ETS Q3 Report RD2 Season #14 2021/22

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14. August 2021

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Matrix Modified

Völker back on top in Q3

After suffering a DNF in round 2 of qualifying, Ronald Völker looked unimpressed as he took the win in Q3 with his LRP powered Mugen Seiki. Behind Völker, Marc Rheinard crossed the finish line in second spot with his ORCA powered Awesomatix. With Marc being 1.9 seconds behind Ronald, Michal Orlowski (Schumacher/LRP) finished third with another second behind Rheinard’s runtime.
As Völker and Rheinard both have been on used tires in this run, they both will use a new set of tires in the last round of qualifying which has a real chance to be the rocket round today when the track cools down in the afternoon.
With Völker having scored two, and Rheinard one TQ run so far, the only chance for Rheinard for the overall TQ is a faster run in compared to Völker`s 17 laps coming out of Q1.
Behind Völker, Rheinard and Orlowski it was Yannic Prümper (Yokomo / Dash), and Christopher Krapp (Yokomo / Racing Performer) completing the top 5.

Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/59075/271634?key=202

Xray ProStock

Ellerbrock surprises in Q3

Lukas Ellerbrock was able to lay down a perfect TQ run in Q3 with his Xray car. He finished 0.1 second ahead of his teammate Alexandre Duchet and Awesomatix team manager Max Mächler who was another 0.8 seconds behind Duchet.
With Duchet having the two fastest TQ runs on his side so far, he will have the best chance to start from pole in the triple A-Mains on Sunday. Q4 will show how the cars will finally line up in the Xray ProStock class.

Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/59075/271633?key=202

Hobbywing Frontwheel

TQ run from Schulz

After rolling his car onto the roof in Q2, Stefan Schulz performed better in Q3 of FWD qualifying as he won the top heat in front of Steven Olsen again. However, Steven Olsen was only 0.4 seconds back in this qualifier and he will try to maximize the pressure on Schulz in the next runs – especially in the mains – for sure.
Roman Borschel (3), Kevin Sparbier (4) and Alexander Müller (5) completed the top five in Q3 of the Hobbywing Frontwheel class.

Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/59075/271630?key=202

Stock 17.5

Kuschnarew fastest in Q3

17.5 Stock Top Seed David Kuschnarew found back his rhythm in Q3 and scored maximum points for the round. Maximilian Unterschütz finished second and reigning champion Daniel Pöhlmann third. Behind them, Dominik Ruf took fourth for the round and a much-improved Jan Gehrig fifth.
The TQ of Q1 and Q2, Thomas Bemmerl, opted to sit out Q3 to save some tires for the next heats which can be a benefit for him when he will be able to convert them into a good result.

Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/59075/271629?key=202

Infinity 40+ Masters

Overall TQ wide open as Baggendorf takes Q3

In the Infinity 40+ Masters class, Torsten Baggendorf took round three of qualifying. With three different TQ`s so far, the decision for the overall top qualifier is wide open in front of Q4.
Werner Schmitzer, Caspar Morgen and Torsten Baggendorf won a round of qualifying each. With Baggendorf scoring two second places as well, he has a small advantage from Morgen and Schmitzer who both have a third place on their score card so far.
It will all come down to Q4 and we are looking forward for the overall TQ decision in the Infinity 40+ Masters class here at ETS RD2.

Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/59075/271631?key=202

Scorpion Formula

Ratheisky overall TQ as Ehrbar closes the gap

In the Scorpion Formula class, Jan Ratheisky is the overall TQ. He won the first three rounds of qualifying here at Arena33 which secures him the sweet spot for the triple A-Mains on Sunday.
His closest contenders, Lukas Hoch and David Ehrbar, have been on a similar hot lap pace in Q3 (all with 22.3), but Jan was able to win with 2.2 seconds ahead of David. Lukas Hoch lost six seconds in lap 11 which destroyed his run in Q3 completely.
Behind the leaders, Renè Kölbel and Herbert Weber once again finished “best of the rest” in P4 and P5!

Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/59075/271632?key=202

ETS Q2 Report RD2 Season #14 2021/22

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Patrick Beck

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14. August 2021

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Matrix Modified

Rheinard takes Q2 as Völker booked a DNF

Marc Rheinard (Awesomatix)was able to TQ the second modified qualifier at Arena33 in front of Oliver Havranek (Xray), who scored another great result after his fourth place in Q1. At the beginning of the run, Ronald Völker pulled away from the field and was able to build up a gap of 1.0 seconds from the rest of the group.
But at the 4-minute mark, Völker had to stop his car due to some technical problems which brought Rheinard back to the point again. Marc took this advantage to score important points which can help him a lot in the fight for the overall TQ in the upcoming Q3 and Q4.
Behind Rheinard and Havranek, we saw Christopher Krapp (Yokomo) taking the third spot ahead of Eric Dankel (Mugen Seiki) who looked strong in this round as well. Yannic Prümper (Yokomo) finished fifth for the round and Michele Manzo (6), Michal Orlowski (7), Antoine Brunet (8), Loic Jasmin (9) and Tim Wahl (10) completed the top 10 in Q2 of the matrix Modified division.

Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/59075/271634?key=202

Xray ProStock

Duchet from Lauter and Ratheisky

We saw another strong TQ run from Xray driver Alexandre Duchet in Q2. The French driver was able to stay ahead of the pack posting the only 16 lap run. Awesomatix driver Simon Lauter finished second for the round in front of the Xray of Jan Ratheisky.

Behind the top 3, there were 4 drivers in 0.6 seconds to take positions 4 to 7. Enrico Jung was fastest of this pack taking fourth for the round ahead of Lukas Ellerbrock (5), Olivier Bultynck (6) and Max Mächler (7).

Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/59075/271633?key=202

Hobbywing Frontwheel

FWD Q2 goes to Olsen

Danish driver Steven Olsen was the man on top as he took the win for the round ahead of Mischa Kroos in second and Roman Borschel in third. During the run, the fight for the lead was between Olsen and Schulz all the time and in the end, it looked like Schulz got closer and closer to Olsen until he rolled his car at the 4:20 minute mark to serve the win to Olsen on a silver tray!
Behind Olsen, Kroos and Borschel the top 5 were completed by Kevin Sparbier and Jaques Libar.

Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/59075/271630?key=202

Stock 17.5

Unterschütz closer in Q2

The second round of qualification in the 17.5 Stock class saw young gun Maximilian Unterschütz closing the gap to the strongest driver Thomas Bemmerl down to only 0.832 seconds. With Unterschütz posting the fastest lap of the run, it seems that he could be a serious contender for Bemmerl for the rest of the weekend.
But not only Maximilian Unterschütz was quicker in Q2 as we saw Roman Borschel (3), David Kuschnarew (4) and Dominik Ruf (5) turning 20.9 laptimes as well. That shows that they are all able to go fast and that it`s all about consistency over the whole five minutes!

Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/59075/271629?key=202

Infinity 40+ Masters

Caspar Morgen TQ`s round 2

Q2 of our 40+ Masters division saw Caspar Morgen on top. Caspar, who finished second on the podium here at ETS RD1 took the win ahead of Torsten Baggendorf, round 1 TQ Werner Schmitzer, Michel Zierold and Frank Fuchs. With the Top 5 only separated by one second, the fight for the overall TQ is still wide open and it will come down to Q3 and Q4 to find out who will start from pole position in the 40+ Masters class.

Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/59075/271631?key=202

Scorpion Formula

Ratheiyks again in Q2

The Formula class saw no changes in the rankings as the top 6 finished in the same order as in Q1 this morning. Compared to Q1, where Jan checked out dramatically over the rest of the field,Lukas Hoch was able to finish a little closer behind Ratheisky (3 seconds) which will give him some hope for the finals. David Ehrbar is still trying to find more pace from his self-made car as he finished third another time in Q2.

Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/59075/271632?key=202

Under the Hood – David Kuschnarew`s Yokomo BD10/LCR-2020

Under the Hood

Patrick Beck

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14. August 2021

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Under the Hood – David Kuschnarew`s Yokomo BD10/LCR-2020

David Kuschnarew was the Top Seed after controlled practice here at ETS RD2 Season #14 2021/22 at Arena33. He is running the actual Yokomo BD10/LCR car in the 17.5 Stock class and he is really happy with the handling of the car in the hot weather conditions. Take a look “Under the Hood” of his Yokomo ride!

David Kuschnarew uses these components in his Yokomo BD10/LCR-2020 touring car:

Body Shell: ZooRacing Wolverine
Speedo: ORCA ETS
Motor: ORCA ETS 17.5T
Battery: Gens Ace 8200mAh
Radio: Sanwa M12S
Servo: Highest BLP68
Tires: Matrix Handout
Sponsors: DK Grafix
Specials: The horizontal body posts are an in-house development. The ARS system and the graphite battery holders are from Team Yokomo.

ETS Q1 Report RD2 Season #14 2021/22

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Patrick Beck

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14. August 2021

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Matrix Modified

Round 1 goes to Völker

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After Marc Rheinard being fastest in the seeding practice, Ronald Völker found his way back to the top of the board in Q1 of the Matrix Modified class here at Arena33. Völker started second into the heat behind top seed Rheinard and in the opening laps of the heat he was able to close up to Marc visible on track to take the lead. With Völkers hot lap (18.145) being slightly faster than Rheinard`s (18.265), his medium time at the end of the run was two tenths faster per lap which secured him the only 17 lap run 3 seconds ahead of Rheinard.

Behind the Mugen Seiki of Völker and the Awesomatix of Rheinard, it was Christopher Krapp who was closest to the leaders with his Yokomo coming short to Rheinard by only a second to takt third overall for the round. The Xray duo of RD1 runner up Antoine Brunet and Oliver Havranek finished fourth and fith with Havranek posting a great run in the second fastest heat.
The top 10 in the Matrix Modified class got completed by Yannic Prümper (6), Robert Pietsch (7), Michal Orlowski (8), Marco Kaufmann (9) and Eric Dankel (10).

Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/59075/271634?key=202

Xray ProStock

Duchet from Ratheisky and Mächler in Q1

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Alexandre Duchet took the first round of Xray ProStock qualifying here at Arena33. In the opening laps it was Max Mächler leading the field around the track but after some laps the Xray duo of Ratheisky and Duchet came back to take over the lead until the end.
Simon Lauter, Tim Benson and Alex Kunkler opened up the tire game with not starting in Q1.
Nicolai Lindegaard (4), Olivier Bultynck (5), Lukas Ellerbrock (6), Enrico Jung (7), Pawel Staszewski (8), Fabian Bucher (9) and Christoph Kirchhefer (10) completed the top 10.

Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/59075/271633?key=202

Hobbywing Frontwheel

Schulz takes Q1

In the Hobbywing Frontwheel class it was Stefan Schulz who was able to set the fastest overall runtime in Q1. With a very clean and consistent run he was able to edge out his competitors by 0.4 of a second on track.
The race winner from RD1 at Arena33, Steven Olsen from Denmark, finished second with a comfortable gap of 3.7 seconds ahead of the third placed Mischa Kroos from Switzerland. Roman Borschel and Frederik Hovgaard completed the top 5 of Q1 in the Hobbywing Frontwheel class. The top 10 got completed by Henrik Heitsch (6), Torsten Baggendorf (7), Kevin Sparbier (8), Jonas Völker (9) and Jaques Libar (10).

Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/59075/271630?key=202

Stock 17.5

Bemmerl TQ´s RD1 of Qualifying

The two times ETS race winner at Arena33, Thomas Bemmerl, took RD1 of qualifying in the Stock 17.5 class on Saturday morning. Bemmerl won the heat in front of Roman Borschel and Maximilian Unterschütz. After Unterschütz had a slower first lap, he was the driver with the fastest lap of the race (20.954) later in the run.
Behind them, Top Seed David Kuschnarew finished fourth for the round in front of Daniel Pöhlmann, who had a good run in the second fastest group of the 17.5 Stock class.
The top 10 were completed by Philipp Hagnauer (6), Felix Schneider (7), Dominik Ruf (8), Jan-Simon Knispel (9) and Wolfgang Hößle (10).

Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/59075/271629?key=202

Infinity 40+ Masters

Schmitzer takes the first one at Arena33

Werner Schmitzer was the fastest driver in the very competitive field of drivers in our 40+ Masters class. Werner won the top heat 1.7 seconds ahead of Torsten Baggendorf and Caspar Morgen. Manuel Stankowitz and Michel Zierold followed very close on positions four and five in Q1.
Behind them, Mirco Thalheimer (6), Frank Fuchs (7), Thomas Oehler (8), Oliver Kaufmann (9) and Flavio Paladin (10) completed the top 10.
As the pace of the top 10 is super close and everybody is doing almost the same fastest laps, the following three rounds of qualifying should be very exciting to watch.

Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/59075/271631?key=202

Scorpion Formula

Ratheisky dominates Q1

Q1 of the Formula class saw a dominant performance from Jan Ratheisky who won the heat some 6.3 (!) seconds in front of the rest of the field. With this run, Jan showed that he is on fire today and that a win in the Formula class will not be possible without beating him.
Lukas Hoch finished second, David Ehrbar in third place.
The top 10 got rounded up by Renè Kölbel (4), Herbert Weber (5), Michal Wijcik (6), Tomas Sova (7), Robert Kampehl (8), Chris Grenz (9) and Patrik Sadrinna (10).

Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/59075/271632?key=202

Under the Hood – Dominik Ruf`s Tamiya TRF 420

Under the Hood

Patrick Beck

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14. August 2021

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Under the Hood – Dominik Ruf`s Tamiya TRF 420

Dominik Ruf is running his Tamiya TRF 420 touring car here at ETS RD2. He is racing in the very competitive 17.5 Stock class and was the fastest driver in thursday`s sessions of free practice. His car is almost out of the boy but includes some extras to improve the handling here on track at Arena33.

Dominik uses these components in his Tamiya TRF 420 touring car:

Body Shell: ZooRacing Wolverine
Speedo: ORCA ETS
Motor: ORCA ETS 17.5T
Battery: LRP 7.400mAh
Radio: Sanwa MT4
Servo: Power HD R12
Tires: Matrix Handout
Sponsors: H2 Racing Development (requests are welcome 😉 )
Specials: TRF420 Mid-motor conversion kit and direct spool cup from H2 Racing Development. Battery holder are an in-house development from a friend.

ETS Arena33 Onboard Track Video

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Patrick Beck

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14. August 2021

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Enjoy some laps around the Arena33 track in Andernach with the camera car from ETS Media Team member Hanno van den Boogard (RC Race Videos). Ronald Völker was so kind to drive it around the Arena33 track for us on Friday morning!

ETS Controlled Practice Report RD2 Season #14 2021/22

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Patrick Beck

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13. August 2021

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ETS Controlled Practice Report RD2 Season #14 2021/22

The controlled practice here at Arena33 is in the books and all drivers are now re-seeded into their qualifying heats. After seeding, everybody got the chance to run in the new sorted qualifying groups in one round of qualification practice. This helped everybody finding the right place on the driver stand before the 4 rounds of Qualifying will start tomorrow morning. The seeding practice was close as always and qualifying will bring us some nail-biting thrillers for sure.

Matrix Modified

Rheinard tops seeding by 0.005 from Völker

The last round of seeding practice at Arena33 showed how small the gaps are in the Matrix Modified class. With Ronald Völker being fastest in all rounds of practice with his LRP powered Mugen Seiki so far, Marc Rheinard was fighting back in the last round of seeding practice with his ORCA powered Awesomatix.
Rheinard topped Völkers 3 fastest consecutive laps by the very small margin of 0.005 seconds. With more wind on the track during the last seeding round, 8 out of the top 10 drivers posted their fastest laps in this run. As the sun was covered by some clouds, the track seemed to be a little faster again, but the wind component made it tricky to drive as well.

Behind Rheinard and Völker, Christopher Krapp, Yannic Prümper and Antoine Brunet completed the top 5. Looking on the overall ranking list, the field of drivers is together super close with P4 and P16 only separated by 0.8 seconds. Saturday`s 4 rounds of qualifying will show us, who will get it together the best over the whole 5 minutes of each round!

The Top 5 after controlled practice (3 consecutive laps)

Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/59075/271634?key=201

Xray ProStock

Ratheisky and Duchet on pace for Xray

Jan Ratheisky is the top seed in the Xray ProStock division here at Arena33. Jan was a tenth faster than his French Xray teammate and RD1 winner Alexandre Duchet. Behind them, it is the Awesomatix duo of Max Mächler and Simon Lauter together with the newly crowned German national champion Tim Benson rounding up the top 5 with his Mugen Seiki today.

Can Duchet turn it around in qualifying, or will Ratheisky be the man to start on pole into the mains on Sunday? There are a lot of guys who will try to deny Xray`s next pole position here at Arena33 after they were able to start from the sweet spot here at the last two ETS races.

The Top 5 after controlled practice (3 consecutive laps)

Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/59075/271633?key=201

Hobbywing Frontwheel

Impressive performance from Schulz in FWD

After setting the fastest time in free practice, Stefan Schulz continues to look strong here at Arena33. With his 3 fastest laps being 1 second (!) faster compared to his contenders, it will be interesting to see if guys like Steven Olsen, Philipp Hagnauer or Kevin Sparbier can fight with Schulz for the top spot in qualifying.

Steven Olsen is confident after his win here at ETS RD1, Philipp “Hagi” Hagnauer is always a driver to watch, and Kevin Sparbier is one of the top FWD drivers since the start of this amazing class at the ETS. Who will take pole position at ETS RD2? We will know it tomorrow evening after qualifying.

The Top 5 after controlled practice (3 consecutive laps)

Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/59075/271630?key=201

Stock 17.5

Kuschnarew is Top Seed for Qualifying

David Kuschnarew was the fastest driver in the two rounds of seeding practice in the Stock 17.5 class. With the top 9 posting their three fastest consecutive laps in the first of the timed practice runs, Kuschnarew came out fastest with a small gap of 0.092 seconds ahead of Dominik Ruf.

Maximilian Unterschütz postest the third fastest time, another 0.079 seconds behind the leaders. With Philipp Hagnauer (4^th) and Thomas Bemmerl (5^th) there are two experienced drivers behind the top three and qualifying will guarantee some close racing in the 17.5 Stock class.
The fight for the A-Main starting spots will start on Saturday morning when we head into the 4 rounds of qualifying.

The Top 5 after controlled practice (3 consecutive laps)

Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/59075/271629?key=201

Infinity 40+ Master

Schmitzer fastest in 40+ Masters

Werner Schmitzer topped the timed practice in the Infinity 40+ Masters class here at Arena33. He will start first into qualifying and he will see RD1 runner up Caspar Morgen and Thorsten Baggendorf following him closely. The top 10 are separated by only 1.4 seconds over the three consecutive laps and there are a lot of well-known names in the mix to grab one of the highly coveted places in the A-Main.

The Top 5 after controlled practice (3 consecutive laps)

Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/59075/271631?key=201

Scorpion Formula

Ehrbar moves up to second place

After seeding practice, it is still Jan Ratheisky in the first position of the Scorpion Formula class. With a slightly comfortable gap of 0.662 seconds, Ratheisky looks really sharp on track. David Ehrbar found some pace to finish seeding practice second overall, in front of Lukas Hoch in third place. Will qualifying be a case between Ratheisky and Ehrbar only, or will we see Lukas Hoch in the mix in tomorrow`s four rounds of qualifying?

The Top 5 after controlled practice (3 consecutive laps)

Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/59075/271632?key=201

We are looking forward for Saturday here at ETS RD2 where we expect another sunny day at Arena33 with some great qualifying action in all classes.
On our website you will not miss anything as you can find the PullstartTV livestream in our “LIVE” section. To get quickly to the results of all classes simply navigate to the “RESULTS” area on our landing page.

Enjoy ETS RD2 together with us – no matter where you are!

ETS Free Practice Report RD2 Season #14 2021/22

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Patrick Beck

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12. August 2021

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ETS Free Practice Report RD2 Season #14 2021/22

Free practice day at Arena33 with sunny weather

ETS RD2 of Season #14 2021/22 started with 6 rounds of free practice today. With the amount of 173 entries, drivers enjoyed a relaxed and handy day here at Arena33 in Andernach with temperatures around 26°C. With the weather forecast looking even hotter for the whole weekend, all drivers try to find a dialed setup for this weather conditions. The clockwise driving direction (ETS RD1 saw cars running anti-clockwise) is another challenge for everybody and drivers reported that the track “is really great” in this direction as well.

Matrix Modified

Völker still in good shape

The Matrix Modified division saw RD1 winner Ronald Völker on top of the board with his Mugen Chassis. He edged out Yokomo`s Yannic Prümper by 0.4 seconds over the three fastest consecutive laps. Behind Prümper, Marc Rheinard found himself in third position with his Awesomatix, another tenth of a second behind.

My Mugen car worked amazing today in these hot conditions and I feel very confident with my car on the track. I am happy to be right on pace as there will be no weather factors like clouds or rain taking influence this weekend.
Ronald Völker, Mugen Seiki

The Top 5 after Thursday practice (3 consecutive laps)

Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/59075/271634?key=200

Xray ProStock

Duchet and Mächler fastest

In Xray ProStock class we saw Alexandre Duchet (Xray) continuing his dominance from RD1, four weeks ago at the same venue. Alexandre was able to set the fastest time some 0.184 seconds ahead of Max Mächler (Awesomatix). Behind them, Jan Ratheisky (Xray) looked strong and finished third overall for the day.

My Xray worked really fine the whole day, especially in these hot conditions where it is not easy to handle the tires in the right way. In my opinion the track is a little more difficult to drive in this direction and not an easy challenge. I will prepare my car now for tomorrow and my goal is to start from pole position into the finals again this weekend!
Alexandre Duchet, Xray

The Top 5 after Thursday practice (3 consecutive laps)

Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/59075/271633?key=200

Hobbywing Frontwheel

German Champion leads FWD class

Fastest in the Hobbywing Frontwheel class after six rounds of free practice was Stefan Schulz. The fresh crowned German Champion showed that he is on a high with three very impressive laps and a gap of over almost one second to RD1 race winner Steven Olsen in second and Kevin Sparbier in third.

The hot track is a real challenge for the FWD cars. As hotter the surface gets, as more the car starts to push over the front. But as my car feels pretty balanced, I will not change anything on my setup, I will just try to adapt my driving to the current track conditions in seeding and qualifying!
Stefan Schulz

The Top 5 after Thursday practice (3 consecutive laps)

Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/59075/271630?key=200

Stock 17.5

Dominik Ruf tops Thursday practice

In the Stock 17.5 class, Dominik Ruf nailed the fastest laps of the day in front of Maximilian Unterschütz and Arena33 double race winner Thomas Bemmerl. With the Top five being only separated by 0.636 seconds, we all can be very excited what will happen in seeding practice and qualifying in the Stock 17.5 class at ETS RD2.

I am really happy with my day so far. After ETS RD1 I finally was able to do some practice and found some things on my car which I was able to improve. As we run clockwise this time, it seems that the layout suits my driving style better and I feel very comfortable out there. I hope that I can carry over the pace into the rest if the weekend.
Dominik Ruf

The Top 5 after Thursday practice (3 consecutive laps)

Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/59075/271629?key=200

Infinity 40+ Masters

Stankowitz from Schmitzer and Morgen

Manuel Stankowitz was the fastest driver in the Infinity 40+ Masters class. He topped the Thursday practice by 0.5 seconds ahead of Werner Schmitzer and RD1 runner up Caspar Morgen. With the absence of RD1 winner Soren Boy Holst we are searching our third ever winner in the ETS 40+ Masters class this weekend – who will step on top of the podium on Sunday?

My car feels great here at Arena33 so far and I like the layout which we are running clockwise this time. It is not easy to find the right setup for the tires in these hot conditions, but I will keep my car as it is and try to improve my overall result (P7) from ETS RD1 some weeks ago.
Manuel Stankowitz

The Top 5 after Thursday practice (3 consecutive laps)

Scorpion Formula

Hoch splits Ratheisky and Ehrbar

The Scorpion Formula class saw the two dominant F1 drivers Jan Ratheisky and David Ehrbar out front. But they seem to have a serious contender with Lukas Hoch this time here at Arena33. Lukas was able to set the second fastest consecutive laps to sit in between Jan Ratheisky and third placed David Ehrbar overnight.

To drive clockwise is really great here at Arena33 – something we should do more often like this. As my focus is more on the touring car side this weekend, I didn`t put a lot of work in my F1 car until now. But with the start of seeding tomorrow I will check my car in detail as I expect a serious challenge from my teammate Lukas Hoch and David Ehrbar.
Jan Ratheisky

The Top 5 after Thursday practice (3 consecutive laps)

Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/59075/271632?key=200

On Friday morning, drivers will have another two rounds of free practice followed by two important rounds of seeding practice. Last on Friday afternoon, there will be another round of practice for everybody in the qualification groups to find out more about their contenders and to define everybody`s position on the rostrum.

Follow us during the whole weekend and check out the LIVE section on our website. There you find the livestreaming from ETS RD2 Season #14 2021/22 at Arena33 in Andernach / GER via pullstart.tv!

ETS Track Check Arena33 Andernach, GER RD2 Season #14 2021/22

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Patrick Beck

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11. August 2021

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ETS Track Check Arena33 Andernach, GER RD2 Season #14 2021/22

The circus once again stops in Andernach

The ETS returns to the Arena33 racetrack in Andernach/Germany where the new season started only 4 weeks ago. The ToniSport managed track on the ground of the DJK Andernach Club will welcome all racers again for some great ETS racing action. Due to a lot of ongoing Covid-19 travel restrictions and country regulations not allowing to host events, the ETS crew saw the only chance for a RD2 at the same and proven venue again!

Same – same, but different!

We presented the track of Arena33 in our Track Check prior to RD1. As there has nothing changed in case of the surface, the curbs and the green Astro in between the track, it might look that ETS RD2 will be a copy of ETS RD1 and everything remains the same!
If you think so you are totally wrong! At ETS Rd2 the drivers must face the challenge running the track in the opposite direction. At RD1 it was anti-clockwise, and RD2 will see cars circulating in clockwise direction.

Running clockwise for a new challenge

At RD1, a lot of racers confirmed some facts from out Track Check concerning the nice curbs, the importance of a flowing rhythm and the weather sensitivity of Arena33. These facts will be a key for RD2 again, but the clockwise running direction will add something new for everybody to make it even more complicated to go fast.
It will be interesting to see what will challenge the drivers the most! Finding a new position on the driver stand? Hitting the long sweeper at the end of the main straight with maximum speed on the perfect line? Getting into the tight chicane without losing to much corner speed?

Possible key sections

As we don`t have any experience and data’s running clockwise at Arena33, the track is kind of an unknown factor as we head into ETS RD2. Nevertheless, we will point out some facts which we think can play a roll during the weekend of racing.

The 2 corners before entering the main straight: These corners are relatively slow. Drivers can try to get super close to the car in front and with a better exit onto the straight there is a chance to get by in the long sweeper at the end of the straight!
End of long Sweeper: We expect the cars to approach this section in full swing at a high speed. At this point, drivers must carry the best possible speed while entering the following, more tight corners. This section will be tricky and can lead drivers into mistakes while fighting for positions!
In front of the Driver Stand: This section will be one of the key facts to go fast. After the long left hander, drivers can lose a lot of time this hard right turn. The position of every driver on the rostrum will also be important for a good feeling while passing by with the car directly in front of them.
Chicane entry: The slowest point on track! Compared to the anti-clockwise running direction, the entrance into the chicane is tighter and requires a good amount of slow speed steering. We might also see some guys trying to pass others when they go wide at the chicane entry.
The Teardrop on the left side: Here the cars arrive after they have accelerated hard out of the slow chicane. This corner offers enough space to go side by side and the radius can allow drivers to try something. If a pass is not possible, the following, more tight corners before the straightway will be the next option directly afterwards.

Let’s go racing

We are looking forward to the race weekend and the restart of the ETS after all these long months of waiting and hoping and the Arena33 track is fully ready for the show!

ETS Media Team Update

Media

Patrick Beck

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9. August 2021

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Phil Richter on board for RD2

The ETS Media Team will head into RD2 at Arena33 in Andernach with some serious enhancement. As the master of announcing, Scotty Ernst from the USA, is still not able to join us in Europe (Covid-19 restrictions), it was Uwe Rheinard moderating most of the race at RD1 a couple of weeks ago. Uwe did a really good job on the microphone and got some support from race reporter Patrick Beck to take a small break from time to time.

But as Uwe is much needed for a lot of other different duties during a long race weekend, the ETS crew is happy to welcome Phil Richter as the main announcer for ETS RD2.

Experienced and motivated

Phil comes along with a good routine as he announced several races in the past. Only two weeks ago he announced the German nationals in Bernau (close to Berlin) and he did really well over there.
Asked about his ETS duty, Ohil told us:

I am super happy to get on the microphone at such a prestigious event and I will give my very best to make it a good one for everybody. It is really fantastic and I can`t wait for Thursday when racing finally gets underway.
-Phil Richter-

ETS RD1 Race reporter Patrick will still be around to back him up whenever needed, and we are looking forward to another great ETS race at Arena33 in Andernach from 12. – 15. Of August 2021.

See you trackside!

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