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5 things we learned from ETS RD1 in Apeldoorn

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5 things we learned from ETS RD1 in Apeldoorn

The first round of the Euro Touring Series in Apeldoorn was a great event and a blistering start into Season #15 2022/23. During the trophy ceremony, all drivers looked very happy and satisfied, after some beautiful days on the ground of the AMCA Apeldoorn. At every event, there are some things to talk about afterwards, and here are the 5 things we learned from ETS RD1 in the Netherlands…

1) Different class – different body

One thing which you could see in the equipment charts after the race, is the domination of 2 body shells in the Matrix Modified, and Awesomatix Pro Stock class. The bodies we are talking about, are the Zoo Racing Wolverine Max, and the Xtreme Twister Speciale. Normally, a fact like this is nothing special to talk about. But when we are looking onto the equipment charts, we notice that one body was dominant in Modified, and the other one in the Pro Stock class. 

It seems that the Wolverine Max suits the speed and driving style of the Pro Stock class almost perfectly. The level of downforce is different, and the cars are have a totally different approach to the corners. In the Pro Stock class the drivers are usually using less brake, carry a ton of cornerspeed, and  hit the „full throttle“ position on the trigger very early and hard. The downforce level and the overall handling characteristics of the Wolverine Max made 9 out of the 11 A-Main drivers choosing this body from Zoo Racing in the Awesomatix Pro Stock class. The other two body shells were an TCN from Blitz, and a Zero from Mon-Tech.

As mentioned before, the Twister Speciale was the dominant force in the Matrix Modified class. This body has a different hape when we compare it with the Wolverine Max. Most noticeable is the difference of the rear wing, and the front section of the body. Additionally, the Twister Speciale offers a different amount of aerodynamic drag, which suits the demands of the higher speeds in the modified class better. The equipment charts of the Matrix Modified class are showing that 9 from 11 bodies had been a Twister Speciale from Xtreme Aerodynamics. The other body shells in the A-Main was a Wolverine Max from Zoo Racing and a classic Twister from Xtreme.

A very interesting realization about the body shells, and we can be excited for the third body shell for Modified and Pro Stock, which the manufacturing companies can list until the third race of the season at Arena33 in Andernach.

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2) Yokomo stronger than expected with their new BD11

Yannic Prümper had a real blast on the track with the new Yokomo BD11 touring car. He was able to win the race of the Matrix Modified class ahead of Mugen Seiki`s Ronald Völker, who was TQ after qualifying. Normally, Völker is almost impossible to beat when he is starting from pole position, but Prümper showed some great racing and was able to get by the Mugen car of Völker in A2 and A3. He was driving flawless and with that kind of agressiveness you need to win a race from second on the grid. 

But it was not only Prümper who impressed with the new Yokomo car. The whole team looked very strong. With Christopher Krapp also stepping on the podium (3rd), Nicholas Lee in 4th, and Loic Jasmin in 6th, Yokomo had 4 cars in the A-Main at the first international race for the BD11 – something we can not highlight enough!

The BD11 worked fine in the Awesomatix Pro Stock class as well. Enrico Jung was in the top 5 after practice, and qualified 10th on the grid for the A-Main. It seems that Yokomo did a good job with the development of the BD11. Let`s see what the team can do with the BD11 during the season on other tracks. The next stop for the ETS and Yokomo is another fast and flowing track in Aigen (Austria) at the end of July.

3) Foam tires and Formula racing – a good fit! 

After we saw the Scorpion Formula class racing on foam tires for the first time in Neumünster (RD4) and Daun (RD5) on carpet at the end of last season, the race in Apeldoorn was the first outing on Asphalt. The drivers all had their doubts about the tires, and there was some serious setup work to do. But in the end, the cars looked good and racy on the track. We have seen great overtaking maneuvers on the AMCA track in the finals, and almost everybody was satisfied with the Matrix foam tires in the end. 

What can we learn from that: Every tire needs a special setup and some tewaks here and there to get them working perfectly. It is not easy to extract the maximum from a race tire and it is always one of the biggest challenges in all racing classes – no matter if it`s full scale or RC racing. Let`s see how the Formula foam tire story continues!

4) Crazy top speeds up to 116,9 kmh on the straightway

During the weekend, Ronald Völker was measured with the highest top speed at 116,9 kmh on the straightway with his LRP powered Mugen Seiki car. Whan an amazing speed. The other modified drivers also posted values above the 110 kmh mark and it was just fantastic to see the cars grippin and rippin down the main straight. But what can we learn from that?

The track in Apeldoorn features a tight hairpin right before the cars are entering the straightway. That means that the cars are slowing down a lot before they accelerate up to full speed. On tracks with a sweeper before the straightway, the speed is building up slowly, until you hit full throttle. But not so in Apeldoorn. 

All stock drivers are hitting the throttle very hard there, and also the modified guys needed their power increasing quickly to achieve a decent top speed. Therefore it was mandatory, to know everything about speedo settings (Modified), and to have a battery with a low internal resistance for the best possible punch when firing up the cars onto the main straight (Stock classes). Power is imortant, and the perfect power delivery as well!

5) Fighting for pole position is worth it

Qualifying is always something special. Drivers are only racing against the clock, and sometimes, for the spectators it is not easy to see who is leading on track. But on the other side, qualifying is a thirller and very intense when it comes down to every hundreth of a second. In Apeldoorn, we once again saw how important a pole position can be. Five from our six ETS race winners started from pole position. Max Mächler in Pro Stock, Steven Olsen in FWD, Dominik Reile in 17.5 Stock, Elibert Sievers in 40+ Masters, and Renè Kölbel in the Formula class.

The only driver who was able to win from second on the grid was Yannic Prümper. He took advantage of two not perfectly driven opening laps from Modified TQ Ronald Völker, and snatched the win away from the TQ. 

At the last race of Season #14 in Daun, we saw ALL drivers taking their overall victories from first on the grid. It seems like the TQ is half way to victory, and therefore it is absoluteley important to focus on a perfect qualifying for the top drivers in every ETS racing class.

Luxembourg – the place to be for ETS RD4 Season #15 2022/23

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Luxembourg – the place to be for ETS RD4 Season #15 2022/23

Dear ETS family,

the first race of the season is in the books (Apeldoorn), and we just opened the registration for RD2 in Austria. The third round is scheduled for Arena 33 in Andernach in August, and today we are happy to inform you about the hosting club for ETS RD4.

We will return to Luxembourg after some years, and the LMCC Luxembourg will be our partner for the event. The whole ETS crew is very happy to finally have a race in Luxembourg again after the cancellation (due to the pandemic) in 2020. We are looking forward to race again at this amazing track with the famous “cork screw” corner, which is one of the most spectacular track sections in the world of RC racing for sure!

Save the Date

If you have never been there – it is a MUST RACE location and you shouldn’t miss this opportunity.
The track received a new asphalt some years ago and is ready for some great racing action.

The Euro Touring Series will stop in Luxembourg from the 22. to 25. of September.

The club, as well as the ETS crew, is looking forward to return to this traditional racetrack.
We will keep you posted about the registration for the race and all other details about ETS RD4 at the LMCC Luxembourg.

Uwe, Scotty, and the whole ETS crew!

Pictures: RedRC

What the drivers said – ETS RD1 Season #15 2022/23 in Apeldoorn, NED

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What the drivers said – ETS RD1 Season #15 2022/23 in Apeldoorn, NED

Yannic Prümper – winner of the Matrix Modified class in Apeldoorn

Like expected, the organization of the AMCA Apeldoorn club and ETS staff was stunning all over the weekend. With great weather and a beautiful track, all facts were positive for a weekend of great racing. My ETS race weekend started great right away as my car felt amazing from the first free practice on. My pace over the whole runtime was always in the top 3, but I couldn’t nail some hot laps in the first 3 laps. 
The whole Yokomo team tried some setup fine tuning in the free practice rounds. After we put all our results together, we found the best possible setup for our car. That was very impressive, as our whole team showed a great performance all over the weekend in the Modified and Pro Stock class. We proofed this weekend, that the new BD11 is a step further into the right direction with 4 drivers in top 6 in the modified class. My fourth ever ETS race win at the season opener now brought me all chances to fight for the overall title and I‘m looking forward to show my best possible performance with the team on the upcoming races. With Christopher Krapp finishing 3rd in the first race, my team mate has big chances on the ETS title as well. I‘m sure the team and our new Yokomo BD11 car will deliver at it‘s best.

Yannic Prümper (DE), Yokomo

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Ronald Völker – second placed driver in the Matrix Modified class

I am a bit disappointed in the end with P2, despite a great ETS event we have had in Apeldoorn. 
My LRP powered MTC2 was absolutly amazing and I can only blame myself for cold rear tires in both opening laps of A2 and A3, as well as the crash I caused to Marc in A3.
Our team showed great work and results in all categories and I am happy about that. I like to congratulate Yannic for his win in Apeldoorn. Now, I cant wait for the next events which are just waiting around the corner!

Ronald Völker (DE), Mugen Seiki

Christopher Krapp – third placed driver in the Matrix Modified class

Arriving to the track on Thursday morning, everything was set for an amazing event with everything more then perfectly prepared by the AMCA crew, as always. Our Team was in full force attendance with Yannic, Loic and myself attending the race and we also had our Asian ace Nicholas Lee in attendance which was very nice and also important to get as much info from various drivers during the event, taking in account that we were debuting our newly released car, the BD11. 
We all of us had a very good start into the event with all 4 of us in the Top10 and also Enrico in the Top 10 in the Pro Stock category. Speaking for myself I had a not ideal two rounds of controlled practise and was seeded only in the B-Heat. This is always not perfect as you never know if your speed in that group is good enough. Anyways I had pretty good qualification runs and was able to qualify 4th on the grid. My finals 1 & 3 went also very good with finishing 2nd in both . In A2, my pinion gear broke while running in a strong 3rd position. In the end I finished 3rd on the podium which I am very happy about taking in account that my practises went not ideal and being in the B-Heat.  I am even more happy with our Team performance overall with Yannic winning the race, Nicholas finishing 4th and Loic finishing 6th. 
Enrico also finished 11th in the A-Main Stock. This proves that our new BD11 has a huge potential already in that early stages and we can look forward to our next races with it. Not only the results making me happy. The way we work together as a Team on and off the track is something really special and showed once more that big things can only be achieved as a team. For our future summer season and ETS season I expect us to be more competitive then ever with our new BD11 and I hope we have a shot for the overall championship!

Christopher Krapp (DE), Yokomo

Marc Rheinard – fifth placed driver of the Matrix Modified class

My weekend was a good one, even if the final result is saying something different. My Orca powered Awesomatix car was really on point and a contender for the win. After a good pace in practice, the qualifiers didn’t went as planned. But also from my third starting position I felt that I had a serious shot for the win. But in the end it just didn’t happen due to some bad racing luck. I am looking forward to the next race in Aigen now. A new track for the ETS circus and I will be in full attack mode when racing will start there!

Marc Rheinard (DE), Awesomatix

Max Mächler – winner of the Awesomatix Pro Stock class at the season opener

First of all, I want to give a big shout out to the AMCA Apeldoorn team and the ETS Orga as well for the great hosting of the Event! 
The track is one of my favourites (top5) of all asphalt tracks with the banked corners which makes it so special. 
After a horrible test at the TOS race a few weeks ago, my motivation was not as big as usual. I even didn’t go testing anymore and preferred to spend my weekends on the real race track with the Porsche Basel BSL Racing team. But back to the ETS, the practice went very well! I prepared two cars, one with my setup and one from Tim Wahl with a slightly different approach. After FP4 I decided to go with Tim’s setup and I was able to show some great laps. I only made 2 small setup changes and then focused on driving till the end of the event! Overall I’m very pleased with my personal result as it clearly brings back some confidence. But I’m even more proud of the result of all Awesomatix racers! I counted just in this moment that we had 32 Awesomatix cars out of the 55 A-Main cars of all TC classes!cThanks everyone for the continued trust in our brand. This really means a lot to us!
PS: I hope that we will also see our fellow competitor again at the other ETS events. Please remember that our Hobby is already very small and I don’t think this current happening helps…We hope to see you ALL soon again and race against each other! 

Max Mächler (DE), Awesomatix

Steven Olsen – winner of the Hobbywing Frontwheel class in Apeldoorn

My weekend was just perfect, fastest in practice, fastest in qualification and winning A1 and A2, not much to say other than thanks to the people supporting me. My setup was based off the setup used last year. As the car has not changed since, I knew it would be on pace from the start with the setup from last year, so in practice I could focus on my driving ( have only been outdoor practicing 1 day and only 3 batteries in FWD this year, due to work and other commitments). So, driving and doing some small changes to further improve the setup to the track this year was my focus points. 
For Aigen well it’s a big track, and from what I have seen in pictures should be mostly full throttle for FWD. It should be close racing as it’s also not as technical as Apeldoorn. But with so much full throttle there will be focus on power. For me I will just do my best regarding preparing the car and myself before the race and take it from there as it is a new track for me, but hopefully coming home with another good result!

Steven Olsen (DK), Awesomatix

Dominik Reile – winner of the Orca 17.5 Stock class

Apeldoorn is always a highlight for me in the racing calendar – it’s a mega strong facility. The track is a dream, and for some reason I always run strong there, no matter what. The whole event was great, the whole team around the ETS and the local club did a great job from front to back. They even ordered good weather. My car, still the old Awesomatix A800MMCX, worked perfect from the start and I didn’t have to make any big changes to my start setup. But even if it didn’t go I would still have a mega Awesomatix team behind me that would help me anytime no matter who I went to. That is just a dream.

Dominik Reile (DE), Awesomatix

Elbert Sievers – winner of the ToniSport 40+ Masters class in the Netherlands

Well, first of all thanks to the whole ETS crew for the weekend! What can I say? The car was on point the whole weekend, just some small tweaks to adjust to the temperature change during the day/ evening . After thursday I knew I had a chance to repeat the A- final of last year but also seen that it would be very close again between all the drivers as laptimes were all simular.
Q1 and Q2 went perfect, but in Q3 I made a mistake while beeing 1sec ahead so I had to nail Q4 or wait for a mistake of Baggendorf which he made so i cut short Q4 to save tires for the mains. A1 was perfect, just tried to avoid the curbs and make a clean run. The pressure was huge all the way for 5 min. In A2 I made a small mistake at the start witch led to falling to the back of the pack, so I decided to cut the run short and gamble it all on A3 on sunday morning. Luckily,  my start was perfect, and again I could not make a break so just tried to keep it clean and safe and try to maintain the small gap witch I did. I never dreamed of repeating last years victory, this was again a deam weekend with a perfect ending.
Looking forward to the rest of the season and hoping to show that I can be fast on other tracks too! I am sure that  everyone will put enormous pressure on the next race. I also like to say thanks to my teammates Rob Janssen and Ronald Arts for their support! 

Elbert Sievers (NL), Awesomatix

René Kölbel – winner of the Scorpion Formula class

We (Herbert Weber and I) have actually come with a queasy feeling to the race, because we knew that it is  not easy to balance the car with the current matrix foam tires. After the first training, weh ad been around 1 second slower over three laos compared to local fast guys like Robin van Gog.But due to a good cooperation with my friend Herbert Weber, we slowly learned how the tires work. When I had then won the first and second round of qualifiying with calm, I was amazed and relieved because the others struggled even more with their setups. In Q3 I could take more of a risk and that paid offf. The consequence was my first pole position at the ETS  – I almost couldn`t believe it. 
In the first final, my start was good, but then came Jitse. I knew that he is always driving fair, but the pressure was very high. My pulse was on 200, but I could decide A1 for me. In the second final I drove too wide in the first corner. Jitse and Andreas took advantage and passed by. That meant only P3 for me. The situation with A3 on Sunday was very special. Only one run would decide it and nobody knew how the track would feel. After my warump laps I knew it could be something. The start went well, and I could easily control the race which felt great. At the 1 minute mark I knew that I could win my first ever ETS …and so it was…at the finish then the emotions went through.
My hard long work was rewarded with my first ets victory. The course in apleldoorn is one of the most beautiful I know and the grip is insane there. The next race will be on a new track form e, as I have never been in Aigen before. In any case I’m looking forward very much.

René Kölbel (AT), Xray

ETS Registration is open for RD2 Season #15 2022/23 in Aigen, AUT

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ETS Registration is open for RD2 Season #15 2022/23 in Aigen, AUT

Directly after we all had a great first weekend of ETS racing in Apeldoorn, we will open the registration for the second race of Season #15 2022/23 in Aigen, Austria. It will be the first time for the Euro Touring Series to race at this beautiful location, but we know the track from previous ENS events and it is an amazing place to be.

The MAV-Aigen Schlägl will host the second ETS rcae of the season, one week after the had third round of the Euro Nitro Series racing on their track. With this inmind, everybody can expect a perfect event at a great facility. The club prepared a nice Info Package about the location, the options of hotels and camping, as well as including their contacts.

Download the Info Package for ETS RD2 in Aigen HERE

About the MAV Aigen Schlägl:

If you have not raced in Aigen until now, here are the most important facts for you:
Date: 21.07. – 24.07.2022
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
Catering: AMCA Bistro trackside
Entries: We open the entries on MyRCM on Tuesday, 12.04.2022 at 20:00 MEZ

Registration

We will open the registration on MyRCM on Tuesday, 07.06.2022 at 20:00 MEZ.

Click on this button to get to the registrations on MyRCM:

REGISTRATION FOR ETS RD2 SEASON #15 2022/23 at MAV Aigen-Schlägl, AUT

We are excited to race at this “new” ETS location, and we are looking forward to welcome our ETS family together with the MAV Aigen-Schlägl in July 2022 in the beautiful landscapes of Austria!

Uwe, Scotty and the whole ETS crew!

ETS A3 Report RD1 Season #15 2022/23

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ETS A3 Report RD1 Season #15 2022/23

Matrix Modified

Big win for Yannic Prümper and the Yokomo BD11

The win was on the line between Yannic Prümper and top qualifier Ronald Völker in the last A-Main of the Matrix Modified class. At the start, Ronald was leading the race for the first lap until Yannic found a place to pass the Mugen Seiki in front of him with his Yokomo car. Ronald dropped back to fourth and was running behind Krapp, Rheinard, and race leader Prümper.

Ronald was able to find a way around the Yokomo of Christopher Krapp after the first minute and closed the gap to the second placed Awesomatix A800MMX of Marc Rheinard quickly. Closing a gap is one thing, but overtaking is the most difficult task in racing – especially in modified. Ronald was right on the rear of Reinhard’s car, and we saw a great show of high class racing until Völker touched Rheinards car in the right section of the track in lap 20. Ronald`s race was done, and Rheinard was able to drive to the end with an inwards folded body shell. For sure this was not an intentional contact from Völker as he and Rheinard are knowing each other so well on track since more than a decade, but sometimes things like this are happening when it comes down to ultra close racing.

Christopher Krapp took advantage of that and finished second behind Yannic Prümper, who had a little bit of breathing room after the unlucky Rheinard/Völker accident. Yannic crossed the line in first place after the five-minute race and was celebrating his first ETS win since a long time. Ronald Völker still finished second for Mugen Seiki, and Christopher Krapp took the final spot on the podium for Yokmo. A great result, especially for the Yokomo team with their new BD11 car. With 4 cars in the top 6, Yokomo was the strongest brand in the Matrix Modified class here at ETS RD1 in Apeldoorn.

Here are the overall results of the Matrix Modified class together with the equipment the drivers used in Apeldoorn.

Winner B-Main: Frederik Hovgaard (DK) Yokomo
Winner C-Main: øyvind Stusdal (NO) Awesomatix

Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/63614/286707?key=203

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Awesomatix ProStock

A3 and overall victory for Awesomatix and Max Mächler

Max Mächler brought a very strong weekend to a perfect ending with a win in the third and last A-Main in Apeldoorn. He won A3 from pole position while Simon Lauter tried everything to come closer to Mächler. Tim Benson had a tough last final, but with his P1 and P2 from the first two rounds, he finished second overall behind race winner Mächler. Simon Lauter is third on the podium, while Olivier Bultynck and Alex Kunkler making it an all Awesomatix top 5. The A800MMX is the real Benchmark in the Pro Stock class at the moment.

Here are the overall results of the Awesomatix Pro Stock class together with the equipment the drivers used in Apeldoorn.

Winner B-Main: Thomas Bemmerl (DE) Awesomatix
Winner C-Main: Roel Jongenelis (NL) Xray
Winner D-Main: Patrick Miekautsch (DE) Mugen Seiki
Winner E-Main: Maximilian Unterschütz (DE)Mugen Seiki

Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/63614/290569?key=203

Hobbywing Frontwheel

Nicolas Delisé takes the win in the last final

In the last Hobbywing Frontwheel A-Main, Nicolas Delisé was able to highlight his great weekend with a win. He was followed by Torsten Baggendorf and Max Weffers, while Mischa Kroos and Patrick Jongenelis finished 4th and 5th in A3.

The overall result will see Nicolas Delisé in second and Torsten Baggendorf in third place behind race winner Steven Olsen, who was not on the line anymore in A3 after taking the win in the first two legs on Saturday evening.

Here are the overall results of the Hobbywing Frontwheel class together with the equipment the drivers used in Apeldoorn.

Winner B-Main: Jan Gehrig (DE) Xray
Winner C-Main: Maximilian Unterschütz (DE) Mugen Seiki
Winner D-Main: Jens Ackermann (DE) Awesomatix
Winner E-Main: Mark Burgess (GB) Destiny

Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/63614/286705?key=203

Orca 17.5 Stock

Kevin Schmid wins A3 and takes second overall while Jasmin Donath secures final spot on the podium

After Dominik Reile won A1 and A2 yesterday, he was not on the line anymore in the last leg on Sunday morning. Kevin Schmid was the man in A3 and drove to a well-deserved win which secures him second overall on the podium. Jasmin Donath finished second in A3 with a great recovery after a bad start. Michael Koos, Timo Siebert, and Tristan Bergheim completed the top 5 in the last A-Main of the Orca 17.5 Stock class here at ETS RD1 in Apeldoorn.

In the end, Kevin Schmid and Jasmin Donath secured their spots on the podium with their results from A-Main number 3 here in Apeldoorn.

Here are the overall results of the Orca 17.5 Stock class together with the equipment the drivers used in Apeldoorn.

Winner B-Main: Chris van der Hagen (NL)

Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/63614/286702?key=203

ToniSport 40+ Masters

Elibert Sievers repeats last year’s Apeldoorn victory

The third final of the ToniSport 40+ Masters class saw TQ Elibert Sievers bringing home the win. He had a perfect start and crossed the line with a gap of 0.9 seconds ahead of a hard pushing Torsten Baggendorf and A2 winner Toni Mateo. This result let them step onto the podium in the same order, followed by Flavio Paladin (4) and Thomas Oehler (5). For Elibert Sievers, it was the second win in a row here at the AMCA Apeldoorn after he was able to win in 2021 as well.

Here are the overall results of the ToniSport 40+ Masters class together with the equipment the drivers used in Apeldoorn.

Winner B-Main: Christian Grabher (AT) Awesomatix
Winner C-Main: Martijn Spaans (NL) Xray

Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/63614/286703?key=203

Scorpion Formula

Renè Kölbel celebrates emotional first ETS win

The third leg of the Scorpion Formula class produced some great ETS racing again. Renè Kölbel had a great drive and was battling it out with Jitse Miedema and Andreas Stiebler on the track. After a few and great side by side moves from the leaders, Kölbel was able take the win in A3 to seal his first ever ETS race win in the Formula class after finishing second multiple times in the past. Congratulations Renè, great job!

Here are the overall results of the Scorpion Formula class together with the equipment the drivers used in Apeldoorn.

Winner B-Main: Hampy Janssen (NL) Infinity

Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/63614/286704?key=203

Now, after the dust has settled here at the AMCA Apeldoorn, we like to thank everybody for coming and racing here in the Netherlands. We will see us soon at ETS RD2 in Aigen on a new location for the ETS. Be excited – it will be another amazing weekend of RC racing for sure!

Under the Hood – Andrè Heskamp`s Tamiya TRF 420X

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Under the Hood – Andrè Heskamp`s Tamiya TRF 420X

Dutch driver Andrè Heskamp is competing in the ToniSport 40+ Masters class here at ETS RD1 in Apeldoorn. He is running the latest TRF car almost out of the box, but he is using Bladders and O-Rings from Axon in his Shocks.

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Body Shell: Xtreme Twister 0.7
Speedo: Orca ETS
Motor: Orca ETS 17.5
Battery: Intellect 6000
Radio: Sanwa M17
Servo: Savöx SB2203 MG
Tires: Matrix ETS
Sponsors: None

Under the Hood – Alexander Bremer`s Schumacher Icon 2

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Under the Hood – Alexander Bremer`s Schumacher Icon 2

Alexander Bremer from Germany is rocking the Schumacher Icon 2 Formula car here in Apeldoorn. His car is the actual Version from Schumacher and he is running the car as it comes in the kit. He has choosen front and rear wings from Mon-Tech.

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Body Shell: Mon-Tech F22
Speedo: Scorpion ETS
Motor: Scorpion ETS
Battery: LRP 5900
Radio: Sanwa M17
Servo: SRT BH6015
Tires: Matrix ETS
Sponsors: Schumacher Racing Cars, LRP

ETS A1+A2 Report RD1 Season #15 2022/23

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ETS A1+A2 Report RD1 Season #15 2022/23

Matrix Modified

Modified racing at its best with Yannic Prümper winning A2 after Ronald Völker`s victory in the first leg

Modified racing is a class act – shown by some of the best drivers on the planet here in Apeldoorn. Ronald Völker (Mugen Seiki) took the win in the first A-Main after leading from tone to tone. A clean drive from the reigning Modified champion, with some carnage happening behind him. Yokomo`s Yannic Prümper had a technical issue and collided unintentionally with the Awesomatix A800MMX of Marc Rheinard – both had to retire from the race. After that, Christopher Krapp (Yokomo) and Michele Manzo (Awesomatix) took over second and third place. Meanwhile, Ronald Völker was leading to field to the finish line to win the first final. Behind Völker, Krapp, and Manzo, it was Yokomo driver Loic Jasmin and Lucas Urbain (Awesomatix A800MMX) finishing in the top 5.

If you like to watch one of the best Modified outdoor races since a longer time, just watch the video of the second A-Main again. Ronald Völker brought the field around the first corner with Yannic Prümper in toe. Directly after the timing loop, Yannic Prümper was able to make a spectacular move to overtake Völker with the crowd on the tribunes going crazy.

Völker was able to stay right on the tail of Prümper after the pass, and they drove around the AMCA track in a spectacular way for the next minutes. Völker build up huge pressure on Prümper and everybody expected to see another high class attempt form Völker and his Mugen Seiki car on Yannic Prümper`s Yokomo in the last laps. Both pushed their cars very hard and after Völker was sending his car over the curbing in the right section of the track in lap 20, the pressure on Prümper was gone and he took a well-deserved win with his new BD11. Ronald Völker crossed the line in second place with Nicholas Lee, Loic Jasmin and Marc Rheinard completing the top 5 in a spectacular Matrix Modified A-Main.

Prümper`s A2 runtime was a little faster compared to Völker`s A1 time and at the moment the advantage is on the side of Team Yokomo. We hope to see the third final happen tomorrow on a dry track here in the Netherlands.

Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/63614/286707?key=203

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Awesomatix ProStock

Max Mächler wins A2 after Tim Benson took opening Pro Stock A-main  

Tim Benson and Max Mächler are the winners of the first two Pro Stock finals here in Apeldoorn. Benson was able to benefit from a small mistake from Mächler in lap 8 of A1 and won the run ahead of Max in second and Olivier Bultynck in third place. Alex Kunkler finished fourth, and Rob Janssen had a strong drive from 8th to 5th in the first final.

The second A-Main was even more exciting to watch. Simon Lauter was chasing Mächler hard for the entire run, but he didn`t get any chance for a pass on Mächler. Benson was running in third spot and that was how they finished the second final. Lukas Ellerbrock came in fourth, and Rob Janssen drove from 8th to 5th for a second time in a row.

Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/63614/290569?key=203

Hobbywing Frontwheel

Steven Olsen rewards himself for a perfect weekend with the overall win

A perfect weekend from Steven Olsen – he is the well-deserved winner of the Hobbywing Frontwheel class. He was able to lay down two perfect runs with his Awesomatix A800FX Evo in the first two A-main finals, and nobody was able to pressurize him into a driving error. Nicolas Delisé from Belgium finished second in both runs with his Mugen Seiki MTC2-FWD car and has the best shot for finishing second overall as well. Torsten Baggendorf crossed the line in third place in both runs and is sitting third overnight.

Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/63614/286705?key=203

Orca 17.5 Stock

Dominik Reile converts dominant performance into well deserved race win in Apeldoorn

The track in Apeldoorn is a good place for the German driver Dominik Reile. He took the win here last season and was able to repeat that at the first race of ETS Season #15. In the first leg, he took the win 1.7 ahead of Kevin Schmid, after second place starter Jasmin Donath dropped all the way down to P8. Michael Koos had a great drive to third place with his “old” A700 car.

The second leg was another demonstration of clean 17.5 stock racing from pole sitter Reile. He checked out at the start of the race and took another win in front of Schmid. With two wins in the bag, he is the overall winner with his Awesomatix A800MMX here in the Netherlands – a perfect start into the new campaign for Reile. Daniel Pöhlmann finished third in A2, Jasmin Donath crossed the line in the fourth position.

Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/63614/286702?key=203

ToniSport 40+ Masters

Sievers wins A1, Toni Mateo takes A2 – decision for the win postponed

After Elibert Sievers had a brilliant drive to the win in A1 of the ToniSport 40+ Masters class, it was Toni Mateo who took the win in the second final after Sievers had some trouble in the early stages of the race. With these two results, the overall win is still wide open, and we hope for a dry Sunday morning to battle it out on the track.
Torsten Baggendorf finished second in A1 with Toni Mateo following in third place, and Flavio Paladin took second in A2 with Thomas Oehler in third spot.

Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/63614/286703?key=203

Scorpion Formula

Jitse Miedema and René Kölbel sharing A-Main wins on Saturday

In A1 and A2 of the Scorpion Formula class we saw two different winners. Renè Kölbel (Xray) took the win in the first A-Main after an epic battle with Jitse Miedema. Both showed amazing Formula racing and the lead changed multiple times. In the end it was Renè Kölbel with the better end after he was able to put a great pass on Miedema to cross the line first.

The second final saw the Dutch Infinity driver Jitse Miedema taking the win in front of Andreas Stiebler and Renè Kölbel. Nothing is decided yet, and the formula drivers will send some good wishes to heaven for a dry Sunday before they will go to sleep.

Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/63614/286704?key=203

After a great day of racing there is only one thing to say: Let`s hope for a dry Sunday to geth all the heats in!

ETS Q3 + Q4 Report RD1 Season #15 2022/23

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ETS Q3 + Q4 Report RD1 Season #15 2022/23

Qualifying is over here at ETS RD1 Season #15 2022/23 in the Netherlands. With a bad weather forecast for Sunday, the ETS crew decided to run two complete rounds of Finals here on Saturday evening. As the AMCA Apeldoorn facility is equipped with LED lighting, racing should be possible even when it is getting darker. The first two rounds of finals are scheduled for this evening, as we expect rain to hit Apeldoorn on Sunday. But before we focus on the finals which will start later, we like to let you know what happened in the third and fourth round of qualification in Apeldoorn.

Matrix Modified

Team Yokomo with strong BD11 debut while Mugen Seiki`s Ronald Völker is overall TQ

Ronald Völker is the top qualifier in the Matrix Modified class. He took the first two rounds of qualifying with his LRP powered Mugen Seiki MTC2 and will be the man to beat in the triple A-Mains. With his car looking a little stronger in colder conditions, the two rounds of finals in the evening will come to his favour for sure. Völker, who has never won an ETS race here in Apeldoorn, will try everyting to finally walk away with a victory from the Netherlands.

Yokomo with a brilliant BD11 debut

In the third round of qualifying, Team Yokomo had a very strong run with a 1-2 finish by heat winner Yannic Prümper and Nicholas Lee in the second spot. A result which clearly shows the huge potential of Yokomo`s new BD11 platform. The whole team performance here in Apeldoorn is looking incredibly strong. Yannic Prümper (2nd), Christopher Krapp (4th), Nicholas Lee (5th) and Loic Jasmin (6th) all qualified for the A-Main, and Frederik Hovgaard (12th) also showed a great performance during the weekend. The new BD11 is right in the mix now, and Yannic Prümper can hope for a serious shot for the win from second on the grid.

Rheinard still in contention for the win

Awesomatix factory driver Marc Rheinard will start from third on the grid after his TQ run in the last round of qualifying. Sometimes 3rd is the best place to be when it comes down to the finals. He will trust on his experience and race craft, and whenever there will be an opportunity, Rheinard will be there with his A800MMX. With all drivers having three new sets of tires for the finals, everybody will be in full attack mode. The best conditions for great races in the Matrix Modified class at ETS RD1 Season #15 2022/23 in the Netherlands.

Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/63614/286707?key=202

Awesomatix ProStock

Mächler secures pole position in an all Awesomatix top 6

In the third and fourth round of qualifying of the Pro Stock class, the Awesomatix team stamped authority onto their qualifying results. The first three (!) rows of the grid are in the hands of the Awesomatix A800MMX, and Max Mächler will lead the field around the first corner from pole position.

Max took the first and third round of qualifying here in Apeldoorn, with Tim Benson taking the second round and Simon Lauter the final qualifier. Simon Lauter, the reigning ETS Pro Stock champion will start directly behind Mächler, followed by a train of A800MMX cars. The fist “non Awesomatix” car on the grid will be the Xray of Lukas Ellerbrock on P7. Lars Hoppe qualified 9th with his ARC and Enrico Jung booked the first Pro Stock A-Main for the new Yokomo BD11 car.

Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/63614/290569?key=202

Hobbywing Frontwheel

Strong qualifying earns TQ spot for Olsen

In the Hobbywing Frontwheel class, we will see Steven Olsen lining up first on the grid with his Awesomatix A800FX Evo. He had a great series of qualifying runs and is the top favourite for the win here in the Netherlands. It seems that his nerves are from steel as he did not make the smallest mistake in all his FWD runs. But racing in the finals is always different.

Nicolas Delisé took the win in the last round of qualifying and will line up second on the grid behind Olsen. Torsten Baggendorf, Max Weffers and Caspar Morgen are completing the top 5 on the grid. As FWD racing is always tight and close, we can expect a series of spectacular races with door to door fights in our Hobbywing Frontwheel class.

Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/63614/286705?key=202

Orca 17.5 Stock

Jasmin Donath TQ`s RD4 of qualifying and Dominik Reile captures pole position for the finals

The third and fourth round of Orca 17.5 Stock qualifying have been the deciding rounds for the TQ spot and all remaining A-Main positions. In Q3, Daniel Pöhlmann posted a TQ run in front of Jasmin Donath and Dominik Reile. This result shifted the TQ decision between Reile and Pöhlmann into Q4.

When Q4 started, it was young Jasmin Donath from Berlin (Germany), who was on a mission. She didn`t look back and took the win for the ultimate round of qualifying. This amazing result earned her the second spot on the grid – her best ETS qualifying result. Behind her, we will see Daniel Pöhlmann, Kevin Schmid and Michael Koos in the top 5 on the grid.

Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/63614/286702?key=202

ToniSport 40+ Masters

Elibert Sievers on pole, as Torsten Baggendorf and Toni Mateo taking the last qualifiers

Local racer Elibert Sievers will start on pole position with his Awesomatix A800MMX. He won the two opening rounds of qualifying in the ToniSport 40+ Masters class before Torsten Baggendorf and Toni Mateo picked up their pace to win Q3 and Q4.

Elibert won the race here last season in front of Mateo. Will we see the same battle for the win again, or will there be another driver hunting Elibert for the win? Flavio Paladin and Werner Schmitzer finished qualifying on P4 and P5, and the upcoming triple A-Mains are looking to become a series of thrillers in the ToniSport 40+ Masters class.

Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/63614/286703?key=202

Scorpion Formula

Pole position for Renè Kölbel

The decision for the overall TQ in the Scorpion Formula class was already made after Q3. Renè Kölbel won his third run in a row and will start from the very helpful pole position into the triple A-Mains with his Xray Formula car. Behind him, the fight for all the remaining positions was very close – and intense as well. Jitse Miedema booked the second place on the grid in front of Andreas Stiebler, Luka Jovicic, and Herbert Weber.

The Formula cars are great to watch on the foam tires here in Apeldoorn, and we are looking forward to the finals where we hope for some great battles for the win!

Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/63614/286704?key=202

Now we are heading directly into the finals. Due to a wet weather forecast for Sunday, we will race two complete rounds of Finals until late evening here under the lights in Apeldoorn.
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ETS Q2 Report RD1 Season #15 2022/23

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ETS Q2 Report RD1 Season #15 2022/23

The second round of qualifying at ETS RD1 in Apeldoorn was held on Friday evening (Orca 17.5 Stock and ToniSport 40+ Masters), and Saturday morning. Find out what happened in Q2 in the following summary!

Matrix Modified

Mugen Seiki`s Ronald Völker takes Saturday morning qualifier

After we saw a very intense opening qualifier in the Matrix Modified class on Friday evening, the second round was not boring as well. Right from the start, it was a two horse race for the win between Ronald Völker (Mugen Seiki) and Yannic Prümper (Yokomo). Yannic postet the fastest lap of the heat with a 13.995 in lap 3, with Völker doing a 14.084 in lap number five. The fight for the win went down to the last laps and Ronald Völker was able to take Q2 by 0.182 seconds from Prümper. A very important result for Völker, who has the best chances for the overall TQ now.

The third and fourth fastest runtimes came from the second fastest group this time, with Christopher Krapp (Yokomo) and Tim Benson (Awesomatix) having a great race there. Marc Rheinard (Awesomatix) and Eric Dankel (Mugen Seiki) completed the top 6 in the second round of qualifying in the matrix Modified class at the AMCA Apeldoorn.

Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/63614/286707?key=202

Awesomatix ProStock

Tim Benson takes second Pro Stock qualifier

The second round of Pro Stock qualifying saw Tim Benson on top of the board. The heat was very close, with Benson, Lauter, Mächler and Bultynck in the mix for the win. In the end, Tim Benson won with a gap of 0.533 seconds ahead of reigning Pro Stock champion Simon Lauter in second spot. Max Mächler, Olivier Bultynck and Frederik Mikkelsen completed the top 5. Another strong result for the Awesomatix team with the fop 5 all running the A800MMX touring car.

Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/63614/290569?key=202

Hobbywing Frontwheel

Olsen resists the pressure and takes Q2

After winning the first round of qualifying on Friday, Danish driver Steven Olsen took another heat win in the second round of Hobbywing Frontwheel qualifying on Saturday morning. He was leading the race with his Awesomatix A800FX Evo from start to finish and is now the driver with the best chances for the overall TQ. Behind Olsen, a great driving Torsten Baggendorf was pushing like hell to get to the front. He was within a few tenths of a second to Olsen for the entire race and scored good points with P2 for the round.

Nicolas Delisé from Belgium was the third fastest driver in Q2. His pace looked very similar to Olsen and Baggendorf in front of him, and he crossed the line 0.4 seconds behind the second placed Baggendorf.

Max Weffers and Kevin Sparbier completed the top 5 in Q2 of the Hobbywing Frontwheel class. The next round (Q3) can be the decider for the TQ, with Olsen having all the advantages on his favour right now. But one thing is clear: Whoever will start on pole position will have to defend this position against a top-class field of FWD drivers here in Apeldoorn.

Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/63614/286705?key=202

Orca 17.5 Stock

Dominik Reile continues to shine in Apeldoorn

After his TQ run in the first round, Dominik Reile won the second round of qualifying in the Orca 17.5 Stock class as well. This time, Kevin Schmid was his main contender during the heat, but in the end he came short to by 2.3 seconds. Daniel Pöhlmann, who finished second in Q1, posted the third fastest runtime and is now third in the overall rankings behind Reile and Schmid. Another 1-2-3 for the Awesomatix A800MMX touring car.

Another driver to highlight in the second round of Orca 17.5 Stock qualifying is Michael Koos. He is running an Awesomatix car as well, but he is on track with the “old” A700 version (shaft driven) of the Russian brand here in Apeldoorn. This shows that you don`t have to own the “latest and greatest” stuff all the time to be competitive in a racing class. A good setup knowledge and some mechanical skills are the key to go fast – even when you are using a car which is not the newest on the market.

Now, after Q2, the advantage is clearly on the side of Dominik Reile. He is only one run away from sealing the overall TQ – will he do it? We will find it out tomorrow!

Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/63614/286702?key=202

ToniSport 40+ Masters

Another “perfect run” from Elibert Sievers

Elibert Sievers continued where he stopped in Q1 – with leading the field of the ToniSport 40+ Masters class. He took another impressive win and is close tot he overall TQ. This time it was Torsten Baggendorf who was chasing Sievers as hard as possible until the end. He finished second for the round ahead of Thomas Oehler, Toni Mateo, and Michel Zierold.

With the top 9 drivers finishing in about 5 seconds, the ToniSport 40+ Masters class once again showed their quality and attractivity here in Apeldoorn. Elibert Sievers is holding all the cards in his hands now and we are excited if he will play the perfect game to seal the overall TQ.

Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/63614/286703?key=202

Scorpion Formula

Kölbel again in Q2

Renè Kölbel posted another TQ run here at ETS RD1 in Apeldoorn after taking the opening round yesterday evening. He won ahead of Andreas Stiebler, who was able to recover from his not so perfect Q1 result. Herbert Weber, Mathias Domig and Luka Jovicic completed the top five for the second round of Scorpion Formula qualifying. Renè Kölbel is in a great situation right now. With two TQ runs in the pocket he can be very optimistic to start from pole position into the finals – but he needs another one to book the best place on the grid.

Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/63614/286704?key=202

Round 3 of qualifying will be up next! 
You can find both of our livestream options in our “LIVE” section. If you are interested in the overall results, simply navigate to the “RESULTS” area on our landing page. There you will find the links to the results on MyRCM.

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