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5 things we learned from ETS RD5 in Hann. Münden

After everybody has returned home after ETS RD5, we saw a lot of social media postings with many positive words and comments – something which keeps us motivated to get the greatest RC racing series going. The three days at the Trans World Hotel Auefeld had been amazing and we saw a lot of happy faces during the trophy ceremony. Now, we are looking back onto the event and the “5 Things” we have learned from ETS RD5 in Hann. Münden.

1) Championship final in Daun to become the most thrilling final the ETS ever had

If you have read our Championship Update Report it may not be a secret for you! We will crown ALL six ETS champions at the season final in Daun. No driver was able to win a championship after 5 rounds of ETS racing so far which shows the huge competition at the Euro Touring Series. The quality of drivers and the racing itself is at its highest level, and nobody was able to dominate a class. 

Here some statistics about ETS Season #15 2022/23 ahead of the last race

  • After 5 rounds of ETS racing, we had 30 decisions in six classes of racing.
  • We saw 20 different drivers taking the race wins.
  • Only 9 drivers won more than one race.
  • Simon Lauter is the only driver winning 3 races in the current season.

Race winners

3 Wins
Simon Lauter (Awesomatix Pro Stock)

2 Wins
Jasmin Donath (Orca 17.5 Stock), Dominik Reile (Orca 17.5 Stock), Manuel Stankowitz (ToniSport 40+ Masters), Toni Mateo (ToniSport 40+ Masters), Stefan Schulz (Hobbywing Frontwheel), Renè Kölbel (Scorpion Formula), Jan Ratheisky (Scorpion Formula), Max Mächler (Awesomatix Pro Stock)

1 Win
Ronald Völker (Matrix Modified), Marc Rheinard (Matrix Modified), Yannic Prümper (Matrix Modified), Christopher Krapp (Matrix Modified), Lucas Urbain (Matrix Modified), Kevin Schmid (Orca 17.5 Stock), Freddy Südhoff (Hobbywing Frontwheel), Roman Borschel (Hobbywing Frontwheel), Steven Olsen (Hobbywing Frontwheel), Elibert Sievers (ToniSport 40+ Masters), Andreas Stiebler (Scorpion Formula)

2) Iris ONE shows potential on track

As we mentioned in our preview article, a new touring car attended ETS RD5 in Hann. Münden. The Iris ONE platform is running under the Ruddog flag and is designed by Andreas Myrberg. The team was trackside with Alex Kunkler, Dionys Stadler, Dominik Schmid, and Andreas Myrberg driving the car in three different classes (40+ Masters, ProStock, Modified). During the whole weekend, they made a good progress and people could already see the potential of the new car.

For sure, there is still a lot of work to do for them, but they achieved some good results which can become even better in the future when they get used to the cars behaviour and the setup window even more. The car looks very interesting, and a lot of people stopped by the teams table to take a closer look at it. If you like to see Iris ONE in detail, just click on the link below!

3) Old but Gold – 20-year-old Rc cars are not slow

Most RC racers are always aiming to own the “latest and greatest” car on the market because they trust in the development of the RC industry. And for sure, the cars and electronics are way better and faster than 20 years ago. But in Hann. Münden, it was Yavuz Kura who was rocking his old Team Associated TC3 touring car on the track. The TC3 was “the car to have” in the early 2000`s and Juho Levanen (Finland) won two European championships (2002 & 2003) and some LRP Touring Car Masters races with this platform from the United States!

So, what can you expect form such an old car in the modern world of racing at the ETS? Not a lot you would probably think! But Yavuz was doing fine on track with the car, and he finished 33rd out of 40 drivers in the Orca 17.5 Stock class beating some drivers with the actual models from Awesomatix, Mugen, Xray etc… His fastest lap in the D-Main was a 15.2 compared to a 14.8 from the heat winner. We saw many surprised faces around the track and we have learned that it sometimes doesn`t need the newest stuff to enjoy the RC hobby!
If you like to see Yavuz`s Team Associated TC3 in detail, just click on the link below!

4) Twister body got back to winning ways in ETS 17.5 stock classes

For more than a year, the Wolverine body shell from Zoo racing was winning almost every race in the Orca 17.5 Stock, and in the ToniSport 40+ Masters class. The only exception was the win from Manuel Stankowitz and Jasmin Donath at ETS RD3 in Andernach where they used the new Protoform P63 to win their races Stankowitz used the same shell again in Luxembourg to finish second behind Toni Mateo.
This time in Hann. Münden, Donath and Stankowitz used the Twister body shell from Xtreme to TQ and win in the Orca 17.5 Stock and ToniSport 40+ Masters class. Both said that they had the best feeling with the Twister body in combination with the updated Matrix tires and the high grip carpet at the Trans World Hotel.

We learned from that, that every trend comes to a point where it is questionable and that it is always worth to try things again which have fallen a little out of favour. The ZooRacing Wolverine was still the most used body shell in the stock classes (also in 13.5 Pro Stock), but the drivers are now also trusting other body shells again and got rewarded with good results. The Matrix Modified class saw all (!) A-Main finalists using the Xtreme Twister or Speciale!

5) Hotel races are the best

As we mentioned before, we saw a lot of happy faces and received a lot of great feedback from the event. But what makes RC racing in Hotels so much better? Well, you can do the things you like the most at one and the same place. Sleeping, having a good breakfast, racing RC cars all day long in dry conditions, taking short brakes in the hotel room, enjoying the dinner with team mates and friends, and having a blast with some good drinks at the bar. This is what makes the difference and is one of the secrets to success of RC races in Hotel complexes. We can see that in the USA (Snowbirds Nationals, US Indoor Chamos, and IIC Las Vegas in the past), and we have the same here in europe at the ETS in Daun, and hopefully in Hann. Münden again!