After the ETS in Daun, we can already report about four title decisions. We did not mentioned it in our final race reports after the race as we wanted to double check all the points and results to not spread out any kind of fake news :-).
But after carefully checkig all scenarios, we can tell you now that we will only see battles for the title of the Cayote Modified and Hobbywing 21.5 Stock classes at the season finale in Wiener Neustadt!
Bultynck reclaims Pro Stock title from teammate Ellerbrock!
Awesomatix factory driver Olivier Bultynck already sealed the deal after four of five ETS rounds. Bultynck had an outstanding asphalt season where he won all three races from the TQ spot (!) with his Team EAM powered Awesomatix A800RR.
After losing the title (which he had won for the first time at the end of Season #15) to his teammate Lukas Ellerbrock in Season #16, Bultynck was the strongest Pro Stock racer in the current campaign and backed off his strong asphalt results with a solid third place after a tough weekend in Daun.
With 1208 points collected, nobody else can beat Bultyncks points score at the last race at Arena Nova in Austria. The whole ETS crew likes to congratulate Olivier Bultynck and his whole team for winning the prestigeous Pro Stock title again.
Our Season #17 Pro Stock champion Olivier Bultynck will receive his well-deserved trophy at the season finale in Wiener Neustadt in March!
Absolutely deserved: Langner secures FWD title with one race to go!
German talent Phil Langner has secured his first ETS championship title due to a stellar performance in Daun. His season went very well so far and after a fifth place in Apeldoorn, Phil could finish second in Aigen and third in Luxembourg. He has scored 1199 points until now and none of his competitors can beat this mark in the last race of the season.
Langner, whose main touring car chassis sponsor Mugen Seiki is not having an FWD car, used an Awesomatix A800FXR to win the race from pole position. Phil was simply driving amazing all weekend long and the finals looked like an easy walk in the pak for him. What a great way to win a championship.
Congratulations to Phil Langner and his family who is always supporting him in a great way!
Simply strong: Ehrbar successfully defends both titles from last season!
Defending any title is never easy… But what about TWO? Xray`s David Ehrbar was able to do exactly that when he secured his Matrix Formula and 1up Racing 40+Masters title last weekend in Daun.
Ehrbar was unstoppable this season and scored already 1209 points in Formula, and 1208 in Masters whichnobody can beat anymore – what a statement from Ehrbar.
Out of the 8 race starts he had this season (F1 and 40+ combined), Ehrbar was able to win SIX while scoring another second and third place. He never missed the podium which clearly shows how good he is in his classes.
Congratulations to David and Xray for winning these two big ETS titles once again!
Undecided: Modified and 21.5 Stock
The season finale in Wiener Neustadt is fully booked (400 entries) and we expect another great ETS season finale with great racing, the drivers dinner, our huge raffle, and our big trophy ceremony in which all champions and top 10 finishers will receive their obverall trophies for the season.
The Cayote Modified class and the Hobbywing 21.5 Stock are both undecided and here is a quick update about the situation.
Rheinard, Orlowski, and Völker to race for ETS Modified title at Arena Nova
Michal Orkiwski (Schumacher) is still three points ahead in the championchip standings (1202), but Marc Rheinard (Awesomatix) is still in contention to win his second ETS title after 2009/10 (!). However, to make this happen, Rheinard needs to TQ and win the event (303 points) with Orlowski not finishing better than fifth.
This scenario would move Rheinard to a total of 1203 points and Orlowski would come short by one point counting 1202. A TQ and win is the ONLY chance for Rheinard to snatch the title away from Orlowski in the last minute.
If Marc can TQ and win and Orlowski will finish fourth, both would have 1203 points. In this case, Orlowski would be our champion due to more race wins (2) during the season. If Orlowski would like to have an eays life, he just needs to finish ahead of Rheinard in Wiener Neustadt – no matter on which positions.
Mugen Seiki‘s Ronald Völker is also having a last chance in Wiener Neustadt. If he can manage a TQ and win while Orlowski will only finish fifth, the title will go into Völker‘s bag. With his win in Daun, Völker somehow stepped back into the fight for the ETS crown. We can‘t ask for a more thrilling season finale – can‘t we?
Reip leads 21.5 Stock class by six points from Jensen
RC Maker driver David Reip took a strong second place away from Daun, and also the championship lead. He is now counting 1192 points and has a valuable gap of 6 points over second placed Xray driver Kristian Jensen who lost some ground with a disappointing P10 finish in Daun.
To win the title, Jensen needs a TQ and win at Arena nova – and the titlt would be his – no matter where Reip would finish. Not an easy task for Jensen, but he has won ETS races in the past and has the potential to do it.
If somebody else will win the season finale, Jensen needs a second place with Reip only finishng in fifth place. If Jensen only finishes third, he needs to hope that Reip will not be better than sixth.
Out of David Reip`s perspective, he just needs to make sure to finish ahead of Jensen, or maximum two places behind him. That sounds like a thriller – doesn`t it?
