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As most of you know, our race at the Sporthotel Grafenwald in Daun is the one with the highest number of entries since many years. We just received all the early hotel booking conditions and like to pass them to you immediateley!
We will open the entries for the event soon on MyRCM and will inform you about that in a couple of days!
EVENT INFO ETS RD4 Season #19
DATE: 28.01. – 31.01.2027
Location: Sporthotel Grafenwald, Im Grafenwald 1, 54550 Daun
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5 things we learned from ETS RD3 Season #19 at Arena33 in Andernach, GER
The third race of ETS Season #19 was a real blast in Andernach. The Arena33 track was well prepared and the racers enjoyed their time on track and in the pits together. The conditions became a bit tricky with the weather forecast for sunday, but because of that we saw a thriling second set of A-Main finals under the lights on Saturday evening. Sunday was rained out and the third final could not really happen. As always, we take many learnings away from this ETS race and here are FIVE of them….
1)… Saturday evening was MAGIC!
The decision to race “under the lights” of Arena33 was made on Saturday afternoon as the weather forecast for Sunday had become even worse with a 100% risk of rain. It was not an easy decision for the ETS crew as the lighting at Arena33 is ok, but not really brightening up the whole track. The lights are normally in use at relaxed club nights (and the 24 hours race) to drive a bit, but they had never been in use at a top level event. However, the last races on Saturday evening had been the second round of A-Mains and it was about “the best in the business” to deal with the darkest ever ETS racing conditions.
WATCH AGAIN – MODIFIED A2 UNDER THE LIGHTS
And what a hell of a job they ALL did…. Massive congratulations to every racer who went for the challenge – you did a masterful job. All the finals had been exciting to watch, and the A-Mains will be races to remember for a long time now. The atmosphere around the track was fantastic and the crowd was fascinated about the on-track action.
In the modified class, a lot of sparks had been coming of the rear end of the cars and it was amazing to watch these cars at such a high speed under the lights. Even if it was (hopefully) a single event to race in these conditions – we will never forget!
WATCH AGAIN – PRO STOCK A2 UNDER THE LIGHTS
2)… Sunglasses and Fluo Wings – what made a difference?
As the decision had been announced to run under the lights, we could see many different reactions. Some drivers had been full of anticipation to do it, others had been more afraid. Some said “that will be cool”, other commented that “it is a stupid idea”. But as the races came closer, we saw most of the racers doing special things which they normally never would have done.
Michal Orlowski for example started to prepare a new Zenith body shell with Fluo Yellow paint for better visibility in the dark. A lot of teamwork was needed to get the job done on time, but it fully paid off as Michal destroyed his competition in A2 when he had almost a lap of a lead from everybody else. Was it only the bright color of his body? Maybe not. But he said after the run that he “could see his car super good without any issues as soon as Andy (Murray) was putting it down onto the track”!
Other drivers just painted their clear rear wing with white or any fluo color that was available. Adam Izsay, the winner of Pro Stock, used some yellow spray also on the front hood of his body to increase the visiblity.
We also saw many racers wearing sunglasses in the last 30 minutes before the race to gain kind of a “brightness effect” on the drivers stand with removing the glasses shortly before the run. Many believed in that, others (like Marc Rheiard) made a little bit of fun out of this situation with “not getting the point” about this.
But what have we learned? Our ETS racers are super imaginative and can react to so many tings in a very short time. It was really cool to see and one of the stories of the weekend for sure!
3)… Völker had an amazing RC Maker debut!
We can keep this one short: We all know what a fantastic driver Ronald Völker is. But after his move to RC Maker, nobody had an idea how good or bad his first race with the new team and the new car would end for him.
The second place in qualifying, including a TQ run (in Q2), and the overall second place was simply incredible. Ronald`s LRP powered RC Maker SP2 looked strong and smooth all weekend long!
A great achievement for himself, Ryan Maker, the whole team, and the SP2. Everybody seemed to be happs for Völker as it was a perfect start into the next chapter of his carreer!
4)… Kappes joins circle of ETS race winners!
Christoph Kappes took the win in the Hobbywing 21.5 Stock class. He was one of the secret top favourites before the race but he did not want us (the media) to put him into this position. With a second place in qualifying, the chances for the win had been alive before the finals. A1 did not went to plan when a collision between Chriistoph`s Mugen Seiki car and TQ Daniel Anthes (Awesomatix) handed the win over to Daniel Hiesch (Awesomatix).
It was even more impressive to see Christoph taking the win in A2 under the lights. He also managed to post a faster overall runtime compared to Hiesch and the victory was his after Sunday was rained out. Congratulations Christoph Kappes and welcome in the club of ETS race winners!
5)… Wins for both – Avalon and ZooRacing!
In our 5 things report leading into the event, we asked ourselves about the body shell battle in the Stock classes. With the Zoo Racing Wolverine now having a serious competitor with the Avalon Vortex, the race at Arena 33 in Andernach was another showdown between these two body shells.
In the end only one thing is clear: The Pro Stock drivers are still trusting the Wolverine with all 11 A-Main drivers using it in the Ultra-Light 0,4mm version. On the other side, the Avalon Vortex was taking the win in the 21.5 Stock and 40+ Masters class. Let`s see how the story wil continue during the carpet season….
5.1)… All LiPo batteries in LiPo Bags
To finish up this report we like to shout out a huge THANK YOU to all racers for always using LiPo bags in the pits. It is mandatory and should be nothing we need to check, but in the past we have seen many people charging without a proper LiPo bag. Oliver Storm from the ETS crew has done many hidden “inspections” in the pits and he reported that he had not seen one single battery on a charger without being in a LiPo bag – that is simply GREAT!
Awesomatix closes the points gap on Xray
The third round of ETS Season #19 2026/27 took place at Arena33 in Andernach from September 10-13. It was a great event with 320 entries and we saw great races in all ETS racing classes. Unfortunateley, the last final on sunday was rained out and could not happen. But most teams collected valuable points for the ETS Constructors Championship and we are giving you our latest update about the points standings and the trends…
Overall standings after three from five races
Trends and results from ETS RD3 at Arena33
Find out which teams have collected the most points at the last ETS race in Andernach. Some teams had been surprisingly good, others had been disappointing. And two teams are still fighting for the top spot in the standings…
1. AWESOMATIX (1202 pts) – Three points made up – Mächler`s team brings the heat!
Even if they could only win one class (Borschel in FWD), the Awesomatix team was once again very strong. They had a car on each podium and the counted points came from Roman Borschel (FWD|302), Phil Langner (Pro Stock|300), Toni Mateo (40+|300), and Daniel Hiesch (21.5 Stock|300).They managed to cut Xray’s lead by 3 points, and the battle for the title will continue on carpet in 2027!
2. XRAY (1199 pts) – Strong performance in many classes and still on top of the championship
The Xray team had two winners on their side in Andernach. Even if they lost some points to Awesomatix, they are still on the drivers seat of the championship and five points ahead of their hardest contenders. The points from Xray came from Adam Izsay (Pro Stock|302),David Ehrbar (40+|302), Stefan Schulz (FWD|299), and Marc Rheinard (Modified|296).
3. ARC (1183 pts) – Their best weekend since the Constructors’ Championship began
The biggest surprise at Arena33 clearly was the ARC team. They had cars in all A-Mains and scored their best ever points haul for the ETS constructors championship. The team is on the rise and their points had been counted from Enrico Jung (Pro Stock|293), Henrik Heitsch (FWD|295), David Kuschnarew (21.5 Stock|297), and Ulrich Dinger (40+|298).
4. MUGEN (895 pts) – Already missing Völker`s points?
The team lost Ronald Völker to RC Maker some weeks ago – and a guarantee of Modified A-Main points as well. The weekend in Andernach was still solid for Mugen Seiki. They collected points with their drivers Christoph Kappes (21.5 Stock|302), Sören Sparbier (Pro Stock|296), and Werner Schmitzer (40+|297)
5. SCHUMACHER (599 pts) – Orlowski keeps winning – but that`s it!
Michal Orlowski (Modified|302) and Bart Degoes (FWD|297) collected the points for the british team. Their Mi10 seems to be such a good car – but why are they not having more of them in the A-Mains of the stock classes? This is something Schumacher needs to improve if they like to battle for a higher position at some point.
6. RC MAKER (596 pts) – Good points – Völker makes a huge impact
The story of the weekend was Ronald Völker`s second place in the Modified class at his first race with his new RC Maker team and their new SP2 touring car. Völker collected 300 points, backed up by a good result from Patrick Gassauer (21.5 Stock|296). Let`s see how big their wings will become after signing ETS record champion Völker!
7. INFINITY (297 pts) – One Coelho is not enough…
Bruno Coelho was the only top driver from Infinity attending the race while Viktor Wilck was on a “baby break” (congratulations to Viktor and his wife…) and Jilles Groskamp as well as Naoto Matsukura both racing at the 1:10 Nitro worlds in Gubbio. Congratulations to Naoto Matsukura for taking the worlds title. Bruno Coelho collected 297 points for Infinity while no other car made an A-Main.
8. SERPENT (293) – Only Greiner is flying the flag!
Dominic Greiner was (once again) the only Seroent driver who scored points at ETS RD3 (Modified|293). Difficult to understand why Serpent seems to have some problems to gain more drivers here in Europe. The car looks great and is fast too.
9. IRIS and YOKOMO (0 pts) – no cars in the finals
Nothing to report and no point as both manufacturers had no cars in an A-Main. They are working hard and they will come back for sure!
Rain ends ETS in Germany on Sunday morning!
The racers arrived with high anticipations and high hopes for a dry third round of finals and the sun was out at around eight o`clock. But unfortunateley, it started to rain at nine and the ETS crew had to call it a day. More rain was in the forecast and expected to arrive at Arena33 around lunch-time and there seemed to be no chance for the track to dry again before the heavy rain.
Therefore, we had nothing to report about A3 as it got completley cancelled. However, it was a great event at Arena33 and we got in as much racing as possible – with a real spectacle on Saturday evening UNDER THE LIGHTS.
Völker and Lauter second and third behind race winner Orlowski
Izsay wins ahead of Langner and Kriz
Schmid and Schulz joining Borschel on FWD podium
Mateo takes second from Thalheimer – Ehrbar a class of his own!
Kappes takes maiden ETS win ahead of Hiesch and Lätsch
Hudy wins last ETW Formula asphalt race!
LIGHTS ON – Orlowski owns the NIGHT
Long story short: The second set of finals had been completeley moved to Saturday evening because of a rainy weather forecast for Sunday. The decision was made by the ETS crew to get at least two full rounds of finals into the books. But as the sun was already gone a few minutes before eight o`clock, the last races (B and A-Mains) had to be under the lights of Arena33. It was a risky decision as racing under the lights is tricky, but it was the only chance to get two finals in for all ETS racers before a possible “rained out” Sunday (fingers crossed).
Masterclass from Orlowski under the lights of Arena33 – Lauter, Dankel, Völker, and Rheinard with an epic battle
The last race on Saturday evening was Modified A2 – under the lights. Everybody was super excited, a bit afraid, and also hyped to see the modified drivers dealing with these unusual conditions. When the race started, Michal Orlowski was launching his car off the line with a fresh painted , fluo yellow body shell. He did this in the very last minute to replace his blue body shell for better visibility on track – and it worked flawlessly. Orlowski was flying around the track and was untouchable until he crossed the finish line with a gap of almost one lap over the resr of the field – very impressive.
The spectators saw sparks flying when the modified cars hammered down the straightway and it was one of the best atmospheres we had at teh ETS since a long time – even with knowing how difficult it was for the racers out there.
Simon Lauter had a great fight for second place with Eric Dankel after Ronald Völker lost some ground in the early stages of the race – same as Bruno Coelho who spun around coming onto the straight in lap one. Lucas Urbain could not avoid to crash into Bruno`s car and was out of the race afterwards.
On the other side, Marc Rheinard (started P10) found himself in fifth place behind Völker after two minutes and made a nice pass under the cheers of the crowd coming onto the straightway. He tried to close the gap to Dankel and Lauter as well but in the end the finishing order in A1 was Orlowski, Lauter, Dankel, Rheinard, Coelho, Völker, Greiner, Manzo, Prümper, Jung, and Urbain.
Izsay wins Pro Stock class after a clinic drive “in the dark”
Xray factory driver Adam Izsay made it happen. Almost three years after his last Pro Stock victory, he finally managed to win again. After a clinic drive under the lights of Arena33 in Andernach, Izsay crossed the line ahead of his team mates Jaroslav Jun. Kriz, Jan Ratheisky, and David Perez Perez. Phil Langner had a very unlucky lap and lost many positions in the fight for an overall podium this weekend. A2 was a great race under the lights, and amazing to watch!
Borschel wins A2 to seal the overall victory at ETS RD3 in Germany
Roman Borschel won the second FlySky FWD A-Main at Arena 33 against all his hard competitors. Borschel drove a clean race in the difficult conditions and is the well-deserved winner of ETS RD3 in Andernach. Kevin Schmid, Max Weffers, and Stefan Schulz completed the top 4 in A2.
Mission completed – Ehrbar with another 40+ Masters class victory
David Ehrbar showed (once again) that nobody can stop him from winning in the 40+ Masters class. Mirco Thalheimer gave his all and drove a strong race in the dark but had to settle for second spot in A2 behind Ehrbar, and in front of Werner Schmitzer, Toni Mateo, and Anna Ehrbar.
Kappes strikes back and wins A2 ahead of Lätsch and Gassauer
After a bad first final. Christoph Kappes was able to recover in A2 when he drove to the win from second on the grid after TQ Daniel Anthes had some small bobbles here and there. Kappes took the win ahead of a strong driving Mick Lätsch, and a very experienced Patrick Gassauer. Christian Lütjen and Filip Bortoli rounded out the top five in the second Hobbywing 21.5 Stock final.
Ehrbar takes late evening A2 from Hudy and Libar
David Ehrbar was able to win A2 of the Formula class after Andreas Stiebler dropped back to the end of the field after an unlucky contact with Hudy and a barrier in lap one of A2. Ehrbar was able to hold off Hudy in the following minutes and took the win ahead of Hudy, Libar, Jovicic, and Stiebler.
Orlowski takes A1 from Völker and Lauter
On the sound of the tone, TQ Michal Orlowski brought the field around the first lap and saw Ronald Völker, Simon Lauter, and Bruno Coelho following him around the Arena33 track in Andernach. Orlowski was pulling a small gap to Völker in lap one before their laptimes started to stay almost the same.
Behind Orlowski and Coelho, we could see a hard defending Simon Lauter who had Bruno Coelho “all over him”. Coelho tried a move on Lauter but lost a position to Prümper – to just get it back two laps later again.
At the end of A1, Orlowski won with a gap of 1.1 seconds in front of Ronald Völker. Simon Lauter finished third and was another two seconds behind Völker. Bruno Coelho had to settle for fourth place in A1 and was followed by Yannic Prümper and Eric Dankel.
With A2 starting later today under the lights of Arena33, the thrill for the day was not over after an intense first final in the Cayote Modified class.
So much pressure – Izsay stands his ground to win A1 from Langner and Ratheisky
In the first A-Main of the Awesomatix Pro Stock class, top qualifier Adam Izsay was putting his head down and executed a perfect race on top of the field. Izsay saw Jan Ratheisky hunting him down during the first laps before Ratheisky went a bit wide coming onto the straightway.
Phil Langner took full advantage of that and pulled an inside move on Ratheisky – great to watch. In the following three minutes we could see perfect Pro Stock driving from Izsay, Langner, Ratheisky, and Kriz and Izsay took the very important win in the first final. Phil Langner showed what he is capable of and brought home a strong second place.
Iceman Borschel takes opening FWD A-Main at Arena33
Roman Borschel drove the perfect race in A1 and took the win from start to finish. For Stefan Schulz and Kevin Schmid, A1 was a different story. They had an amazing battle for the entire five minutes and it was Schmid who could bring home P2 ahead of Schulz, Weffers, and Degoes. This first final showed great FWD racing from everybody and we cannot wait for teh next one!
Unstoppable Ehrbar wins A1 from Mateo and Dinger
Xray driver David Ehrbar took the win in A1 – even with a small error in lap 9 which had almost cost him the lead.Ehrbar was super-fast (hot lap 20.583) and behind him we saw Toni Mateo creating a lot of pressure on Mirco Thalheimer who was runnign in second place before he made a costly mistake allowing Mateo and Dinger to go by.
The top 5 finishing order after five minutes: Ehrbar, Mateo, Dinger, Thalheimer, and Stankowitz.
Hiesch takes thrilling first final after Kappes and Anthes had a contact
Top qualifiern Daniel Anthes had a very intense fight with second place starter Christoph Kappes in A1 of the Hobbywing 21.5 Stock class. Kappes was chasing Anthes around the track and it was really nice to watch.
Daniel Hiesch could almost match the pace of the leaders and never lost contact to them. In lap 8 of the race it happened: Kappes was very close to Anthes in front of the driver stand and they had an unlucky collision ending in a big loss of time for both drivers.
Daniel Hiesch took full advantage with his Awesomatix car and took the win in A1 ahead of Anthes, Kuschnarew (from 11 to 3), Buchwald, and Weffers.
A-Main number one goes to Xray
Martin Hudy converted his Formula pole position into A1 victory after a clean run on the challenging Arena33 track. His advantage over Schumacher driver Andreas Stiebler was at around 1.2 seconds while Stiebler had a nice battle for second and third place with David Ehrbar and Jacques Libar. Michal Wojcik finished fifth in A1 in front of Luka Jovicic and Chris Grenz.
Thrilling finals ahead – Orlowski takes close TQ in Germany
Saturday morning saw Q3 and Q4 happening in Andernach. After a little shower was hitting the track on Friday evening, some heats had to be re-scheduled and mother nature was very pleasant and welcomed the racers with a nice sunrise.
The competition is heating up—Orlowski claims a narrow pole position in Andernach, Völker second
Q3 – After we had seen intense battles on Friday, the third round of Cayote Modified qualifying was not less exciting. Ronald Völker was leading the heat early on before Bruno Coelho popped up on top of the screen after setting the fastest lap of the heat with a 17.058. But in the last 60 seconds of Q3, Michal Orlowski came back strong with his Mi10 and was able to snatch Q3 away from Coelho and Völker.
It was a very important TQ run for Orlowski who was not very happy after the run describing it as “difficult to understand why we lost some pace compared to practice”. Behind Orlowski, Coelho, and Völker, it was Yannic Prümper who had a solid run to P4 ahead of Simon Lauter and Lucas Urbain.
Coelho crashes while leading, Völker struggles, Orlowski takes TQ honors
Q4 – The battle for the overall TQ was on the line between Orlowski and Völker in Q4. But after Ronald was struggling a bit in the first minute, he was out of contention for the TQ and Orlowski could seal it.
However, we also saw a very fast Bruno Coelho leading Q4 for many laps until he crashed his Infinity car out in the long right turn on the right side of the track.
Simon Lauter and Lucas Urbain both popped up on top of the scoring and timing with 90 seconds to go but in the end it was (once again) the Schumacher Mi10 of Michal Orlowski who could take the win and the TQ honors.
Many people hoped for a sensation (RC Maker TQ) but with their second place on the grid they are still “flying high” so far here at Arena3.
10 car A-Main grid: Orlowski, Völker, Lauter, Coelho, Urbain, Prümper, Dankel, Greiner, Manzo, Rheinard
Great set of qualifying sees Izsay on top – closely followed by Ratheisky and Langner
Langner takes first ever TQ run in Pro Stock during Q3 at Arena33
Q3 – It was on an early and sunny Saturday morning when Phil Langner made it (finally) happen: He was able to lay down his first ever Pro Stock TQ run! After a brilliant drive with his Awesomatix A800RR, he had the small advantage of 0.3 seconds over Xray`s Q2 winner Jan Ratheisky, and Adam Izsay.
With three different TQ drivers from the first three rounds, the thrill was continuing until the last and deciding fourth round of Awesomatix Pro Stock qualifying.
Xray fights back in Q4 when Izsay secures the TQ spot
Q4 – Phil Langner, Adam Izsay, and Jan Ratheisky…. They all had a chance to TQ the event here at Arena33 in Andernach when Q4 got underway. After Langner made some small mistakes, it was Izsay who took advantage to win ahead of his Xray teammates Ratheisky and Kriz. With an Xray 1-2 on the starting grid now, Langner will have a lot of work to do to fight for the win. Let`s go Pro Stock racing!
10 car A-Main grid: Izsay, Ratheisky, Langner, Kriz, Perez Perez, Bultynck, Sparbier, Benson, Ellerbrock, Jung
Borschel is top qualifier at ETS RD3 in Germany
Q3 – After coming short to Borschel in Q1 and Q2, Stefan Schulz took the win in Q3 of the FWD class and it back in the fight for the overall TQ. Borschel took second place for the round ahead of Max Weffers, Filip Bortoli, and Ronald Arts.
Q4 – Borschel and Schulz had a great fight for the pole position in Q4 when both drivers had the best pace on track once again. Borschel had the better end to his favor and secured the sweet spot on the grid when he won Q4 by a small margin of 0.242 seconds over Schulz. Kevin Schmid was third quickest in Q4 and will line up third on the grid for the finals as well.
10 car A-Main grid: Borschel, Schulz, Schmid, Weffers, Bortoli, Degoes, Libar, Heitsch, Sova, Arts
Ehrbar wraps up the overall TQ in Andernach
Q3 – David Ehrbar continues to dominate the 40+ Masters class. He took another win in Q3 and sealed the pole position for the triple finals ahead of the competition. Behind him, many drivers had been in the fight for P2 during the run and it was Toni Mateo from Gran Canaria who took it ahead of Anna Ehrbar, Manuel Stankowitz, and Mirco Thalheimer.
Q4 – With the TQ already decided before, all racers aimed for a last shot to collect valuable points in the “last minute”. David Ehrbar took it easy and it was Mirco Thalheimer who took the early lead in Q4 ahead of Toni Mateo and Michael van den Berg. Thalheimer clearly was the fastest in this heat and took the win to secure second overall on the grid behind his teammate David Ehrbar (both with Xray cars). Toni Mateo finished second in Q4 ahead of David Ehrbar, Ulrich Dinger, and Anna Ehrbar.
10 car A-Main grid: D. Ehrbar, Thalheimer, Mateo, Dinger, A.Ehrbar, Schmitzer, Baggendorf, Stankowitz, Heitsch, Kaufmann
Anthes and Kappes to battle it out in the finals – Anthes on pole
Q3 – Going into the event as one of the top favorites, Christoph Kappes was finally able to execute a clean TQ run in Q3 when he won with a big gap ahead of a superb driving Daniel Hiesch, Max Weffers, Mick Lätsch, and Mario Buchwald. The battle for the overall TQ was shifted to Q4 and it was all about Kappes (fastest overall runtime until then) and Daniel Anthes (two TQ runs).
Q4 – Everybody was watching Anthes and Kappes on track in Q4, but Mario Buchwald was also in the mix so score a TQ run at Arena33. It was a very close fight for the entire five minutes, with the better end for former LRP Touring Car masters and ETS race winner Daniel Anthes. He took the win in Q4 ahead of Daniel Hiesch and sealed the overall TQ spot ahead of Christoph Kappes. The finals in the 21.5 class will be super exciting for sure. Can Kappes win on home soil, or will Anthes claim his second ever ETS race win from the TQ spot?
10 car A-Main grid: Anthes, Kappes, Hiesch, Bortoli, Lätsch, Buchwald, Gassauer, Schymaniuk, Lütjen, Weffers
Hudy earns pole at Arena33 after strong qualifying performance
Martin Hudy claimed the overall TQ of the Formula class when he added another win in Q3 on Saturday morning ahead of Andreas Stiebler. David Ehrbar, and Luka Jovicic. Stiebler took the win in Q4 afterwards to secure second on the grid in front of Ehrbar and Libar.
10 car A-Main grid: Hudy, Stiebler, Ehrbar, Libar, Wojcik, Jovicic, Kampehl, Grenz, vd Heijden, Jansen
Under the Hood – Ronald Völker`s RC MAKER SP2
After making a mid-season move from Mugen Seiki to RC Maker some weeks ago, Ronald Völker is having his first big race with his SP2 here at Arena33 in Andernach. Ronald is working close with the team to quickly get their cars up to speed and so far it is looking really good on track. The car Ronald is using is equipped with the RC Maker 1.2mm Steel Chassis, upper turnbuckle links, and rear aluminum drive shafts. In addition to that, Ronald is also using the great looking bronze coloured aluminum screws and front and rear body supports from INOV8.
As always (since 20 years), Ronald`s car is powered by an LRP speed controller and energized by LRP batteries. As they (LRP) are still working on a new modified motor, Ronald is using a different one here this weekend. His car is steered by a Highest servo and controlled by a FlySky radio.
Chassis: RC MAKER SP2
Body Shell: Xtreme Zenith 0,4mm
Speedo: LRP Flow X2
Motor: 5.0T
Battery: LRP 5900mAh
Radio: FlySky Noble NB4 Pro +
Servo: Highest L250
Tires: Matrix D36 ETS Handout
Sponsors and support: RC MAKER, LRP, INOV8, FlySky, Highest, MPE Stickers, VP-Design, 1up Racing, Arrowmax, Axon, Takashima D-13, Mibosport, Vigor
Völker holds surprising overnight TQ at Arena 33
Orlowski wins Q1 from Lauter and Völker
Q1 – Before the first round of Cayote Modified qualifying, everybody expected Michal Orlowski to win it by a mile…. and the Schumacher star driver delivered. However, Orlowski`s margin was at “only 2.1 seconds“ which is still a lot – but not as devastating for his competitors (some people had expected a gap of 4-5 seconds).
Behind Orlowski we saw a hard and super-close fight for the positions between Simon Lauter (Awesomatix), Ronald Völker (RC Maker), Bruno Coelho (Infinity), and Eric Dankel (Awesomatix). The positions changed many times throughout the run, and it was Lauter who could snatch the second place from Völker by 0.157 of a second.
A great result for both drivers and especially for Völker who had hoped for a top three result in his first ever qualifying run for RC Maker.
Lauter and Völker looked quite happy after the run being “best of the rest” behind Orlowski. After his second place in seeding, reigning world champion Bruno Coelho had to take P4 from Q1 and Eric Dankel was able to score good points with a fifth place.
Völker claims first ever Modified TQ run for RC MAKER
Q2 – With Q1 being already entertaining, THE STORY of the day happened in Q2 of the Cayote Modified class. Michal Orlowski saw all of his competitors on a good pace and could not open a comfortable gap to Lauter, Völker, and Coelho as he was able to do in Q1.
The top four all posted 17.1 second laptimes and it looked like Orlowski`s hot lap advantage of a couple of tenths was gone… In the last 2 minutes of the run, it was Ronald Völker who jumped into the lead before Orlowski was able to take it back by three tenths of a second. The crowd was watching and it was almost silent as the thrill was really there. Orlowski, Völker, Lauter, and Coelho had an incredible fight against the clock and once Orlowski was in the lead again, everybody thought “that`s it now”. BUT in the penultimate lap of Q2, Orlowski made a mistake at the last curb of the center chicane and lost 1.6 seconds.
Völker took full advantage and the win in Q1 under the cheers of his new team (including a very emotional Ryan Maker) – what a great story! Völker also posted a faster runtime as Orlowski did in Q1 and is the overnight TQ now in the Cayote Modified class. Behine Völker, it was Simon Lauter who took second spot in front of Bruno Coelho, Michal Orlowski, and Lucas Urbain!
The top 10 after 2 of 4 qualifiers: Völker, Orlowski, Lauter, Coelho, Urbain, Dankel, Prümper, Greiner, Gollner, Rheinard
Xray 1-2 with Ratheisky and Izsay ahead of Sparbier
Q1 – After some very interesting seeding practice results from Thursday, RC Maker driver David Reip was starting from P1 into qualifying for the first time in his ETS racing career. But it was Xray`s Adam Izsay who made the most out of Q1 when he took the win ahead of an also strong driving Phil Langner (Awesomatix), and Jaroslav Jun. Kriz (Xray). Ollie Bultynck finished fourth in Q1 ahead of David Perez Perez, Tim Benson, Jesper Rasmussen, Enrico Jung, and Lukas Ellerbrock.
Q2 – Jan Ratheisky won Pro Stock Q2 for Xray after a brilliant drive. Ratheisky skipped Q1 to play the tire game – in which is seems to be very good. Jan took the win by 0.7 seconds in front of Mugen Seiki driver Sören Sparbier, the Xray of Adam Izsay, Enrico Jung (ARC), and Ollie Bultynck (Awesomatix).
The top 10 after 2 of 4 qualifiers: Ratheisky, Izsay, Sparbier, Langner, Kriz, Jung, Bultynck, Perez Perez, Rasmussen, Benson
Borschel on top at qualifying half-time
Q1 – Roman Borschel won the first heat of FlySky qualifying with his Awesomatix car on a cool Friday morning ahead of top seed Kevin Schmid (Awesomatix) and Filip Bortoli (Xray). Stefan Schulz (third after seeding) skipped Q1 to save some tires and it was all about Max Weffers and Jacques Libar to round out the top five.
Q2 – In the second round of qualifying, it was again Roman Borschel who took the win by only 0.016 seconds ahead of Stefan Schulz. Max Weffers was another seven tenths behind Schuz and saw Kevin Schmid and Filip Bortoli rounding out the top five.
The top 10 after 2 of 4 qualifiers: Borschel, Schulz, Schmid, Weffers, Bortoli, Heitsch, Libar, Sova, Degoes, Anthes
Champion Ehrbar ahead of Dinger and Thalheimer
Q1 – The first round of 1up Racing 40+ Masters qualifying saw top seed Mirco Thalheimer (Xray) posting the fastest lap of the run (20.637), but he had to take second place behind heat winner David Ehrbar who once again managed to TQ the opening round after a very strong performance with his Xray X4`26. David`s wife, Anna Ehrbar (Xray), posted the third fastest time in Q1 in front of Torsten “Totti” Baggendorf (Xray), and ARC racer Ulrich Dinger.
Q2 – After winning Q1, David Ehrbar stamped authority onto the 40+ Masters class when he also won Q2 ahead of Ulrich Dinger and Mirco Thalheimer. Toni Mateo showed a good pace and scored P4 for the round in front of Anna Ehrbar and Henrik Heitsch.
The top 10 after 2 of 4 qualifiers: D.Ehrbar, Dinger, Thalheimer, Mateo, A. Ehrbar, Heitsch, Baggendorf, Stankowitz, vd Berg, Morgen
Sooooo close – Anthes leads from Kappes with two more to go!
Q1 – Daniel Anthes (fastest lap 20.582) took the win in the first round of Hobbywing 21.5 Stock qualifying when he was able to outpace top seed Christoph Kappes (fastest lap 20.656) by 0.720 of a second after a very intense five -minute run. Filip Bortoli and Horst Schymaniuk (both running in the b-heat), as well as Christian Lütjen made it into the top five as well and collected some valuable points from Q1.
Q2 – After being separated by only 0.016 in Q1, it was another Anthes and Kappes show in Q2. With the gap this time at 0.283 of a second, Anthes could take another important win and is on the way to seal the overall pole position at Arena33. Daniel Hiesch finished third in Q2 ahead of a very fast Mick Lätsch, and “routineer” Patrick Gassauer!
The top 10 after 2 of 4 qualifiers: Anthes, Kappes, Hiesch, Bortoli, Lätsch, Schymaniuk, Gassauer, Lütjen, Kuschnarew, Buchwald
On a mission – Hudy takes Q1 and Q2 in Andernach
Q1 – Xray`s very own Martin Hudy took the opening round of Formula qualifying at Arena33. Hudy won the heat with an advantage of six tenths over Schumacher`s Andreas Stiebler, and the Xray ride of Jacques Libar. Hudy also posted the fastest lap of the round (19.872) and was looking very strong after Q1.
Q2 – Martin Hudy continued to run strong when he posted another TQ run at Arena33 in Q2. This time he had an advantage of almost 0.5 seconds over David Ehrbar and Andreas Stiebler finished third and was followed by Jacques Libar and Robert Kampehl.
The top 10 after 2 of 4 qualifiers: Hudy, Ehrbar, Stiebler, Libar, Kampehl, Wojcik, Grenz, Jovicic, vd Heijden, Jansen
