Hear what the drivers said after the race in Hann. Münden was finished on Sunday afternoon!
Urbain takes second ETS career win at RD4 in Germany
Matrix Modified

Urbain takes the big trophy while Völker and Rheinard had to settle for second and third after chaotic A2
A2– The second A-Main was like “Merry Christmas” for Lucas Urbain!
After the start, Ronald Völker`s Mugen car got loose in the first corner and collected Marc Rheinard`s Awesomatix car as Marc could not avoid to hit Völker anymore. Tim Wahl and Michele Manzo took over second and third place while Völker and Rheinard dropped back to the end of the field. Lucas Urbain took the win and his second ever ETS victory with a huge gap of 5 seconds after the huge carnage behind him. He was awaiting a hard fight, but in the end, it was a (well-deserved) walk in the park for the Awesomatix factory driver. Congratulations to Lucas Urbain and the Awesomatix team!
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A3– In the third and last A-Main of the Matrix Modified class, the fight for second and third overall was going on between Ronald Völker and Marc Rheinard. Marc would have needed to win ahead of Völker to snatch second place away from the Mugen driver, but Völker delivered and won A3 ahead of Rheinard, Prümper, Krapp, and Wahl. The overall result was: Urbain, Völker, Rheinard, Wahl, and Prümper.


A-Main Videos
Top 5 Press Conference

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Awesomatix ProStock
Izsay holds off a hard charging Bultynck to win ETS RD4 in Germany

A2– Olivier Bultynck was on a mission in the second final of the Awesomatix Pro Stock class. He was all over Adam Izsay for the entire five minutes of the race and they were putting on an amazing show of respectful and very close racing. In lap 6, Ollie Bultynck tried to put a move on Izsay but the Hungarian racer was able to stay ahead coming onto the straightway. Ollie Bultynck was never giving up and was hoping for Izsay to make a mistake but that did never happen and Izsay celebrated a more than well-deserved race win by 0.2 of a second from Bultynck. Lukas Ellerbrock, Jan Ratheisky, and Enrico Jung finished third, fourth, and fifth in A2. Congratulations to Adam Izsay and Xray for another race win in the Pro Stock class!
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A3– In the last leg of our Pro Stock A-Mains, the fight was for second and third place overall between Olivier Bultynck and Lukas Ellerbrock. The Awesomatix duo was leading the race and Ellerbrock was pushing really hard behind Bultynck. But the racer from Belgium made no mistake and took the win in A3 from his team mate. The final result saw Izsay, Bultynck, Ellerbrock, Jung, and Ratheisky finishing in the top 5.

A-Main Videos
Top 3 Press Conference

Hobbywing Frontwheel
Izsay survives critical moment in A2 and wins FWD class in Hann. Münden

A2- Adam Izsay had another perfect start off the line, leading the field around the first laps. Everybody else was driving clean as well in the first minute and not a lot happened. After 2 minutes, it looked like Stankowitz was able to close the gap to Izsay a little bit, but Adam responded immediately with some hot laps.
Lap 10 was bringing the race back to live as Izsay was hitting a curb after the timing loop allowing Stankowitz to be all over him for some corners. Izsay quickly found back into his rhythm and checked out again. Phil Langner was creating pressure on Stankowitz in the last laps of the race, but Manuel was able to stand his ground taking second place behind a well-deserved race winner Adam Izsay who is now super close to win this season`s overall championship.

A3- After Adam Izsay already sealed the victory in A2 he was only watching the race from the sideline. It was all about Manuel Stankowitz to lead the drivers into the last final from the first spot on the grid. Stankowitz saw young Phil Langner and Adam Southgate following him in striking distance for most of the run, but the gaps remained the same and Stankowitz took the win and also second on the podium, joined by Phil Langner in third place!


1up Racing 40+ Masters
Dreams come true as Baggendorf celebrates first ever ETS win

A2– After the sound of the tone, second place starter Manuel Stankowitz was chasing the ARC car of TQ Torsten Baggendorf around the track with his Iris ride. Toni Mateo was sitting in third place, some meters behind the leaders. After 2 minutes, Torsten Baggendorf saw Manuel Stankowitz disappearing from his rear-view mirror after a driving error from the reigning champion. Toni Mateo and Michel Zierold took over second and third place, but out front the stage was set for Torsten Baggendorf`s first ever ETS win which he celebrated with all his friends while coming down the drivers stand. Congratulations Torsten, you are a member of the ETS race winners club now!

A3- Manuel Stankowitz was in control of the third A-Main and took the win from start to finish ahead of Toni Mateo and Michel Zierold. However, after Stankowitz had two bad results from A1 and A2, his win in A3 would only bring him to fifth place overall in the end. The result from A3 brought Toni Mateo (2) and Michel Zierold (3) onto the podium beside race winner Torsten Baggendorf here at ETS RD4 in Germany.


Orca 21.5 Stock
Langner becomes one of the youngest ever ETS race winners at the Transworld Hotel in Hann. Münden

A2– The second A-Main started in the same way as A1 did yesterday evening. Phil Langner and Tristan Bergheim were checking out early in the race. Jan Petersen passed Nadine Zühlke and moved up to third place. After three minutes, Phil Langner`s gap was at 2 seconds and it didn`t look like Bergheim had the pace to come closer. Phil Langner drove a perfect race in A2 and took his first ETS race win under the applause of the audience. Well done Phil, it was your weekend and you did an amazing job!
Championship leader Tristan Bergheim took another second place in A2 and his goal in A3 will be to secure this position on the podium beside race winner Phil Langner to cement his lead in the fight for the overall title.

A3- The last A-Main took place without race winner Phil Langner and it was Tristan Bergheim who took the win ahead of Jan Petersen, Nadine Zühlke, and Tobias Baumbach. Championship leader Bergheim joined race winner Phil Langner and third placed Jan Petersen on the podium, while Nadine Zühlke finished fourth overall which was a great result for her.


ToniSport Formula
Back in the victory lane as Ratheisky wins the Formula class!

A2– David Ehrbar made a great pass on Jan Ratheisky in lap 4, but Jan took back the place directly. Stiebler also in the fight for the lead in the early stages of A2. After Jan Ratheisky lost his car at the 2-minute mark of the race, which brought Michal Wojcik to the top of the field. David Ehrbar was chasing him down and made a good pass on Wojcik to take over the lead which he was able to maintain till the end. Robert Kampehl, Michal Wojcik, Andreas Stiebler, and Jan Ratheisky completed the top 5. The decision for the overall race win was shifted to A3.

A3– David Ehrbar had a real shot for the win before he made a mistake in the last minute of the race. He was all over the back of Jan Ratheisky in the first 4 minutes and everybody was waiting for something to happen as Ehrbar had the fastest car on track. But after Ehrbar`s Xray car flew off the track, Ratheisky just needed to survive the last minute ahead of second laced Andreas Stiebler. Jan Ratheisky did a masterful job and brought home the win in A3 which earned him the overall victory in the Formula class.


Great display for the sport as Urbain takes A1 from Völker and Rheinard
Matrix Modified
Magical first A-Main at the ETS, Modified racing at its best, Urbain wins from pole!

The first A-Main of the Matrix Modified class was a great display of our sport. The top three drove like on rails and the spectators watched the race with great enthusiasm. Lucas Urbain (Awesomatix) had a good start from his pole position and Ronald Völker (Mugen Seiki) and Marc Rheinard (Awesomatix) followed him in a couple of tenths.
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All three drivers drove precise, clean, consistent, and without any mistake. Ronald Völker said after the race that he felt “like in a sandwich” as he could not try to attack to the front because of Marc being right on his rear bumper too. Rheinard said that he felt like “having the quickest car without a real chance to overtake”, and Lucas Urbain reported that he “will need the whole evening to recover from this race”.
Long story short: Lucas Urbain took the win in front of Ronald Völker, Marc Rheinard, Yannic Prümper, and Christopher Krapp. WATCH THE VIDEO OF THE FIRST A-MAIN and get your own impression of this masterpiece of RC racing!
Awesomatix ProStock
Xray driver Izsay unstoppable on Saturday evening

Olivier Bultynck had a bad start behind top qualifier Adam Izsay. He immediately lost his second position to Lukas Ellerbrock while Izsay had some breathing room to drive a very clean and focused race out front. The Awesomatix duo of Ellerbrock and Bultynck had a nice and clean battle for second and third place while Jan Ratheisky and Enrico Jung were fighting for P4 and P5. In the end, Adam Izsay made no mistakes and took the win in the first final of the Awesomatix Pro Stock class.
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Hobbywing Frontwheel
Izsay takes A1 from pole in front of Stankowitz and Langner

After a slightly delayed start (fixing Baggendorfs car), top qualifier Adam Izsay was leading away with Manuel Stankowitz following in the slipstream. Phil Langner was holding his third position and defended it against Henrik Heitsch and Adam Southgate.
While Izsay was still leading, Phil Langner came a little closer to the car of Manuel Stankowitz in front of him. But after 3 minutes, the gaps between the top three looked like frozen and nothing happened anymore until the end of the race.
Adam Izsay took a well-deserved win and brought a perfect Saturday to an end. Manuel Stankowitz and Phil Langner took second and third place away from A-Main number one!

1up Racing 40+ Masters
Baggendorf wins A1 after clinic drive

After the start, Manuel Stankowitz car broke down in the first corner with a faulty spur gear – he had to retire from the race before it really began. TQ Torsten Baggendorf was leading the race and Toni Mateo took over second position. Mateo gave all he had but “Totti” Baggendorf was having a brilliant race and took the well-deserved win in A1. If he can repeat this in one of the remaining two finals on Sunday, he will win his first ever ETS race. The rest of the field will throw everything they have at him and Baggendorf needs to stay calm overnight. Simon Schindler finished third in A1 and behind him we saw a fright train of cars showing great driving as well. Well done you 40+ Masters 😊

Orca 21.5 Stock
Totally ripped off – Langner wins Saturday evening A1

After a clean start, Phil Langner and Tristan Bergheim had been pulling away immediately from the rest of the field. Tristan was following Phil very close and tried to set him under serious pressure. Both drove a brilliant race and made no mistakes. It was a pure joy to watch, and the audience was full of applause as Phil Langner crossed the line after five minutes. Tristan Bergheim lost a little bit of time in the end as a backmarker was not opening up quick enough. Jan Petersen, Nadine Zühlke, and Florian Müller rounded out the top 5 in the first Orca 21.5 Stock A-Main.

ToniSport Formula
Ratheisky and Ehrbar crossing the line side by side…

Jan Ratheisky brought the field around the first laps from pole position with David Ehrbar and Andreas Stiebler right in tow. All three cars stayed together for the first three minutes before Stiebler was trying to put a pass on Ehrbar. Nothing happened, but Ratheisky took the chance to stretch his legs a bit and pulled away from them.
Ehrbar was not giving up and came back to 0.5 of a second in the last minute of the race again. In the last lap he was all over Ratheisky before a backmarker landed in front of them on the track. Both (luckily) could drive around and Ehrbar and Ratheisky crossed the finish line on a photo finish with a gap of only 0.110 of a second. That was one of the best Formula A-Mains since a long time!
Qualifying Press Conferences – Modified & Pro Stock
The top three of the Matrix Modified and Awesomatix Pro Stock class are summing up their qualifying and giving some thoughts about the upcoming triple A-Mains at ETS RD4 in Germany!
Matrix Modified
Awesomatix Pro Stock
Under the Hood – Ronald Völker`s Mugen Seiki MTC-2R
Mugen Seiki factory driver Ronald Völker is rocking his MTC-2R at ETS RD4 in Hann. Münden. As always, his car is powered by LRP Batteries and a LRP ESC/Motor combo, and Ronald is using the FlySky Noble Pro radio together with his well approved Highest servo. In terms of option parts, his MTC-2R features the two piece topdeck from Mugen Seiki, progressive springs and the bypass shock bodies in the front, the Mugen LCG brass shorty battery mounts, and some general balancing weights.
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Body Shell: Xtreme Twister Speciale 0,4mm
Speedo: LRP Flow X
Motor: LRP X22 5.0T
Battery: LRP Graphene 4200mAh
Radio: FlySky Noble Pro
Servo: Highest BLP650
Tires: Matrix 28 ETS
Sponsors and support: Mugen Seiki, LRP, Highest, Mibosport, Axon, Arrowmax, VP-Design, MPE Stickers, RC Maker, Vigor
Under the Hood – Marc Rheinard`s Awesomatix A800R
We had the Awesomatix A800R of multiple IFMAR World Champion Marc Rheinard in front of our camera at ETS RD4 in Hann. Münden, GER. Marc has installed all power components such as ESC, Motor, and Battery from his long time electronics sponsor ORCA. He is also using his FlySky Noble Pro radio system in combination with a S15 servo from PowerHD.
A super light 0,4mm Twister Speciale body shell is mounted on his racecar. In terms of option parts, the car is equipped with the aluminum MR33 spool and diff pulleys for maximum efficiency (MR33-AWE-DP-A and MR33-AWE-SP-A) as well as a carbon bumper plate from Awesomatix.
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Body Shell: Xtreme Twister Speciale 0,4mm
Speedo: Orca OE1 WLE
Motor: Orca 5.5T
Battery: Orca 4290
Radio: FlySky Noble Pro
Servo: PowerHD S15
Tires: Matrix ETS
Sponsors and support: Awesomatix, Orca, ToniSport, 33Graphix, PowerHD, FlySKy, ISDT, T-Work`s, Xtreme, Matrix, A-Paint, RC Maker
Under the Hood – Matthias Drummer`s MTS V2 / SNRC
German racer Mathias Drummer is at the ETS for the very first time with his friends from Team Undercover. Matthias is racing in the Orca 21.5 Stock class, and it seems that he is having a real good time in Hann. Münden. We took the chance to look at the MTS V2 / SNRC touring car of Matthias. The car is one of the rarer cars at the ETS, but the Team Undercover drivers are doing a good job to show how it works on track. Matthias has equipped his car with a special LCG kit to lower the center of gravity for a better performance, especially on carpet.
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Body Shell: Zoo Racing Wolverine 0,7mm
Speedo: Orca ETS
Motor: Orca ETS 21.5T
Battery: Team Undercover
Radio: Sanwa MT44
Servo: PowerHD S15
Tires: Matrix ETS
Supporters: Team Undercover, Thomas Felke, Marcel Schmutzler, Tom Haacke
Friday Press Conference – Top 3 Matrix Modified
Enjoy some words from Lucas Urbain, Ronald Völker, and Marc Rheinard after the opening round of qualifying at the Transworld Hotel Auefeld during ETS RD4 Season #16 2023/24.
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