Lauter wins eventful Q3 ahead of Urbain and Greiner
Q3 – The third heat of Cayote Modified qualifying was a bit chaotic, and very thrilling in the end. The lead changed a multiple times in the first minutes of the race and many drivers had little mistakes, slides, flips, and contact with the grass. Long story short: Simon Lauter (Awesomatix) took his very first Modified TQ run with the small gap of 0.212 from his teammate Lucas Urbain.
Serpent`s Dominic Greiner had another fantastic run to third place and was followed by Xray`s new signing Marc Rheinard and a very fast Tim Wahl. For the three top stars Bruno Coelho (Infinity), Michal Orlowski (Schumacher), and Ronald Völker (Mugen Seiki), the race turned into a desaster.
Ronald Völker had to retire his car 40 seconds before the end of the run due to a diff outdrive coming loose. A hard moment for Ronald who was in the top 3 for most of the run.
Coelho suffered a DNF after his car turned straight into the grass coming onto the straightway with 25 seconds to go – a tough moment for Bruno.
The last one to stop his car (too early) was Michal Orlowski. He was in the lead, flipped his car over in lap 10 of the race (loosing 5 seconds), and then stopped a lap too early when he thought that he would have already finished – a nightmare for the champion.
Orlowski to line-up second on the grid after Q4 victory in Apeldoorn
Q4 – Schuamcher`s Michal Orlowski managed to TQ the last round of qualifying 0.5 seconds ahead of Ronald Völker`s Mugen Seiki MTC-3 car. The win in Q4 moved Schumacher driver Orlowski up through the rankings to second on the grid – a very important result for our current Modified champion.
Lucas Urbain, Marc Rheinard, and Tim Wahl finished right behind them in the top five. After Q4, the drivers on starting positions three to six (!) all had 305 points on their account showing the high competition and crazyness which is going on this weekend here in Apeldoorn.
Other drivers like Bruno Coelho (fastest lap of the heat 13.275), Eric Dankel, and Dominic Greiner had some issues leading them into unlucks DNF`s. After a very intense set of qualifying heats the starting grid for the finals is as it follows:
TQ Bruno Coelho (Infinity), 2. Michal Orlowski (Schumacher), 3. Simon Lauter (Awesomatix), 4. Dominic Greiner (Serpent), 5. Ronald Völker (Mugen Seiki), 6. Lucas Urbain (Awesomatix), 7. Marc Rheinard (Xray), 8. Tim Wahl (Awesomatix), 9. Alexander Hagberg (Xray), 10. Eric Dankel (Awesomatix)
Bultynck starts mission “title defence” from the pole position
Q3 – Awesomatix racer Olivier Bultynck had a good start into Saturday when he was able to win Q3 ahead of Dutch Awesomatix racer Rob Jansen and the Xray of Jan Ratheisky. Bultynck was on a fresh set of tires and had a comfortable gap of 1.7 seconds over Jansen.
However, it was Benjamin Elbisser (Xray) who posted the second fastest overall runtime in Q3 with his time coming from the C-Heat (!).
Louis Kretschmer hammered down the fastest lap of the heat (16.036) and finished in fifth spot, followed by Maty Knopp and Nico Catelani (both running in the B-heat). Before the last qualifier, Olivier Bultynck and Louis Kretschmer both had the chance to TQ the event in Apeldoorn.
Ratheisky takes P2 on the grid after strong win in Q4 – Coenen third after qualifying
Q4 – The battle for the overall TQ went down to Q4 between the two Awesomatix racers Ollie Bultynck and Louis Kretschmer. But as the track was hot, it was almost impossible for Kretschmer to beat the fastest runtime of Bultynck which he had posted in Q1. Once the race got underway it was a battle for the lead between Timon Coenen, Jan Ratheisky, Sören Sparbier, and Phil Langner. Bultynck and Kretschmer were both running in the middle of the pack which already meant that the pole position would go to last years Apeldoorn winner Ollie Bultynck.
It was a very intense heat as many racers still needed a good result to lock themselfes in for the A-Main. After the five minute run we saw Jan Ratheisky taking the win in Q4 ahead of Timon Coenen, Sören Sparbier, and Phil Langner.
The A-Main starting grid for the triple Pro Stock finals: TQ Olivier Bultynck (Awesomatix), 2. Jan Ratheisky (Xray), 3. Timon Coenen (Awesomatix), 4. Louis Kretschmer (Awesomatix), 5. Rob Jansen (Awesomatix), Sören Sparbier (Mugen Seiki), 7. Stefan Schulz (Xray), 8. Rick van den Akker (Mugen Seiki), 9. Nico Catelani (Infinity), 10. Benjamin Elbisser (Xray)
Schulz to start on pole ahead of Dutch trio…
Q3 – Last year, Schumacher driver Robin van Gog won his first ETS race in Apeldoorn and he is still hungry for more. The Dutch racer won Q3 on Friday afternoon before the storm and the rain arrived. RC Maker racer David Reip finished in second spot, right behind van Gog and ahead of the Xray trio of Max Weffers, Jacques Libar, and Stefan Schulz.
Q4 – Stefan Schulz was able to seal the overall TQ in the last round of qualifying. He will start from the pole with his Xray car ahead of the three Dutch racers Robin van Gog (Schumacher), Ronald Arts (Awesomatix), and Elibert Sievers (Awesomatix). Max Weffers (Xray), David reip (RC Maker), Jacques Libar (Xray), Julian Romeyn (Schumacher), Roman Borschel (Awesomatix), and Alexander Stocker (Xray) are completing the 10 car A-Main grid!
Ehrbar seals TQ spot after three perfect runs
Reigning champion David Ehrbar sealed the TQ with another win in Q3. It was a special TQ run for the Ehrbar family as David`s wife Anna was able to score P2 for the round. Torsten Baggendorf was third fastest ahead of Phil Hoggart and Mirco Thalheimer.
Q4 – Michael van den Berg took the last heat of 40+ Masters qualifying ahead of Anna Ehrbar, Mirco Thalheimer, and Manuel Stankowitz. Due to his TQ run, Michael van den Berg will start in second place behind top qualifier David Ehrbar. The starting order for the triple finals looks like that: TQ David Ehrbar, 2. Michael van den Berg, 3. Anna Ehrbar, 4. Mirco Thalheimer, 5. Torsten Baggendorf, 6. Phil Hoggart, 7. Manuel Stankowitz, 8. Christian Grabher, 9. Ben Looijen, 10. Patrick Sommer
Berkenbosch claims his second ETS pole position
Q3 – After sitting on overnight TQ in Apeldoorn, Levi Berkenbosch had another close fight with Daniel Hiesch on track during Q3. Both drivers showed a great performance on track and Berkenbosch won by a gap of 0.9 seconds from Hiesch and top seed Richard Oversloot. Max Weffers and Nadine Zühlke completed the top 5.
Q4 – The last round of qualifying saw Richard Oversloot taking the win ahead of Tim Jarosch, Nadine Zühlke, Toimo Siebert, and Daniel Anthes. The overall pole position went to last year`s TQ Levi Berkenbosch. Let`s see if he can manage to bring home the win this time? The A-Main grid for the finals: TQ Levi Berkenbosch, 2. Richard Oversloot, 3. Max Weffers, 4. Daniel Hiesch, 5. Nadine Zühlke, 6. Tim Jarosch, 7. Thomas Stenger, 8. Daniel Anthes, 9. Christoph Kappes, 10. Mario Buchwald
After a long time: Stiebler back on F1 pole position
Jacques Libar was the second driver to TQ a round when he took the win in Q3 ahead of David Ehrbar, Luka Jovicic, Robert Kampehl, and Andreas Stiebler. The decision for pole position came down to the line in Q4 between Q1 and Q2 winner Andreas Stiebler and Jacques Libar. Schumacher driver Andreas Stiebler went on for the pole then in Q4 which he managed to win by 2.6 seconds over David Ehrbar and Michal Wojcik. The finals will be intense and here is the starting order:
