ETS Free Practice Report RD1 Season #16 2023/24
ETS Season #16 has kicked off with a day of free practice at the outstanding prepared facility of the AMCA Apeldoorn. All racers had 5 heats (with the duration of 5 minutes each) of free practice in groups to get used to the track and to dial in their cars for the upcoming seeding practice and qualifying on Friday. The track quickly provided great traction and we got a good feeling for the intensity which we have to expect for the 4 rounds of ETS qualifying!
Matrix Modified
Völker tops free practice at AMCA Apeldoorn
The Matrix Modified class saw Mugen Seiki`s Ronald Völker on top at the end of the free practice day. However, Lucas Urbain (Awesomatix) was on a very similar pace in his fastest run with his three fastest consecutive laps only being 13 thousands of a second slower than Völker`s time. Marc Rheinard (Awesomatix), Christopher Krapp (Yokomo), and Robert Pietsch (Mugen Seiki) completed the top five at the first day of ETS Season #16 2023/24 in the Netherlands.
The Top 5 after Thursday practice (over 3 consecutive laps)
1. Ronald Völker (DE) 41.972 Mugen Seiki|LRP
2. Lucas Urbain (FR) 41.985 Awesomatix |Orca
3. Marc Rheinard (DE) 42.302 Awesomatix |Orca
4. Christopher Krapp (DE) 42.325 Yokomo|Racing Performer
5. Robert Pietsch (DE) 42.551 Mugen Seiki |LRP
Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/69706/307033?key=200
Awesomatix ProStock
Awesomatix 1-2 with Bultynck and Mächler on top of ProStock
Olivier Bultynck from Belgium was the fastest racer on Thursday in the Awesomatix ProStock class. With his advantage over second placed Max Mächler at only 0.057 seconds, we can expect a close fight for the pole position in qualifying. Third placed Jan Ratheisky was also some hundrets of a second behind the Awesomatix duo making it a three-horse race at the front. Adam Izsay (Xray) and Lukas Ellerbrock (Awesomatix) took fourth and fifth position after the five rounds of practice.
The Top 5 after Thursday practice (over 3 consecutive laps)
1. Olivier Bultynck (BE) 49.789 Awesomatix/LRP
2. Max Mächler (DE) 49.846 Awesomatix/Sunpadow
3. Jan Ratheisky (DE) 49.863 Xray/Nosram
4. Adam Izsay (HU) 50.126 Xray/Nosram
5. Lukas Ellerbrock (DE) 50.159 Awesomatix/LRP
Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/69706/307032?key=200
Hobbywing Frontwheel
Izsay tops free FWD practice in Apeldoorn from van Gog and Libar
Adam Izsay from Hungary found himself on top of the FWD class here in Apeldoorn. He was rocking the all new Xray FWD car right in front of Dutch Awesomatix racer Robin van Gog. With Jaques Libar, another Xray car found his way into the top group, followed by Kevin Sparbier (Mugen Seiki), and Henrik Heitsch (ARC). We saw 4 different manufacturers in the top 5 what clearly shows that the FWD class is wide open and a lot of cars and drivers can go really fast.
The Top 5 after Thursday practice (over 3 consecutive laps)
1. Adam Izsay (HU) 59.376 Xray
2. Robin van Gog (NL) 59.536 Awesomatix
3. Jaques Libar (DE) 59.580 Xray
4. Kevin Sparbier (DE) 59.629 Mugen Seiki
5. Henrik Heitsch (DE) 59.712 ARC
Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/69706/307031?key=200
1up Racing 40+ Masters
Mateo on top of the board on Thursday
Awesomatix racer Toni Mateo from Gran Canaria was the fastest driver of the 1up Racing 40+ Masters class on Thursday. He was laying down the fastest 3 consecutive laps on the AMCA track, followed by the newest signing of the Iris team – reigning 40+ Masters champion Manuel Stankowitz. Xray`s Mirco Thalheimer, local hero Elibert Sievers, and Renè Kölbel (at his ETS touring car debut) rounded out the top 5 for the day. The 1up Racing 40+ Masters class is now powered by 21.5T Orca Motors and the field looked very close and competitive as always.
The Top 5 after Thursday practice (over 3 consecutive laps)
1. Toni Mateo (ES) 53.676 Awesomatix
2. Manuel Stankowitz (DE) 53.695 Iris
3. Mirco Thalheimer (DE) 53.716 Xray
4. Elibert Sievers (NL) 53.879 Xray
5. Renè Kölbel (AT) 54.180 Xray
Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/69706/307029?key=200
Orca 21.5 Stock
Bergheim setting the fastest times all day long
In the Orca 21.5 Stock class, it was Tristan Bergheim topping the time sheets with his Awesomatix A800R in every single round of practice. He clearly had the best pace with his gap over the rest of the field at a comfortable amount of 0.7 seconds. Second place for the day went to Mugen Seiki driver Timo Siebert, with Tobais Baumbach`s Xray car right in tow. Jan Vogler and Karl-Heinz Moritz completed the top 5 in the Orca 21.5 Stock class.
The Top 5 after Thursday practice (over 3 consecutive laps)
1. Tristan Bergheim (DE) 53.613 Awesomatix
2. Timo Siebert (DE) 54.249 Mugen Seiki
3. Tobias Baumbach (DE) 54.343 Xray
4. Jan Vogler (DE) 54.507
5. Karl-Heinz Moritz (DE) 55.181
Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/69706/307028?key=200
ToniSport Formula
Great return to the Formula class for Ehrbar
After not racing in the ETS Formula class for a while, David Ehrbar (Xray) is on the grid again and wheeled his Xray Formula car to P1 on Thursday. The Hobbywing powered Formula cars looked very quick on track and Ehrbar found the best way to transform the power into the foam tires. Andreas Stiebler and Renè Kölbel will try to fight with Ehrbar in qualifying as they took second and third for the day. Herbert Weber (4th) and “the master of ETS Formula Racing” Jan Ratheisky (5th) are also in the hunt for more.
The Top 5 after Thursday practice (over 3 consecutive laps)
1. David Ehrbar (DE) 49.721 Xray
2. Andreas Stiebler (AT) 50.447 Schumacher
3. Renè Kölbel (AT) 50.769 Xray
4. Herbert Weber (AT) 50.833 Xray
5. Jan Ratheisky (DE) 51.126 Xray
Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/69706/307030?key=200
We are looking forward to Friday here at ETS RD1 in Apeldoorn. Stay tuned and follow us during the whole weekend. Check out the LIVE section on our website. There you find all further reports, pictures, and our livestream from ETS RD1 Season #16 2023/24 at AMCA Apeldoorn / NED.
