All News: spa-francorchamps

No Walk in the Park

November 25th, 2014 by

Brands Hatch located in Kent, England hosted Week 4 of the iRacing Star Mazda Championship. The 2.3 mile circuit is certainly classed as a fan and drivers favourite, and drivers would certainly need to be on their game if they were to do well; and of course not make any mistakes. The 17:45GMT was the … Read the Rest »

There’s No Stopping the Draft – and Gelly-Rufat

November 18th, 2014 by

The legendary Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps welcomed the Star Mazdas for Week 3 of their championship, but it would also welcome the highest SOF of the season so far. Spa is renowned for being one of the most challenging circuits in the world, but that certainly didn’t put off drivers from participating in races for this … Read the Rest »

Alien Invasion at Spa!

November 13th, 2014 by

S-P-A. Words cannot help to describe the majesty of those three letters in the minds of racing fans. What does one think about first? Do you think of the glorious Formula 1 cars of the ’60s, ’50s, and earlier? Do you think of Fangio, Clark, Hill, or Schumacher? Do you think of the F2004, the … Read the Rest »

Tolnay Keeps Gelly-Rufat Honest

November 11th, 2014 by

If Okayama was good, then we were in for a huge treat for Round Two of the 2014 S4 iRacing Star Mazda championship. The second round was hosted by the 2.54 mile circuit of Road Atlanta. Road Atlanta is notorious for its challenging rhythm and that certainly wasn’t about to change over the course of … Read the Rest »

Martti’s Blog – Tough Luck?

October 27th, 2014 by

Coanda Simsport‘s Martti Pietilä endured a roller coaster of a 2014 iRacing World Championship Grand Prix season, one that started out with great promise only to gradually turn uncompetitive before a late season resurgence.  Martti takes us along for the ride with his blog . . . I guess I could say that I got … Read the Rest »

Pahkala Breaks Huttu’s Streak, Dominates at Spa

August 20th, 2014 by

Two big streaks were broken this past weekend; in Moto GP, Marc Marquez’s run of victories in the 2014 campaign came to a shuddering halt after looking unstoppable throughout the season, and in the iRacing.com World Championship Grand Prix Series, Fanatec Team Redline’s Greger Huttu’s seven win streak came to an end in rather dramatic … Read the Rest »

GT Performance Balanced at Spa

August 1st, 2014 by

Once again the Ardennes is the focus of international attention, particularly a thin sliver of asphalt snaking through the hills of Belgium. This ribbon of tarmac has seen champions born, and careers ended. Spa Francorchamps is regarded as one of the most challenging motor racing circuits in the world. Every year the Formula One circus … 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 »

Grand Prix Legends Battle at Spa

July 15th, 2014 by

The Circuit Spa-Francorchamps is another track on the iRacing.com Grand Prix Legends calendar that was actually hosted a race during the 1967 Formula One season, although the layout was much different back then.  La Source and Eau Rouge were similar, as were Blanchimont and the Kemmel straight.  The major differences came once you hit the … Read the Rest »

Road Warriors At Lime Rock

July 7th, 2014 by

The Road Warrior series returned to multi-class racing at Lime Rock Park for 50 laps in the Global Challenge. A total of 144 sim racers took the green flag in Connecticut this weekend across both cars. The Cadillac CTS-V R saw 105 iRacers score points, while the Kia Optima had 39 drivers for the weekend. … Read the Rest »