Jung (ARC): “I am fully involved and comitted to the A11 project”
Enrico, how are you doing mate? Well, it is 2026 now and we see you practicing and racing a lot. You had a very good race at the FEMCA event in China, and you had been super-fast at the TOS in Augsburg. How happy are you right now with your equipment and everything?
FEMCA went very well. Events like this are never easy for a small manufacturer like ARC, but we managed everything well and I was able to win the first final. Unfortunately, due to major delays, I couldn’t start the remaining finals. TOS Augsburg was also very positive. We did a lot of testing and are well prepared for the ETS in Daun.
We have heard that ARC will release a new car called A11 very soon. You have been involved in testing and developing the platform. Can you tell customers what to expect from the A11, especially when you compare it with the current A10?
I’m feeling very good right now. I’m fully involved in the A11 project, so I invest a lot of time testing and developing the car in many different conditions. Overall, I’m very happy with the equipment and the direction we’re going.
When looking onto the ETS Pro Stock championship, you are still in a very good position to fight for a top 3 season finish. It can become the best ever ETS season of your career so far. How motivated are you to make it onto the Pro Stock podium?
I’m very happy that we will release the A11 on January 20th. The car is more than 90% redesigned and is a completely new platform. The main focus was lowering the center of gravity and widening the setup window. The car is much easier to drive and the overall quality is outstanding.
As mentioned before, you had been super-fast at the GDC track in China. How much confidence are you carrying over from that on the road to the world championships?
The season is going really well for me. Of course, my goal is to win a race, and an overall top 3 finish would be a very strong result for my first season with ARC. Definitely. The whole season has been very positive so far, which gives me a lot of confidence for the upcoming races. The support from the entire team is great, and I especially want to thank Jones Chu for the trust he gives me, which boosts my confidence even more.
Krapp (Yokomo): “The development we did in the last half year is a significant step forward”
Hi Christopher, how was your start into 2026? We hope you are doing fine with your daughter, wife, and family?
Hello to the whole ETS crew. Happy New year to you all! I had a great start into 2026 which lots of family time! My batteries are fully charged towards this year and I am extremely looking forward to get my 2026 RC campaign started at the ETS in Daun in a couple of weeks time!
You are rocking the current MS2.0 from Yokomo which seems to be an improvement over the previous model. Did you have some time to practice and test on carpet before heading to the biggest indoor race of Europe in Daun?
I am personally very motivated as I traditionally love the ETS in Daun and had great success at this event since ever the ETS is going to Daun. I used the “free” time in the last weeks to test at the beautiful permanent track in Hasloh near Hamburg as I am luck to not live too far from it (2h drive).
Your team is not the biggest now. Do you think it is a disadvantage in case of collecting important setup data at such a big race like the ETS in Daun or is it not that crucial?
Our Team will be small but unique with Olav Dahle and Frederik Hovgaard in the mix for the top spots in the Pro Stock category and myself for sure in the mix in the modified category as always. Since releasing our new model, the MS 2.0 things looking better and better every time we getting out with the cars and the development we did in the last half year is a significant step forward compared to before. Also our general guidline has changed a little bit as you saw with our annoucement of the “ABC driver system” with me in charge for the Global Team Management. This will be the first step for us to invest again more into the top end racing and drivers from now on. Also my teammates are hard working on the setup and thats why we will thrive to be best prepared and succesfull at the ETS in Daun!
Which big races are on your 2026 schedule? Have you already been in China to prepare for the IFMAR worlds or will you just show up at the event and aim for the best possible result? The GDC facility looks amazing – doesn`t it?
My 2026 race scheduled is set to be the same as always, attending all the ETS races, European Championships and big races in Europe as well as attending the IFMAR Worlds in China for sure! I am not able to practice before in China but that will be not a problem as my teammates from Yokomo Japan went there to gather information as well as some of my teammates from Team Cayote went there as well. So everthing will be fine at the worlds and also the last time I did not go to practise before a worlds was 2022 when I became Vice World Champion in Italy
