Dominant Sunday performance earns Coelho the win in the Netherlands

The overall win was on the line in A3 and it was Intinity`s Bruno Coelho who took the win from pole position. Coelho showed a very dominant performance on Sunday and won A3 with a gap of 1.1 seconds from Schumacher driver Michal Orlowski. Bruno also posted the fastest lap of the heat with a 13.573 and clearly showed that he deserved the overall win in Apeldoorn this weekend.

Michal Orlowski took second in A3, and second overall behind Coelho and was the only driver who was able to really give Bruno a challenge. Even if it was not enough for P1 (after winning in Apeldoorn three times in a row), Michal clearly was second fastest throughout the weekend even when he suffered from feeling sick since Friday.

Mugen Seiki`s Ronald Völker jumped onto the last spot of the podium with a second place from A1 and a fourth position in the second leg. A great recovery for Völker who had higher hopes coming into the event with his LRP powered Mugen MTC-3.

Simon Lauter was (maybe) the most unlucky guy this weekend. He missed the podium by a very small margin after he qualified third on the grid and performing very well in the finals. However, P4 is still a good result which he can (and should) be proud of.

Dominic Greiner finished 5th overall for Serpent, Marc Rheinard took P6 at his Xray debut ahead of his old Awesomatix teammates Lucas Urbain and Eric Dankel, while Alexander Hagberg (9), Yannic Prümper (10), and Tim Wahl completed the A-Main results in Apeldoorn!

Bultynck with the perfect start into the season as he collects maximum points from Apeldoorn

Olivier Bultynck had a perfect start into A3 and was leading ahead of Jan Ratheisky, Timon Coenen, Louis Kretschmer, and Rob Jansen. Kretschmer passed Coenen after 2 minutes and was running in thrid palce showing a great pace behind Ratheisky. But as all the drivers made no mistakes out front it was Olivier Bultynck who celebrated another perfect start into a season with adding another ETS race win in Apeldoorn after a great and thrilling set of A-Main finals.

Xray`s Jan Ratheisky was able to split the Awesomatix podium when he secured P2 ahead of Timon Coenen who had an amazing weekend in Apeldoorn achieving his first ever podium.

Schulz takes the overall win in Apeldoorn after P2 in the last final!

After Elibert Sievers and Stefan Schulz both had been able to win one A-Main, the decision for the win was on the line in the last final of the weekend. Schulz brought the field around the first lap while van Gog was (once again) chasing Elibert Sieves around the track in teh battle for second. After one minute, tha gap between the top three had been at only 0.5 seconds and Sievers was looking for a way to attack Schulz. Behind the top three,Ronald Arts and Max Weffers had a great race for P4 and P5. At the 2-minute mark, a contact between Sievers and Schulz handed the lead over to van Gog.

The constellation had been very exciting as Schulz needed to defend his second spot against Sievers for the overall win then. Schulz had the faster A-Main winning (from A1) time to his favour before the race and he was able to win the FWD class in Apeldoorn while being tied on points with Elibert Sievers.

van den Berg and Thalheimer joining Ehrbar on the winners podium

The tird A-Main of the 1up Racing Masters class was all about the remainign podium positions behind race winner David Ehrbar. Michael van den Berg jumped into the lead and had to defend like a lion against a very fast looking Torsten Baggendorf. Mirco Thalheimer and Manuel Stankowitz also joined the party and we saw a nice four-horse race in A3. After Baggendorf dropped back in th running order, it was Thalheimer who was running in second place – but he was already a straightway behind Michael van den Berg who brought home the win in A3 to seal a strong second place behind race winner Ehrbar.

Oversloot and Weffers securing podium positions in the last A-Main

Race winner Levi Berkenbosch was enjoying A3 watching from the tribune and saw his fellow countrymen Richard Oversloot winning the last final to seal second place overall on the podium. Max Weffers and Daniel Hiesch had an excellent fight behind him for second in A3 and the last remaining spot on the podium.

Both drivers showed a lot of respect for each other and it was great to watch this fight on track – thank you Max and Daniel. Unfortunately, Daniel rolled his car onto the roof in the last seconds of the race. Oversloot was driving a perfect race and took A3 ahead of Weffers, Zühlke, Stenger, Kappes, Anthes, and Hiesch.

Stiebler, Libar, and Kampehl on the Formula podium

Xray driver Jacques Libar was taking the win in the third and last A-Main to secure his second overall position behind race winner Andreas Stiebler, and ahead of overall third place finisher Robert Kampehl who was very happy to make it onto the podium in Apeldoorn!

The second leg of finals took place on Sunday morning in Apeldoorn. With some rain on the radar around lunch-time, racers frequently watched the sky and the main goal was to bring in the second round of finals in dry conditions for everybody – which finally (and luckily) happened.

Coelho and Orlowski dominating A2, driving “in a world of their own”

Bruno Coelho suffered from “low traction” in the opening laps of yesterday`s first Modified A-Main. When A2 was on the line on Sunday, Coelho had a much better pace right from the start and he was breaking away from the rest of the field together with Michal Orlowski.

It was an impressive performance from the top two who could open a huge gap to the rest of the field to build up a distance of almost 7 seconds over third placed Simon Lauter at the end of the run – what a massive gap!

Ronald Völker and Marc Rheinard took fourth and fifth place in A2 ahead of Lucas Urbain, Eric Dankel, Dominic Greiner, Alexander Hagberg, Tim Wahl, and Yannic Prümper.

The battle for the overall win will be on the line between Orlowski and Coelho in the last final of the weekend. Coelho has a first and third place so far while Orlowski scored a first and second place. Coelhos A2 overall runtime was quicker than the A1 result from Orlowski so we can all expect a great showdown for the Modified win in Apeldoorn.

Bultynck strikes back and wins A2 on Sunday morning – all to play for in A3

When A2 got underway, Ollie Bultynck had a way better start compared to his unfortunate moment in yesterday`s A1. The Awesomatix driver had the Xray of Jan Ratheisky in his rear-view mirror and could not take it easy on track as Ratheisky looked agressive and quick on track.

But as the race progressed, Bultynck found his rythm and opened up a gap of almost 2 seconds when they entered the last minute of the race. Bultynck stayed calm and cool and brought home a great recovery win ahead of Jan Ratheisky, Timon Coenen, Louis Kretschmer, and Rob Jansen. With this result from A2, the decision for the overall win in Apeldoorn was shifted to the third and last Pro Stock A-Main.

Schulz wins Sunday morning A2 from Sievers and Weffers

In the second FWD A-Main, Stefan Schulz had a way better start than on Saturday. But it was once again Robin van Gog who quickly moved up to second place to start hunting down Schulz in full force. Dutch Schumacher racer van Gog was very fast and looked racy when he was putting on a great pass on Schulz in lap 5 of the race after the chicane, right in front of the timing loop. Elibert Sievers was running in third place ahead of Ronald Arts and David Reip.

After Robin van Gog made a huge mistake in lap 9 of the race, he dropped nack to second place again it was Stefan Schulz who jumped back into the lead. When they entered the last minute of A2, van Gog was pushing super hard behind Schulz and made another mistake at the same spot to loose his second place to Elibert Sievers. The top five in A2: Schukz, Sievers, Weffers, Reip, and Romondia (from 11 to P5).

Ehrbar didn`t crack under pressure to secure another ETS win!

Top qualifier David Ehrbar and second place starter Michael van den Berg both had an amazing start into the second final – so had Torsten Baggendorf who jumped from fifth on the grid to third in lap one. Baggendorf and van den Berg could match the pace of leader Ehrbar in the first two minutes of the race and created a lot of pressure behind the Xray car of David Ehrbar.

It was a three-horse race, great to watch, and thrilling to the very end. Van den Berg was all on the money in the last 90 seconds of the race and tried to find a way around Ehrbar. Baggendorf suddenly moved up to second spot but lost it in the next lap later after making a small mistake. David Ehrbar was able to win A2 and the overall race in Apeldoorn when he crossed the line ahead of van den Berg, Stocker, Stankowitz, and Thalheimer.

Berkenbosch joins the club of ETS race winners after strong A2 performance

After winning A1 on Saturday, TQ Levi Berkenbosch was just one final away to seal his first ETS victory on home soil. Levi had a great start and already had half a straightway lead after three laps in A2. Richard Oversloot, Max Weffers, and Nadine Zühlke had a great race for the positions behind Berkenbosch for the entire race.

Meanwhile, Levi Berkenbosch had everything under control running ahead of the field with his Mugen Seiki MTC-3 and finally brought home a well-deserved win ahead of Oversloot, Weffers, Jarosch, and Zühlke. Berkenbosch crossed the line under the applause of all his friends and club members to win his first ETS race after a great performance all weekend long. Congratulations Levi, great job!

Schumacher`s Stiebler wins big in Apeldoorn

The second Matrix Formula A-Main saw Andreas Stiebler and Jacques Libar running on top again. Andreas Stiebler made no mistake and brought home A2 from the pole position to take his first win since Aigen 2025 -well done!

The first leg of finals is already in the books and we saw some great races throughout all classes. The highly anticipated A-Mains were also delivering what they had promised: High class racing, drama, celebrations, and disappointment….. Find out what happened on Saturday afternoon in Apeldoorn!

Orlowski wins dramatic first final ahead of Völker and Coelho

The A1 legend of Apeldoorn has struck again. In recent years, the first final on Saturday night has always been a spectacle—and 2026 was no exception. Top qualifier Bruno Coelho took over the lead on the sound of the tone and was followed by Michal Orlowski, and Simon Lauter. In the first lap of the race, fourth place starter Dominic Greiner spun around and Ronald Völker could move up to furth place.

The second lap of A1 had the first big surprise in it: Coelho lost the rear of his car when coming onto the main straight. He need to lift the throttle and counter-steered to prevent his car from ending in the grass. Michal Orlowski took the risk and accelerated his Schumacher Mi10 around Coelho into the lead. A risky, but very successful move from the Schumacher star driver.

In the following laps, the crowd could watch world class RC racing when Coelho was pushing Orlowski around the track – with the Awesomatix of Simon Lauter right in toe. Ronald Völker was running in fourth place, two corners behind the leading trio. Coelho had a lot of pace and was “all over” Orlowski many times. But both drivers kept it clean and it was a pure joy to watch them racing on the highest level.

When the drivers entered their last lap, DRAMA HAPPENED. Orlowski was overshooting the apex of the teardrop after the timing loop and went a bit wide. Coelho, by instinct, looked for an inside pass and once Orlowski`s car “gripped” again it turned to the inside and both cars touched – a racing incident which you don`want to have in the last lap but which always can happen at these crazy speeds. Everybody expected Simon Lauter to take the win now as he was right behind the leaders – but in this case, it was his END. Lauter could not avoid to crash into Brunos Infinity IF14 Speciale and after the contact, his front left was completeley destroyed. WHat a tough moment for SImon Lauter after a brilliant race.

When there are people suffering from bad luck in a race, others normally benefit. This time, Mugen Seiki lead driver Ronald Völker could take over second place after all the carnage in front of him happened. He crossed the line three tenths behind A1 winner Michal Orlowski who could luckily come out of the incident with Bruno as the race leader. Coelho finished third in A1 and was followed by Simon Lauter, Lucas Urbain, Dominic Greiner, Alexander Hagberg, Yannic Prümper (bumped up from the b-main), Eric Dankel, and the two DNF cars of Marc Rheinard and Tim Wahl!

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Ratheisky wins A1 after a Bultynck blackout in the first chicane

On the sound of the tone, all cars drove through the first chicane and leader Ollie Bultynck just missed the apex and tapped out a bit. Ratheisky and Coenen went by and Ratheisky was leading A1 out of nowhere. Coenen was able to follow him with a small gap and Bultynck could recover from his scary first chicane running in third place. Kretschmer, Jansen, and van den Akker followed them as they had started off the grid.

After two minutes, Bultynck was right behind Coenen and Ratheisy was able to bereathe a bit. Bultynck made a hard pass on Coenen and had to give his position back after a call of the referee. Louis Kretschmer took full advantage of that and jumped into second spot. Out front, Ratheisky used all his racecraft and experience to bring home A1 for Xray under the applause of his whole familly below the driver stand. Bultynck was still able to fight back to second place ahead of Kretschmer, Jansen, and Coenen.

Sievers takes A1 after Schulz and van Gog collided on the main-straight!

All cars had a good launch off the line on the sound of the tone and TQ Stefan Schulz brought the field around the first corner with his Xray X4F`26 FWD ride. Behind him, Elibert Sievers and Robin van Gog tryed to stay as close as possible to Schulz and van Gog quickly managed to find a way around Sievers.

When they were coming onto the straightway in lap 3 of the race, a contact between Schulz and van Gog led both cars into the grass handing the lead over to Sievers on a silver plate. van Gog had a great run down the straight and was on the inside of Schulz who seemed (when watching in slow motion) to pull a slightly littel bit to the left. A very unlucky racing incident which (for sure) could have been avoided by both drivers in such an early stage of the race!

The running order after 2 minutes was Sievers, Arts, Weffers, Reip and Libar in the top 5 and nothing changed anymore until they crossed the finish line. A perfect start into the finals for Sievers and a maximum disappointment for TQ Schulz and van Gog.

Ehrbar domination continues as he takes Saturday evening A1 in style

TQ David Ehrbar had a great start and saw only Michael van den Berg in his rear view mirror after the first lap. Anna Ehrbar (Davids wife) had a lot of work to do to defend her third place against Baggendorf, Stankowitz, and Hoggart.

After one minute, Ehrbar and van den Berg had been separated by .07 seconds and van den Berg was driving the hell out of his Awesomatix car trying to catch up to the Xray in front of him. But Ehrbar switched on his afterburners and opened a way bigger gap in the last two minutes of the race leaving no doubt that he is still the man to beat in the 1up Racing 40+ Masters class.

After a clean and fair race from everybody, the finishing order in the first A-Main was David Ehrbar ahead of Michael van den Berg, Mirco Thalheimer, Torsten Baggendorf, and Phil Hoggart. By the way: Congrats to Phil Hoggart and Ben Looijen for their first ever ETS A-Main appearance!

Berkenbosch converts pole position into A1 victory

Top qualifier Levi Berkenbosch started his white Mugen MTC-3 off the line and was running ahead of Richard Oversloot and Max Weffers. Weffers and Hiesch had a small contact in lap one and Weffers lost many positions. Out front, Levi Berkenbosch started to show nerves with the competition running close behind him in person of Daniel Hiesch and Richard Oversloot.

But after a little power slide, Berkenbosch was able to control his nerves again and stretched his legs to a lead of 0.7 seconds over Hiesch when the race reached the 2.30 minute mark. Berkenbosch found back into his rythm and posted the fastest lap of A1 (17.399). He did not make the smallest mistake anymore and took the win in A1 ahead of Daniel Hiesch, Christoph Kappes (from P9 on the grid), Thomas Stenger, and Daniel Anthes.

Stiebler defends P1 from Libar after Ehrbar spins out early in A1

After the first chicane, second placed starter David Ehrbar was “gone” and TQ Andreas Stiebler had a small gap with his Schumacher car, ahead of Jacques Libar (Xray). Ehrbar simply spun out in the first chicane and dropped all the way back to the end of the field. Martin Hudy made it the opposite way and moved up from seventh on the grid to third spot.

Out front, Libar was pushing hard to keep the pace with Stiebler, but the Schumacher driver was very precise and consistant. Libar could always see Stiebler on track and came a bit closer in the last minute. In the last lap he was almost there but Andreas Stiebler was able to hang on and took a well-deserved win in Formula A1 ahead of Libar, Hudy, Jovicic, and Ehrbar.