Q3 + Q4 Report ETS RD2 Season #16 2023/24 Aigen-Schlägl, AUT
Qualifying is over here at ETS RD2 Season #16 2023/24 at the beautiful venue in Aigen-Schlägl. The grid for the finals is set and all the A-Main action will take place here on Sunday. Follow our livestream, produced by RC Racing TV and don`t miss the action from ETS RD2 Season #16 2023/24 in Austria.
Matrix Modified
Völker is overall TQ while Dankel took the ultimate round of qualifying – Rheinard to start third on the grid
Q3 – Marc Rheinard took the third round of Matrix Modified qualifying with his Awesomatix A800R. His advantage over the line from second placed Eric Dankel (Mugen Seiki) was only 0.2 seconds, but enough to step back into the fight for the overall TQ. Max Mächler (Awesomatix) had a fantastic run in the second fastest group and posted the third fastest runtime in Q3. The grid for the A-Main was wide open from P5 to P10 and the fight will be as intense as the battle between Rheinard and Völker for pole position. With Rheinard` s winning time from Q3 being slightly faster compared to Völker`s times from Q1 and Q2, we expected a real showdown for the number one starting spot in the Modified class.
Q4 – The last round of Matrix Modified qualifying saw Marc Rheinard and Ronald Völker battling it out for the TQ – until Eric Dankel popped up on top of the board. Marc Rheinard then made a small mistake in lap number three and dropped down to fifth position. Dankel was super-fast, took the win ahead of his Mugen teammate Völker, and posted the fastest TQ run of the weekend. This result secured Dankel the second spot on the grid ahead of Rheinard while Völker`s overall TQ was in dry towels as well.
The starting order in tomorrows triple A-Mains will be: Völker, Dankel, Rheinard, Ratheisky, Krapp, Havranek, Mächler, Lauter, Gollner, and Kretschmer.
Awesomatix ProStock
Xray claims first ProStock pole position in a while
Q3- Tim Benson took the win in the third round of Awesomatix Pro Stock qualifying. He was having an amazing run with his Jambo✩ One car, which he made from many self-made parts and parts from other manufacturers. He posted his time out of the second fastest qualifying group while Adam Izsay was second fastest for the round winning the top heat. There was a small chance for Tim Benson to snatch the overall TQ away from Izsay in the final qualifier.
Q4- In Q4, Tim Benson was not able to post another TQ run. In the fastest heat, it was Louis Kretschmer, Olivier Bultynck, and Jan Ratheisky who outpaced Q1 and Q2 winner Adam Izsay.
However, the results from the first two rounds had been enough for Izsay to seal an impressive double TQ (ProStock and FWD) at ETS RD2 in Austria. The top 5 on the grid will be Adam Izsay (Xray), Louis Kretschmer (Awesomatix), Tim Benson (Jambo One), Olivier Bultynck (Awesomatix), and Dominic Vogl (Yokomo).
Hobbywing Frontwheel
Izsay is overall TQ in the hard fought FWD class
Q3- After winning Q1 and Q2, Xray driver Adam Izsay only needed another win to take pole position for tomorrows triple A-Mains. And Izsay delivered another TQ run. It was a very close affair between him, Pawel Staszewski (Awesomatix), and Jonas Völker (Mugen Seiki) but in the end Izsay could take the win by a tenth of a second from Staszewski.
Q4- The last round of Hobbywing Frontwheel qualifying saw Adam Izsay (Xray) on top again. The Xray driver from Hungary was driving super strong this weekend and showed his competitors once more who owns the track. Schumacher`s Andy Murray from Great Britain improved a lot in Q4 and was able to score a second place for the round followed by Awesomatix driver Pawel Staszewski from Poland, and Mugen Seiki`s Jonas Völker from Germany.
The starting grid will see Izsay starting ahead of Staszewski, Murray, Völker, and Valent in the top 5.
1up Racing 40+ Masters
Zierold steals last minute TQ away from Thalheimer
Q3- Mirco Thalheimer had another perfect run with his Xray X4-2023 on track as he took the win from Zierold (Awesomatix) by 0.4 seconds. Manuel Stankowitz took his Iris car to another third place with the ARC of Torsten Baggendorf and the Xray of René Kölbel finishing fourth and fifth. The decision for the pole position came down to Q4 between Michel Zierold and Mirco Thalheimer.
Q4- The last round of 40+ Masters qualifying was the expected showdown between Zierold and Thalheimer. Michel Zierold needed to beat Mirco Thalheimer`s fastest runtime, and he was able to complete the mission with his runtime from Q4 being 0.8 seconds faster. Michel Zierold will start from pole for the second time in his ETS racing career after achieving this great result as well at last season`s season final in Daun. Good luck to all drivers of the 1up Racing 40+ Masters class for the finals on Sunday.
Orca 21.5 Stock
Pöhlmann to start from pole position into triple A-Mains
Q3 – Phil Langner was leading the heat for most of the time until he made a costly 5 seconds mistake coming onto the straightway. Daniel Pöhlmann took full advantage of that and won the heat in front of Tristan Bergheim and Tobias Baumbach. The decision for the TQ was on the line in the last round of Orca 21.5 Stock qualifying.
Q4 – In the deciding qualifier, Phil Langner was battling it out with Pöhlmann until he made a mistake and landed into the grass. Pöhlmann then took the win which ensured him the overall TQ in the Orca 21.5 Stock class. Phil Langner will start from second place into the finals, ahead of Tristan Bergheim, Jan Gehrig, and Tobias Baumbach.
ToniSport Formula
Pole position for Schumacher`s Stiebler after a clean sweep at ETD RD2 in Austria
Q3- With three out of three, Andreas Stiebler will start from the best starting spot into the A-Mains of the ToniSport Formula class. Stiebler took the win in Q3 with a very comfortable gap of 3 seconds from Xray`s Jan Ratheisky, and René Kölbel in third position. With Stiebler already sealed the TQ, the fight for the positions behind him continued in the final round of qualifying.
Q4- Stiebler didn`t slow down in the (for him unimportant) last round of qualifying and took another win ahead of David Ehrbar, and Gergö Valent. The starting grid for the triple A-Mains will see Stiebler start ahead of Ehrbar, Ratheisky, Valent, and Kölbel.
