After a beautiful day of ETS racing, the first complete round of finals was scheduled for Saturday afternoon. We saw a lot of great races, smiling bump up drivers, and proud A-Main winners. The second and third leg will happen tomorrow, and you can follow our live coverage on Sunday as well. ETS RD4 in Luxembourg is a very nice and relaxed event and all racers really appreciate the work of the hosting club and the ETS crew. Let`s find out what happened today…
Matrix Modified
Halfway there as Urbain takes impressive win in A1
At the sound of the tone, we saw Lucas Urbain bringing the field around the first corners and he quickly was able to slightly pull away from Marc Rheinard and Ronald Völker. In the first lap, Ronald found his way by Rheinard as he made a brilliant move coming out of the tight chicane in the infield section of the track where Rheinard’s car was sliding a bit. While Urbain was still increasing his gap to Rheinard and Völker, it was the battle between the Awesomatix of Marc and the Mugen Seiki of Ronald which captivated the spectators around the track for most of the time. Marc was trying to set Völker under immense pressure and Marc’s front bumper once said hello to Ronald’s rear bumper coming down the hill at the exit of the Laguna Seca section.
At the end of the run, Lucas Urbain took a well-deserved win in A1 in front of Ronald Völker and Rheinard and earned a lot of applause coming down the drivers stand. Lucas needs one more win tomorrow to make it happen but as his pace was very impressive, he can have a good rest tonight. The fight between Rheinard and Völker will continue tomorrow as well and right now, nothing is finally decided. Yannic Prümper (Yokomo) and Remí Callens (Mugen Seiki) finished fourth and fifth in the first A-Main of the Matrix Modified class.
Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/65827/294570?key=203
Awesomatix ProStock
A1 goes to Lauter and Awesomatix
The first A-Main of the Awesomatix Pro Stock class was in the hands of Simon Lauter and his Awesomatix A800MMX. Lauter had a brilliant start and had pretty much “checked out” after the first two laps. His win never seemed to be in danger as the battle for the positions behind him had been very intense between Bultynck, Mächler, Kretschmer, and Ratheisky.
In lap 6, Bultynck got a little bit out of shape entering the Laguna Seca and Max Mächler could not avoid a contact anymore. Tough racing luck for Bultynck as he dropped all the way down to eight position. Max Mächler was able to continue in second and could defend this place against Jan Ratheisky and Louis Kretschmer until the end of the race. Frederik Mikkelsen finished in fifth place ahead of local hero Jacques Libar in sixth.
The second A-Main is on schedule on early Sunday morning and if you don’t want to miss the decision for the win just tune into our Sunday livestream!
Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/65827/294571?key=203
Hobbywing Frontwheel
Schulz continues winning and takes A1 on Saturday afternoon
The first of three Hobbywing Frontwheel A-Mains went to plan for pole sitter Stefan Schulz. He drove to an unchallenged win, and nobody was able to create pressure on him. Jacques Libar had his rear-view mirror full of Steven Olsen`s Awesomatix A800FX Evo while they were fighting for second and third position during the entire run. After five minutes, Stefan Schulz took the win with Jacques Libar, Steven Olsen, Sören Sparbier, and Torsten Baggendorf completing the top 5. Stefan Schulz is only one leg away from the overall victory now!
Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/65827/294568?key=203
Orca 17.5 Stock
Schmid takes full advantage in A1 as TQ Reile struggles off the line
Dominik Reile started from the best spot on the grid – the pole position. But he had some serious trouble with his car being a little loose in the first lap. He lost his position to Kevin Schmid and Jasmin Donath and dropped back to third place. Kevin Schmid was leading the race (for the first time at the ETS), and Jasmin Donath was following in striking distance. It was a typical “no mistakes allowed” situation, and Schmid showed strong nerves until the end of the run.
Reile closed up to Donath in the closing stages of the race but was not able to attack Jasmin`s car directly in front of him as there simply was no chance given from the young lady. Kevin Schmid crossed the line in first place and has a good chance for the remaining two finals on Sunday morning.
Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/65827/294565?key=203
ToniSport 40+ Masters
Great racing from Mateo and Stankowitz with better ending for the Spaniard in A1
Manuel Stankowitz and top qualifier Toni Mateo showed some thrilling racing in the first A-Main of the ToniSport 40+ Masters class. Toni Mateo had a “medium” start into the race and Stankowitz had to be careful to not get in touch with Mateo`s car. After that, Toni Mateo showed strong nerves and was able to hold off a hard pushing Manuel Stankowitz for the entire run. In the last lap, they went almost side by side and Mateo crossed the timing loop 0.087 seconds in front of Stankowitz.
Thomas Wegmann and Joe Streff took fourth and fifth ahead of Frank Fuchs who had a strong race from 11th on the grid (bump up driver) to 5th position.
Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/65827/294566?key=203
Scorpion Formula
Business as usual as Ratheisky takes the first A-Main
Jan Ratheisky was in control of A1 in the Scorpion Formula class. Luka Jovicic was on almost the same pace, but Ratheisky didn`t make one single mistake while leading the race. Jovicic lost a bit of ground in the middle of the run but was able to come closer to Ratheisky in the last 30 seconds of the race again. But it was not enough for him to push Ratheisky into a driving error. Andreas Stiebler was also pushing with his Schumacher car and took third place in the first of three A-Mains. Gergö Valent and Michal Wojcik rounded out the top 5 on Saturday evening.
Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/65827/294567?key=203
The second and third round of finals will be underway on Sunday, and we will keep you updated about the results. Follow our Streams in the “LIVE” section on our website and enjoy ETS RD4 from Luxembourg, no matter where you are!
