As only the Modified finals could happen on Saturday after the chaotic weather and a completeley wet track in the morning, all other classes will be hopefully on track on Sunday – if mother nature will allow us to see some more finals.
We know that the situation was not satisfying all day long, but the whole ETS crew tried to make the best out of it. Not all decisions had been perfect, but as we are all humans we hope that everybody will know that we always aim to provide the best possible event for EVERYBODY. Let`s talk about the Cayote Modified class finals…
Orlowski wins A1 after clinic drive ahead of Rheinard and Lauter
A1 – On the sound of the tone, top qualifier Michal Orlowski brought the field around the first lap and his car looked “spot on”. Marc Rheinard pushed hard to follow him but could not stay close to the tail of the Schumacher Mi9 in front of him. Ronald Völker had Bruno Coelho in his rear-view mirror, and Coelho himself was followed by Lauter as they entered lap three.
In the long sweeper at the end of the straight, a contact happened between Coelho and Völker when Bruno`s Inf1nity car was hitting the rear left side of Ronald`s Mugen Seiki and both lost positions. Völker could somehow continue and was running in fifth spot behind Viktor Wilck while Coelho retired his car just a lap later. Simon Lauter took full advantage of it and earned third spot which he would been able to maintain to the finish line.
Out front, nothing happened anymore as a very dominant Michal Orlowski took the win by 1.5 seconds over Marc Rheinard, Simon Lauter, Viktor Wilck, and Ronald Völker. After this thrilling and eventful A1, all spectators and racers hoped for the weather to stay dry as everybody wanted to get the final results in with two finals or more!
Orlowski cruised to victory after Rheinard spins out – Völker and Coelho putting on a show for second in A2 !
A2 – After winning A1, Michal Orlowski needed another win to seal his twelfth Modified race win in a row. Orlowski converted his pole position into the lead after the start and immediately pulled a small gap to Marc Rheinard. The Awesomatix driver spun around in lap three of the race before coming on the straight and Völker, Coelho, Lauter, and Wilck could go by.
In the following laps, the spectators could see a heavy defending Ronald Völker who had Bruno Coelho “all over him”. Völker could withstand the huge pressure until he was a little wide in one of the infield corners allowing Coelho to pass by. Völker then carefully followed Coelho around the next corner to not cause a collision and had to settle for third in A2 as Coelho could drive away from him a bit.
After the four-minute A-Main, Schumacher factory driver Michal Orlowski crossed the finish line under the applause of the crowd and celebrated a hard-fought win with his teammates once he came down the drivers stand. Bruno Coelho scored a strong second place in the second final and was followed by Ronald Völker, Simon Lauter, and Viktor Wilck.
Rheinard and Völker sealing podium positions in A3
A3 – Race winner Michal Orlowski watched the third A-Main from the wooden tower at the end of the straight and saw Marc Rheinard driving to the win. Rheinard launched his Awesomatix A800RR off the line and was followed by Ronald Völker, Bruno Coelho, and Simon Lauter. Rheinard could open a very small gap to Völker who (again) had the mirror full of Coelho`s Inf1nity car.
Bruno had a stellar pace and created a lot of pressure on Völker, but the Mugen driver also found a better pace in his MTC-3 for the last final after struggling a bit with overall traction in A2. Simon Lauter once again waited with patience behind them for something to happen.
In the last minute of the race, Völker and Coelho came a bit closer to Rheinard` s car but Marc was able to hang on and hammered his Awesomatix ride over the line to secure second overall. The second place in A3 was putting Völker onto the third step of the podium – tied on points with Coelho in fourth place.
