Before we head into our racing weekend, we always give you some interesrting things to watch (from our side of view). As the race in Aigen is the second of the season, the race for the championships will pick up some pace from now on as everybody aims for a good result at the end of ETS Season #16. Here are our 5 things to watch at ETS RD2 in Austria!
1.) LensBodies Ghibli debut at ETS
LensBodies has become an ETS body shell supporting company, and their Ghibli body shell is already listed and allowed to use in Aigen. As we took a closer look on the body, we noticed that some very good drivers have already won national races and other meetings with it. It will be interesting to see how many drivers will use the Ghibli body from LensBodies – and how they will perform with it. The Ghibli is allowed in all touring car classes – just take a look on the ETS body shell list and you will find it there!
2.) RC Racing TV
Even if we have announced it multiple times now – we are still super stoked about RC Racing TV coming to our event. It will be the first time for the British crew to broadcast an ETS event, and they are excited in the same way as we are. They have a full packed schedule of events in July, and we are proud to be one of those events. So, one thing to watch will be RC Racing TV during the entire weekend for sure 🙂
From 14 to 33 – that is a great improvement. At last years ETS race in Aigen, we “only” saw 14 Austrian racers on the line. This time, the number has increased up to 33 which makes us very happy. We like to thank all the local Austrian drivers for supporting this event in their home country. Another big thank you goes to Martin Maryhofer who made a very good promotion for our race in the meantime. Let`s see what the locals can do at ETS RD2 in Aigen-Schlägl – we will have an eye on them!
4.) ProStock champion racing Modified
At RD1 in Apeldoorn, we saw some of the best ProStock racers running in the Matrix Modified class. One of them was three time ETS Pro Strock champion Simon Lauter (Awesomatix). He told us that he wants to take the challenge of the modified class now and in Apeldoorn he did amazingly well. He only missed the A-Main by a very small margin, but his speed was already there. With Simon`s determination to our sport, we know that he will work and practice hard to make the Modified A-Main soon. Let`s see what he can do in Aigen – he definateley is a driver to watch!
5.) Ratheisky family again in full force
It was amazing to see the whole Ratheisky family (including Jan`s father Kai Asmer) racing at ETS RD1 in Apeldoorn. Nobody really knows how Jan is able to manage all the work on the cars between the heats while starting in 3 classes himself, but somehow the Ratheisky racing team is always on track. With Svantje, Emely, and Marlon learining how to wrench on their cars more and more, the stress will become less in the future and Jan will be able to lean back again 🙂 Watch the Ratheisky family enjoyig RC in a high dosis at ETS RD2 in Austria!
ETS Preview Report RD2 Season #16 2023/24 Aigen-Schlägl, AUT
After a fantastic season opener in the Netherlands, the ETS circus travels to Austria this week. The hosting club, MAV Aigen-Schlägl, is already well prepared and everything is set for another great show of RC racing at the highest level. The ETS raced in Aigen for the first time in 2022 with 148 drivers in attendance. Now, we are extremeley happy about 203 entries which clearly shows that everybody really liked the track and the venue during last years ETS weekend. Thank you to everybody for siging up for the race – the MAV Aigen-Schlägl is awaiting all of us!
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RC Racing TV for the first time at the ETS
The famous RC Racing TV will join us in Austria to broadcast the event with one of their great livestreams. It is something that the ETS wanted to do at one time since a long period, and now it will happen in Austria. RC Racing TV will send a small crew to Aigen to broadcast the event from Friday to Sunday on their YouTube channel. As usual, we will also show the stream on our website. If you will not be racing in Aigen, mark the date in your calendar and follow our stream “made by RC Racing TV”.
Drivers party on Thursday evening
Last year, the MAV Aigen organized a nice barbeque on Thursday evening with ToniSport donating some free drinks for everybody. Everybody had a good time and a nice evening. The best about it is, that it willhappen again this year! After free practice on Thursday we will have another great evening for our ETS family, directly beside the beautiful racetrack in Aigen. All racers already received an E-mail to select the menu of their choice and we are looking forward to a nice evening with some cold drinks, good food, and a lot of funny trash talk 🙂
What to expect from racing?
The first race of the new season in Apeldoorn was very close and exciting in all classes. Four out of six classes saw the top qualifier taking the win. Only in Matrix Modified (TQ Marc Rheinard), and in ToniSport Formula (TQ Jan Ratheisky), the TQ was not able to win the race. Michal Orlowski (Modified) and Andreas Stiebler (Formula) had been able to win the race from second and third on the grid. The track in Aigen is very open and overtaking is possible for sure. We can expect thrilling races and we hope for a lot of action to happen during ETS RD2.
Matrix Modified
Rheinard aiming for Apeldoorn recovery while race winner Orlowski races Offroad Euros
The race in the Matrix Modified class was a drama for TQ Marc Rheinard (Awesomatix). He won A1 in a dominant way before A2 and A3 didn`t go to Rheinards plans. That means Marc Rheinard will travel to Austria with the big goal to recover from a very bad result (7th in the end). Michal Orlowski took the overall win for Schumacher in the Netherlands after a blistering performance. With Orlowski racing at the Offroad Euros in Belgium this weekend, he will not have a shot for the victory in Aigen. Mugen Seiki`s Ronald Völker will also try everything he can to score a better result compared to Apeldoorn (4th place). He won the German nationals last weekend and comes to Aigen with a good momentum. Völker`s teammate Eric Dankel had his best ever ETS race in the Netherlands and is also expected to be in a very good form. Jan Ratheisky, Patrick Gollner, Marco Kaufmann, and Oliver Havranek will fly the flag for Xray, while Yokomo is sending their factory team with Christopher Krapp, Yannic Prümper, and Frederik Hovgaard to ETS RD2. Alex Kunkler will rock the Iris ONE, and Mattia Collina and Andy Murray will be on the line for Schumacher. All in all, we are expecting another great race on a fast and spectacular track for the modified class.
Awesomatix ProStock
Can Bultynck extend his championship lead?
Olivier Bultynck was driving in a class of his own at the season opener in Apeldoorn. He took an impressive TQ and won A1 and A2 in style ahead of Lukas Ellerbrock, and Max Mächler. It was another podium lockout for Awesomatix and their A800R touring car. The team around Max Mächler will travel to Aigen with good memories as they had been very dominant there last year. The team will see a strong lineup and it will demand a lot from their competitors to challenge them in Austria.
Stefan Schulz, Adam Izsay, Jan Ratheisky, Jacques Libar, David Ehrbar (Xray), Enrico Jung and Dominic Vogl (Yokomo), Sören Sparbier, Jonas Völker, and Niclas Storm (Mugen Seiki), Manuel Stankowitz (Iris), as well as Tim Benson (Jambo One) are some of the drivers who will try to beat the Awesomatix team in Aigen. It will not be an easy job for anybody, but we are sure to see a great fight in the Awesomatix ProStock class.
Hobbywing Frontwheel
High quality in the FWD class – but who will win ETS RD2?
ETS RD1 in Apeldoorn produced some amazing FWD racing – especially at the front of the A-Main. It was a close fight between Adam Izsay, Max Weffers, Robin van Gog, and Kevin Sparbier and Izsay was victorious in the end by a very small margin. Robin van Gog will not start in Aigen, but other drivers like Jonas Völker, Jacques Libar, Andy Murray, and newly crowned German national champion Daniel Pöhlnmann will all try to achieve a great result in a very stron Hobbywing Frontwheel drive class.
1up Racing Masters
Kölbel is the hunted driver at the second race of the season
Renè Kölbel`s 40+ Masters victory in Apeldoorn surprised many people. It was a very well deserved win which also saw some drama in the finals. Renè will arrive to Aigen as the championship leader and everybody will have an eye on him. We expect him to be fully motivated at ETS RD2 in his home country Austria. When we look on the list of entries, we see many well-known names. Elibert Sievers, Michel Zierold, and Manuel Stankowitz all are former ETS race winners in this class and they know what it needs to run on top of the field. Former european champion Andreas Myrberg, Mirco Thalheimer, Torsten Baggendorf, Joachim Altenhof, and Frank Fuchs are frequent A-Main runners too, and they will all be in the mix of the 1up Racing 40+ Masters class at the MAV Aigen-Schlägl
Orca 21.5 Stock
Bergheim to face strong contenders after first race win in Apeldoorn
After winning his first ever ETS race in the Netherlands, Tristan Bergheim will be the man to beat at ETS RD2 in Aigen. This time, the field will be even more competitive with Daniel Pöhlmann and Jan Gehrig joining guys like Tobias Baumbach, Timo Siebert, and the Seis family. The Orca 21.5 Stock class will be great to watch on the big track in Aigen and we expect some super close racing during the weekend. Can Tristan Bergheim win again, or will we see another driver walking away with the win?
ToniSport Formula
Who will win the second Formula race of the season?
At the first round of ETS Season #16, the ToniSport Formula class was a hard fought contest between the big dogs Jan Ratheisky, David Ehrbar, Renè Kölbel, and Andreas Stiebler. In the end, Schumacher racer Stiebler stood on top of the podium after Ratheisky and Ehrbar had a controversial battle on track. They all made their entries for our race n Aigen where they will go for it once again. It is hard to pick some favourites before the race but one thing is clear: The tension will be very high and the Formula cars will go super fast on track with the new Hobbywing ETS combo.
That was our quick preview report for ETS Rd2 in Austria. We hope that everybody will enjoy the time on the great track in Aigen. If you cannot join us, just follow our website ets.racing and you will get informed about all the action going on!
the registration for our third race of the season will OPEN on Tuesday, 18.07.2023 on MyRCM. The ETS will race at Arena33 in Andernach, GER from 31.08. to 03.09.2023 and you can sign up for the race soon. We expect another full house and a great weekend of racing at this well-known venue!
About Arena33
Normally, there is not much to say about this iconic place in the hometown of multiple IFMAR World Champion Marc Rheinard. But in case you have never been there before, here are some Arena33 facts: Date: 30.08. – 03.09.2023 Location: Arena33, Stadionstraße 90, 56626 Andernach Track: Asphalt (new surface in 2020) Driving direction: Anti-clockwise or clockwise (both possible and race proven) Pit area: Covered pit area and additional tents if needed Catering: Arena33 kitchen will be open to provide snacks and drinks Entries: Open on MyRCM from Tuesday 18.07.23 at 20:00 MEZ
Last weekend saw the German nationals taking place at the Hollmoorring in Munster. The local club hosted a great event and all drivers enjoyed the nice and flowing track. In the premier modified class, Mugen Seiki`s Ronald Völker was able to take the pole position after five rounds of intense qualifying in very hot weather conditions. Christopher Krapp (Yokomo), Yannic Prümper (Yokomo), Marc Rheinard (Awesomatix), and Jan Ratheisky (Xray) completed the top 5 on the grid for the triple A-Mains. After a DNF in A1, top qualifier Völker was able to win A2 and A3 to secure the title ahead of a hard charging Christopher Krapp, and Marc Rheinard. Yannic Prümper and Jan Ratheisky completed the top 5.
Top 3 in the Sport class (Stock):
Simon Lauter (1st), Stefan Schulz (2nd), Enrico Jng (3rd)
Top 3 in the Hobby Class:
Daniel Pöhlmann (1st), Silvio Röse (2nd), Uwe Kortehaneberg (3rd)
Top 3 in the Fun Class:
Sascha Knodel (1st), Alexander Schmidt (2nd), Manfred Pfister (3rd)
Top 3 in the FWD class:
Daniel Pöhlmann (1st), Kevin Sparbier (2nd), Mirko Schulze (3rd)
Top 3 in the Formula class:
Jan Ratheisky (1st), Rene Sagawe (2nd), Mirko Goroncek (3rd)
T-Works is offering several items for the new Mugen Seiki MTC-2R touring car platform. The titanium screw set adds more strength and stability to the car, while the golden plated steel screw set looks nice and comes at a lower pricing. Titanium turnbuckles are also beefing up the suspension compared to the aluminum standard parts, and T-Works is also offering a complete ball bearing set for the MTC-2R. The parts will be available in europe very soon!
T-Work`s part numbers:
BBS-MTC2R Precision Ball Bearing Set ( For Mugen MTC2R ) 37pcs.
GSS-MTC2R Gold Plated Steel Screw Set 135pcs. ( For Mugen MTC2R )
TSSU-MTC2R 64 Titanium Screw set ( UFO Head ) 131pcs. ( For Mugen MTC2R )
TB-229 64 Titanium Turnbuckle Set ( For Mugen MTC2/MTC2R )
The second race of the 2023/24 ETS season is just around the corner and today we are very proud to announce that the famous RC Racing TV will join us in Austria to broadcast the event with one of their great livestreams. It is something that the ETS wanted to do at one time since a long period, and now it will happen in Austria. RC Racing TV will send a small crew to Aigen to broadcast the event from Friday to Sunday on their YouTube channel. As usual, we will also show the stream on our website. If you will not be racing in Aigen, mark the date in your calendar and follow our stream “made by RC Racing TV”.
Since a long time I was dreaming about having RC Racing TV at one of our ETS races. After we have talked to Mat and his crew when we met them at the 1:8 scale Electric Buggy Euros some weeks ago at the Rhein-Main Circuit, things got a little more serious and we started to check if we can find a way to hire them for ETS RD2 in Aigen. Now, as it is confirmed, we are really looking forward to their media coverage at the venue of the MAV Aigen-Schlägl.
Uwe Rheinard, ETS Organizer
New for 2023, RC Racing TV is getting to fulfil an ambition we’ve had for over a decade. This year we are proud to be working with the ETS to bring full livestream coverage of Round 2 at Aigen in Austria. The ETS has been a huge movement in 1/10 electric on road racing for many years with regular sell-out events all over Europe. Plus sister series in 1/10 buggy and nitro track. So, anyway, for the 20th – 23rd of July we’ll be joining over 200 entries to bring you all the action right here on RC Racing TV
RC Racing TV – broadcasting RC history for over 16 years
RC Racing TV is around since 16 years now, and they covered hundrets of races since then. Their head quater is located in Great Britain and they are absoluteley knowing what to do to present an event in a very professional way. RC Racing TV also recorded one of the most (if not the most) famous videos of RC racing at the 2008 IFMAR worlds in Bangkok (Thailand), where Marc Rheinard took his second worlds title in front of Ronald Völker and RC legend Masami Hirosaka. The video has collected 13 million views until now which is just unbelievable. If you have never watched this iconic video, here it is:
We are looking forward to ETS RD2 in Austria and the RC Racing TV coverage – see you soon in Aigen-Schlägl.
even if ETS RD2 in Austria is still 4 weeks ahead of us, the number of entries has already increased up to 208 in the last couple of days. This is even more than last year`s total attendance of 143, and clearly shows that the first ETS race at this amazing place was a good promotion leading more and more racers to join us in Aigen this season. We are still missing some names on the list of entries and we are sure that 208 is not the final number for ETS RD2 at the facility of the MAV Aigen-Schlägl.
We are in a constant exchange with the club and everybody in Aigen is looking forward to the event. Last year`s event was a real blast.. One thing we can tell you today is that there will be a Barbecue again for all drivers on Thursday evening. Many people had a lot of fun on this first evening after free practice and the club would love to do this again for all of you. We will inform you about the menu, the registration process for the BBQ, and also about the price in the ext weeks.
Camping
If you are planning to travel to Aigen-Schlägl with your own Camper, trailer, or just your own tent, please inform Martin Mayrhofer about your plans as he is in charge to organize everything there. Martin`s E-Mail is: Martin_Mayrhofer@gmx.net
If you still have no idea about the MAV Aigen-Schlägl and the amazing racetrack, just re-watch the Track Walk video with Oli Meggitt and Patrick Beck from last seasons race. You will get a great impression of the track and you will understand why you like to travel to Austria with your RC equipment in July.
About the MAV Aigen Schlägl
If you have not raced in Aigen until now, here are the most important facts for you RaceDate: 20.07. – 23.07.2023 Location: MAV Aigen Schlägl, Krenbrücke 15, 4160 Schlägl, Austria Track: Asphalt (new surface 2017) Track length 243m Driving direction: Anti-clockwise Pit area: Covered pit area and additional tents Camping requests: martin_mayrhofer@gmx.net Catering: MAV Bistro trackside Entries: We open the entries on MyRCM on Tuesday, 09.05.2023 at 20:00 MEZ
Place your entry tonight and book your accomodation soon – see you there!
RC Maker has released some new products which we like to show here quickly. The first one is a very nice carbon fibre setup board with the dimensions of 32 x 39,5cm. The board is made from high quality matte carbon fibre and will be a highlight on every pit table. Optional levelling feets can get mounted to the board to create the perfect surface for setting up your race car on tables and undergrounds which are not perfectly straight.
Beside the amazing setup board, RC Maker offers some tuning parts for the actual Yokomo BD12 touring car. From two different chassis plates and top decks, to a carbon front shock tower and a rear body mount plate – RC Maker has everything you need to upgrade your BD12 in style and performance.
All products will be available in hobby shops around the globe in the next days!
after we have used the quickly produced Matrix tires at the first ETS race of the season in Apeldoorn, we finally can inform you about the tires we will use for ETS RD2 in Aigen, and for RD3 in Andernach. We have talked to Cristian Boni from Matrix every day, we discussed with many drivers, and we also tested again on different tracks. We are sure that the decision we made is good for ETS racing, but also for other racing series and club level events.
Different tires for Stock and Modified racing
Matrix can produce the “old” tires again for the rest of the year as the raw material shortage seems to be overcome now. The production will start at the end of the week and the tires should be back in stock until the end of June. This is a great fact and opens some options for our two remaining ETS asphalt races.
In Apeldoorn, we saw the Modified drivers going super-fast with the new tires, while the drivers in the Stock classes had struggled a bit more to get the tires into the perfect setup window. Many stock drivers wanted to have “the old tire back as quick as possible” while others liked the new ones after the event. The Modified racers had a very clear statement for us: “We don`t want to go back to the old tires anymore” was the most used sentence from the modified drivers after the trophy ceremony.
With all these information and facts from ETS RD1, we decided to follow the wishes of most of our racers. We will use the following tires for ETS RD2 in Aigen, and for ETS RD3 in Andernach. Both tires will be available in the next days again!
Awesomatix Pro Stock, 1up Racing 40+ Masters, and Orca 21.5 Stock
We will use the Matrix Tires which we all know from the previous seasons. They are very good and reliable tires and never disappointed in the past. The white dish wheels will have the ETS logo on the surface to clearly show that it is the corretc tire for ETS stock racing. Our decision for these tires will ensure a nice handling for the drivers as they easier to drive for everybody. Part Number: MatrixEPA-036
Matrix Modified
In the Modified class, the ETS will use the “new” tires which had been in use in Apeldoorn. We call these tires D36 now, and they will get a special part number for an easy identification. The white wheels will come without the ETS logo, to visually separate them from the EPA-036 stock class tire. The D36 is 1g heavier (per tire) compared to the classic Matrix tire. Part Number: MatrixEPA-D36
We are sure that this decision is the best one for the remaining outdoor season and we hope that you will like it. Beside managing the tire situation for 2023, we will further develop and test different tires all the time to be prepared if such a material shortage will hit us again in the future. We want to thank Cristian Boni from Matrix tires again for all his support and his hard work behind the scenes. The tire business it not an easy one, and together with Matrix we do our very best to give our ETS family the best tire we need for racing!
Schumacher factory driver Michal Orlowski won the eurpoean championship in the 1:8 scale electric buggy class on the past weekend. The EFRA event was held in Bischofsheim (GER), and attracted 137 drivers to make their entry. The big and challenging Rhein-Main-Raceway ensured tough and close racing, and in the end it was Michal Orlowski winning the title from second on the grid. Top quailfier Bruno Coelho finished second overall while Burak Kilic took the last spot on the podium in third place.
First of all, I would like to thank my main man Tris for the hard work he has put into this project over the past year and a bit. Winning this title with a car made of many parts made in his garage is just unbelievable #Trishbits. We make such a good team together. I would like to thank my dad for his tremendous support over the years and this week. We were wrenching and gluing tyres together in a hurry on Tuesday this week, just coming back from ETS, as I was leaving to Germany on Wednesday morning. I love you! Huge thank you to the Polish team here at the Euros, we had a great time pitting together and they supported me massively all weekend. Thank you Rafał, Ewa, Sonia, Jodła, Bogdański family, Bartek and Rafał. Thank you to all my sponsors for giving me the best equipment out there, the whole package was unbelievable this weekend! Thank you Schumacher R/C Racing, Hobbywing Technology, Sunpadow RC, Power HD, Whitz Racing Products, MR33 Racing, Hotrace Tyres Factory! Thank you to all my friends and family watching the live stream and cheering me on. My phone was blowing up after the finals! You are the best. Thank you to Nicola from Hotrace and Robert this weekend for supporting me in my 1/8 journey. I loved driving on the Sahara Clay tyre this weekend. This weekend had it all. From a very good start in practice, to finishing practice on a low and then battling some issues in qualifying and then the crazy 3 legs of A finals. I’m so proud of the hard work we put into this win over this weekend and 6 weeks ago at the warm up. We truly put everything we had into this. What happened in A3 is extremely unfortunate. As everyone will have their own opinion on the incident, all I’m going to say is, that nothing was intentional from my side, I was racing hard and very close with Burak for the title, as any other driver would. I respect everyone’s view on it and all of us can develop their own opinion on what happened watching it live at the track or on the live stream and looking at the lap times from that final. Not the way I wanted it to end. Well done to you Burak for the awesome performance this weekend and also to Bruno, we always race together in so many different classes at the highest level and I greatly appreciate the respect we have for each other on and off the track. It’s been a crazy first half of 2023, now need to relax a bit and keep the ball rolling. Onto the next one!
