All News: Renaud Lacroix


Duval Steals a Win at The Brickyard

July 27th, 2016 by Jason Lofing (French translation by Renaud LACROIX follows)

Dylan Duval (The TEAM) scored his first career victory in the NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series by turning a pit mistake into the race lead and holding-off PJ Stergios (ineX Racing) and Ray Alfalla (Slip Angle Motorsports) on two late-race restarts to win at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Duval had run in the top ten for … 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 »

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 »

Alfalla Takes Share of Championship Lead with Auto Club Win

March 30th, 2016 by Jason Lofing

Two-time champion Ray Alfalla (Slip Angle Motorsports) took his first checkered flag of the 2016 NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series in dominating fashion at Auto Club Speedway. Alfalla started on the outside pole and quickly asserted himself as the driver to beat by taking the lead on the opening lap from pole-sitter Cody Byus (The TEAM) … Read the Rest »