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The ETS is BACK….!

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The ETS is BACK….!

Season #19 to kick off at amazing AMCA track in the Netherlands

After a nice little break, the Euro Touring Series will be back with a big bang. With 325 entries, the first round of the new season will see another full house attracting the best 1:10 onrlad racers in the world to battle it out at the fantastic track of AMCA Apeldoorn. We like to take a closer look onto the start of the new season as everything will be set to zero when the first cars will roll out on Thursday morning. Six titles are up for grabs again and we are sure that many racers will be very “hungry” to win on the big stage of the ETS.

All eyes on Rheinard after he signed up with XRAY

It was THE banger of the year so far. Marc Rheinard announced his departure from Awesomatix (after 6 years) and was presented as XRAY`s new star driver the next day. What was a move that probably nobody would have ever expected, social media was on fire and everybody was talking about Marc running for Xray now.

All eyes will be on Rheinard during ETS RD1 when he will have his official debut with team XRAY around Martin Hudy, Alexander Hagberg, Jan Ratheisky, and Maty Knopp. They have a very good platform with the X4`26 and Martin Hudy will work hard with his team to achieve the best possible results in Apeldoorn. Can Rheinard win at his XRAY debut?

Orlowski aims for a fourth consecutive title – new Mi10 car released!

Reigning ETS champion Michal Orlowski will travel to Apeldoorn together with Schumacher car designer Andy Murray, Yannic Prümper, AND their new released Mi10 touring car. The car was under development for a long time and Orlowski already won the TITC in Bangkok with the prototype in February. The car is available to the public now and we will take a closer look “under the hood” of the Mi10 during the wekeend.

Michal Orlowski was the dominant driver throughout the last three ETS seasons and winning three back to back to back modified titles. However, Orlowski was not winning one of the last three races last season (Luxembourg, Daun, Vienna), and it will be exciting to watch how he will start into the new season in Apeldoorn – a track which suited him and the team very well with three consecutive victories from 2023 to 2025.

Urbain and Lauter leading team Awesomatix

After Rheinard left the team a couple of days ago, it is all about Lucas Urbain and Simon Lauter to lead the Modified campaign of the Awesomatix team around team manager Max Mächler now. Urbain is the only remaining driver in the team who has won ETS modified races in the past for Awesomatix (other wins came from Südhoff and Rheinard) and is always strong in Apeldoorn (P2 in 2023 and 2024).

Simon Lauter has shown great performances in Modified during the last two seasons, made some podiums, and had a fantastic race at the 2026 TITC. It seems that they need to fill the “Rheinard hole” now and the 2026/27 ETS season will show us how they will manage to do that. Eric Dankel and Michele Manzo will be in Apeldoorn as well where both drivers had some great success in the past. The Awesomatix team is ready for a new season to battle it out on track against the best in the world!

Can Völker continue winning for Mugen Seiki?

Mugen Seiki star driver and record ETS champion Ronald Völker finished the last season on an absolute high when he was able to win on carpet in Daun and Wiener Neustadt. In the last two seasons, Völker did never get the results he wanted at the season opener in Apeldoorn (two times P5) and he will like to change that in 2026 for sure.

Völker will be joined by the recently very strong driving Sören Sparbier, Remi Callens, and Patrick Gollner. Their MTC-3 is a very popular car on the market now and the team will work hard to finally take a top result away from Apeldoorn again!

Inf1nity sends whole factory team to AMCA Apeldoorn

During last years season opener in Apeldoorn, Bruno Coelho had his first ETS outing after switching teams to Inf1nity. Bruno showed a good pace at AMCA in 2025, but only finished P7 after suffering some techincal issues and some bad racing luck too. Now, one year later, the Inf1nity team is again sending a major part of their 1:10 electric onroad team with Bruno Coelho, Jilles Groskamp, Viktor Wilck, and Alessio Menicucci.

The team has worked hard over the past 12 months to further improve their IF14 Speciale car and Coelho was able to show it`s potential when he drove to a very impressive win at last season`s ETS in Luxembourg which he won from third on the grid. Another source of motivation for Coelho will be the fact that he married his longtime girlfriend, Joana, last weekend. The entire ETS family extends its warmest congratulations to the couple.

Yokomo, ARC, RC Maker and Co.

Beside all the big players, we will see once again see all the top guns of the smaller teams mixing up the order. Christopher Krapp will be in contention with the Yokomo MS2.0, while Enrico Jung will race his ARC A11.

Antoine Brunet will rock the RC Maker SP1 and Dominic Greiner will fly the flag for Serpent. Many international drivers will come to ETS RD1 as well. Antonio Caroli is making the trip from South Africa for example and Jackie Shum will travel to Apeldoorn together with Kenrick Fong all the way from Hong Kong.

Last season`s 3rd A-Main

FACTS | Entries: 59 | Top 3 last year: Orlowski (1), Rheinard (2) Lauter (3)

Bultynck is the hunted man as he starts mission “title defence”

The Awesomatix Pro Stock class will see all the well-known drivers going for another championship season. Reigning champion Olivier Bultynck (Awesomatix) had a fantastic last outdoor season and was untouchable during the opening race of season #18 in Apeldoorn. All his Awesomatix teammates like Louis Kretschmer and Lukas Ellerbrock will be in Apeldoorn as well and the team will be ready as always, especially after winning the constructors championship title.

Xray will see Jan Ratheisky, Martin Hudy, Martin Hofer, Benjamin Elbisser, Stefan Schulz, Maty Knopp, and many others competing with the X4`26 while their top Pro Stock driver Adam Izsay cannot compete due to family commitments. However, Xray will fight hard again for race wins and the overall constructors title as we have seen it in the last years as well.

Behind the two biggest teams (Xray and Awesomatix), there are guys like Sören Sparbier (Mugen Seiki), Jesper Rasmussen (Schumacher), Luca Romondia (ARC), Nico Catelani (Inf1inty), David Reip (RC Maker) trying to score a top result for their chassis sponsor. Let`s see who will be the hardest competitors for the best Pro Stock drivers at the ETS.

Last season`s 2nd A-Main

FACTS | Entries: 71 | Top 3 last year: Bultynck (1), Jung (2) Izsay (3)

FWD class looking for a new champion

With reigning FWD champion Phil Langner fully targeting the Pro Stock class this season, a new champion will be crowned in the FWD class. We will not shout out any favourites today as the quality throughout the field is insane. The FWD racers need to find out which body shell is the best now as the ETS body shell list saw some changes for the new season (Blitz, ZooRacing, Bittydesign). We wish all FWD racers a great start into the new season and we will look deeper into the results after ETS RD1 in Apeldoorn.

Last season`s 2nd A-Main

FACTS | Entries: 71 | Top 3 last year: van Gog (1), Borschel (2) Weffers (3)

Who can beat Ehrbar in Season #19?

David Ehrbar (Xray) has dominated the 40+ Masters class in the past years like only Alexander Stocker was able to do before. The question for the new season is easy: Is there anybody able to end Ehrbat`s title streak at the ETS? Stocker, Stankowitz, Stadler, Baggendorf, Mateo, Thalheimer, Schmitzer, Fuchs, and many more familiar 40+ racers have signed up for the race and we will tell you after (and during) the weekend if life was easy or difficult for top favourite Ehrbar!

Last season`s 2nd A-Main

FACTS | Entries: 54 | Top 3 last year: Ehrbar (1), Arts (2), Stocker (3)

Let`s write a new story – who will have the best start into the season?

Kristian Jensen (Xray) from Denmark is our current ETS champion in the 21.5 Stock class. But as Jensen has not signed up for 21.5 Stock (he races Pro Stock), it is about all the other top guys to aim for victory. Daniel Anthes, the winner of the season finale, will be a hot shot in Apeldoorn but there is also Thomas Stenger (Xray) on the entry list together with local ace Levi Berkenbosch (last year`s TQ), Simeon Seis (Aigen race winner), and Daniel Hiesch (to only name a few).

Last season`s 3rd A-Main

FACTS | Entries: 48 | Top 3 last year: Zühlke (1), Gridelet (2), Jensen (3)

New motor for Formula class – let`s go racing!

To slow the cars down a bit, the Formula class switched from the 4-pole Hobbywing 21.5T Motor to the one which is also in use in the 21.5 touring car class. The list of entries is showing the well-known top driver names like Ehrbar, Hudy, Jovicic, Grenz, Stiebler, Kampehl, and Libar. The oast seasons had been always in the hands of David Ehrbar – can somebody beat him at the season opener in Apeldoorn?

Last season`s 3rd A-Main

FACTS | Entries: 23 | Top 3 last year: Ehrbar (1), Hudy (2), Miedema (3)

XRAY signs Rheinard

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XRAY signs Rheinard

After announcing his departure from Awesomatix yesterday, the world of RC had big questions to Marc Rheinard!!!

But now, his new team is officially announced – and it is XRAY. What a great deal for the Slovakian manufacturer signing one of the most decorated RC racers of all time. Rheinard will focus on touring car racing but will do 1:12 scale and maybe some Offorad racing too in the future.

Rheinard`s first race will be ETS RD1 in Apeldoorn at the end of May and the excitement is already building up from here.

Marc Rheinard had the following to say:

“I’m really excited to join Team XRAY. After testing the X4’26 two weeks ago, I was really impressed by the car’s performance, and I’m super motivated to hit the track with my X4’26 at the upcoming ETS Round 1 in Apeldoorn. Thanks to the Hudy family for bringing me on board.”

Rheinard departs Awesomatix

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Rheinard departs Awesomatix

In a surprise announcement on social media on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, five-time IFMAR World Champion Marc Rheinard announced his departure from Awesomatix. The German driver looks back on a successful six-year stint with the Awesomatix team, which was led by designer and company founder Oleg Babich and team manager Max Mächler.

Rheinard won two European Championship titles (1 x Touring Car, 1 x 1:12 scale), as well as a German Nationals title (Touring Car) and two ETS races combined with multiple podium places at the ETS, TITC, and other major events around the globe. Marc Rheinard posted the following words to announce is immediate departure:

Hey Friends,
Today I would like to announce my departure from Awesomatix. A bit more than 6 years ago, OLEG gave me the chance to join his fantastic race team. At a time he backed me when I unfortunately did not have the best moments in my career and this will never be forgotten! I would like to specially thank OLEG as well as Max Mächler for great years with good success for all of us. Some of the great results we achieved together:

  • German National Champion
  • European Champion 1/12
  • European Champion TC
  • P2 IFMAR Worlds 1/12
  • P3 IFMAR Worlds TC
  • Multiple ETS Podium
  • 2 ETS Race Winner
  • 2x GP3F Champion
  • P2 & P3 TITC Bangkok

A true honour for me but now it is time to move on! I wish everyone in the team as well as the factory lots of success and I will always keep great memories in my mind! Last but most important, I’m happy that after talking to Max and Oleg we end our cooperation in a good way and keep the relationship positive. Thanks a lot for all and see you on track! News to follow very soon!
Marc

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Registration for RD2 at HUDY ARENA

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Registration for RD2 at HUDY ARENA

What`s up ETS Family…

Before we kick off the new ETS season in Apeldpoorn, we can already point out that we will open the registration for RD2 at the fantastic HUDY ARENA on:

TUESDAY, 02nd of June 2026 at 20:00 CET.

As always, we will open the entries at 20:00 MEZ and you can already sign up for the second event of the season. In collaboration with the HUDY ARENA, we will set a limit of 330 entries in the first step. After that, we will analyse the amount od double starters to find out if we can accept more people or not!

Schumacher Mi10 Touring car

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Schumacher Mi10 Touring car

The Schumacher Mi10 is an uncompromised, top tier 1/10th Touring Car, designed to dominate at the highest level of competition. Developed from Schumacher’s championship winning DNA, the Mi10 delivers explosive performance on both carpet and asphalt, giving drivers a true edge wherever they race. With an ultra low centre of gravity and a finely balanced chassis, the Mi10 offers exceptional corner speed, razor sharp response and relentless consistency across all grip levels. Its wide setup window allows rapid tuning and confidence inspiring handling, making it brutally effective straight out of the box and devastating when fully dialled in. When winning matters, choose the Schumacher Mi10.

Engineered to attack, built to win.

TITC Winner, EWS Modified Winner, Rug Racers Modified Winner, EWS Stock P2 & P3, BRCA National Stock Win, ETS series Mod Champion and Tonisport race win.

New – All new chassis design, developed to provide maximum performance across all track conditions. Now available in a special 1.2mm spring steel material for lower centre of gravity and increased stability. The new profile also offers improved and more consistent flex control and therefore a predictable car capable of great lap times.
New – Updated transmission housings and shock mounts to further improve the centre of gravity by allowing for a new inboard shock design, whilst maintaining the proven suspension geometry on the successful Mi9. Furthermore, the improved polar moment of inertia provides more rotation and improved flexibility and adjustment solutions for greater performance. High diff positions are now included as kit spec.
New – Alloy shock mounts with lightweight, lower centre of gravity design and finer adjustment with spacers.  Additional flex adjustment settings are also now available.
New – Lower and more durable rear body mounting solution.
New – Hub carrier design featuring flanged bearings which offers a more precise design with better wheel control and drivetrain efficiency. These also include a threaded insert for the upper ball stud to increase durability.
New – Alloy steering arms for greater strength, ease of assembly and improved handling with better steering response and feeling.
New – Upper link pivot with integrated thread and new moulded body height stopper.
New – Radius arms with further Ackermann adjustment included.  Lightweight design and improved belt clearance for ultra-high diff settings.
New – Motor mount design featuring an in-built layshaft and increased motor positioning adjustment. This allows for a wider variety of gear sizes which can offer a more central motor and overall improved weight balance. The new layshaft design increases durability of the spur gear as well as moving it further inwards providing better belt control. A new optional fan mount is also compatible.
New – Anti-roll bar design provides easy accessibility and extra low centre of gravity with compact design, lightweight and clearance of all parts. Now with a spring controlled roll bar adjustment on the chassis side for very easy and accurate setting.
New – Increased diameter turnbuckles for improved strength.
New – Rear link orientation for easier accessibility, to install and remove shocks. 
New – C/F link mounts for improved strength and updates with increased spread and position of upper links with improved upper arm flex control. 
New – Top decks with refinements to improve performance and clearance to an updated spur gear area.
New – All new grey anodized alloy parts.
New – Lower bumper mount moulding prevents touching down on the track.

  • High quality, Mitsuboshi 119 teeth drive belts.  Highly flexible, efficient and durable drivetrain.
  • Alloy turnbuckles for weight reduction and improved centre of gravity.
  • Generic front and rear anti-roll bars in 0.1mm increments with laser engraving.
  • Durable and efficient drive train with large pulleys 22:40. Great for stock racing. 
  • Upper link design with ideal flexibility characteristics and tuning of castor.
  • Front body height limit control is included in the kit with a lightweight and simple layout.
  • Rear track rod for infinite adjustment to rear toe-in. This can be tuned for the use of passive rear steering.
  • Arrowmax supplied, industry-standard fitting spur gear.  
  • Symmetrical chassis cutout offers consistent chassis flex.
  • Simple twin bell crank chassis mounted steering assembly with adjustable travel stops. 
  • Double joint front driveshafts. 
  • Easy access front spool and rear differential.
  • LiPo adjustment for fine-tuning weight distribution with a Shorty option.
  • LiPo retention mouldings.
  • Aerospace carbon fibre 2.25mm soft weave chassis version and Steel Chassis version available.
  • 22-tooth 7075 alloy pulley. 
  • Precision ball-raced transmission.
  • CORE RC Precision shock springs included.

K224 – Mi10 – C/F – Kit
K225 – Mi10 – Steel – Kit

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Awesomatix signs Langner

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Awesomatix signs Langner

Awesomatix is excited to welcome 15-year-old German talent Phil Langner to the Team!

Despite his young age, Phil has already built an impressive list of achievements and established himself as one of the most promising young drivers on the European scene. With speed, racecraft, and determination, he represents the future of RC racing.

Major Highlights

  • ETS FWD Champion 2025/26
  • 2x Junior European Champion (2025)
  • ETS FWD Championship – 3rd overall (2024/25)
  • Stock 21.5T Vice Champion (2023/24)
  • Multiple ETS victories in FWD & 21.5 classes

2026/2027 Campaign

Phil will compete at the highest level in ETS Pro Stock 17.5T and Euro 13.5T, alongside key events like TOS, the European Championship in Luxembourg, and the German Nationals.

“I am very happy to join Team Awesomatix after already driving their car privately from 2022 to 2025. It’s very exciting to work with this great team from now on and try to achieve the best possible results together. Thanks to Max Mächler for this opportunity.”

Phil Langner, GER

Prümper wins TOS in Apeldoorn

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Prümper wins TOS in Apeldoorn

The ToniSport Onorad Series race in Apeldoorn was the inofficial outdoor season opener and a nice warm-up for the ETS which will take place their in a couple of weeks.

In the Modified class, Schumacher driver Yannic Prümper took the win ahead of Yokomo`s Christopher Krapp, and Infinity`s Jilles Groskamp.Robin Ijzerman and Lorenzo van Leeuwen completed the top five!

In 17.5 Stock it was local hero Rob Janssen who celebrated the win ahead of Lukas Ellerbrock and Bart Wubben.

The 21.5 Stock class was in the hands of Davir Ehrbar who won ahead of Richard Oversloot and Mario Buchwald.

Elibert Sievers was successful in FWD as he won the race ahead of Ronald Arts and Jacques Libar.

Lacques Libar managed to win the Formula class ahead of Chris Grenz and David Ehrbar.

Team Cayote confirmed as ETS title sponsor for Season #19 2026/27

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Team Cayote confirmed as ETS title sponsor for Season #19 2026/27

Second season as our proud partner

After coming on board as out proud title sponsor last season, Team Cayote has just confirmed to be our title sponsor for another year during ETS Season #19 2026/27. We are extremley happy to call Team Cayote our partner as they had a massive impact onto the RC racing scene over the last 2 years.

The support of Team Cayote is a major reason for us to keep the level of the Euro Touring Series as high as possible in terms of coverage and overall presentation. Together with all our other wonderful sponsors, we will bring you another season of great 1:10 onroad racing when we hit the track again in Apeldoorn at the end of May.

THANK YOU TEAM CAYOTE

Body Shell List Season #19 2026/27

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Body Shell List Season #19 2026/27

Today we like to give you some information about the official body shell list for ETS Season #19 2026/27. The list is almost completed as we are only missing some small information here and there. The system with the body shell listing is working fine now since many years and we will stick to that for the new ETS campaign.

The deadline to list any body shell for the first race of the season is Wednesday, April 29, 2026. The listed body shell MUST be available to the public on this day as well (the reference shop is ToniSport).

As always, the bodies for FWD, 40+ Masters, and 21.5 Stock are only allowed to use in 0,7 material thickness versions. The Modified and Pro Stock racers can use all available versions of the listed bodies – from ultralight over lightweight up to standard.

Avalon Racing

New founded German body shell manufacturer Avalon Racing joins the market with their first body shell called Vortex. The body is listed for all ETS touring car classes and is already available in hobby shops. Let`s see how the new company will perform against all the other manufacturers.

Bittydesign

New body for FWD listed with the A3-F

Italian manufacturer Bittydesign has listed their new A3-F body shell for the FWD class to replace the CA45. Furthermore, the company will stick to the Eptron and the Hyper HR body shells in touring car with one spot open for a new body shell release to follow during the season. The new body shell can be listed before any further ETS race of the season, as long as it is available to the public 4 weeks before the specific race.

Bitttydesign Body Shells for ETS Season #19 2026/27
FWD: A3-F | Touring Car classes: Eptron, Hyper HR

BLITZ

FWD body shell still in testing stages – the rest is set to go

BLITZ has already listed all touring car body shells as they will use the RS4, RS5, and TCN-S bodies in the new season. For FWD, Blitz is still testing a new body shell. They want to decide soon if they will list the new one, or if they will stay with their successful YRS body – stay tuned.

UPDATE 24.04.2026 Blitz has announced their new MK10 FWD body shell with the part number 60239-07. The MK10 is listed for ETS Season #19 and is replacing the YRS body from now on. The MK10 will only be allowed to use in Apeldoorn if it will become available in hobby shops until April 29. If not, the body will be only allowed to use from the second race of the season at the Hudy Arena.

BLITZ Body Shells for ETS Season #19 2026/27
FWD: MK10 | Touring Car classes: RS4, RS5, TCN-S

Lens Bodies

Ghibli listed, no FWD body available

Lens Bodies had a strong end to the season with their all new Ghibli 3.0 body. Together with the Ghibli 2.0 they are Lens Bodies options for ETS Season #19 as no FWD body shell is available from the Italian manufacturer!

Lens Bodies Body Shells for ETS Season #19 2026/27
FWD: no body | Touring Car classes: Ghibli 3.0, Ghibli 2.0

Mon-Tech

M4 and A6R new on the list, Civic stays for FWD

Alberto Montecchi from Mon-Tech was the first who had his bodies listed. For FWD he will stick to the very good Civic body while he has choosen the M-4, Julia, and A-6R for the touring car classes. The Mon-tech lineup is 100% complete!

Mon-Tech Body Shells for ETS Season #19 2026/27
FWD: Civic | Touring Car classes: M-4, Julia, and A-6R

Xtreme Aerodynamics

One spot open for Xtreme

Xtreme is developing one new touring car body shell which will be available later during the season for Pro Stock and Modified. Xtreme has listed the Twister and Speciale for touring car, and the Italia for FWD now!

Xtreme Body Shells for ETS Season #19 2026/27
FWD: Italia | Touring Car classes: Twister, Speciale

Zoo Racing

Wolverine stays, Jackal listed, APEX for FWD

Zoo Racing has a lot going on. First of all, the Wolverine remains on the list as one of the most successful bodies in the history of the ETS. The new Jackal is also listed for Pro Stock and Modified and the Panterra remians on the list as well. For FWD, the new body is the APEX and will be allowed for the new season.

Xtreme Body Shells for ETS Season #19 2026/27
FWD: APEX | Touring Car classes: Jackal, Wolverine, Panterra

Formual

Boost RC, Bittydesign, and Mon-Tech for Season #19

In the Formula class, the following body shells are allowed to use:
Mon-Tech F22 and F23
Boost RC Echo F1
Bittydesign Type-6C and Type-6R

Apeldoorn INFO PACKAGE RD1 Season #19 2026/27

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Apeldoorn INFO PACKAGE RD1 Season #19 2026/27

We have just brought ETS Season #18 to an end, but it is already time to prepare the next one. Season #19 is just around the corner and we will kick it off at AMCA Apeldoorn in the Netherlands like in the years before. The club has put in a lot of work and effort to further improve their amazing facility and we are already looking forward to when the cars will hit the AMCA track at the end of May 2026.

Entry Process

  • We will open the entries on MyRCM on Tuesday 7 April 2026 at 20:00 CET.
  • The limit of entries is set to 320, all other entries will be on waiting list.
  • Our entry fee for Season #19 is 75€ per class and is NOT including a set of tires.
    “We have changed this to make our book keeping more easy and efficient. In the same moment, the entry fee has increased by 10€. This increase was unavoidable for us, as we too are affected by steadily rising costs across all areas. Nevertheless, we have kept the increase as small as possible!”
  • The registration fee must be paid into the bank account specified on MyRCM by 28 April; this gives you a three-week deadline. You can also pay with Paypal now directly via MyRCM.
  • A fee of 10€ must be paid to the AMCA Apeldoorn club on Thursday.
    “We know that we are already doing seeding practice on Thursday, but the 10€ fee is mandatory for all clubs working with us and can therefore not get included into the entry fee.”

Practice Tires

With the start of ETS Season #19 2026/27, racers MUST pay and take the practice tires which they have pre-ordered during the entry process. It has become “state of the art” that many racers are pre-ordering practice tires to just notice (at the event) that they don`t need them.

We need to get on top of this now. Please make yourself comfortable with the new rule and pre-order only what you want to buy. The maximum quantity of practice tires racers can pre-order is 4 sets per class (which is enough).

“We will publish further information regarding payment for the practice tires, which should also be done prior to the event. This will also simplify the process of collecting the tires at the track, as everything is much easier when the tyres have already been paid for in advance!“

Rule Changes

FlySky Frontwheel

From the start of Season #19, FWD racers are allowed to use TWO sets of Ride (RI-36086) race tires instead of only one. The race tires must to be in use with the start of the first round of qualifying. In practice and seeding, racers can run their practice tires however they want to do it.
It is also allowed to use the race tires in a seeding round, it just depends on the time we are able to hand out the race tires. We will take care that it will be the same for everybody!

Only the Hobbywing Xerun XR10 Justock G3S V2 speed controller is allowed to use. The ESC will be available soon – further infos to follow. We will have enough rental ESC`s in Apeldoorn to make sure that everybody will be able to use it!

Matrix Formula

There are also some changes coming to the Matrix Formula class. Following extensive discussions, it was decided that we need to slow the cars down slightly.

Therefore, with immediate effect, we will be using the Hobbywing Xerun V10 G4R (2-3s) Sensored Brushless Motor 21.5T (the same one we use in the 40+ Masters and 21.5 Stock classes). The ESC remains the same, but will now be operated in Blinky Mode (no more RPM limiter).

We have also decided to allow all cars which are officially available on the market (for example Exotek, CRC, Xray, Schumacher, Tamiya…) as long as they are having the rough chassis shape and the look of an F1 car. If something totally awkward will be running on track, we still reserve the right to ban the car. Please, do not build some unnecessary outlaw prototypes…

Monday before the race in Apeldoorn

Some important information regarding the Monday before the ETS in Apeldoorn. This Monday (25 May 2026) is a public holiday in many European countries (Whit Monday).

Normally, the track is always closed from Monday to Wednesday prior to an ETS. We will continue to follow this practice in future.

However, due to the public holiday, AMCA Apeldoorn has decided to open its doors and allow EVERYONE who wishes to come to practice. This will NOT be a special practice day for 1:10 electric cars. If you are travelling to Apeldoorn on this day, please be aware that other scales (1:8, Nitro cars, electric cars) will also be on the track. It is a practice day like any other. This day is very important for the club, which is why the track is officially open! It is a decision of the club which we need to respect.

The track is CLOSED on TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY before the ETS…!!!

Technical Rules for ETS Season #19 2026/27

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