Shortly after a racing weekend, a lot of drivers re-think about their heats on track! What happened? How did my car look on track? Was it my mistake – or the other guy’s fault? How to improve my racing skills for the next race? Where to attack harder next time? Now you have the chance to review your runs from ETS RD1 Season #14 2021/22 at Arena33 in Andernach to see what happened in your runs. Take the chance to review and learn more about your own racing as the next ETS race will be on the same asphalt again!
PullstartTV with recorded streams on YouTube
With PullstartTV uploading the streams from the event in Andernach to their YouTube channel, you have an easy access to the recordings of all days. Some runs are missing in the stream due to interruptions of the internet connection at Arena33, but in the end you will find almost every run you did at ETS RD1.
Chapters for easy navigation
The team at PullstartTV dreated chapters for each day which makes it way easier to find your runs in the day long videos on YouTube. Every round of qualifying is separated from each other, and you can easily see that when you move the time bar of the video forward or backwards. For the finals it is even better – all finals are separated, and you can navigate to your run and enjoy it again!
The ETS is happy to have PullstartTV as our partner at Arena33 and there will be a great coverage again when ETS RD2 Season #14 2021/22 will happen there from 12th – 15th of August 2021.
after we had an amazing comeback of the ETS with RD1 taking part this past weekend, you now can sign up for RD2 at the same facility (Arena33 in Andernach, GER) again. The second round of the ETS is scheduled from 12th – 15th August 2021 and we are looking forward to welcome you all again.
To create a different challenge, we will run the Arena33 track in the opposite direction (clockwise) at RD2.
There will be an initial limit of 200 entries, and after that there will be a waiting list. As soon as there is more relaxation that allows us to have more drivers, we will of course also allow more entries.
The plan is to do the event as usual, all classes at all days, no splitting.
So please get ready to make your entry, and we hope to see you in Andernach in August!
Antoine Brunet was on a mission in A3 as he wanted to secure the second overall position here at the first race of the new ETS season. He was leading the race tone to tone and got everything together with Marc Rheinard and Christopher Krapp hunting him down till the end of the run.
The overall Top 10 of the Matrix Modified class:
Ronald Völker (Mugen Seiki, LRP)
Antoine Brunet (Xray, Hobbywing)
Marc Rheinard (Awesomatix, Orca)
Christopher Krapp (Yokomo, Racing Performer)
Marco Kaufmann (Xray)
Yannic Prümper (Yokomo, Dash)
Lucas Urbain (Awesomatix, Orca)
Michal Orlowski (Schumacher, LRP)
Robert Pietsch (Mugen Seiki, LRP)
Eric Dankel (Mugen Seiki, Hobbywing)
Tim Wahl (Awesomatix, Orca)
Winner B-Main: Thimo Weissbauer Winner C-Main: Frederik Hovgaard
With Duchet sitting out A3 after bringing home the overall victory in A2, it was Jan Ratheisky who could take most out of the last leg with his A3 win in front of Louis Kretschmer (2) and Enrico Jung (3).
The overall Top 10 of the Xray ProStock class:
Alexandre Duchet (Xray)
Jan Ratheisky (Xray)
Simon Lauter (Awesomatix)
Louis Kretschmer (Awesomatix)
Max Mächler (Awesomatix)
Enrico Jung (Yokomo)
Alex Kunkler (Mugen Seiki)
Frederik Mikkelsen (Awesomatix)
Valentin Hettrich (Awesomatix)
Lukas Ellerbrock (Xray)
Nicolai Lindegaard (Schumacher)
Winner B-Main: Olivier Bultynck Winner C-Main: Richard Oversloot Winner D-Main: Dave Lunenburg
Henrik Heitsch won the last A-Main of the FWD class in front of Stefan Schulz and Kevin Sparbier. With Heitsch winning in front of Schulz, they will step onto the podium in second and third beside overall race winner Steven Olsen.
The overall Top 10 of the Hobbywing Frontwheel class:
Steven Olsen
Henrik Heitsch
Stefan Schulz
Kevin Sparbier
Sebastian Meibörg
Jaques Libar
Simon Stegmeier
Patrick Müller
Sören Sparbier
Max Weffers
Ulrich Dinger
Winner B-Main: Karsten Bartsch Winner C-Main: Christian Sandner Winner D-Main: Michael Kieber
Ulrich Dinger was the winner of A-Main 3 in the Infinity 40+ Masters division. He won A3 in front of Mirco Thalheimer and Caspar Morgen, The A3 result finally brought Caspar Morgen into second, and Mirco Thalheimer into third overall.
The overall Top 10 of the Infinity 40+ Masters class:
Soren Boy Holst
Caspar Morgen
Mirco Thalheimer
Thomas Oehler
Ulrich Dinger
Ingo Braun
Manuel Stankowitz
Christian Müller
Karsten Bartsch
Werner Schmitzer
Thorsten Baggendorf
Winner B-Main: Christian Drießle Winner C-Main: Holger Wittek
The last run of the Formula class saw David Ehrbar taking the win from Renè Kölbel and Herbert Weber. Ehrbar will step on the second place of the podium beside winner Ratheisky, Renè Kölbel finished third overall.
Marc Rheinard in running the actual Awesomatix A800MMX here at the ETS on his home track in Andernach. Marc`s car features a T-Works titanium screw set, the brand new MR33 Servo Mount and he is using the latest full length Topdeck (C27MMX) in his Awesomatix touring car.
Marc uses these components in his Awesomatix A800MMX touring car:
Body Shell: Xtreme Twister Speciale 0,5 Speedo: ORCA OE1 Motor: ORCA 4.5T Battery: ORCA 6000mah Radio: Sanwa M17 Servo: Power HD S15 Tires: Matrix (Handout) Sponsors: Tonisport, Orca, Awesomatix, Power HD, Xtreme Aerodynamics, Matrix, T-Works, Axon, ISDT, Team-TD, MPE
Alexandre Duchet is running his Xray T4-2021 almost out of the box here at ETS RD1 in Andernach. For the perfect feeling on track, Alexandre uses some Hudy balancing weights in his car. His T4-2021 also features the optional ball raced BB drive shafts from Xray to free up the car as much as possible to achieve more corner speed.
Alexandre uses these components in his Xray T4-2021 touring car: Body Shell: Xtreme Twister 0,5 Speedo: ORCA (ETS) Motor: ORCA 13.5T (ETS Handout) Battery: ORCA 8500mah Radio: Sanwa M17 Servo: Bruno-RC Tires: Matrix (Handout) Sponsors: Xray, Hudy, Orca, Monaco RC, Aigoin Racing, Bruno RC, Avid, Looxon Stickers
Matrix Modified A2 once again saw Ronald Völker checking out in front. After the first lap he had opened a small gap to the rest of the field, and then built on it lap after lap until he crossed the finish line some 2.6 seconds in front of the field. For Völker it was a very important win at his first big outing with Mugen Seiki, after he joined the Japanese company at the end of 2020.
We talked with the overall winner of the Matrix Modified class after A2:
As expected, the track had lower traction with the sun being stronger as yesterday. However, my race started pretty good and as I was able to pull a gap between me and the field, I just had to focus on my lines on the track of Arena33. As you can imagine I am very delighted to win my first big event with Mugen Seiki. I can`t thank Mugen enough for the support, especially with Robert (Pietsch) who always provides very important setup input for me and the team. The LRP power in my car worked flawlessly all week long too. I am also very happy for Robert and Eric (Dankel) making the Modified A-Main and Alex (Kunkler) being right on pace here in the ProStock class. -Ronald Völker-
With his DNF after the collision with Rheinard in A1, Antoine Brunet finished second this time. We talked to him as well after A2:
In the first laps I was not really confident with my car. But with a battle of three cars going on behind me I could open up a small gap to them. That helped me to find my rhythm again and in the end I am happy that I could defend my second place against Rheinard. For A3 my plan is to stay in front of everybody to step on the podium here. -Antoine Brunet-
Behind Antoine Brunet, it was Marc Rheinard finally getting a better result with finishing in third position. Our reporter talked to the Awesomatix factory driver to find out more about his A2 impressions:
After the disaster in A1, where I unintentionally hit Brunet, I took it easy at the start this time. After that I pushed a little more and tried to pass my teammate Lucas Urbain as soon as possible. When Lucas was riding a curb too much, I was able to pass him. But after our cars had a small contact in this moment, something on my car felt different afterwards. Overall, I am ok with P3 in this run. For A3 my goal is to fight with Antoine to win the final A-Main here at my home track. -Marc Rheinard-
Alexandre Duchet was the man to beat in the Xray ProStock class all weekend – and in A2 he once again showed his dominance by taking the run and the overall victory here at ETS RD1 in Andernach.
A very relieved Alexandre Duchet told us after A2:
The fight for the win was not easy, even if it looked like this for some spectators. All guys behind me have been super-fast and I had to show my best driving to walk away with the win here this weekend. I am really happy with my own driving, and I once again would like to thank Martin Hudy for all his help during the whole event. -Alexandre Duchet-
Behind Duchet, Simon Lauter scored a second place finish in front of Jan Ratheisky (Xray), with Louis Kretschmer (Awesomatix) and Enrico Jung (Yokomo) completing the Top 5.
Steven Olsen finally brought home his first ever ETS race win in the Hobbywing Frontwheel class. After winning A1 yesterday evening, he had to stand his ground in A2 and defend his position in some very intense fights with Henrik Heitsch and Stefan Schulz. In the last 2 minutes of the race, Schulz and Olsen changed positions several times and it was fantastic to watch this race.
After A2, Steven Olsen told us:
After my car was not easy to drive in A1, I made some changes to make it more stable and better for close racing. The whole run was a real thriller and after my mistake in the chicane, I thought that I have to deal with second place. But then Stefan also made small mistakes in front of me, and I was able to get back in the lead. I am totally happy to walk away from this amazing facility with my first ever ETS race win. -Steven Olsen-
Behind Olsen and Schulz, Kevin Sparbier (3), Henrik Heitsch (4) and Jaques Libar (5) roundet up the Top 5 in our Hobbywing Frontwheel A-Main number 2.
After winning A1 yestarday evening, Thomas Bemmerl did it for a second time to seal the overall win here at ETS RD1 in Andernach. Thomas won the race in front of Daniel Pöhlmann and Dominik Reile. Both looked slightly faster on the track, but after only starting third and fourth, they just didn`t have enough time to close the gap to Thomas during the 5-minute A-Main.
We talked with the overall winner Thomas Bemmerl after A2:
What a nice feeling to win again here in Andernach after I was able to do it last season too. After the start I was a little lucky as a lot of trouble was going on behind me. I never looked back and tried to keep the gap to the field until the end. Dominik and Daniel were both driving fast, and in the end, I just tried to control my mind to not make a stupid mistake. Finally, it worked out and I can not ask for more today! -Thomas Bemmerl-
Behind Bemmerl, Pöhlmann and Reile, Roman Borschel (4) and Alexander Müller completed the Top 5.
Sometimes miracles happen in RC racing – today we saw one in the Infinity 40+ Masters division. Being the only Gizmo driver this weekend, Søren Boy Holst was able to win A1 and A2 from the sixth (!) starting position – something which is not easy to do. He somehow got to the front in both runs and then controlled the field to the finish line. Congratulations for this amazing drive to Søren Boy Holst from Denmark.
Behind him, Thomas Oehler (2), Caspar Morgen (3), Christian Müller (4) and Manuel Stankowitz completed the Top 5.
In the Scorpion Formula class, it was A1 winner Jan Retheisky who took the overall win with his victory in A2. In the opening laps David Ehrbar looked sharp and was all over Ratheisky, but after he was riding some curbs really hard, he lost some pace and was not able to close the gap to Jan anymore.
Behind the leaders, Renè Kölbel (3), Herbert Weber (4) and Olivier Bultynck completed the Top5.
David Ehrbar is running his new EF1 Forumla car here for the first time at the ETS. The car, which he designed by himself, is only existing seven times now and he is happy with the actual performance on track. A lot of EF1 parts are made from a very durable glass and carbon fibre reinforced, and 3D printed material. The EF1 features a one-piece front stiffener with a topdeck construction. Compared to many other formula cars, the EF1 has no traditional side springs. Instead of the more conventional side springs, David installed leaf springs left and right for a more precise handling.
The battery gets installed into the EF1 from the bottom side of the chassis and is fixed with just one screw for easy access. The battery is positioned inline with a little bit of offset to allow a nice and clean installation of the electronic components in combination with a perfect weight balance. The rear end of the EF1 features a single center ball bearing to keep the rear pod in position without using side links.
David uses these components in his car:
Body Shell: Montech Speedo: Scorpion Formula (Handout) Motor: Scorpion Formula (Handout) Battery: Gens Ace Red Line 5100mah Radio: Sanwa M17 Servo: Sanwa PGS – LH2 Tires: RIDE (Handout) Sponsors: Ehrbar Engineering, Gens Ace, Montech
The Dash for Cash is back at the ETS and we saw two different formats for 2 randomly chosen finals on Saturday afternoon.
Rebmann wins the Hot Lap Challenge
The first final from the draw was the 17.5 Stock C-Main. The challenge was simple: Everybody had two timed laps on the track which he had to drive all alone out there. With the fastest lap to count, the winner of the first round was Patrick Rebmann who did a 23.2 edging out Nele Knodel by a tenth of a second winning the price money of 200€. The crowd around the track was cheering everybody on and the atmosphere of “Dash for Cash” quickly came back to the ETS.
Endurance race win for Ohlef
The FWD D-Main was in contention at the 15-minute race here on track at Arena33. All drivers had to perform 3 pit stops, with each stop lasting 10 seconds. Therefore, everybody had a buzzer on the driver stand to check in and out for the pit stops in a special marked area on the track. Timm Ohlef did the best job with a clever timing of his pit stops and an overall clean run. He won the 200€ price in this 15 minute Dash for Cash and his teammates celebrated with a Laola-wave beside the track!
Congratulations to our winners, it was amazing to see everybody enjoying the return of “Dash for Cash”.
Here you can see some impressions from the 15 minutes “Dash for Cash” race:
The first A-Main of the Matrix Modified class saw Ronald Völker taking an easy win with a gap of 6.20 seconds over the rest of the field. In the opening laps Antoine Brunet (Xray) was close behind Ronald (Mugen), but after 3 laps Ronald pulled away as Antoine had to look in his rear-view mirror, full of Urbain and Rheinard (both Awesomatix).
Marc, somehow moved up to the third spot and tried to catch Brunet in front of him. As he was on Brunet`s tail shortly after, Marc touched Antoine just a little bit – enough for both cars to lose some places. Unfortunately, Antoine had to stop his car after 6 laps, and Marc found himself in P6. Meanwhile, a nice battle between Christopher Krapp (Yokomo), Lucas Urbain and Marco Kaufmann (Xray) was going on in the fight for the second position. After several moves and contacts between these three, Marco Kaufmann finished in second (starting P6) in front of Christopher Krapp (3), Yannic Prümper (4) and Lucas Urbain (5). Marc Rheinard only finished 6th after the contact with Brunet in front of Michal Orlowski (Schumacher), B-Main bump up driver Eric Dankel (Mugen), Robert Pietsch (Mugen), Tim Wahl (Awesomatix) and Xray driver Antoine Brunet in the unlucky 11th place!
Here is what Ronald Völker had to say after his A1 win:
After I only did 3 corners on my race tires before the start, I struggled a little in the first corners of A1, but after that everything was more than perfect. With more sun shining in the evening, the track once again was a bit different and required a different tire preparation. As the Arena33 asphalt reacts very sensitive to weather changes, we will see which preparation we need tomorrow morning for A2. -Ronald Völker-
A1 of the Xray ProStock class saw another impressive run from Alexandre Duchet. After the start it looked like Max Mächler was able to come closer to Alexandre, but after a some lapt the gap stayed constantly at about 1.0 seconds during the end of the run. Behind the leaders, Jan Ratheisky, Simon Lauter and Louis Kretschmer completed the Top 5 in A-Main number one of the Xray ProStock class.
Asked about his easy looking win, Duchet had the following words for us:
As I said after every run this weekend, my Xray was amazing in this first A-Main as well. The track felt different as we had more sunshine here in the evening, but after I got used to it in the beginning, I quickly came back into my rhythm and tried to keep the rubber on the tarmac. It was a nice battle with Max and I hope for one more tomorrow morning! -Alexandre Duchet-
Finishing second in the opening leg of the triple A-Mains, Awesomatix Team Manager Max Mächler also spoke to our reporter:
I gave my everything in A1, and in the beginning, I felt that I maybe have the chance to close the gap to Alexandre. But I only can compliment Alexandre for his flawless drive to the win as I didn`t made any mistakes and still was not able to come closer. For tomorrow I see some chances to attack when we are on used tires in A2. I will try everything to keep the pressure on Alexandre on a high level! -Max Mächler-
Steven Olsen was the man in A1 of the Hobbywing Frontwheel class. He never looked back after the start and won the race tone to tone after a super clean run. Behind Steven, we saw a thrilling fight between Heitsch, Sparbier, Libar and Meibörg. In the end Henrik Heitsch was able to stay in second position in front of a strong Sebastian Meibörg who found his way from P7 up to P3. Stefan Schulz had some bad luck in the run, finishing only eight in A1. We can expect something for tomorrow`s finals, as the FWD drivers are at a similar pace and everybody can move up to the front.
The Stock 17.5 class saw pole sitter Thomas Bemmerl taking home the win in A1. In the opening laps, second place starter Maximilian Unterschütz was able to follow Thomas, but after some small mistakes he dropped back to fourth position. Behind A1 winner Thomas Bemmerl, Dominik Reile and Joachim Altenhof finished in second and third in the first of the triple A-Mains in our 17.5 Stock class.
A1 of the Infinity 40+ Masters class saw a terrible first lap from almost everybody with a lot of contacts and crashes, mixing the field completely. As the dust had settled and everybody finally got his nerves under control, Soren Boy Holst was the lucky guy in front taking the win from his sixth starting position.
Caspar Morgen (started P10), Mirco Thalheimer (started P7), Thomas Oehler (started P8) and Ingo Braun (started P9) completed the Top 5 in this first final. This finishing order once again shows the big chaos in the first lap, with the best Top 5 starter finishing in the sixth position. Let`s see if we can get a clean start in tomorrow`s A2 of our Infinity 40+ Masters class.
Jan Ratheisky took an almost unchallenged win in A1 of the Formula division here at Arena33 in Andernach. Jan pulled off a flawless run taking A1 with a gap of 4.7 ahead of David Ehrbar. David and Jan both turned their fastest lap of the race in lap number 5, with Jan`s time 0.3 seconds faster compared to David. Behind the leaders there was a close fight between Renè Kölbel and Olivier Bultynck, with Renè finally finishing third. The Top 5 was completed by Herbert Weber.
In the last round of qualifying in the Matrix Modified class, it was once again Ronald Völker winning the heat. Ronald had a little slide in his first lap, and he was swapping positions with Antoine Brunet (Xray) multiple times during the run. Both only separated by 0.1 of a second for most time of the run showed, that they have the best overall pace for the triple A-Mains. With Völker on used tires in Q4, his gap was a little smaller compared to the first 3 rounds of qualifying – but still enough to take Q4. Marc Rheinard (Awesomatix) finished in third, about one second behind Ronald and Antoine.
For the finals, we have Mugen Seiki driver Ronald Völker on pole with the Xray of Antoine Brunet starting second. Lucas Urbain (3) and Marc Rheinard (4) will try to hunt them down with their Awesomatix cars lining up third and fourth.
Behind them, Christopher Krapp will be the top Yokomo driver to head into the A-Mains. Sixth on the grid will be Xray`s Marco Kaufmann, who showed a strong performance all weekend here in Andernach. Yannic Prümper (Yokomo), Michal Orlowski (Schumacher), Robert Pietsch (Mugen Seiki) and Tim Wahl (Awesomatix).
Mächler fastest in Q4 to line up second on the grid
The last heat of qualifying in the Xray ProStock class saw Max Mächler (Awesomatix) on top of the timing sheets. Max won the heat ahead of the Xray duo of Alexandre Duchet and Jan Ratheisky. We saw a lot of thrilling races in the ProStock class in the past years, and we expect some amazing action from these guys here this weekend as well.
We talked to Rd4 TQ Max Mächler directly after his run to find out more about his impressions and his expectations for the triple A-Mains of the ProStock class:
My day was difficult after I had some ESC problems in yesterday`s Q2. After that I had to use new tires in Q3 to get a safe (and quick) run which is never easy when you need a result after a DNF. In Q4 everything was open for P2 on the grid, and I wanted to put my Awesomatix between the Xray duo of Jan and Alexandre, who did a great job this weekend so far. For the finals I think our cars (his and Simon Lauter`s) are well prepared and we will throw everything in to fight for the win! -Max Mächler-
Here are your Top 10 in the Xray ProStock class: Alexandre Duchet (Xray), Max Mächler (Awesomatix), Jan Ratheisky (Xray), Simon Lauter (Awesomatix), Louis Kretschmer (Awesomatix), Alex Kunkler (Mugen), Frederik Mikkelsen (Awesomatix), Valentin Hettrich (Awesomatix), Lukas Ellerbrock (Xray) and Nicolai Lindegaard (Awesomatix)
The last round of qualifying at ETD RD1 here in Andernach saw Patrick Müller bringing home a TQ run in the FWD class. With Heitsch, Olsen, Schulz and Müller all winning one round so far, it is Steven Olsen who earned the top starting position for the finals with having the fastest of the TQ runs on his side.
Kevin Sparbier (5), Jacques Libar (6), Sebastian Meibörg (7), Max Weffers (8), Ulrich Dinger (9) and Simon Stegmeier (10) are completing the grid for the Hobbywing Frontwheel triple A-Mains.
After collecting a strong number of points in the previous heats, Maximilian Unterschütz finally came out fastest in Q4. This result will see the youngster lining up second on the grid behind TQ Thomas Bemmerl for the triple A-Mains in the Stock 17.5 class. Behind Bemmerl and Unterschütz, the 10 car A-Main grid features: Daniel Pöhlmann (3), Dominik Reile (4), Joachim Altenhof (5), Alexander Müller (6), Felix Schneider (7), David Kuschnarew (8), Klaus Waldmann (9) and Dominik Ruf (10).
In the last round of Qualifying in the Infinity 40+ Masters division, it was Christian Müller with the fastest run coming out of the second fastest group. The top group also saw another guy going fast and winning the heat – Manuel Stankowitz. With so many drivers being on pace we can be really excited about the A-Mains in this class and it is hard to point out a clear favourite for the overall win. The 10 car grid of the Infinity 40+ Masters: Karsten Bartsch (1), Ulrich Dinger (2), Christian Müller (3), Werner Schmitzer (4), Manuel Stankowitz (5), Søren Boy Holst (6), Mirco Thalheimer (7), Thomas Oehler (8), Ingo Braun (9), Caspar Morgen (10).
The Scorpion Formula class saw another TQ run from Jan Ratheisky in front of David Ehrbar and Renè Kölbel. Everybody will try to keep up with Jan in the finals, let`s see what these guys can do to create some serious pressure on Jan and his Xray car. David Ehrbar is the most promising challenger, and he will try to get ahead of Jan with his new and self-constructed EF1 Formula car. The top 10 of the Formula class are: Jan Ratheisky (1), David Ehrbar (2), Renè Kölbel (3), Herbert Weber (4), Olivier Bultynck (5), Michael Wojcik (6), Chris Grenz (7), Tim Benson (8), Patrick Sadrinna (9) and Luka Jovicic (10).
