Controlled Practice
After two rounds of controlled practice at Arena33, qualifying is up next! We have seen all drivers pushing hard for three fast consecutive laps and now it is time to check what everybody will do over 5 minutes on track. Today we will see one complete round of qualifying for everybody, before the second round is split overnight to get completed on Saturday morning.
Matrix Modified
Urbain is top seed at ETS Germany
The seeding practice in the Matrix Modified class saw Lucas Urbain on top of the rankings with his Awesomatix A800MMX. He was fast during all prectice sessions and will head into qualifying from P1, right ahead of his Awesomatix teammate Marc Rheinard in second, and the Yokomo of Christopher Krapp in third place. Yannic Prümper (Yokomo) and Ronald Völker (Mugen Seiki) completed the top 5 right before the start of qualifying at Arena33 in Andernach, GER. The Matrix Modified class will be on fire and we are excited about the outcome at the end of Q4 on Saturday.
The Top 5 after controlled practice (3 consecutive laps)
1. Lucas Urbain (FR) 54.902 (Awesomatix/Orca)
2. Marc Rheinard (DE) 55.004 (Awesomatix/Orca)
3. Christopher Krapp (DE) 55.296 (Yokomo/Racing Performer)
4. Yannic Prümper (DE) 55.370 (Yokomo/Racing Performer)
5. Ronald Völker (DE) 55.405 (Mugen Seiki/LRP)
Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/63773/287285?key=201
We talked to Lucas after the controlled practice:
My pace over three laps was good in all practice sessions. As we drove five-minute runs for the first time in seeding practice, my focus was more on the pace over the whole runtime. With this in mind, I was a little surprised to also post the fastest three consecutive laps now, but it feels great and I am very optimistic for qualifying. I will keep my head down and try to stay ahead of the field on track!
Lucas Urbain (FR), Awesomatix/Orca
Awesomatix ProStock
Ratheisky back on pace at ETS return
The Awesomatix Pro Stock class saw Jan Ratheisky on top of the board at the end of seeding practice. The Xray driver was able to improve his three fastest consecutive laps in the last round of practice and is the top seed for qualifying now. Alex Kunkler (Awesomatix A800MMX), Enrico Jung (Yokomo), Simon Lauter (Awesomatix A800MMX), and Sören Sparbier completed the top five in which we saw cars from 4 (!) different manufacturers. Something we haven`t seen in a while in the Awesomatix Pro Stock class at the ETS.
The Top 5 after controlled practice (3 consecutive laps)
1. Jan Ratheisky (DE) 57.958 (Xray/Nosram)
2. Alex Kunkler (FR) 57.978 (Awesomatix/Ruddog)
3. Enrico Jung (DE) 58.103 (Yokomo/Gens Ace)
4. Simon Lauter (DE) 58.106 (Awesomatix/LRP)
5. Sören Sparbier (DE) 58.163 (Serpent/Arrowmax)
Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/63773/288611?key=201
Hobbywing Frontwheel
Sparbier brothers on top of the FWD class
Sören Sparbier (Serpent) is leading the competition in the Hobbywing Frontwheel class ahead of his older brother Kevin Sparbier (Mugen Seiki). Only separated by 0.036 seconds, they will start first and second off the line for the upcoming first round of qualifying. It will be interesting to see how the brothers will deal with each other during the heat 😊. Right behind “the Sparbiers”, Roman Borschel (Awesomatix) had a great last seeding round putting himself into third place ahead of “fabulous” Fredy Südhoff (Awesomatix) and reigning ETS FWD champion Stefan Schulz (Xray). The FWD cars are looking nice as always on the track and the fight for the A-Main positions is expected to be intense and very close.
The Top 5 after controlled practice (3 consecutive laps)
1. Sören Sparbier (DE) 1:09.544 (Serpent)
2. Kevin Sparbier (DE) 1:09.580 (Mugen Seiki)
3. Roman Borschel (DE) 1:09.911 (Awesomatix)
4. Freddy Südhoff (DE)1:09.929 (Awesomatix)
5. Stefan Schulz (DE) 1:09.985 (Xray)
Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/63773/287283?key=201
Orca 17.5 Stock
Fernandez is top seed in Andernach
After laying down some impressive runs in yesterday`s sessions of free practice, Alvaro Fernandez didn`t stop to dominate the Orca 17.5 Stock class. He was the fastest in the two rounds of controlled practice ahead of Daniel Pöhlmann who seems to be his hardest contender right now. Dominik Ruf was also doing well after missing out yesterday`s practice and is sitting in third place, right in front of reigning champion Dominik Reile and Joshua Winkler. It is hard to point out and kind of forecast for qualifying as we never know what will happen. But at the moment, Alvaro Fernandez seems to be very hard to beat for the rest of the top drivers in the Orca 17.5 Stock class.
The Top 5 after controlled practice (3 consecutive laps)
1. Alvaro Fernandez (ES) 1:01.579 (Awesomatix)
2. Daniel Pöhlmann (DE) 1:01.724 (Awesomatix)
3. Dominik Ruf (DE) 1:02.200 (Tamiya)
4. Dominik Reile (DE) 1:02.240 (Awesomatix)
5. Joshua Winkler (DE) 1:02.312 (Awesomatix)
Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/63773/287280?key=201
ToniSport 40+ Masters
Thalheimer fastest in seeding practice
In the ToniSport 40+ Masters class, Mirco Thalheimer (Xray) was the fastest driver with his Xray in the two rounds of timed seeding practice on Friday. He outpaced second placed Manuel Stankowitz by 0.198 seconds and will start first into qualifying. Flavio Paladin (Xray) improved his pace from yesterday`s free practice and posted the third fastest time in the first seeding practice run. Toni Mateo (Awesomatix) and Patrick Beck (Mugen Seiki), who finished first and second in hotter temperatures in the last round of seeding, are rounding up the top 5 in the ToniSport Masters class. With four rounds of qualifying ahead of us, we expect some very close battles for the A-Main spots as a lot of drivers are running on a very similar pace.
The Top 5 after controlled practice (3 consecutive laps)
1. Mirco Thalheimer (DE) 1:02.267 (Xray)
2. Manuel Stankowitz (DE) 1:02.465 (Awesomatix)
3. Flavio Paladin (IT) 1:02.507 (Xray)
4. Toni Mateo (ES) 1:02.609 (Awesomatix)
5. Patrick Beck (DE) 1:02.672 (Mugen Seiki)
Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/63773/287281?key=201
Scorpion Formula
Ratheisky tops controlled practice at Arena33
After not racing at the ETS for several months due to work and family commitments, Jan Ratheisky is back and topped finally topped the board at the end of seeding practice here in Andernach. Now, he will start first into qualifying and will fight for the overall TQ with second placed Andreas Stiebler (Schumacher) and René Kölbel (Xray) who is sitting in third position. Herbert Weber and Mark Valent completed the top 5 right before the start of qualifying.
The Top 5 after controlled practice (3 consecutive laps)
1. Jan Ratheisky (DE) 1:04.578 (Xray)
2. Andreas Stiebler (AT) 1:04.671 (Schumacher)
3. René Kölbel (AT) 1:04.850 (Xray)
4. Herbert Weber (AT) 1:05.357 (Xray)
5. Mark Valent (HU) 1:05.850 (Xray)
Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/63773/287282?key=201
We are looking forward to the start of Qualifying here at ETS RD3 where we expect some great action and close fights for the A-Main spots in all classes. On our website you will not miss anything as you can find our ETS livestream as well as our PullstartTV livestream in our “LIVE” section. To get quickly to the results of all classes simply navigate to the “RESULTS” area on our landing page.
Enjoy ETS RD3 in the Andernach together with us – no matter where you are!
