The second round of qualifying saw things getting even more intense here in Andernach. After a little delay in the morning, caused by a small shower, the track was really fast and almost everybody was able to drive faster lap times at Arena33. Find out who won the second round in all of our six ETS classes and see who is only one run away from the overall TQ.
Matrix Modified
Rheinard on top in the second round of Modified qualifying
Awesomatix factory driver Marc Rheinard took the win in the second round of qualifying in the Matrix Modified class. It was a close heat and the top 5 raced in a couple of tenths for most of the run. It was a close fight down to the line between Rheinard, Prümper, Völker, and Urbain and the result showed them all together in about 0.754 seconds. Nothing new in top class RC racing at the Euro Touring Series 😊.
For Marc Rheinard, the result was very important as ha can fight for the overall TQ with Yokomo`s Yannic Prümper now in the next two qualifiers. Mugen Seiki`s Ronald Völker took a third place for the round – a step into the right direction for him after only finishing sixth in the opening round on Friday evening. Lucas Urbain (Awesomatix) and Jan Ratheisky (Xray) completed the top 5 here at Arena33 on Saturday morning.
Marc Rheinard told us right after his TQ run:
I am happy with the result as this was the fastest run for the day due to the colder conditions this morning. But I am not happy with my driving because I messed up lap one coming onto the straight and had another small bubble in lap 3 before entering the chicane in the infield section of the track. But the balance of the car, and the changes we made overnight, worked out and now I hope to be back in the fight for the overall TQ. Thanks to Tim Wahl who is working on my car this weekend.
Marc Rheinard (DE), Awesomatix/Orca
Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/63773/287285?key=202
Awesomatix ProStock
Lauter wins second qualifier at Arena33 – TQ decision wide open
In the second round of Awesomatix Pro Stock qualifying, Simon Lauter was back in the game after sitting out Q1 on Friday evening. Simon had a brilliant run with his Awesomatix A800MMX and won the heat with a gap of half a second to Max Mächler. Simon Lauter drove the fastest lap of the heat as well, showing that he is set to go for today.
Louis Kretschmer finished third fastest for the round and completed an all Awesomatix 1-2-3 ahead of Yokomo`s Enrico Jung and Lukas Ellerbrock (Xray).
Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/63773/288611?key=202
Hobbywing Frontwheel
Sühdoff takes another TQ with Borschel and Sparbier in tow
The second round of Hobbywing Frontwheel qualifying saw the same winner – Freddy Südhoff. He was able to lay down a perfect run on the tarmac of Arena33 and booked his second TQ run for the event. Freddy (Awesomatix A800 FX Evo) is very close to seal the pole position now, which will be his target for the next round for sure.
Stefan Schulz had a bad run this time and stopped his car in lap 6. Meanwhile, Roman Borschel and (Awesomatix) and Kevin Sparbier (Mugen Seiki) took second and third for the round while Jill Bartsch (Awesomatix) and Caspar Morgen (Xray) took 4th and 5th.
Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/63773/287283?key=202
Orca 17.5 Stock
Winkler takes early morning Q2 ahead of Fernandez and Borschel
Joshua Winkler posted his first ever TQ run at his second ETS race – great result for the young and talented driver. He was followed by round one TQ Alvaro Fernandez, both drivers only separated by 0.218 seconds. Roman Borschel finished third for the round with his time coming from the second fastest group. Daniel Pöhlmann took fourth for place and Dominik Reile finished fifth in the second round of Orca 17.5 Stock qualifying.
We talked to a very happy Joshua Winkler after Q2:
Wow, that result felt MEGA. I got nervous when Scotty announced that I was leading the race. It was a feeling which I never had before and it was not easy to stay focused but somehow I brought it home 🙂
Joshua Winkler (DE), Awesomatix
With a third and first place I am in a really good overall position now. My Awesomatix A800MMX is feeling superb on track and I will do some small tweaks and checks for the next run. Right now, I am just happy about my result.
Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/63773/287280?key=202
ToniSport 40+ Masters
Friday evening Q2 goes Stankowitz
The second round of qualifying in the ToniSport 40+ Masters class happened on Friday evening, and it was Manuel Stankowitz who took maximum advantage out of his second set of race tires. After finishing 4th in Q1, Manuel was the fastest driver in Q2 and won the race in front of Torsten Baggendorf who was also able to improve his result from the first qualifier in which he finished seventh. Caspar Morgen also had a good run, and finished third in front of Ronald Arts and Ulrich Dinger. Joachim Altenhof took a solid sixth place for the round and Patrick Beck, who was third fastest in the opening round, had to settle for seventh in Q2 after loosing some time after a small mistake.
After two rounds of 40+ Masters qualifying, nothing is decided yet. Toni Mateo and Manuel Stankowitz areb now in the best position to grab the overall TQ and we are looking forward to see what will happen in the remaining two rounds at Arena33 in Andernach.
Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/63773/287281?key=202
Scorpion Formula
Ratheisky close to overall TQ as he takes Q2 from Stiebler again
It was once again Xray`s Jan Ratheisky who came out fastest from Q2 of the Scorpion Formula class. But this time, Schumacher racer Andreas Stiebler was able to fight even more with Ratheisky for the heat win and in the end the two drivers had been only separated by one or two tenths of a second.
With two wins in a row, Ratheisky has all aces on his side and it will need kind of a miracle to see him not on pole position for the triple A-Mains. But first things first, as nothing is decided yet.
Behind Ratheisky and Stiebler, the Xray trio of Renè Kölbel, Herbert Weber, and Mark Valent completed the top 5 in the second round of qualifying here at ETS RD3 in Andernach.
Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/63773/287282?key=202
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