The second round of qualifying at ETS RD1 in Apeldoorn was held on Friday evening (Orca 17.5 Stock and ToniSport 40+ Masters), and Saturday morning. Find out what happened in Q2 in the following summary!
Matrix Modified
Mugen Seiki`s Ronald Völker takes Saturday morning qualifier
After we saw a very intense opening qualifier in the Matrix Modified class on Friday evening, the second round was not boring as well. Right from the start, it was a two horse race for the win between Ronald Völker (Mugen Seiki) and Yannic Prümper (Yokomo). Yannic postet the fastest lap of the heat with a 13.995 in lap 3, with Völker doing a 14.084 in lap number five. The fight for the win went down to the last laps and Ronald Völker was able to take Q2 by 0.182 seconds from Prümper. A very important result for Völker, who has the best chances for the overall TQ now.
The third and fourth fastest runtimes came from the second fastest group this time, with Christopher Krapp (Yokomo) and Tim Benson (Awesomatix) having a great race there. Marc Rheinard (Awesomatix) and Eric Dankel (Mugen Seiki) completed the top 6 in the second round of qualifying in the matrix Modified class at the AMCA Apeldoorn.
Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/63614/286707?key=202
Awesomatix ProStock
Tim Benson takes second Pro Stock qualifier
The second round of Pro Stock qualifying saw Tim Benson on top of the board. The heat was very close, with Benson, Lauter, Mächler and Bultynck in the mix for the win. In the end, Tim Benson won with a gap of 0.533 seconds ahead of reigning Pro Stock champion Simon Lauter in second spot. Max Mächler, Olivier Bultynck and Frederik Mikkelsen completed the top 5. Another strong result for the Awesomatix team with the fop 5 all running the A800MMX touring car.
Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/63614/290569?key=202
Hobbywing Frontwheel
Olsen resists the pressure and takes Q2
After winning the first round of qualifying on Friday, Danish driver Steven Olsen took another heat win in the second round of Hobbywing Frontwheel qualifying on Saturday morning. He was leading the race with his Awesomatix A800FX Evo from start to finish and is now the driver with the best chances for the overall TQ. Behind Olsen, a great driving Torsten Baggendorf was pushing like hell to get to the front. He was within a few tenths of a second to Olsen for the entire race and scored good points with P2 for the round.
Nicolas Delisé from Belgium was the third fastest driver in Q2. His pace looked very similar to Olsen and Baggendorf in front of him, and he crossed the line 0.4 seconds behind the second placed Baggendorf.
Max Weffers and Kevin Sparbier completed the top 5 in Q2 of the Hobbywing Frontwheel class. The next round (Q3) can be the decider for the TQ, with Olsen having all the advantages on his favour right now. But one thing is clear: Whoever will start on pole position will have to defend this position against a top-class field of FWD drivers here in Apeldoorn.
Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/63614/286705?key=202
Orca 17.5 Stock
Dominik Reile continues to shine in Apeldoorn
After his TQ run in the first round, Dominik Reile won the second round of qualifying in the Orca 17.5 Stock class as well. This time, Kevin Schmid was his main contender during the heat, but in the end he came short to by 2.3 seconds. Daniel Pöhlmann, who finished second in Q1, posted the third fastest runtime and is now third in the overall rankings behind Reile and Schmid. Another 1-2-3 for the Awesomatix A800MMX touring car.
Another driver to highlight in the second round of Orca 17.5 Stock qualifying is Michael Koos. He is running an Awesomatix car as well, but he is on track with the “old” A700 version (shaft driven) of the Russian brand here in Apeldoorn. This shows that you don`t have to own the “latest and greatest” stuff all the time to be competitive in a racing class. A good setup knowledge and some mechanical skills are the key to go fast – even when you are using a car which is not the newest on the market.
Now, after Q2, the advantage is clearly on the side of Dominik Reile. He is only one run away from sealing the overall TQ – will he do it? We will find it out tomorrow!
Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/63614/286702?key=202
ToniSport 40+ Masters
Another “perfect run” from Elibert Sievers
Elibert Sievers continued where he stopped in Q1 – with leading the field of the ToniSport 40+ Masters class. He took another impressive win and is close tot he overall TQ. This time it was Torsten Baggendorf who was chasing Sievers as hard as possible until the end. He finished second for the round ahead of Thomas Oehler, Toni Mateo, and Michel Zierold.
With the top 9 drivers finishing in about 5 seconds, the ToniSport 40+ Masters class once again showed their quality and attractivity here in Apeldoorn. Elibert Sievers is holding all the cards in his hands now and we are excited if he will play the perfect game to seal the overall TQ.
Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/63614/286703?key=202
Scorpion Formula
Kölbel again in Q2
Renè Kölbel posted another TQ run here at ETS RD1 in Apeldoorn after taking the opening round yesterday evening. He won ahead of Andreas Stiebler, who was able to recover from his not so perfect Q1 result. Herbert Weber, Mathias Domig and Luka Jovicic completed the top five for the second round of Scorpion Formula qualifying. Renè Kölbel is in a great situation right now. With two TQ runs in the pocket he can be very optimistic to start from pole position into the finals – but he needs another one to book the best place on the grid.
Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/63614/286704?key=202
Round 3 of qualifying will be up next!
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