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5 things we learned from ETS RD5 Season #16 in Daun, GER
Today we like to inform you about the 5 things we have learned from ETS RD5 Season #16 2023/24. Read about the Cantina Crew, Adam Izsay`s ballistic weekend, the EAM battery debut, a new version of our “Under the Hood” reports, and the Ratheisky family collecting MANY trophies…
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1) Adam Izsay on fire – he was “the driver of the weekend”
Xray driver Adam Izsay was “the man of the weekend” as Marc Rheinard said in the final press conference on Sunday afternoon. The racer from Hungary had his best weekend of RC racing ever at the Sporthotel Grafenwald in Daun, and it was very impressive to watch him on- and off the track. Izsay had signed up for the FWD class and Pro Stock before the event, and decided to also register for modified while he was already onhis way to Daun.
Adam did an amazing job all weekend long. He was TQ in FWD, the class he crowned himself already as the champion, and took the win after some very close finals with Roman Borschel. In Pro Stock, he lost some points to his championship rival Ollie Bultynck, but still managed to finish second overall. The Matrix Modified class was the cherry on the cream for Izsay, fighting with the top dogs of the sport. Adam qualified third, and took second overall. He was totally on pace with Rheinard, Orlowski, and all the others and he has set more than just an exclamation mark.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ADAM FOR THIS AMAZING WEEKEND. The “One to Watch” award he received from Scotty and Uwe was well-deserved!
I just thought that I could also run Modified because of the long time between all the heats in Daun. I was not really prepared, but I used a setup I got from the team and it worked out very good for me. I hoped to make the A-Main and then things did turn out much better than expected. It was a great experience to run on top of the modified class and I enjoyed it a lot.
Adam Izsay (HU) Xray |Hobbywing
2) EAM Batteries winning big in Pro Stock – can they come close to LRP in case of battery dominance?
We saw the EAM batteries from US company “EA Motorsports” in use for the first time at the ETS. The battery line from US racer Eric Anderson is now officially avaiable in europe and teammanager Max Mächler has already found some ver good drivers using them in their cars. Awesomatix racer and Pro Stock championship contender Ollie Bultynck was rocking the EAM 5000mAh pack and was able to TQ and win the race in front of Adam Izsay (Nosram), and Lukas Ellerbrock (LRP). A perfect debut for EAM!
I really like my EAM batteries. The power is great and I am really impressed so far. I am happy that I could win the race for all my sponsors, and especially for EAM at their first official ETS event!
Ollie Bultynck (BE) Awesomatix | EAM
It will be exciting to see how their presence will continue at the ETS beside the currently most dominant battery supplier LRP / Nosram. When looking onto the tech charts, LRP is still the dominant force in all stock classes with their 5100 battery being the most popular right now. Other companies such as Gens Ace, Ruddog, Orca, Intellect, EZ-Power, and others, are fighting for the other pieces of the battery cake.
3) Under the Hood “IN MOTION” – amazing stuff from RC Racing TV
The crew from RC Racint TV around Mat McCallum came around with a nice idea at ETS Rd5 in Daun. “Let`s do some Under the Hood stuff with the camera, like short video clips” was what Mat said. The media team was right on it and they produced some veeery cool “Under the Hood IN MOTION” viedos from the Yokomo BD12 of Christopher Krapp, and the Awesomatix A800R of Ollie Bultynck.
What was kind of a first try turned out into something amazing. We will do more videos like these in the future and we can already post some more of them in the next weeks as Mat did two more recordings in Daun – be excited!
These video clips from RC Racint TV are MEGA. We already received a massive feedback and people seem to like these clips a lot. We will do more of that in the future and I am very happy that the team from RC Racing TV has many great ideas to make the coverage of the ETS even better!
Patrick Beck (DE) ETS Media Team
4) Well deserved special award for the great “Cantina Crew”
Since two years, we are giving the “Spirit of the Event” award away at every ETS. This time, the crew from the cantina received it. The cantina in Daun was under direction of Tobias Baumbach and Jörg Buchner. In their daily life, they are co-owners of the “Hotel Villa am Rhein” in Andernach. They did such a great job with their workdays having 16 hours all the time.
It was a very exhausting few days here in Daun for my team and me. But we had so many great conversations and met so many friends that the days flew by. We’ll be back again for the EOS – let’s go!
Tobias Baumbach (DE)
Gerd Dippel and Laura Langner (sister of ETS racer Phil Langner) were helping them during the event and the ETS crew is super proud and thankful for the work they did. Almost every racer who posted a summary of the event on social media thanked them as well for their hard work which clearly shows that the ETS racers were appreciating what they did. THANK YOU SO MUCH!
5) Ratheisky family winning the most trophies 🙂
Jan Ratheisky is colloecing trophies since many years – that`s nothing new 🙂 But since two years, he is visiting most of our races with his entire family. His wife Svantje, his daughter Emely, his son Marlon, and his father Kai Asmer had been in Daun and they really worked together as a team. It is cool to see three generations racing together and Marlon and Emely are improving race by race.
This time, Jan received three trophy plates for his F1, Pro Stock, and Modified results. Svantje won her D-Main in the Orca 21.5 Stock class, Emely took the win in the D-Main of the ToniSport Formula class, and Marlon won the Formula E-Main. That`s a total of SIX trophies for the Ratheisky family – isn`t that cool? We like to say THANK YOU to the Ratheisky family for supporting the ETS in a great way – see you soon!
Dominant Orlowski joined by Izsay and Rheinard on the podium
Matrix Modified
Lucas Urbain started from the first spot in A3 while race winner Michal Orlowski was already watching the action relaxed beside the track. Urbain finally had a clean run and took the win in A3 – a win that was only good enough for P4 in the end after Urbain had two bad first A-Main finals. Behind the Awesomatix of Urbain it was a battle between Adam Izsay and Marc Rheinard for second and third. Rheinard was close for a several times but found no way to ride a serious attack on Izsay.
Simon Lauter was holding off a hard pushing Ronald Völker in the fight for P4 and P5. Lauter did a great job and kept the door slam shot against the multiple ETS champion Völker. The top 5 finishing order in A3 was Urbain, Izsay, Rheinard, Lauter, and Völker.
After the results from A3, the Matrix Modified podium saw Michal Orlowski on the top step, framed by “the driver of the weekend” Adam Izsay, and Marc Rheinard.
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Winner B-Main: Dominic Greiner (DE)
Winner C-Main: Alex Kunkler (FR)
Winner D-Main: Maarten Wouters (NL)
Winner E-Main: Tobias Waider (DE)
Awesomatix ProStock
Izsay wins A3 and Ellerbrock secures last minute podium spot
Adam Izsay won the last A-Main of the Awesomatix Pro Stock class. Race winner Ollie Bultynck was not on the line anymore in A3 and Izsay took full advantage and took second place overall. Behind A3 winner Izsay, we saw a close battle between Sören Sparbier and Lukas Ellerbrock. After Sören was riding the curbs too much, Ellerbrock tried an inside pass and went by. Unluckily for Sparbier, his body was tucked, and he lost positions – and the overall podium position which he aimed for. The top 5 result was: Bultynck, Izsay, Ellerbrock, Sparbier, and Ratheisky
Winner B-Main: Jasmin Donath (DE)
Winner C-Main: Mark Valent (NL)
Winner D-Main: Maarten Wouters (NL)
Winner E-Main: Marvin Schneider (DE)
Winner F-Main: Mike Martinez (FR)
Winner G-Main: Aiden Gale (GB)
Hobbywing Frontwheel
Borschel wins A3 ahead of the Valent brothers
Roman Borschel was on fire all weekend long. He was the only one challenging race winner Adam Izsay, and in the last A-Main it was Borschel who took the win ahead of Mark and Gergö Valent. Adam Izsay was watching the race from the sideline after he had already secured the overall victory in A2. The Hobbywing Frontwheel podium saw race winner Adam Izsay in between second placed Roman Borschel and third placed Mark Valent.
Winner B-Main: Adam Southgate (GB)
Winner C-Main: Max Weffers (DE)
Winner D-Main: Marcel Mauß (DE)
Winner E-Main: Dave Lunenburg (NL)
Winner F-Main: Laurent Esseiva (CH)
Winner G-Main: Rob Kuijper (NL)
Winner H-Main: Alexander Schaffer (DE)
Winner I-Main: Mark Burgess (GB)
Winner J-Main: Stephane Lavigne (FR)
Winner K-Main: Marcel van Gog (NL)
Winner L-Main: James Dom (DE)
1up Racing 40+ Masters
Kölbel wins A3 to secure second overall, Myrberg jumps onto the podium as well
The last A-Main of the 40+ Masters class went to René Kölbel. The Xray driver secured second overall behind his race winning teammate David Ehrbar, while Ulrich Dinger threw away a second place in A3 with two laps to go. Andreas Myrberg and Caspar Morgen took second and third in the last final. The overall podium saw race winner David Ehrbar (Xray) flanked by second placed René Kölbel, and third place driver Andreas Myrberg (Iris).
Winner B-Main: Markku Sepäälä (FI)
Winner C-Main: Peter Birch (DK)
Winner D-Main: Laurent Esseiva (CH)
Winner E-Main: Armin Stütz (DE)
Winner F-Main: David Foxwell (GB)
Orca 21.5 Stock
Bergheim and Gehrig securing the podium in A3
Tristan Bergheim won the last A-Main of the Orca 21.5 Stock class. Berhgeim had a clean race and behind him it was Jan Gehrig in second place, followed by Florian Müller, Jonas Wiese, and Dominic Esseiva. Race winner Phil Langner (Awesomatix) watched the race from the side line and stepped onto the podium with Tristan Bergheim (Awesomatix) and Jan Gehrig (Xray)
Winner B-Main: Nadine Zühlke (DE)
Winner C-Main: Ben Nukicic (DE)
Winner D-Main: Svantje Ratheisky (DE)
ToniSport Formula
Stiebler, Ratheisky, and Ehrbar – the Formula top dogs on the podium
Jan Ratheisky won the last Formula A-Main here in Daun. David Ehrbar and Willy Voisangrin took second and third. The overall podium of the ToniSport Formula class was once again occupied by three of the best Formula racers on the planet – Andreas Stiebler, Jan Ratheisky, and David Ehrbar!
Winner B-Main: Jeremy Limoges (FR)
Winner C-Main: Björn Keller (DE)
Winner D-Main: Emely Ratheisky (DE)
Winner E-Main: Marlon Ratheisky (DE)
On the road to the championship… Orlowski wins ETS RD5 in Germany
Matrix Modified
Michal Orlowski took his third win of the current ETS season here in Daun. This amazing result puts him where he wants to be before the season finale in March – in the absolute battle for the championship. Orlowski has the best cards in his hands now and when he can keep up his current form, it is hard to imagine that anybody can beat him in Vienna.
After the start of A2, Orlowski was leading the race with Lucas Urbain and Adam Izsay following him in a couple of tenths. The Schumacher car of Orlowski was rock steady, and Michal made no single mistake until he crossed the finish line under the applause of the audience. Lucas Urbain was coming closer to Orlowski in the last lap of the race but Urbain was riding the curb at the entry of the left side chicane too much. His Awesomatix car crashed into the fence. This allowed Adam Izsay and Marc Rheinard going by. Rheinard overtook Izsay in the last chicane and finished second in A2 – what a move fromn the five time world champ. Adam Izsay, Simon Lauter, and Ronald Völker rounded out the top 5 while Urbain dropped back to P6. Michal Orlowski is the man of the season so far with winning all three races which he attended – congratulations!
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Awesomatix ProStock
Bultynck wins big at the Sporthotel Grafenwald in Daun
Ollie Bultynck had everything under control in A2 of the Awesomatix Pro Stock class. Bultynck was leading until a small bubble in lap 10 allowed Izsay and Sparbier to close on him again. The top four drivers, Bultynck, Izsay, Sparbier, and Ellerbrock were driving around the track with identical gaps to each other – Pro Stock racing at its best. Another smal lmistake from Bultynck in the last minute of the race let the crowd react with fear, but Bultynck was able to cross the line in P1. He celebrated his second win of the season with his dad and his team mates once he came down the driver stand. The decision for the overall championship will be on the line in a couple of weeks at Arena Nova in Austria.
Hobbywing Frontwheel
Izsay wins his fourth race of the season
On the sound of the tone, Roman Borschel was immediatley hunting down TQ Adam Izsay. As in A1, the car of Roman Borschel looked a little quicker, but Izsay made no mistakes. Borschel clipped the board in lap 6 which gave Izsay some breathing room. Adam did not look back anymore and won the race like a real champion. After Borschel crashed, Phil Langner and Mark Valent moved up to P2 and P3 and had a very intense fight for second in this race. The top 5 finishing order in A2 was Adam Izsay, Phil Langner, Mark Valent, Gergö Valent, and Caspar Morgen.
1up Racing 40+ Masters
Overall victory for Xray`s Ehrbar
David Ehrbar sealed the deal in A2 of the 40+ Masters class. Ehrbar had another clean run on the black ETS carpet and only René Kölbel was able to match his pace. It was the first race for Ehrbar in teh 40+ Masters class and he took a well deserved win away from Daun. Kölbel finished second in A2, ahead of Ulrich Dinger, Andreas Myrberg, and Caspar Morgen.
Orca 21.5 Stock
Championship to be decided at RD6 in Austria as Langner wins RD5 in Daun
Phil Langner and Tristan Bergheim having a great season, fighting for the overall championship of the Orca 21.5 Stock class. After Phil Langner took the win here in A2 ahead of Bergheim, they are almost equal on points now and the championship will be decided at Arena Nova in Austria very soon. As in A1, Langner was putting his head down and drove a clean race on top of the field. The youngster crossed the line some three seconds ahead of Tristan Bergheim, Jan Gehrig, and Dominic Esseiva.
ToniSport Formula
Stiebler close to title defence after a very strong performance
A2 of the ToniSport Formula class saw Schumacher driver Andreas Stiebler converting his pole position into another win. Stiebler simply had the best pace on track and his overall victory here in Daun is more than deserved. The two Xray drivers Jan Ratheisky and David Ehrbar swapped positions two times during the race and it was Ratheisky taking second from Ehrbar, Kampehl, and Wojcik.
Orlowski wins A1 in front of an unleashed Izsay, and Rheinard
Matrix Modified
Michal Orlowski (Schumacher) took the win in the first leg of Matrix Modified A-Mains on Saturday evening. Orlowski had a perfect start and saw Lucas Urbain (Awesomatix) following him relatively close for 7 laps until Urbain crashed in the tight chicane on the left side of the track. Urbain lost his position and Adam Izsay (Xray) and Marc Rheinard (Awesomatix) took over second and third place. After five minutes, Orlowski completed his mission and won A1 with 0.5 seconds in front of a hard pushing Adam Izsay. Rheinard, Collina, and Iivonen rounded out the top 5.
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Awesomatix ProStock
A1 goes to Awesomatix and Bultynck
Ollie Bultynck showed no doubt that he wants to take nothing than a win away from the Sporthotel Grafenwald in Daun. Bultynck launched his A800R off the line and never looked back. He drove a perfect race and crossed the finish line with a gap of one second ahead of Xray`s Adam Izsay and Mugen Seiki`s Sören Sparbier. The Mugen driver was on the rear bumper of Izsay in the last two minutes of the race but was not able to find a way by Izsay who just stayed calm. Lukas Ellerbrock finished fourth in A1 and needs to improve tomorrow if he doesn`t want to lose more points to Bultynck and Izsay in the overall championship standings!
Hobbywing Frontwheel
Clinic drive from Izsay in front of a super-quick Borschel
TQ Adam Izsay made no single mistake in A1 of the Hobbywing Frontwheel class. Izsay had Roman Borschel in the rear-view mirror of his Xray car for the entire 5 minutes and it was a pure joy to watch them driving around the track. Awesomatix racer Borschel was showing a lot of patience and it looked like he had the faster car, but Izsay was just standing his ground like a champion. In the last 2 minutes of the race, Mark Valent joined the party with his Schumacher car and waited for something to happen in front. But as they ran out of time, Izsay took the win from Borschel, Valent, Moorey and Heitsch.
1up Racing 40+ Masters
Ehrbar with a real Masterclass in A1
Top Qualifier David Ehrbar had a perfect race in the first A-Main. The Xray driver was holding off his teammate René Kölbel who was following him in a couple of tenths for the entire race. Ehrbar drove it nice and clean and is only one final away from the overall victory at his debut in the 40+ Masters class. Kölbel, Dinger, Morgen, and Schmitzer completed the top 5 in A1.
Orca 21.5 Stock
Langner shows strong nerves through a lot of traffic and wins A1 ahead of Bergheim
In the Orca 21.5 Stock class, top qualifier Phil Langner was leading the field around the first laps with Tristan Bergheim right in tow. Jan Gehrig followed a little behind them in third spot and had a battle against Jan Vogler and Frank Fuchs for positions three, four, and 5.
In lap 16, Bergheim lost about 4 seconds which was a huge break for race leader Phil Langner. But the leading youngster had to survive many critical moments in the last minute of the race when many lapped drivers crashed in front of him. But somehow, Langner managed to drive through the carnage and took the win in front of Bergheim and Gehrig. A2 will be on the line on Sunday morning, and we are already looking forward to it!
ToniSport Formula
Stiebler wins A1 in kind of a classic Formula 1 race
Not a lot happened in the front of the first ToniSport Formula A-Main. Andreas Stiebler got off the line perfectly and was in control of the race all the time. The same for Jan Ratheisky and David Ehrbar. After 5 minutes, they crossed the finish line as they had started. The biggest winners of the race had been Andy Murray (from 7 to 4), Herbert Weber (from 10 to 5), and Marc Rahn (from 11 to 6). Schumacher`s Andreas Stiebler will start on pole again in A2 and all he has to do is repeating A1 – sounds easy doesn`t it 😊
Urbain and Izsay starting 2nd and 3rd behind top qualifier Orlowski
Matrix Modified
The last Matrix Modified qualifying heat was an important one for many drivers. Orlowski was already TQ, but he did not slow down and made it a clean sweep with four out of four. Lucas Urbain was very close to Orlowski and scored an important second place which let him now line up right behind his championship rival. Marc Rheinard and Ronald Völker finished third and fourth for the round. Rheinard will start from P4 into the finals and Völker made the A-Main in the last minute to take P6 on the grid.
Adam Izsay was fifth in Q4 and his Xray car will roll into the starting box with number three on the grid. A fantastic result for a driver who just decided to start in Modified here as well (beside FWD and Pro Stock) when he was already on his way to the race. Awesomatix factory driver Simon Lauter achieved his best qualifying result in the Modified class so far with an excellent fifth position.
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Awesomatix Pro Stock
Mugen`s Sparbier takes final Pro Stock qualifier and will line-up third behind Bultynck and Izsay
In the last round of Pro Stock qualifying, the overall TQ was up for grabs. Ollie Bultynck (Awesomatix) was able to seal the TQ without winning the last heat as Xray`s Adam Izsay had to settle for second spot behind surprise Q4 winner Sören Sparbier (Mugen Seiki). The A-Main grid will now see top qualifier Olivier Bultynck on pole, followed by Adam Izsay, Sören Sparbier, Lukas Ellerbrock, Jan Ratheisky, Louis Kretschmer, Enrico Jung, Tobias Sutrich, Meik Niemann, and Patrick Danielsen
Hobbywing Frontwheel
Borschel wins Q4 to take second on a stacked FWD grid
The last round of Hobbywing Frontwheel qualifying was in teh hands of Roman Borschel. The former ETS race winner was very fast in the second fastest group and set a time which nobody could beat in the top heat afterwards. Adam Izsay mada a huge mistake in lap 18 of the top heat dropping down to the end of the field. But as he already had the TQ in the bag after Q3, he could easily suffer from that issue. Mark Valent, Phil Langner, Benjamin Elbisser, and Frederik Hovgaard scored good points which let them made it into the A-Main as well.
1up Racing 40+ Masters
Kölbel and Dinger to start behind top qualifier Ehrbar
René Kölbel had a great run in the last round of 1up Racing 40+ Masters qualifying. He was in a close fight with TQ Ehrbar all the time and took second for the round – a result that moved him to P2 on the starting grid ahead of Ulrich Dinger, Andreas Myrberg, and Caspar Morgen. The triple A-Mains will see the Xray duo starting from the front row, followed by the Awesomatix of Dinger and the Iris of Myrberg.
Orca 21.5 Stock
Langner steals TQ from Bergheim in deciding Q4
The fight for the ETS championship title in the Orca 21.5 Stock class is getting hotter and hotter. Phil Langner was able to win the last round of qualifying which puts him on top of the field in the last minute. Tristan Bergheim will start right behind him and we can expect some great final races between these two young guns. Jonas Wiese, Florian Müller, and Jan Gehrig completed the top five on the grid.
ToniSport Formula
Stiebler grabs TQ spot in last round of Formula qualifying
Schumacher racer Andreas Stiebler will start from pole position into the triple A-Mains here at the Sporthotel Grafenwald in Daun, GER. He took the win in the last heat from his hardest competitor Jan Ratheisky (Xray). The starting order in the Formula class will be: Stiebler, Ratheisky, Ehrbar, Kampehl, Voisangrin, Kölbel, Murray, Wojcik, Southgate, Weber, and Limoges
Under the Hood – Antoine Brunet`s Yokomo BD12
French frontrunner Antoine Brunet is here at ETS RD5 in Daun right after he switched chassis sponsors from Xray to Yokomo. Antoine is running the actual BD12 platform which is equipped with T-Work`s titanium screws, ballstuds, and turnbuckles. Antoine is using a Hobbywing combo together with a Power HD Servo, the FlySky Noble Pro radio, and Nosram Betteries.
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Body Shell: Xtreme Twister Speciale 0.4
Speedo:Hobbywing G2S
Motor: Hobbywing 5.0T
Battery: Nosram 4200
Radio:FlySky Noble Pro
Servo:PowerHD S15-Y
Tires:Matrix ETS
Sponsors and support: Yokomo, Hobbywing, Nosram, FlySky, MR33, T-Work`s Razor-RC, ToniSport, ID-RRC, VP Design, P-Stickers
Orlowski, Orlowski, Orlowski…. Pole position for Schumacher`s superstar!
Matrix Modified
Michal Orlowski is in the form of his life. He won Q3 here on Saturday morning and is already the overall TQ of the Matrix Modified class. Awesomatix factory driver Lucas Urbain showed that he is still there as he took second for the round just 0.7 seconds behind Orlowski. Adam Izsay took third place and has (almost) secured second on the grid for the finals – what an amazing result for the rising Xray star. Simon Lauter and Marc Rheinard rounded out the top five in an interesting qualifying session. Q4 will be up next, and we are looking for the rest of the A-Main grid to get set. There are some big names on the back foot now – can they make the fnal?
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Awesomatix ProStock
Bultynck confirms his Q2 result with another TQ run on Saturday morning
After fighting back in yesterday evening`s Q2, Awesomatix driver Ollie Bultynck was able to lay down another TQ run onto the carpet of the Sporthotel Grafenwald here in Daun. Bultynck posted the fastest lap of the heat and his advantage over his second and third placed rivals Adam Izsay (Xray) and Lukas Ellerbrock (Awesomatix) was 1.4 seconds in the end. Bultynck has the best shot for the overall TQ now with only Adam Izsay being able to deny him pole position. Ellerbrock took third for the round, directly in front of Sören Sparbier (Mugen Seiki) and Louis Kretschmer (Awesomatix).
Hobbywing Frontwheel
Izsay seals overall TQ spot – who will line up second on the grid?
Adam Izsay will start from pole position in the triple A-Mains of the Hobbywing Frontwheel class. The Xray driver posted his third consecutive TQ run of the weekend which was enough to book the best spot on the grid in advance. Roman Borschel took second for the round, followed by Gergö Valent, Phil Langner, and Ben Moorey. Ahead of Q4, many drivers have a chance to take second on the grid – who will get the job done?
1up Racing 40+ Masters
First race in the class, first pole position – Ehrbar on top
Another run, another win from David Ehrbar. This is how we can sum up qualifying in the 1up Racing 40+ Masters class. David Ehrbar had a clean sweep in qualifying and will start from the pole into the triple A-Mains. Behind Ehrbar, his Xray teammate René Kölbel finished second followed by another Xray of Danish racer Caspar Morgen. Ulrich Dinger and Werner Schmitzer took fourth and fifth for the round. With the pole position already decided, the fight for the back spots on the A-Main grid was still wide open after Q3.
Orca 21.5 Stock
Langner fights back and wins late Friday evening qualifier
After struggling in the first two rounds, Phil Langner was able to get a clean run together in Q3 and posted his first TQ run of the weekend. His time was 1.6 seconds faster than Tristan Bergheim`s best run from Q2. A fact that kept the hopes for pole position alive for Langner ahead of Q4. Bergheim took P2 for the round, followed by Florian Müller and Jan Gehrig. Elena Fuchs had an amazing drive posting the fifth fastest time out of the second fastest group.
ToniSport Formula
Ratheisky posting new fastest runtime in Q3
Jan Ratheisky took the win in a very early round of Saturday morning qualifying. He won the heat in front of overnight TQ Andreas Stiebler and was able to set a new fastest overall runtime. This result brings him back into the fight for pole position and the decision will be down to Q4 later on. Robert Kampehl, René Kölbel, and David Ehrbar completed the top 5.
Schumacher`s Orlowski stamps authority on difficult track conditions
Matrix Modified
The second heat of Modified qualifying saw the drivers pushing to the limits again. The track here in Daun is fast, flowing, very grippy, unforgiving, and far away from easy to go fast with a Modified touring car. Michal Orlowski was leading the run for the entire time, followed by an (again) sensational driving Adam Izsay (Xray).
Simon Lauter, Chrissi Krapp, Marc Rheinard, Ronald Völker, Lucas Urbain, and Antoine Brunet were all battling for the positions behind them until Rheinard had to stop his car in lap 13 after a hitting a barrier. Antoine Brunet (Yokomo) was rolling his car coming onto the straightway in lap 20 which meant the end for him. Lucas Urbain (Awesomatix) lost 6 seconds in lap 22 which cost him some good points (Urbain posted the fastest lap of the heat). Mattia Collina, who is racing in the second fastest group, posted the third fastest overall runtime with his Schumacher car.
The top 5 result of Matrix Modified Q2 was: Orlowski, Izsay, Collina, Lauter, and Krapp
Michal Orlowski is the overnight TQ here in Daun and right now it is hard to believe that somebody can break his dominance tomorrow. But we have seen many things in RC racing in the past so let`s wait for Saturday 😊
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Awesomatix ProStock
Awesomatix strikes back as Bultynck takes close Q2 on Friday evening
After Adam Izsay won Q1 for Xray, it was Olivier Bultynck who took the second Pro Stock qualifier for Awesomatix. It was a very important heat win for Bultynck as he is still part of an intense championship battle with Ellerbrock and Izsay. Lukas Ellerbrock, Louis Kretschmer, and Sören Sparbier finished right behind the top duo. The next round of qualifying will be on Saturday morning, and we can`t wait to find out who will start from the sweet spot of the Pro Stock grid.
Hobbywing Frontwheel
Valent, Langner, and Heitsch chasing dominant Izsay in Q2
The second round of Hobbywing FWD qualifying saw again season dominator Adam Izsay out front. He posted his second TQ run of the event, and he was followed by Roman Borschel, Mark Valent, Phil Langner and Henrik Heitsch. Izsay is still driving in a world of his own, but the others are not far away and Izsay is not allowed to do any big mistakes if he likes to stay on top of the game until the end of the weekend!
1up Racing 40+ Masters
Two out of two for Ehrbar
Another TQ run for David Ehrbar in the second round of 1up Racing 40+ Masters qualifying. This time, Ehrbar`s advantage was way smaller than in Q1 as Ulrich Dinger was only 0.4 seconds behind Ehrbar at the end of the run. Dinger seems to be the hardest contender for Ehrbar right now. Behind the leaders we saw René Kölbel, Michel Zierold, and Werner Schmitzer making the top 5 in Q2.
Orca 21.5 Stock
Another TQ run for Bergheim after Langner crashed out
Tristan Bergheim scored another TQ run in the Orca 21.5 Stock class. We saw a close and intense fight on the scoring and timing between Phil Langner and Tristan Bergheim, which came to an end in lap 19 where Langner crashed his car in the tight chicane in the left side of the track. Langer was out of the race and Jonas Wiese took over second place for the run (same as in Q1). Florian Müller, Jan Gehrig, and Timo Siebert rounded out the top 5.
With two TQ runs already in his bag, Tristan Bergheim is looking very strong now. Phil Langner needs to strike back in the last two rounds if he wants to snatch the TQ spot away from his championship rival!
ToniSport Formula
Stiebler on his way to pole position in Daun
Schumacher`s reigning ETS champion Andreas Stiebler was on point again in Q2 on Friday afternoon. He took another win in front of Jan Ratheisky and was 1.3 seconds ahead. With two wins, Stiebler is very close to seal the TQ spot for the triple A-Mains now. David Ehrbar, Robert Kampehl, and René Kölbel completed the top five. Stiebler also drove the fastest lap of the heat with a 12.792 compared to the 12.877 hot lap of Jan Ratheisky. Both drivers were the only ones posting 12 second laptimes in Q2.
Under the Hood – Andreas Stiebler`s Schumacher Icon 2 Worlds
Andreas Stiebler is running his successful Schumacher Icon2 Worlds Formula car here at ETS RD5 in Daun. His car is equipped with a TRG rear wing, a Mon-Tech front wing, magnetic bodyshell mounts in the front, and a titanium screw set from Riptech-RC.
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Body Shell: Mon-Tech F22
Speedo:Hobbywing ETS
Motor: Hobbywing ETS 21.5T
Battery: Sunpadow 4600
Radio: Sanwa M17
Servo:Highest BLP650
Tires:Contact (ETS Handout)
Sponsors and support: Schumacher, Sunpadow, Milansport, Robitronic, ToniSport
