Championship Update ahead of ETS RD3 in Luxembourg
With one more asphalt- and two carpet-races to go, ETS Season #18 is in full swing and the battle for the championship titles in the six racing classes is pickinig up some serious pace.
Even if we only have the points from two races in the rankings now, we like to give you a short update and a quick preview for the rest of the season and ahead of RD3 in Luxembourg!
Everything on track – Orlowski on course for title number 3
In the Cayote Modified class, we have seen the same as in the last two seasons – a dominant Michal Orlowski. The Polish Schumacher star driver took the win away from the first two rounds of the new campaing (606 pts) and is leading the championship now by 6 points over Awesomatix driver Marc Rheinard (600 pts), with Simon Lauter and Ronald Völker (both 596 pts) another few points down the road.
For sure, the competition has been super close to Orlowski in the last races and it seems like it`s only a matter of time until we will see a different winner again in the modified class, but somehow Michal Orlowski always manages to come out on top when it is time for the trophies on Sunday.
Orlowski`s programme runs like a well-oiled machine and all we can do is waiting for “the day” Orlowski will not win to see if it will change something in the championship. His competitors are not having so much time anymore to turn things around for this season – another win in Luxembourg and the second title defence in a row is on a silver plate for Orlowski!
With the addition of his first ever EFRA touring car european championship title at last week`s competition in Utrecht, the Schumacher driver will come to Luxembourg on an absolute high….
After two races, Rheinard with the best shot to challenge Orlowski for the title!
Marc Rheinard is the driver closest to Orlowski in the points standings. He was able to finish two times in second place behind Orlowski and has scored 600 points so far. If he would be able to win in Luxemborg, it would be the most thrilling scenario for the remaining two carpet races and it would bring a lot of attention back to the fight for the title. Is Marc Rheinard the “last hope” for the ETS fans to see a close fight for the title till the end of the season, or is it about Bruno Coelho, Ronald Völker, and Simon Lauter to make a miracle happen?
CAYOTE MODIFIED FACTS FOR LUXEMBOURG
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Podium ETS RD2 Aigen: 1. Michal Orlowski, 2. Marc Rheinard, 3. Ronald Völker
Season #17 Podium in LUX: 1. Michal Orlowski, 2. Lucas Urbain, 3. Marc Rheinard
Season #17 best qualifying time in LUX: Michal Orlowski in Q2 18 5:05,038
As perfect as Belgian chocolate – Bultynck`s start into the season!
Belgium ace driver Olivier Blutynck is leading the Pro Stock championship with a clean sheet of two poles and two victories (606 pts). Everything went as good as possible for the Awesomatix driver and the rest of the competition will need some amazing races to keep up with him in the fight for the title.
ARC racer Enrico Jung (599 pts) was surprisingly strong so far and is sitting in second overall with a second place from Apeldoorn and a third spot from Aigen. Can he keep up the good work to make ETS Season #18 the best in his carreer?
Newly crowned European Champion Adam Izsay (Xray) is ranked third (591 pts) after two races, followed by reigning champion Lukas Ellerbrock (Awesomatix), and Tim Benson (Mugen Seiki). The scenario is getting hot and spicy ahead of the third round in Luxembourg and it is all about Bultynck`s competitors to show some pace!
AWESOMATIX PRO STOCK FACTS FOR LUXEMBOURG
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Podium ETS RD2 Aigen: 1. Olivier Bultynck, 2. Louis Kretschmer 3. Enrico Jung
Season #17 Podium in LUX: 1. Lukas Ellerbrock, 2. Louis Kretschmer, 3. Olivier Bultynck
Season #17 best qualifying time in LUX: Lukas Ellerbrock in Q1 15 5:08,397
Weffers leads the FWD field – when will he win a race?
No race win so far, but Xray`s Max Weffers is enjoying the championship lead (598 pts) in the FlySky FWD class by one point over Phil Langner (597 pts). Weffers scored two third places and was showing a very consistant pace. Langner seems to have a good form in FWD now and is one of the hottest challengers on top of the field. Jacques Libar (594 pts) is sitting in third place now and will try to win the race of RD3 on his home track in Luxembourg.
The winners of the first two races – Robon van Gog (Schumacher) and Gergö Valent (Xray) are only having scored one result until now and are ranked a bit further down in the list!
FLYSKY FWF FACTS FOR LUXEMBOURG
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Podium ETS RD2 Aigen: 1. Gergö Valent, 2. Phil Langner, 3. Max Weffers
Season #17 Podium in LUX: 1. Mark Valent, 2. Jacques Libar, 3. Jitse Miedema
Season #17 best qualifying time in LUX: Jacques Libar in Q1 13 5:10,981
Stocker vs. Ehrbar – will it be an Xray team battle for the championship?
A “new and old” competitor is back in the 40+ Masters class – Alexander Stocker. He was dominating the 40+ class in the first years after it had been introduced at the ETS and it seems that he is the hardest challenger for reigning champion David Ehrbar now.
Both are running Xray cars, and Ehrbar (602 pts) is leading the standings by the small margin of one point over Stocker (601 pts).
Behind them, Ronald Arts (Awesomatix, 597 pts), Philipp Stadler (Mugen Seiki, 592 pts), and Michel Zierold (Awesomatix, 586 pts) are completing the top five of the Masters class ahead of RD3 in Luxembourg. All eyes will be on the fight between Stocker and Ehrbar – are there kind of “Papaya Rules” existing at Xray?
1UP RACING 40+ MASTERS FACTS FOR LUXEMBOURG
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Podium ETS RD2 Aigen: 1. Alexander Stocker, 2. Michel Zierold, 3. David Ehrbar
Season #17 Podium in LUX: 1. David Ehrbar, 2. Michel Zierold, 3. Gilles Choque
Season #17 best qualifying time in LUX: David Ehrbar, in Q2 14 5:14,862
Will Zühlke become the first female title winner at the ETS?
Nadine Zühlke is leading the Hobbywing 21.5 Stock championship (600 pts) after two from five races. The fast female Xray racer from Germany is getting stronger and stronger and has a gap of four points to second placed RC Maker driver David Reip (596 pts).
Kristian Jensen from Denmark is third equal on points with Reip (596 pts) while Felix Hörenz (594 pts) and Levi Berkenbosch (581 pts) are rounding out the top five. Can Nadine keep up the momentum throughout the series? In this case, she could become the first ever female champion at the ETS!
HOBBYWING 21.5 STOCK FACTS FOR LUXEMBOURG
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Podium ETS RD2 Aigen: 1. Simeon Seis, 2. David Reip, 3. Tobias Baumbach
Season #17 Podium in LUX: 1. Kristian Jensen, 2. Jaroslav Jun. Kriz, 3. Jan Gehrig
Season #17 best qualifying time in LUX: Kristian Jensen in Q3 14 5:20,149
Stiebler on the rise after victory in Aigen – can he challenge Ehrbar?
After two races, David Ehrbar is on top of the board in the Matrix Formula class. The Xray driver is showing a great soeed so far but so does Andreas Stiebler. The distance between the two is at three points only, and Stiebler will fight hard in the upcoming races to keep his championship hopes alive. Ehrbar has taken the title away from Stiebler last season and the Schuamcher driver want`s it back – we can await a nice and great fight for the big trophy in our ETS Formula class.
Behind Ehrbar and Stieler, Xray`s car designer Martin Hudy is third (598 pts), ahead of fello wXray drivers Luka Jovicic (594 pts), and Michal Wojcik (591 pts).
MATRIX FORMULA FACTS FOR LUXEMBOURG
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Podium ETS RD2 Aigen: 1. Andreas Stiebler, 2. David Ehrbar, 3. Michal Wojcik
Season #17 Podium in LUX: 1. David Ehrbar 2. Michal Wojcik 3. Andreas Stiebler
Season #17 best qualifying time in LUX: David Ehrbar in Q2 15 5:01,429
