The 2023 EFRA 1:10 scale electric touring car european championships took place at the nice and flowing (and very fast) track of the MCC Türkheim in Germany. Four classes had been on the line: Modified Touring, Spec Touring, Frontwheel, and Formmula 1. Against a very bad weather forecast, it stayed dry for most of the days and all races could happen in fair and equal conditions.
Modified
Coelho (Xray) wins third consecutive TC euros title
The Modified class was a real close affair in practice, qualifying, and some parts of the A-Main finals. Bruno Coelho (Xray), Ronald Völker (Mugen Seiki), Eric Dankel (Mugen Seiki), Michal Orlowski (Schumacher), and Marc Rheinard (Awesomatix) had been in the top 5 of almost every heat and Coelho was able to take the TQ with a super-small margin from Völker. Orlowski, Dankel, and Rheinard completed the top 5 on the starting grid. A1 then saw Coelho pulling away after Völker had not the best start off the dirty line. Coelho was leading with 0.8 most of the time until Völker closed the gap to 0.3 at the end of the run with visually having the faster car. But Coelho standed his ground and won A1. The second A-Main was only a thirller until the sound of the tone, where Völker spun out immediateley. This handed a comfortable situation to Coelho who made no mistakes and won A2 to seal the overall (and well-deserved) victory at the 2023 EFRA european championships. Völker and Orlowski battled it out for second overall in A3 with the better ending for Völker. Behind the podium finishers Coelho, Völker, and Orlowski, the top 5 got completed by Marc Rheinard (4th), and Eric Dankel (5th).
SPEC
Lauter (Awesomatix) takes SPEC class title from Ratheisky and Bultynck
The SPEC class (better known as (Stock) was in the hands of Simon Lauter. He took TQ after qualifying and also won the first A-Main. Simon then made a huge mistake in the last minute of A1 and rolled his car on the roof. Jan Ratheisky took the win in A2 and the decision for the overall win was shifted to A3. Ratheisky had a bad start in A3 and was out of contention immediateley. Lauter cruised to the win and celebrated another EFRA title in this class – congratulations Simon. Jan Ratgheisky and Olivier Bultynck joined him on the podium.
Frontwheel
Pöhlmann wins the Fronti title for Awesomatix in Türkheim
A cery strong driving Daniel Pöhlmann (Awesomatix) took the win in the FWD class ahead of two time ETS FWD champion Stefan Schulz (Xray), and ETS Daun race winner Sören Sparbier (Mugen Seiki). A very strong performance from Pöhlmann who is normally better known for his touring car racing (instead of FWD). Congratulations to all FWD racers and thanks for a great show!
Formula 1
Schumacher`s Stiebler wins Formula Euro Cup
The Formula class was only called a “Euro Cup” and not an official EFRA european championships – and nobody really understands why. However, Schumacher driver Andreas Stiebler was very dominant and showed once again that he is currently the best Formula racer in europe. Stiebler won the Euro Cup ahead of Gergö Valent and Michael Lipperheide. Congratulations Andreas Stoebler – please feel like a real EUROPEAN CHAMPION which you are 🙂
Yokomo has released a new entry level 4WD touring car kit called Rookie Speed RS1.0. To reduce costs for beginners, Yokomo has replaced many carbon and alloy parts with plastic and epoxy components. However, the kit offers a full adjustability and is a great platform to get into 1:10 scale touring car racing without spending a huge amount of money.
The Rookie Speed RS1.0 will be available around the world very soon!
T-Work`s has released two versions of battery mounting sets for the Yokomo BD12 and Xray X4 platforms. The set is available with an aluminum base part, as well as with a more heavy brass part to add more weight to the battery side when running light battery packs (for example in the modified class). The brass parts add 8,8g to the Yokomo car, and 11.6g to the Xray car.
The easy snap system allows drivers to mount the battery pack quickly into the car and no hexdriver is needed to fix any screws. The system is fully adjustable andcompatible with all 2S LiPo packs on the market.
T-Work`s part numbers: TW-TE-257-BD12-B T-Work`s Easy Snap Brass Battery Mount Set (Yokomo BD12 / BD11) TW-TE-257-BD12 T-Work`s Easy Snap Battery Mount Set (Yokomo BD12 / BD11) TW-TE-257-X4-B T-Work`s Easy Snap Brass Battery Mount Set for Xray X4-2022 / X4-2023 TW-TE-257-X4 T-Work`s Easy Snap Battery Mount Set for Xray X4-2022 / X4-2023
Enjoy a quick review from our amazing second race of the season. Hanno van den Boogaard produced some nice video content during the ETS weekend in Austria. Enjoy some impressions and let us take you back to the action and experiences on the grund of the MAV Aigen-Schlägl. ETS RD2 was a BLAST!
After the second race of ETS Season #16 2023/24, it is time to look at the overall standings of the championship for the first time. There is still a long way to go but now the tables are a little more meaningful than after RD1 in the Netherlands.
Matrix Modified
Rheinard and Awesomatix leading, tied on points with Mugen Seiki`s Dankel
In the Matrix Modified class, Marc Rheinard is leading the championship after his win in Austria. He has collected the same amount of points as second placed Eric Dankel, but the TQ from Apeldoorn puts Rheinard ahead of Dankel in the list. Rheinard is in the best position he was since many years after the second race of the season, and all he wants is to win the title at the end of the actual campaign! Eric Dankel is on a high since his podium in Apeldoorn, and he was as close as never before to win the Modified class at the ETS. Let´s see how the rest of the seaosn will go for him. Christopher Krapp is in a good third position, followed by Ronald Völker and Simon Lauter. Völker will need a good recovery after finishing off the podium two times in a row, while P5 for Simon Lauter is simply an amazing result in his first complete Modified saeson so far.
Actual situation: Good chance for Rheinard to win his second ETS title. Völker needs a magic recovery, Dankel is currently tipping the scales, Urbain and Orlowski coming back soon!
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Awesomatix Pro Stock
Bultynck one point ahead of Izsay
Olivier Bultynck from Belgium is leading the Pro Stock class with the small margin of one point from Adam Izsay. Will these two drivers battle it out for the overall title until the end of the season, or will we see Lukas Ellerbrock, Dominic Vogl, or Tim Benson be able to intervene in the fight for the championship? Olivier Bultynck is a very experienced racer and has won many races in his carreer, while Adam Izsay is a mega fast young gun who looks very hungry for success at the ETS. Right now, the chances are 50/50 and we can not name a favourite for the overall title in the Awesomatix Pro Stock class.
Actual situation: We expect a battle between Bultynck and Izsay to the end of the season!
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Hobbywing Frontwheel
Does Izsay already have one hand on the big trophy?
After two wins from pole position, Adam Izsay has already built up a gap of eleven (!) points to second placed Max Weffers in the championship. If Izsay will continue to race in the FWD class until the end of the season in his current form, it should be almost impossible for his competitors to snatch him the title away. But as nothing is impossible in racing, Max weffers, Kevin Sparbier, and all the others will not back off until the decision is finally made in the Hobbywing Frontwheel class.
Actual situation: Clear advantage for Izsay!
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1up Racing 40+ Masters
Kölbel, Thalheimer, Stankowitz, Schmitzer, and Zierold – five hores race going on right now!
The 1up Racing 40+ Masters class is still wide open as five drivers are only seperated by five points after RD2 in Austria. René Kölbel is leading, tied on points with Thalheimer. Kölbel`s TQ from Apeldoorn is putting him on top of the field now. Thalheimer had two strong results but is still missing his first win in the 40+ Masters class. On a perfect day he can do it. Reigning champion Stankowitz is third, followed by Werner Schmitzer in fourth place. Michel Zierold, who won in Austria, is sitting in fifth place which he will try to improve for sure. In Aigen he showed that the speed is definateley there to fight for the title.
Actual situation: 5 drivers within 5 points – the rest of the season will be a great show, and a hard fight!
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Orca 21.5 Stock
Bergheim in comfortable position after ETS Austria
Tristan Bergheim is sitting first in the championship of the Orca 21.5 Stock class. The young and quick German driver won the season opener in the Netherlands, and finished third in Austria – enough to put seven points between himself and second placed Tobias Baumbach. Timo Siebert is ranked third, followed by Karl Heinz Moritz and young Emely Ratheisky. If Bergheim will continue to score constant top 3 results, he can win the title at the end of the season.
Actual situaton: Comfortable lead for Bergheim makes him overall title favourite!
ToniSport Formula
Stiebler the man to beat
Andreas Stiebler won both races of the season. One from TQ (Aigen), the other one from third on the grid (Apeldoorn). Stiebler is driving the most consistant races at the moment and that has put him on top of the championship rankings. Jan Ratheisky is 5 points behind him, but he is a driver who is always able to turn things around by winning some races in a row. David Ehrbar struggled a little bit in Austria, but he will not stop to push hard for claiming victories.
Actual situation: Stiebler can defend his title but needs to beat Ratheisky and Ehrbar two more times!
Mugen Seiki Europe has released two different aluminum eccenters for the MTC-2 and MTC-2R touring car. They are super light, and stronger than the plastic ones from the kit. They are available in a “standard” and in a “low” version which allows you to run Diff and Spool 1mm lower in the car. A ,ust have for every Mugen Seiki MTC-2 or MTC-2R racer.
ETS RD2 in Austria is history! It was an amazing weekend of RC car action and we saw many many happy people saying goodbye to us after the trophy ceremony. Thank you all for coming and enjoying a great time with us in Aigen-Schlägl. Today we like to inform you about the 5 things we have learned from ETS RD2 Season #16 2023/24. Read about the MAV Aigen-Schlägl, the Modified TQ spot, Xray`s Pro Stock victory, young Phil Langner, and first time podiums for Iris and Schumacher.
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1) MAV Aigen-Schlägl is a top notch facility that fulfils the wishes of all racers
After ETS RD1, we hailed the AMC Apeldoorn for hosting a fantastic event. Now we MUST do the same for the MAV Aigen-Schlägl! ETS RD2 was another fantastic event and the club did an outstanding job. Last year`s race in Aigen was organized perfectly, and the club has not rested on this. Drivers shouted out huge compliments for the technical inspection, the cafeteria, the nice meals at lunchtime, and of course for the amazing racetrack. The atmosphere was brilliant all day long and that was the merit of the MAV Aigen-Schlägl under the leadership of Martin Mayrhofer. THANK YOU for hosting us!
2) Being Modified TQ currently brings no luck
Last season, five of the six races in the Matrix Modified class saw the TQ taking the win from the best place on the grid. The only driver winning from second on the grid was Yannic Prümper in Apeldoorn. This means, that the TQ has therefore won the race 83% of the time. After 2 races of the current season this win rate has now crashed down to zero percent. Marc Rheinard was top qualifier at RD1 in the Netherlands with his Awesomatix car, and was only able to finish in P7 after the triple A-Mains while Michal Orlowski took the win from second on the grid. Rheinard had some tough luck and was very frustrated after the race as the win was so close. In Aigen-Schlägl, Rheinard was able to recover from the bad Apeldoorn result and took an impressive win. But how was it possible?
Well, TQ Ronald Völker suffered from an almost similar portion of bad luck in Austria. Völker was able to put his Mugen car on TQ after looking very strong in qualifying, but in the triple A-Mains the racing luck disappeared from Völker`s hands. He had a bad start in A1 where his teammate Dankel culd pass him after the sund of the tone, and ended only fourth in A1. In the second and third final, he suffered from spinning once, and flying off the track in the last final – P8 for Völker in the end. A nightmare for the Mugen Seiki team and the record ETS champion Völker. Two races, two times no winner from the TQ spot. The next race at Arena33 in Andernach will show whether this is just a snapshot, or if the TQ has been put under an evil curse.
3) After very long time – Xray back on top of the Pro Stock podium
Xray was a dominant force in the history of the Euro Touring Series with winning many races and championship titles in the past. Marek Cerny, Jan Ratheisky, Alexandre Duchet, Bruno Coelho – all these names are connected with winning ETS titles. Would you have known that Xray has not won a race in Pro Stock since 11 races? We also had been surprised about this as we checked the results. The last eleven Pro Stock races all had been in the hands of Team Awesomatix around Max Mächler, Simon Lauter, and Olivier Bultynck.
This past weekend in Aigen, Xray driver Adam Izsay from Hungary was able to turn the tables and finally won the Pro Stock class for Xray after Alexandre Duchet did it the last time 2021 at Arena 33 in Andernach. Adam Izsay was on a mission all weekend long and took a well deserved TQ. He made a big mistake in A1 but got his nerves togehter and won A2 and A3 to seasl the deal for himself and the slovakian manufacturer Xray. Congratulations to Adam for a great drive. Let`s see if he will be able to challenge Aweosmatix for the win now frequently.
4) Driver of the weekend – Phil Langner is one to watch
Phil Langner was the “driver of the weekend” through the eyes of our ETS reporter. He did a great job and took his Awesomatix car to second place overall in the Orca 21.5 Stock class. Phil drove great lines, had a lot of patience and overview, took one round of qualifying, and won the first A-Main. Not bad for such a young man against so many experienced racers including former ETS champion Daniel Pöhlmann. Beside his great touring car result, Phil raced in Hobbywing Frontwheel as well and finished 15th out of 41 drivers. Another great result.
The cherry on top of the cake was certainly that he also had his birthday on Sunday and was able to enjoy it with the ETS family. His father Mark was watching his son racing, always being nervous and so proud. Keep up the good work guys – see you hopefully in Andernach for ETS RD3.
5) Iris ONE and Schumacher FT8 celebrating first ETS podiums
To design a new and quick car is not an easy task at the top end of the RC racing industry. Last weekend, we saw two relativeley new cars making it onto the ETS podium for the first time. In the 1up Racing 40+ Masters class, Manuel Stankowitz took a great third place with his Iris ONE touring car. Manuel won the 40+ masters ETS title last season, before he switched teams ahead of the new campaing as he just wanted to “experience something new”. The whole Iris team around designer Andreas Myrberg worked really hard and the first podium is a result of their dedication to racing. Congratulations for the great result!
Another driver placing a car onto the podium for the first time was Schumacher`s Andy Murray. The 2020 1:12 scale Spec IFMAR World Champion raced the new Schumacher FT8 FWD car and took a hard fought third place in thr Hobbywing Frontwheel class. It was a huge improvement for him and the car as he “only” managed to finish on P10 at the season opener in the Netherlands. Congratulations to Andy and Schumacher for the podium in Austria!
T-Works has released a new Motor Mount Weight Set for the actuel Yokomo BD12 touring car. The set includes a 25g weight and another 5g weight which drivers can use to balance out their BD12 perfectly. The 25g weight replaces the carbon fibre brace from the kit and is a perfect fit especially when using lighter batteries in the Modified class.
TE-BD12-A Brass Motor Mount Weights Set 25+5g ( For Yokomo BD12 ) *Optionally add 5g counterweight and fix with screws; Easy to install and remove*
Big win for Awesomatix while Mugen Seiki suffers a heavy defeat
A2 – Völker, Dankel, and Rheinard all got off the line perfectly and Völker was leading until his Mugen car spun out in lap two in the sweeper at the end of the straightway. He dropped all the way back to the end of the field and had to stop his car after lap 4 – a nightmare for our top qualifier. Meanwhile, Eric Dankel was in the lead with his MTC2R, and second placed Marc Rheinard was trying to real him in with his Awesomatix A800R. After his win in A1, another first place would have been enough for Rheinard to take the overall victory here in Aigen. But Eric Dankel was doing a brilliant job to keep the five-time world champion Rheinard behind and brought home his first ever Modified A-Main heat win at the ETS. Oliver Havranek (Xray), Simon Lauter (Awesomatix), and Patrick Gollner (Xray) completed the top 5 in the second Matrix Modified A-Main. The decision for the overall win went down to the line in A3.
A3– The third and deciding Matrix Modified A-Main was on the line and everybody was excited who would be the winner in the end. With Eric Dankel, Marc Rheinard, Oliver Havranek, and Jan Ratheisky, we had four drivers with a theoretical chance for the win. Eric Dankel and Marc Rheinard had the best shot. When the race started, it was TQ Ronald Völker who brought the field around the first three laps until his car took off and landed into the fence when he drove over the curbing in the fast chicane on the left side of the track. Völkers race was done, so was his chance to secure a spot on the podium. A real nightmare for Völker who looked so dominant during most parts of the weekend. After Völker disappeared from the timing, Eric Dankel was leading with Marc Rheinard right behind him. Dankel knew that he needed to win A3 to get the overall victory, and he did a masterful job to keep Rheinard behind. Marc was putting a lot of pressure on Dankel`s Mugen ride in front of him and it was amazing to watch these guys racing. In lap 15 the deciding moment happened: Dankel and Rheinard drove on the main straight, and Dankel went a little wider in the long sweeper that in the laps before. Rheinard took the chance and tried to put his Awesomatix car on the inside line. They went side by side, touched slightly, Rheinard went by, and Dankel suffered a body tuck which cost him two positions – and a possible race win. Another tough moment for the Mugen Seiki team which had looked so strong here in Aigen. Marc took the win in A3 and brought home the victory. It was a very important win for Rheinard and Awesomatix after the bad start into the season in Apeldoorn (P7 for Rheinard). Xray`s Jan Ratheisky scored another second place in A3 which brought him second overall while Erid Dankel had to take the bitter sweet third place on the podium after a brilliant weekend. The Matrix Modified Podium was conquered by Marc Rheinard (1st), Jan Ratheisky (2nd), and Eric Dankel (3rd).
Winner B-Main: Carl Friedrich Groessel Winner C-Main: Maximilian Unterschütz Winner D-Main: Peter Ende
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Awesomatix Pro Stock
Iszay completes “Mission Austria”
A2 – Right after the start, Tim Benson was putting a nice pass on Louis Kretschmer and took second place behind the leader Adam Izsay. Benson was able to create some pressure onto Izsay but after one-minute Izsay was able to pull away from Benson again. At the end, Izsay won A2 with 1.6 of a second in front of Tim Benson, and Olivier Bultynck in third place. With Kretschmer and Izsay both having one win, the decision for the overall win was shifted to the third A-Main.
A3 – The last and deciding Pro Stock A-Main saw Adam Izsay completing his “Mission Austria” as he took the win which earned him the overall victory at ETS RD2. Louis Kretschmer and Tim Benson secured the final spots on the podium behind Izsay. We saw a high quality Pro Stock race all weekend long and we like to send huge congratulations to all Pro Stock drivers!
Winner B-Main: Sören Sparbier Winner C-Main: Jacques Libar Winner D-Main: Andreas Gehrig Winner E-Main: Emely Ratheisky
Hobbywing Frontwheel
Izsay wins the FWD class for Xray
A2 – Adam Izsay showed again that he was the fastest driver here in the FWD class all weekend long. Izsay took the win from tone to tone and secured the win at ETS RD2 in Austria. Pawel Staszewski had another good run and finished second again behind race winner Izsay. Andy Murray took third place while Jonas Völker dropped down to P10 after a mistake in the last minute of A2.
A3- Race winner Adam Izsay was not on the line anymore in A3. Pawel Staszewski was starting from P1 and took the win in front of Andy Murray and Jonas Völker. The final results saw Adam Izsay on the top spot of the podium, flanked by Pawel Staszewski, and Andy Murray – congratulations guys.
Winner B-Main: Gideon Dietrich Winner C-Main: Oliver Heise Winner D-Main: Marcel Schmutzler
1up Racing 40+ Masters
Zierold and Thalheimer showing a real master class with better ending for Zierold
A2 – The second Masters A-Main saw TQ Michel Zierold making a huge mistake in the second lap. He drove his Awesomatix car into the grass and lost many positions. Mirco Thalheimer took full advantage of it and was able to win A2 after a perfect drive. Behind Thalheimer, a sometimes very hard battle was going on with Manuel Stankowitz, Michel Zierold, Andreas Myrberg, Werner Schmitzer, Torsten Baggendorf, and Ronald Arts all involved. At the end of the run, it was Manuel Stankowitz taking second place followed by Michel Zierold, Ronald Arts, and Torsten Baggendorf. The win was on the line in A3 with Zierold and Thalheimer having the best shot for the biggest trophy!
A3 – Michel Zierold and Mirco Thalheimer both had a perfect start into leg 3 and they immediately started to pull away from the rest of the field. They were matching lap times lap after lap, and Zierold was driving like a real rock without the smallest mistake. That didn`t allow Thalheimer to ride a serious attack on “Zwickau” Zierold in front of him. Behind the leaders, a nice “DRS train” was circulating around the track and the Masters showed a great last A-Main. Michel Zierold crossed the line under the applause of the crowd and Mirco Thalheimer was the first one to congratulate him for his win – awesomae jobby all 40+ Masters drivers!
Winner B-Main: Frank Fuchs Winner C-Main: Marc Langner
Orca 21.5 Stock
Pöhlmann wins it ahead of Langner and Bergheim
A2 – Daniel Pöhlmann was able to strike back in the second A-Main which he won in style ahead ofTristan Bergheim and Jan Gehrig. The decision for the overall win was shifted to A3.
A3 – The third final was the decider between Pöhlmann, and A1 winner Langner. Daniel Pöhlmann made no mistakes and drive a very good race ahead of the youngster Phil Langner. In the end, Daniel Pöhlmann took a well-deserved win ahead of second place finisher Phil Langner, and Apeldoorn race winner Tristan Bergheim.
Winner B-Main: Armin Rajki Winner C-Main: Aleksandar Stefanovic
ToniSport Formula
Stiebler resists Ehrbars strike back and wins Formula class in Austria
A2 – David Ehrbar was able to win the second A-Main of the ToniSport Formula class. He had a great race with TQ Andreas Stiebler and made a nice move on Stiebler two laps before the end of the race. Ehrbar and Stiebler went into A3 with one win each.
A3 – In the last Formula final, Stiebler was back on pace and pulled away from Ehrbar. In the last minute of the race, Stiebler had a straightway lead and brought home the well-deserved F1 victory here in Aigen-Schlägl. David Ehrbar and Jan Ratheisky joined him on the podium.
The first Modified A-main was a great show of ETS racing. On the sound of the tone, Mugen Seiki`s Eric Dankel had a rocket start and went by TQ Ronald Völker on the first 20 meters to jump into the lead. The Mugen duo was leading the race afterwards, with Rheinard (Awesomatix) and Ratheisky (Xray) following in third and fourth position. In lap 7, Völker was very close to Dankel, and as Dankel was a little wide in the right turn before the downhill section to the timing loop, Völker tried to make it stick. But the Mugen cars touched side by side, Völker spun into the grass, lost 2 seconds, and was fourth afterwards. Dankel was still leading the race, but Rheinard went into second spot and started to hunt Dankel down. Ratheisky earned P3 after the little Dankel/Völker collision and was also not far away from the race leaders Dankel and Rheinard.
Dankel drove a great race out front, but somehow, he made a costly mistake in lap 16 where he rolled his car over and dropped down all the way to P5. Rheinard took over the lead and managed to bring home the win in A1. Ratheisky was able to hold off Völker until the end with Christopher Krapp (Yokomo) taking fourth place in front of Eric Dankel. What an amazing A1 it was for the spectators – we can`t wait for A2 and A3 to happen very soon!
Adam Izsay (Xray) had an excellent start into Pro Stock A1. The Xray driver was immediately pulling a small gap to the rest of the field and looked untouchable again. But his aim for the win ended when he made a big mistake in the third lap of the race putting his Xray onto the roof. Izsay dropped all the way back to P10 as the field was close together and able to pass him until the marshal could turn his car around again. Louis Kretschmer (Awesomatix) took full advantage of the Izsay crash and took over the lead with Benson (Jambo One) and Bultynck (Awesomatix) following in second and third. Behind the top 3, there was a nice battle going on involving Ratheisky (Xray), Vogl (Yokomo), and Schulz (Xray). They showed some great Pro Stock racing over the entire runtime. After five minutes, it was Louis Kretschmer taking the win with Benson and Bultynck in second and third!
Izsay holds off Staszewski to win FWD A1 from the TQ spot
The first Hobbywing FWD A-Main it was top qualifier Adam Izsay (Xray) who took the win. He had to lay down a perfect run onto the MAV track as second place starter Pawel Staszewski (Awesomatix) had the same pace and was running behind Izsay all the time. Izsay managed to keep calm and made no mistakes. Behind the leaders, Jonas Völker (Mugen Seiki) took third place after he overtook Andy Murray (Schumacher) right after the start. Mark Valent (Xray) and Andy Murray finished in fourth and fifth spot in the first of the triple FWD A-mains.
Top qualifier Michel Zierold (Awesomatix) had a great start into the first of the three Masters A-Mains. He was leading the race from tone to tone in front of a very quick Mirco Thalheimer (Xray). Thalheimer`s car looked very strong on track but there was no chance for him to come close enough to the Awesomatix of Zierold in front of him as both made no single mistake. Werner Schmitzer started sixth on the grid and worked his way all up to third position, while Baggendorf finished fourth. B-Main Bump up Oliver Grimm had a great race as well and made it from P11 up to P5.
Young Phil Langner wins A1 on his birthday after Pöhlmann throws it away
The first Orca 21.5 Stock A-Main saw young racer Phil Langner taking the win from second on the grid. Daniel Pöhlmann was leading the race in the first 7 laps, until a big mistake latting him drop down to fifth place. Phil Langner took the chance and drove a great race out front until he crossed the finish line under the applause of the crowd. Balazs Racz, Tobias Baumbach, Daniel Pöhlmann, and Simeon Seis (from 10th on the grid) completed the top 5 in the first final.
Stiebler takes first leg from Valent and Ratheisky
Andreas Stiebler had a good start in the first A-Main, and he never looked back after the sound of the tone. He took the win from start to finish with his Schumacher Icon2 formula car in front of the four Xray cars of Gergö Valent, Jan Ratheisky, René Kölbel, and Luka Jovicic. Stiebler needs another perfect run to walk away from Aigen-Schlägl with maximum points in the bag.
