No practice – no disadvantage!!! Coelho ahead of Völker, Lauter, and Orlowski
The last heat of the day saw the Modified drivers posting crazy fast laptimes in Apeldoorn. With the sun not shining on the track anymore, the conditions had been absolute “HAPPY HOUR” and it was Bruno Coelho who nailed the laps 2-4, earning him the only 39-second time of the day (39.684) over three consecutive laps.
With Coelho not being able to practice in Apeldoorn before the event because of his own wedding (which is a very good excuse), his pace was even more impressive to rate compared to all others who had spent many days in Apeldoorn prior to the event!
Behind Coelho, Mugen Seiki`s Ronald Völker finished second for the day after a “very intense and stressful day”. His Mugen car worked pretty fine on track and he was happy to “finally get a clean five minute run done”. Völker described the track as super fast and challenging as everybody was pushing so hard.
Third place for the day went to Awesomatix driver Simon Lauter who managed to stay ahead of Schumacher`s Michal Orlowski and his Awesomatix teammate Lucas Urbain who completed the top five.
Dominic Greiner (Serpent), Marc Rheinard (Xray), Eric Dankel (Awesomatix), Tim Wahl (Awesomatix), and Yannic Prümper (Schumacher) rounded out the top 10 at the end of day one in Apeldoorn.
Four rounds of action packed qualifying will follow for all racers, with the first two and a half rounds scheduled for Friday.
The Top 5 after Thursday practice (over 3 consecutive laps)
1. Bruno Coelho (POR) 39.684 Infinity|Hobbywing|Sunpadow
2. Ronald Völker (DE) 40.207 Mugen Seiki|LRP
3. Simon Lauter (GER) 40.230 Awesomatix|Hobbywing|Nosram
4. Michal Orlowski (PL) 40.403 Schumache|Elceram|Cayote
5. Lucas Urbain (FRA) 40.482 Awesomatix|ORCA
Impressive Awesomatix 1-2-3-4-5 led by champion Bultynck
The four practie sessions in Pro Stock had been very close as always. At the end of the day it was reignign Pro Stock champion Olivier Bultynck (Awesomatix) from Belgium posting the fastest laps on the AMCA track. He was very fast in Apeldoorn last year, and managed to (once again) stamp some kind of authority on the first day of the new season. His advantage over his teammates had been half a second (!) which will leave some of the guys not having the best night of sleep.
However, Bultynck was followed by Lukas Ellerbrock, Louis Kretschmer, Phil Langner, and Timon Coenen. The best “non Awesomatix” racer was Jan Ratheisky taking P6 for the day.
The Top 5 after Thursday practice (over 3 consecutive laps)
1. Olivier Bultynck (BEL) 47.054 Awesomatix A800RR
2. Lukas Ellerbrock (GER) 47.559 Awesomatix A800RR
3. Louis Kretschmer (GER) 47.647 Awesomatix A800RR
4. Phil Langner (GER) 47.757 Awesomatix A800RR
5. Timon Coenen (NLD) 47.785 Awesomatix A800RR
Dutch racer Sievers on top after practice!
Elibert Sievers was the quickest FWD racer on Thursday. He posted the three hottest laps ahead of last year`s race winner and fellow countryman Robin van Gog. David Reip had a very good start into the event with his RC Maker car while Ronald Arts and Alexander Stocker completed the top five in Apeldoorn. The FWD looks competitive as always and no mistake will be allowed in qualifying.
The Top 5 after Thursday practice (over 3 consecutive laps)
1. Elibert Sievers (NLD) 57.450 Awesomatix
2. Robin van Gog (NLD) 57.645 Schumacher
3. David Reip (GER) 57.751 RC Maker
4. Ronald Arts (NLD) 57.820 Awesomatix
5. Alexander Stocker (GER) 587.921 Xray
Awesomatix racer Stankowitz is top seed in Apeldoorn
At the end of day one in Apeldoorn, Manuel Stankowitz found himself on top of the board. Stankowitz just switched back to an Awesomatix car some weeks ago and his pace on track looked very solid. Reigning champion David Ehrbar was second fastest for the day ahead of Michael van den Berg, Torsten Baggendorf, and Anne Ehrbar. Mirco Thalheimer, Michael Uhlir, Phil Hoggart, Caspar Morgen, and Toni Mateo rounded out the top ten.
The Top 5 after Thursday practice (over 3 consecutive laps)
1. Manuel Stankowitz (GER) 51.263 Awesomatix
2. David Ehrbar (GER) 51.441 Xray
3. Michael van den Berg (LD) 52.021 Awesomatix
4. Torsten Baggendorf (GER) 52.662 Xray
5. Anna Ehrbar (GER) 52.327 Xray
Oversloot leads ahead of Buchwald and Hiesch
Richard Oversloot had a great first day at his home ETS when he outpaced Mario Buchwald by 0.248 of a second over the three consecutive laps. Behind the leading duo we saw Daniel Hiesch, Christian Lütjen, and Christoph Kappes completing the top five. With the top ten drivers within less than one second we can expect a hard and close fight for the so much wanted A-Main spots during the upcoming four rounds of qualifying!
The Top 5 after Thursday practice (over 3 consecutive laps)
1. Richard Oversloot (NLD) 51.463 (Mugen Seiki)
2. Mario Buchwald (GER) 51.711 (Mugen Seiki)
3. Daniel Hiesch (GER) 51.850 (Awesomatix)
4. Christian Lütjen (GER) 51.854 (ARC)
5. Christoph Kappes (GER) 51.899 (Mugen Seiki)
Champion Ehrbar leads Formula class into qualifying
Seeding practice was business as usual for reigning champion David Ehrbar. But right behind him we saw Schumacher driver Andreas Stiebler setting the second fastest time for the day. He was followed by Martin Hudy, Luka Jocivic, and Jacques Libar making it four Xray cars int he top five.
The Top 5 after Thursday practice (over 3 consecutive laps)
1. David Ehrbar (GER) 50.101 Xray
2. Andreas Stiebler (AUT) 50.178 Schumacher
3. Martin Hudy (SVK) 50.495 Xray
4. Luca Jovicic (LUX) 50.545 Xray
5. Jacques Libar (LUX) 50.777 Xray
