Enrico Jung (GER) is rocking the current ARC A11 here at the ETS season opener in Apeldoorn. His car is equipped with a 1.2mm steel chassis and a set of titanium screws from R1 Wurks. Enrico is using a Twister Speciale (0,4mm) on our pictures but is also following the trend of the weekend running the Avalon Vortex on track. On the electronic side, Enrico is using a Hobbywing combo together with a Sanwa M17S radio and a prototype servo from Savöx. It is the first full season for Enrico in the Modified class and he will try to improve race by race to see what he can do against the best drivers in the world!
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)
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 Anna 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
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
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)
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.”
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
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!
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.
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.”
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.
