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Can Orlowski bounce back in Luxembourg after disappointing EFRA Euros result?

Patrick Beck
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Can Orlowski bounce back in Luxembourg after disappointing EFRA Euros result?

ETS Preview Report, RD3 Season #17 2024/25 Luxembourg, LUX

The ETS is entering the third round of the 2024/25 championship season in Luxembourg. With almost 280 entries, the number of entries is very high and guarantees top-class RC racing on one of the best tracks in the world. Last weekend was all about the EFRA euros in Roeselare (Belgium) where many of our frequent ETS racers had been in the fight for the EFRA titles. The event was a tricky one due to rain and ever-changing track conditions. Let`s see who is in good shape for ETS RD3.

Rheinard surfs the wave of success, Urbain is top favourite after mega practice performances, what can champion Orlowski do at the “Mini Circuit Ville de Luxembourg”

At the EFRA Euros in Roeselare, Michal Orlowski’s incredible run of 385 unbeaten days in touring car racing came to an unexpected end. The Schumacher star had a solid qualifying session and was on pole position for the finals. He was followed by his good friend and hard on- track rival Marc Rheinard (Awesomatix), and Xray`s Bruno Coelho who had won the last three EFRA euros in a row. After three very interesting and eventful A-Mains, Michal found himself off the podium in 4th place only – not the result he was aiming for.  

The conditions had been very difficult on final Sunday, and we also saw some driving errors which we have not seen from Orlowski in a very long time. Schumacher car designer Andy Murray will race in the Modified class with the Mi9 as well at ETS RD3 to collect data while Mattia Collina had to skip the race. Can Schumacher`s star driver Orlowski shake off this heavy defeat and win again in Luxembourg?

Awesomatix lead driver Marc Rheinard is the newly crowned EFRA European Champion in Modified touring car racing. Rheinard was putting together some great A-Main runs and was able to get by Orlowski, holding off a hard pushing Bruno Coelho in A3 with a masterclass of driving. It was almost surreal to realise that the last EFRA TC title was won by Rheinard in 2011!

The victory in Roeselare was an important one for Rheinard as it was the first Modified EFRA title for Awesomatix, and the first one for Marc`s new electronic sponsor Cayote. This title should give him a real boost of motivation and we are excited to see Marc hitting the track with his A800R in Luxembourg.

Rheinard will have most of his teammates around him with Lucas Urbain, Simon Lauter, Eric Dankel, Atsushi Hara, Kemp Anderson, and Michele Manzo having all signed up for the race. One of the top favourites for the race win in Luxembourg is for sure Lucas Urbain. The French driver won his first ETS race at this venue 2 years ago and is calling Luxembourg “kind of his home track” even if he is living 40km away in Rettel (France). During the testing sessions where many top drivers had been in Luxembourg before the Euros, Urbain was the fastest and he will set the early benchmark in practice for sure.  

Simon Lauter, who is the actually overall third placed river in Modified, is another driver to watch as he travels to Luxembourg with the success of winning the 13.5 Spec Euros last weekend after achieving a third-place podium finish in Modified at ETS RD2 in Austria – he is on a career high now. Lauter has finally arrived in the top league of Modified drivers at the Euro Touring Series after he had won three Pro Stock titles in the past four seasons. Great to see a world class stock driver stepping up to Modified in this way!

Mugen Seiki`s ETS record champion Ronald Völker is still in a “never ending” summer, searching for the top result he is normally used to achieve. Ronald finished 5th at the season opener in Apeldoorn, 11th at RD2 in Aigen, and 7th at last weekends EFRA Euros. Ronald and the Mugen team were facing some problems with the balance of the car and had some bad luck with electronic issues (in Apeldoorn) which has somewhat distorted the true performance of Völker`s Mugen and LRP package.

As we all know the work ethic of Völker, we can be sure that he will do everything to return to winning ways. Will we see his return to the podium in Luxembourg? His teammate and friend Remi Callens will be the second “hot iron” for Mugen Seiki in the fight for a position in the A-Main.

The Yokomo team will have to do without Christopher Krapp in Luxembourg. Krappi was the best Yokomo driver at the European Championship with 5th place, closely followed by his team-mate Antoine Brunet (6th) and Yannic Prümper in 9th place. Three Yokomo cars in the A final was a very good result for the team – Yokomo has not yet been able to score a top 5 result since the start of the new ETS season. Antoine and Yannic will do all they can to dial in their MS1.0 car for the challenging track in Luxembourg.  

Dominic Greiner, who finished on a fantastic fourth place in Aigen, will be a one man show again at the “Mini Circuit Ville de Luxembourg”. But the Serpent driver does to extract some extra motivation with not having a big team around him and made the A-Main at both of this season`s asphalt races. He is ranked 5th overall in the FlySky Modified class – a result that deserves great respect.

After the two Xray stars Bruno Coelho and Alexander Hagberg joined the ETS at the last race in Austria, they will sadly miss out our event in Luxembourg. Hagberg is on a long-planned family vacation while Bruno will race in a different category for Xray at the same weekend. Xray will trust their drivers Oliver Havranek, Harley Eldridge, and Benjamin Elbisser to score some good results. They are all super-fast and have shown in the past that they can make the A-Main when everything comes together perfectly.

FlySky Modified facts for ETS RD3

Entries: 44
Last race winner: Michal Orlowski (Schumacher) at RD2 in Aigen, AUT
Last race winner in Luxembourg: Lucas Urbain (Awesomatix) in 2022
Current championship top 3: Michal Orlowski (Schumacher | Hobbywing), Marc Rheinard (Awesomatix | CAYOTE), Simon Lauter (Awesomatix | Hobbywing)

Ellerbrock and Blutynck leading overall standings on equal points – can anyone catch up with them?

The Awesomatix Pro Stock class will have a great turnout in Luxembourg with 75 drivers on the list of entries. With many very fast drivers having signed up for the event, the battle for the A-Main spots will be close and intense as always.

The two championship leaders Ollie Bultynck and Lukas Ellerbrock from Team Awesomatix will try to open an even bigger gap to their competitors (points wise) to battle it out for the title when the ETS will enter the two remaining races of the season on carpet. However, as both drivers only scored “shmedium” results at the EFRA euros, they will also use the event in Luxembourg to recover a bit from that. Ellerbrock and Bultynck will have their team around them with strong drivers likefor example Louis Kretschmer, and Jesper Rasmussen.

Mugen Seiki`s Sören Sparbier is actually “best of the rest” sitting third overall in the championship. He missed out the podium in Aigen by a small margin and will be a driver to watch for in Luxembourg for sure. Sören has a lot of natural speed and is the top Pro Stock driver of the Mugen Seiki team right now. Can he improve his fourth place from Aigen in Luxembourg?

Xray has a strong line-up of drivers with Martin Hudy, Nico Catelani, Nicolas Delise, Benjamin Elbisser, local hero Jacques Libar, and MANY more and it would be a big surprise to not see some of them in the big show on Sunday. Adam Izsay, who was Xray`s best Pro Stock driver in the last season, will not make the trip to Luxembourg. Can anybody else fight for the ProStock win for the Slovakian manufacturer?

When we look on the Schumacher drivers, we also notice a lot of quality with former ETS and TITC Stock race winner Dominic Vogl, current European Vice champion Ollie Payne, third place finisher Niels Degryze from Belgium, and Andreas Stiebler who was very quick during ETS RD2 in Aigen. Schumacher is the team with the biggest upwards trend in Pro Stock racing since 2024 and we are sure that we will see one of their drivers on the podium soon!

However, we can not analyse all the racers in this highly competitive class before the race and as there are even more fast names (Tim Benson, Helge Johannessen, Henrik Heitsch, the Valent brothers……) we just have to wait to find out who will be on fire on the “Mini Circuit Ville de Luxembourg” next weekend. The Awesomatix Pro Stock class is looking to get really dicey…

Awesomatix ProStock facts for ETS RD3

Entries: 75
Last race winner: Olivier Bultynck (Awesomatix) at RD2 in Aigen, AUT
Last race winner in Luxembourg: Simon Lauter (Awesomatix) in 2022
Championship leader: Lukas Ellerbrock and Ollie Bultynck (both Awesomatix)

Hovgaard with first ever FWD championship lead for Yokomo

Danish Yokomo racer Frederik Hovgaard will arrive as the championship leader in Luxembourg. Hovgaard started into the season with a fifth place in Apeldoorn and was able to win the second race of the campaign in Aigen which was his first ETS race win ever. Hovgaard backed up his great form and won the EFRA Euros from fourth on the grid after many things happened with to the cars in front of him.

Xray`s newest FWD signing Max Weffers is ranked second overall followed by his teammate Jacques Libar, Awesomatix driver Phil Langner, and Iris racer Mauel Stankowitz (who will not attend the race in Luxembourg). Beside the top 4 drivers, others like ETS RD1 winner Nicolas Delisé (Xray), RD2 top qualifier Dominik Reile (Iris), Roman Borschel (Awesomatix), Caspar Morgen (Xray), Benjamin Elbisser (Xray), Torsten Baggendorf (ARC), Henrik Heitsch (ARC), Gergö and Mark Valent (Xray and Schumacher) will all try to win the third race of ETS Season #17 in Luxembourg.

Hobbywing Frontwheel facts for ETS RD3

Entries: 60
Last race winner: Frederik Hovgaard (Yokomo) at RD2 in Aigen, AUT
Last race winner in Luxembourg: Stefan Schulz (Xray) in 2022
Current championship top 3: Frederik Hovgaard (Yokomo), Max Weffers (Xray), Jacques Libar (Xray)

Ehrbar on top after two races in hard fought 40+ Masters class

Xray driver David Ehrbar leads the overall standings ahead of US racer Eric Anderson (Awesomatix) and Dutchman Elibert Sievers (Awesomatix). Ehrbar won the last race in Aigen after finishing third behind Anderson and Sievers at the season opener in Apeldoorn. On the other hand, Eric Anderson had a perfect and very dominant race in Apeldoorn and ‘only’ had to settle for seventh place at the RD2 in Austria. Anderson is 4 points behind Ehrbar, which he can still turn around during the rest of the season.

René Kölbel (Xray), Werner Schmitzer (Xray), and our reigning ETS champion of the class Michel Zierold (Awesomatix) are still in the mix hoping for a great result on the nice and difficult track in Luxembourg. Toni Mateo was the 2022 race winner in Luxembourg and is one of many other fast guys for the weekend together with Mirco Thalheimer, Caspar Morgen, Torsten Baggendorf, and Dai Sakaguchi who is making his 40+ Masters class debut with his Tamiya ride. Let`s see who will “master” the weekend in the best possible way to take the victory at ETS RD3.

Entries: 42
Last race winner: David Ehrbar (Xray) at RD2 in Aigen, AUT
Last race winner in Luxembourg: Toni Mateo (Awesomatix) in 2022
Current championship top 3: David Ehrbar (Xray), Eric Anderson (Awesomatix), Elibert Sievers (Awesomatix)

Championship leader Siebert to face hard competition in Luxembourg

In the Orca 21.5 Stock class we have seen superb racing during the last race in Aigen. Jaroslav Jun. Kriz took his first ETS race win with his Xray car and will be one of the top contenders for another great result in Luxembourg. Mugen Seiki`s championship leader Timo Siebert will have a lot of work to do if he likes to defend his position at the sunny side of life. His lead is at 4 points over Nadine Zühlke.

Xray driver Kristian Jensen is third overall now and will be on the line in Luxembourg as well as Jan Gehrig (Xray), Kai Gerhardt (Mugen Seiki), Elena Fuchs (Xray), Jan Vogler, Michael Koos, and the rest a the strong field of 21.5 Stock drivers.

ORCA 21.5 Stock facts for ETS RD3

Entries: 31
Last race winner: Jaroslav Jun. Kriz (Xray) at RD2 in Aigen, AUT
Last race winner in Luxembourg: Kevin Schmid (Awesomatix) in 2022 (when it was 17.5 Stock class)
Current championship top 3: Timo Siebert (Mugen Seiki), Nadine Zühlke (ARC), Kristian Jensen (Xray)

Can Jovicic win on home soil?

After two races, the battle in the Matrix Formula class is between the current leader Andreas Stiebler (Schumacher), David Ehrbar (Xray), Luka Jovicic (Xray) and René Kölbel (Xray). Stiebler is 3 points ahead of Ehrbar, with Lovicic a further 2 points behind. Stiebler finished third in Apeldoorn and won a real thriller in Aigen after a gripping battle with David Ehrbar. Ehrbar himself is still looking for his first win of the season.

Luka Jovicic, who joined the club of ETS race winners in Apeldoorn, will be looking to put in another great performance, because Luxembourg is his home track, his home club, his living room… Can Jovicic win another ETS race, or will Stiebler and Ehrbar have what it takes to beat the local hero on home soil? It is game on in the Matrix Formula class!

Matrix Formula facts for ETS RD3

Entries: 22
Last race winner: Andreas Stiebler (Schumacher) at RD2 in Aigen, AUT
Last race winner in Luxembourg: Jan Ratheisky (Xray) in 2022
Current championship top 3: Andreas Stiebler (Schumacher), David Ehrbar (Xray), Luka Jovicic (Xray)

Rheinard, Lauter, and Hovgaard crowned EFRA European Champions

Patrick Beck
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Rheinard, Lauter, and Hovgaard crowned EFRA European Champions

Lest weekend, the 1:10 scale TC and FWD EFRA Euros took place in Roeselare, Belgium. The event was highly anticipated and attracted 120 racers to fight for the title in in the FWD class, 13.5 Spec, and the premier Modified class. The weather was up and down all weekend long as rain, wind, and ever changing conditions made it a tricky weekend for everybody.

Modified – Rheinard wins first EFRA TC title since 2011

The Modified class was a great show and in the hands of Michal Orlowski (Schumacher) who was TQ after qualifying. Also Marc Rheinard (Awesomatix) and Bruno Coelho (Xray) had been able to TQ a round, but it was the dominant Schumacher driver Michal Orlowski who started from pole into the triple A-Mains. The finals did not went to Orlowski`s favour as he made some small and costly mistakes. He lost A1 to Rheinard, while Coelho was able to take a slightly rain affected A2. It was all down to the line in A3 and Rheinard was able to pass Orlowski after the Schumacher driver struggled a bit in one single corner. Rheinard had to hold off a hard charging Coelho for the rest of the run. Bruno had a strong pace but Rheinard showed all his experience to bring home the win and the first EFRA TC title since he won it the last time in 2011. In the same moment, it was also the first EFRA TC Modified title for Awesomatix, and Rheinards new electronic sponsor Cayote.

13.5 Spec – Lauter takes the title from Payne and Degryze

The hard fought Spec class saw Awesomatix driver Simon Lauter taking the win from P1 on the grid. Schumacher driver Ollie Payne finished second overall and was joined by his sensational driving teammate Niels Degryze on the podium. Adam Izsay (Xray) and Olivier Bultynck (Awesomatix) completed the top 5.

FWD – Hovgaard wins from fourth on the grid

Frederik Hovgaard (Yokomo) from Denmark is the newly crowned FWD champion. He was able to win from fourt on the grid which is something we do not see very often in RC racing. In the end he was tied on points with Adam Izsay (Xray) and Hovgaards winning time from A1 was 0.156 seconds faster that Izsay`s time from A3. Stefan Schulz (Xray) won A2 with a much faster time but he was behind Hovgaard and Izsay on points to take third overall behind Izsay and Hovgaard. Daniel Pöhlmann (Awesomatix) and Jacques Libar (Xray) completed the top 5.

Early Bird – Hotel Booking for ETS Daun

Patrick Beck
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Early Bird – Hotel Booking for ETS Daun

Dear ETS racers,

as most of you know, our race at the Sporthotel Grafenwald in Daun is the one with the highest number of entries since many years. We just received all the early hotel booking conditions and like to pass them to you immediateley now.

EVENT INFO ETS RD4
DATE: 23.01. – 26.01.2025
Location: Sporthotel Grafenwald, Im Grafenwald 1, 54550 Daun
Phone: +49 6592 7130
E-Mail: info@sporthotel-grafenwald.de
Website: www.sporthotel-grafenwald.de

If you already know that you will come to Daun, take the chance and benefit from the “Earld Bird” prices and save some money!

Booking Information ETS Daun – ENGLISH
Hotel Informationen ETS Daun – DEUTSCH

MR33 Horizontal Body Mounting Tool

Patrick Beck
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MR33 Horizontal Body Mounting Tool

MR33, in collaboration with BOOM RC, is launching the brilliant “Horizontal Body Mounting Tool” to make customizing your 1:10 scale touring car body a safe and easy task. Many racers are struggling while marking the holes for the horizontal body posts and the new MR33 tool will bring this struggle to an end now.

The “MR33 Horizontal Body Mounting Tool” consists of high-quality 3D-printed components and is assembled according to a modular system. This means you can use it with the most important 1:10 touring car bodies and always mark and drill your horizontal holes perfectly.

EXCLUSIVLEY AVAILABLE AT TONISPORT

The base part is printed in such a way that it can be placed perfectly on the rear wing brackets of the corresponding body. This means that everything is perfectly centered right from the start. Use the enclosed full-surface plastic washers to set the desired distance between the body holes (measured downwards from the spoiler mount). Most teams already have specifications here that you can use as a guide.

The marking plate screwed to the base part indicates the perfect hole positions that you need to mark by means of the exact hole spacing. Then all you have to do is drill the holes and that’s it. Sounds simple – and it is. 

With the “MR33 Horizontal Body Mounting Tool”, shaking or marking the holes at an angle is practically no longer possible. Different versions (with different inserts) are available, and MR33 has also prepared the marking plates for different touring car models. 

Features:

  • 3D printed from high-quality materials
  • Extremely accurate fit for precise marking of the holes
  • Cool MR33 look made by BOOM RC
  • Easy height adjustment thanks to full-surface washers (included)
  • Marking plates available for different vehicle types (hole spacing)
  • Inserts for different bodies (e.g. Wolverine, Twister, Speciale) can be purchased separately
EXCLUSIVLEY AVAILABLE AT TONISPORT

New Awesomatix Products

Patrick Beck
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New Awesomatix Products

Awesomatix has released some interesting option parts for their current touring car platform. The parts are available now and will reach hobbyshops in the next days!

C27MMX-G Full Length Top Deck

Optional Full Length Top Deck for A800MMX and A800R. Made from 2.0mm Glassfiber Material.

C127-G Top Deck

C127-G Top Deck (1pcs) for use with AM177 Motormount. Made from 1.5mm Glassfiber Material. Two Top Decks are needed for one car. (Front and Rear)

INFO: It’s required to modify/sand/shorten the rear ST24 Ballstud thread in the rear Bulkhead. Otherwise, you are unable to screw down the Top Deck properly.

C127S-G Top Deck

C127S-G Top Deck (1pcs) for use with AM177 Motormount. Made from 1.5mm Glassfiber Material. Two Top Decks are needed for one car. (Front and Rear)

INFO: It’s required to modify/sand/shorten the rear ST24 Ballstud thread in the rear Bulkhead. Otherwise you are unable to screw down the Top Deck properly.

P74 Progressive Spring Holders Set

Optional P74 Progressive Spring Holders set. Can be installed directly on top of the AM242 Damper case instead of C45F-PS or C45R-PS. Eliminates reduction of the chassis flex.

EHRC Set

EHRC (Extra High Roll Center) set is +3,8mm higher roll center measured from the lower face of AM1204 compared to ELRC.

EHRC is recommended for med/high – high grip conditions. The car will rotate more over the rear end and increases steering.

5 things we learned from ETS RD2 Season #17 in Aigen-Schlägl, AUT

Patrick Beck
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5 things we learned from ETS RD2 Season #17 in Aigen-Schlägl, AUT

After our ETS reporter has now finished his summer vacations, we are happy to present you 5 things we have learned during ETS RD2 in Austria. And to everybody who is still enjoying the summer break – have a great time and relax from the stress of racing 🙂
The whole weekend was a blast and we saw amazing action and racing on track. Thanks to all the hard working people behind the scenes and all you racers for making it happen – see you soon for RD3 in Luxembourg.

1) Schumacher setting the bar higher and higher in modified while also getting stronger in ProStock!

The victory in Aigen was Michal Orlowskis seventh (!!!) consecutive ETS race win, which is just very impressive. But as we all have get used to the picture with Orlowski lifting the big trophy on the podium during the last one and a half years, we also noticed that Schumacher has improved a lot as a team. More and more drivers are running the Mi9, and the team is now also taking a serious approach to the Pro Stock class.

While Mattia Collina was their only competitive Stock driver during last season, the British team brought their 1:12 scale ace and BRCA stock touging champion Ollie Payne to ETS RD2. Payne was really fast in practice and showed that he can fight for a top spot in the Pro Stock class. With some bad luck, he “only” finished lat in the A-Main (11th place), but we can be sure that Payne had a little more to show. Austrian touring car frontrunner Dominic Vogl was back at the ETS in Aigen and was also running the current Mi9 from Schumacher to finish in eight place. We are excited what the team will show at the next race in Luxembourg. Schumacher is definateley stepping up their game right now!

2) Return of Xray top drivers highly appreciated by everybody

The second round of ETS Season #17 saw Xray`s top guns Bruno Coehlo and Alexander Hagberg returning to the ETS. After Hagberg was racing at the Season finale of season #16 in Wiener Neustadt, he was joined by double touring car IFMAR world champion and 4-time ETS champion Bruno Coelho. Xray`s very own Martin Hudy, who took care about their cars dunring the event, was also there and brought his little son Filip who was racing in 21.5 Stock and FWD during his “ETS debut”.

All racers had been very happy to see Bruno and Alex back on track at an ETS event, and for many of the new ETS racers it was the first time to see them racing live on track. Bruno was the closest competitor of race winner Michal Orlowski and both were putting on a great show for the spectators. Alex had a weekend to forget as there was always something happening on track that caused him to fall behind. However, it was amazing to have these guys back at the ETS and we hope to see them more often again in the future.

3) The FWD class is THE CLASS for super-close racing

The FWD class is a major part, and one of the most popular classes at the ETS since many years. In Aigen – Schlägl, most of the drivers showed why this is the case. We could watch super close racing – nt only in the A-Main. The cars are handling very well, and they are looking really nice on track too. The A-Mains had been very close, and beside some controversial situations (which probably costed Dominik Reile and Iris the race win), we saw super close racing on track.

The cars circulated around the Aigen track like a freight train and it was a pure joy to watch. We are very happy to have such a nice class in our portfolio and we can`t wait to see the cars going through the cork screw corner Luxembourg.

4) Driver of the weekend – David Ehrbar

It is always hard to pick only one “Driver of the Weekend” after an ETS race as there are so many guys achieving great results on track. This time we have choosen Xray driver David Ehrbar as our driver of the weekend.

Why? Well, David sealed two pole positions in qualifying with his Xray cars and started ahead of the competition in the 1up Racing 40+ Masters class and in Matrix Formula. David drove some very dominant touring car finals and was able to withstand the pressure of his team mate René Kölbel who was all over him in A1 and A2. Ehrbar showed all his experience and brought home a well-deserved race win.

He finished second in the Formula class after loosing to Schumacher`s Andreas Stiebler, BUT he was driving one of the best Formula A-Mains we have ever seen and had a great fight with Andreas in the last laps of the race – that was a real blast.

5) New drivers entering circle of ETS race winners

It is always nice to crown new race winners at the ETS. The story continued in Aigen where Team Yokomo`s Frederik Hovgaard (Hobbywing FWD) and Xray racer Jaroslav jun. Kriz (Orca 21.5) joined the circle of ETS race winners – a very elitist club. Congratulations to you bith, you did amazingly well and it was nice to see you celebrating with your friends, your parents, your teams afterwards.

RC MAKER Horizontal Rear Body Mounts “ULTRA LITE”

Patrick Beck
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RC MAKER Horizontal Rear Body Mounts “ULTRA LITE”

There’s nothing RC Maker is loving more than changing the game! Their Horizontal Rear Post Body Mounts changed the way to mount bodies forever, which is why they’ve become their most sold product ever! 🏆

They’ve Podiumed TITC, won and podiumed ETS’s. Used by the likes of Champions such as Marc Rheinard, Akio Sobue, Hayato Ishioka, Atsushi Hara, Yannic Pruemper, Nicholas Lee and several other team drivers!

But RC Maker got news…. they just got even better! 😎

Ryan Maker presents the Horizontal Rear Post Body Mounts ULTRA LITE!

  • 50% Lighter than the previous model HRP Pro at only 3.7g per pair!
  • Same extensions for all bodies (offset now built into mounts)
  • 7mm of body height adjustment in 1mm steps
  • Single Gr.5 Ti Screw design
  • New Ultra Lite matching wing buttons (0.26g ea!)
AVAILABLE AT TONISPORT

ETS Constructors Championship update after RD2!

Oliver Storm
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ETS Constructors Championship update after RD2!

After the usual corrections for a game like this, the data for round 2 from Aigen-Schlägl has been analysed.

Have the rankings changed

Awesomatix is still in first place, with a slightly increased lead over XRAY in second place. Schumacher was able to close the gap on Mugen Seiki. ARC has been able to extend its lead over Yokomo.

But that doesn’t say much. We can assume that the respective team managers initially focussed on the top points scorers.

Strategy changes from round 3

Things get exciting from round 3 onwards, when the rule that a driver can be named a maximum of three times starts to take effect. In RD3, will the top points scorer still be chosen by the manufacturer or will there be tactics to see who might have a home advantage in Luxembourg? Which teams are still travelling to Luxembourg for training?

The use of the jokers

Every team manager has realised that nobody will know who used which joker and when. We know that this confidence will lead to the strategic use of these jokers.

A lot depends on who is a reliable supplier of points as a driver.

Updating the data

From Luxembourg, the data for the ETS Constructors Championship will be analysed and updated during the race weekend.

Question to the world of RC: Who will beat Orlowski?

Patrick Beck
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Question to the world of RC: Who will beat Orlowski?

Orlowski celebrates his seventh consecutive ETS race win ahead of a very strong Coelho, and a superb driving Lauter

A2 – After Michal Orlowski already had one win in the bag (from A1), he launched his car off the line in A2 and brought the field around the first corners. Bruno Coelho also had a perfect start and was right behind Orlowski, followed by the Awesomatix of Simon Lauter. When Orlowski was driving on the back straight, he was a little too much in the curb on the right side and his car was on two wheels for a moment. Bruno Coelho immediately lifted the throttle to avoid a collision – the same did Simon Lauter. There was a huge crowd reaction as all drivers involved showed their world-class skills in this moment.

Orlowski was putting his head down afterwards and Bruno was chasing him again around the challenging MAV Aigen track. Bruno came close a few times but there was never a serious chance to ride an attack on Orlowskis Schumacher Mi9. They opened a gap of 3.7 seconds to third and fourth placed drivers Simon Lauter and Marc Rheinard until the end and had really been in a class of their own this weekend. Orlowski took the win ahead of Coelho which in the same moment earned him the overall victory at ETS RD2. This was definitely one of Orlowski`s hardest ETS race wins as Coelho and all the others had been super-fast all weekend.

A3 – The podium was up for grabs in A3 of the FlySky Modified class and it was a battle between Coelho, Lauter, Rheinard, and Dankel for the second and third overall. Long story short: Coelho took a dominant win and sealed the overall second place for the Xray team. Some seconds behind him, Simon Lauter first defended against Marc Rheinard until the five-time world champion spun out. The next driver coming close to Lauter was Eric Dankel. The two Awesomatix drivers had a great race until their cars touched and Dankel had to wait to let Simon go by again. Serpent`s Dominic Greiner took over second place which he managed until the end to finish fourth overall behind the podium finishers Michal Orlowski, Bruno Coelho, and Simon Lauter!

FIND THE OVERALL RESULTS HERE

The champion on top – Bultynck wins Pro Stock class in Austria for Awesomatix

A2 – Awesomatix factory driver Ollie Bultynck showed his class when he drove to victory after the sound of the tone. His hardest competition, Xray driver Adam Izsay, followed within a gap of one second all the time. Izsay came a little closer in the last laps of the race, but Bultynck made no single mistake and took the win by 2 tenths from Izsay. Mugen Seiki`s Sören Sparbier took another third place and was joined by Lukas Ellerbrock and Matus Benetin in the top 5.

A3 – With race winner Olivier Bultynck watching from the sideline, the third final was a battle for the podium positions between Adam Izsay, Sören Sparbier, Lukas Ellerbrock, and Matus Benetin. Right after the start, Sparbier was able to stay for some laps with Izsay until they both lost their positions to the clearly faster car of Ellerbrock. The Awesomatix driver took over the lead but needed to defend until the end against a super quick car of Matus Benetin. Ellerbrock took the win and snatched the last position on the podium away from Mugen Seiki`s Sören Sparbier.

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Hovgaard wins hard-fought FWD class for Yokomo

A2 – In the second FWD A-Main the spectators applauded a lot after the race where we saw a pearl necklace going around the track. Pole sitter Dominic Reile was able to keep all the guys behind and took the win in A2 after he suffered bad racing luck in A1 where he got pushed off the track. Behind Reile, Daniel Pöhlmann, Frederik Hovgaard, Jonas Völker, and Mark Valent were completing the top 5 in a field which was only separated by 2.6 seconds in the top 8. The deciding third A-Main was all between Dominik Reile, Daniel Pöhlmann, and Frederik Hovgaard.

A3 – The last A-Main of the Hobbywing Frontwheel class saw Gergö Valent taking the win ahead of Frederik Hovgaard, Mark Valent, Jonas Völker, and Max Weffers. This result brought the overall victory to the Yokomo team and Frederik Hovgaard who won his first ETS race this weekend – congratulations. Gergö Valent made it to the podium somehow together with Daniel Pöhlmann. TQ Dominik Reile was maximum unlucky this weekend and missed a better result due to some things which had been out of his control!

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Great display for the sport as Kölbel wins super-close race in Austria

A2 – The second 40+ Masters A-Main was as close as the first one was. René Kölbel was pushing David Ehrbar around the track for the full time of the race but didn`t find a way to go by. Both did an outstanding job on track with great respect for each other and sportsmanship when Kölbel waited for Ehrbar after touching him slightly in the last lap. Elibert Sievers, Ronald Arts, and Torsten Baggendorf rounded out the top 5 in A2.

A3 – David Ehrbar already was the winner of the Masters class after A2. René Kölbel started from the first spot on the grid in the last final and took the win with his great performing Xray car on track. Awesomatix driver Michel Zierold finished second in A3 to secure a good and solid third place on the podium behind Ehrbar and Kölbel. Ronald Arts, Eric Anderson, and Werner Schmitzer took positons 3 to 5 in the last run of the weekend.

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Kriz cruises to first ever ETS victory in Aigen

A2 – Jaroslav jun. Kriz (Xray) took full advantage of his pole position and took another win in A2 ahead of Nadine Zühlke (ARC) and Nico Eglseer (Mugen Seiki). Armin Rajki and Richard Kovacs were benefitting from a lot of crashes in the middle of the field and drove from starting positions 9 and 11 up to 4th and 5th in A2. Congratulations to Jaroslav jun. Kriz for winning his first ETS race – great job!

A3 – The last A-Main saw Jan Gehrig taking the win which brought him to third on the podium overall. Behind the Xray of Gehrig we had a pack of three Mugen Seiki cars taking the places with Nico Eglseer, Timo Siebert, and Simeon Seis. Nico Eglseer improved to second place in the final rankings while Kristian Jensen and Timo Siebert completed the top 5. We saw great battles all weekend long in this nice racing class and we like to congratulate Jaroslav jun. Kriz for his first ever ETS win, and also Nico Elgseer for his first ever ETS podium – well done guys!

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Aigen victory for Stiebler in a MUST WATCH third and deciding A-Main

A2 – After David Ehrbar lost A1 to Stiebler already in lap one, the German got everything together in the second final which he could win ahead of Stiebler, Michal Wojcik, Michael Lipperheide, and Robert Kampehl. The decision for the overall victory of ETS RD2 in Austria was moved to the third and last leg of finals between Stiebler and Ehrbar.

A3 – There is not much to say about A-Main number three of the Matrix Formula class. The only thing we tell you is that it is a MUST WATCH final for every fan of RC racing. Michal Wojcik, Michael Lipperheide, and Robert Kampehl took the positions behind the drivers in the race you MST WATCH.

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Orlowski takes A1 from Coelho and Lauter

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Orlowski takes A1 from Coelho and Lauter

Schumacher, Xray, and Awesomatix the top 3 manufacturers in Modified A1

The first A-Main of the FlySky Modified class saw top qualifier Michal Orlowski executing a perfect race. The Schumacher factory driver and reigning ETS champion had a perfect start and second place starter Bruno Coelho never got close enough with his Xray car to force Orlowski into a mistake. However, Coelho also had a great race to second place and was followed by Simon Lauter, Eric Dankel, and Dominic Greiner. As there was some carnage in the back of the field in the opening lap of the race, many positions changed, and it was not the best race to watch in the middle of the pack.

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Masterclass from Bultynck as he takes A1 from Izsay and Sparbier

The first Pro Stock A-Main was relatively uneventful. The top three had almost similar gaps to each other for the whole time and Ollie Bultynck took the win from Adam Izsay, and Sören Sparbier. Bultynck (hot lap 18.007) took the win by 0.8 seconds ahead of Izsay (hot lap 18.064) and is on the right path to win the race here in Aigen. Izsay needs a win in A2 to keep his chances for victory alive.  Lukas Ellerbrock finished fourth, and Jesper Rasmussen had a great drive from tenth on the grid up to fifth place.

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Hovgaard victorious in first FWD A-Main

After the first lap, TQ Dominik Reile got taken out by second placed driver Gergö Valent – bad luck for Reile as Valent should normally have waited for him afterwards. Frederik Hovgaard took over the lead and was followed by Daniel Pöhlmann, Jonas Völker, and Gergö Valent. Valent was trying to get by Völker in lap 9 and pushed Völker into the grass. Not the best driving from Valent in this A-Main as we know that he can do better. Völker`s race was ruined as well and as Valent didn`t receive a stop and go penalty he luckily took third place behind Hovgaard, and Pöhlmann.

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Amazing fight between TQ Ehrbar and Kölbel

David Ehrbar took a hard-fought win in the first A-Main of the 1up Racing 40+ Masters class. His Xray teammate René Kölbel was shadowing him for the entire run and the pressure on Ehrbar was unreal. Kölbel sometimes drove some different lines to lead Ehrbar into a mistake but Ehrbar used all his racing experience and brought home the win in A1 with an advantage of 0.350 of a second over Kölbel. Awesomatix driver Michel Zierold (reigning ETS champion of this class) was another second back ant took third while Ronald Arts and Thomas Wegmann rounded out the top five.

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Kriz wins A1 in a dominant way

Jaroslav jun. Kriz took an easy win in the first A-Main on Sunday morning. The Xray driver had a good start and won the by a massive gap of 6 seconds ahead of. Behind Kriz, we saw many position changes, crashes, and mistakes on track which mixed the field up a lot. Kristian Jensen, Timo Siebert, Nico Eglseer, and Jan Gehrig took positions 2-5 in the first final on Saturday morning.

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Stiebler wins A1 from second on the grid

The first Formula A-Main saw Andreas Stiebler taking the win after David Ehrbar had a bad first lap. Ehrbar then created a tremendous amount of pressure on Stiebler for the entire run but the ETS champ was able to stand his ground – the gap was at 0.080 only when they crossed the finish line. The formula drivers showed a great race on track and Michal Wojcik, Chris Grenz, and Robert Kampehl completed the top five in A1.

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