series was held at the Road Atlanta course in Georgia, USA. Following last week’s highly successful race at the Circuit of the Americas, we saw 45 cars register for the race this week! That’s a tremendous number, and it caused organizers to arrange for nine warm-up races … Read the Rest »