Last weekend, the inofficial Warmup Race for the EFRA European Championship took place at the track of the MCC Türkheim in the south of Germany. 60 drivers attended the event in 4 classes and it was Ronald Völker (Mugen Seiki) who was able to claim the pole position and taking away the overall race win in the premier modified clas. Völker won the race ahead of Marc Rheinard (Awesomatix) who was also showing a great speed. Third place went to Xray`s Marco Kaufmann in front of Eric Dankel (Mugen Seiki) and Alexander Hagberg (Xray). With Bruno Coelho (Xray), Lucas Urbain (Awesomatix), Christopher Krapp (Yokmo), and Yannic Prümper (Yokomo), some of the european top drivers missed the event and will bring even more spice and flavour to the European Championships early August.
Podium EURO SPEC: 2nd Simon Lauter (Awesomatix), 1st Max Mächler (Awesomatix), 3rd Adam Izsay (Xray)
Podium EUROCUP F1: 2nd David Ehrbar (Xray), 1st Andreas Stiebler (Schumacher), 3rd Gergö Valent (Xray)
Podium EUROFWD: 2nd Stefan Kroner (Yokomo), 1st Daniel Pöhlmann (Awesomatix), 3rd Chris Grenz (Xray)
Pictures: Christian Sandner (RC-Cars-Pics.de) Official ETS Photographer
Another amazing season ahead as the ETS kicks off campaign SIXTEEN
When the ETS circus will arrive in Apeldoorn, NED on Wednesday, it is about to head into ETS Season #16 2023/24 with full power. What has started in 2008 with a 4-race series, quickly extended up to 5 races in 2009 before 6 races had been on the ETS schedule regulary in all the following years (except the pandemic time). When looking on the ETS nowadays, we can not thank Scotty Ernst and Uwe Rheinard enough for all their hard work which went into the series to make it the most prestigeous one in the world of electric 1:10 scale Onroad racing. THANK YOU UWE & SCOTTY
Now, 83 ETS races later, we are awaiting Season #16 2023/24 with a lot of excitement. The whole ETS crew has worked hard behind the scenes to prepare the new season and we are super happy about the amount of 230 entries for our first race of the season at the fantastic venue of the AMCA Apeldoorn.
Time to welcome some new (and old) sponsors to the Euro Touring Series
After the whole world had to go through rough times during the Covid-19 pandemic, we are super pumped to see new and old sponsors coming back to the ETS. Without the support of all these amazing companies, the ETS would not be possible today.
New at the ETS: 1up Racing, the proud sponsor of the 40+ Masters class, AXON, and Flysky. Back at the ETS: Yokomo and Destiny
Changes for ETS season #16
After many years, we have made some changes to some of the ETS classes to add more excitement and to fresh things up a little bit. The Matrix Modified class, and the Hobbywing Frontwheel class will stay exactly the same as there was no need to change anything. But the other racing classes have gone through some minor changes which we will summ-up quickly for you:
Awesomatix Pro Stock Change from 13.5T ORCA motors to 17.5T ORCA motors. The maximum gearing is now at 3.8 to change the punch of the car. The ORCA speedo operates with a new software and a different rpm limiter at 20.000 rpm.
Orca 21.5 Stock and 1up Racing 40+ Masters Here, the ORCA 17.5T Motors had to make room for the slightly less powerful ORCA 21.5T Motor. The maximum gearing is now at 3.8 to change the punch of the car. The ORCA speedo operates with a new software and a different rpm limiter at 18.000 rpm.
ToniSport Formula After many years with Motors and ESC`s from Scorpion, the Formula class is now powered by a Hobbywing combo. The software on the ESC is optimized for Formula racing and the quality of the Hobbywing products is already well-known around the world. We like to thank Scorpion once again for everything they have done for the ETS, and at the same moment we like to welcome Hobbywing in the Formula class.
Body Shells Nothing new here as the ETS sticks to their official list of body shells which are allowed for the races. Most of the companies changed some bodies on the list for the new season and everything is set to go with a great range of body shells which drivers can select from.
Let`s talk about racing
As we saw motor changes in all our stock touring car classes, the field of drivers for ETS RD1 in Apeldoorn is a little mixed up compared to the last years where we have not seen many drivers changing classes. But it seems that there will be some “fresh wind” in town when drivers will arrive to Apeldoorn. Here are only some examples of drivers who have now entered into the Matrix Modified class for ETS RD1:
We have the Awesomatix trio of Simon Lauter, Max Mächler, and Thomas Bemmerl on the list of entries. After winning the Pro Stock title three times in the last four seasons, Simon Lauter is now attacking the modified class. Awesomatix team manager Max Mächler will start in both classes, Pro Stock and Modified. He had some great runs at the TITC in Thailand in February where he was taking modified racing more serious for the first time. It seems that he liked it a lot and we are looking forward to see Mad Max rocking his Awesomatix A800R with some serious Hobbywing power. Former 17.5 Stock champion Thomas Bemmerl also got a good idea of modifed racing while he was racing in the open brushless class at the TITC in Bangkok and almost made it into the A-Main. Mugen Seiki`s Sören Sparbier also made his entry for modified after he had a real blast at the TOS race 2 weeks ago on the track in Apeldoorn where he finished second behind race winner Lucas Urbain. Sparbier`s teammate Maximilian Unterschütz will also try it in modified for the first time at the ETS. With Elena Fuchs and Niclas Nungässer, we also see two young racers stepping up directly from 17.5 Stock into modified to collect some new RC impressions. It looks like modified racing is on a small upwards trend in Apeldoorn – let`s see how it will develop over the season.
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What about the favourites?
That is a tough one for our reporter as it is as hard as never before to point out some favourites in all classes – excepting modified. In the Matrix Modified class (44 entries), the well-known names such as Ronald Völker (Mugen Seiki), Marc Rheinard (Awesomatix), Lucas Urbain (Awesomatix), Christopher Krapp (Yokomo), Yannic Prümper (Yokomo), Michal Orlowski (Schumacher) and Akio Sobue (Axon) will be on the line in Apeldoorn to fight for the win. Beside them, other super fast drivers like Jan Ratheisky, Eric Dankel,Robert Pietsch, Remi Callens, Loic Jasmin, and many others will try everything to achieve a great result for their teams and sponsors.
The Awesomatix Pro Stock class (61 entries) will see Max Mächler (Awesomatix) and Jan Ratheisky (Xray) traveling to Apeldoorn as maybe the biggest favourites for the win. They have won many ETS races in the past and they will try to go for the championship title for sure. But with Sören Sparbier (Mugen Seiki), Olivier Bultynck (Awesomatix), Jesper Rasmussen (Awesomatix), Lukas Ellerbrock (Awesomatix), Frederik Hovgaard (Yokomo), Adam Izsay (Xray), Tim Benson, David Ehrbar (Xray), Patrick Danielsen (Xray), JonasVölker (Mugen Seiki), Dominic Vogl (Yokomo) and Mattia Collina (Schumacher) are also in the mix of very fast drivers in the field. New in the Pro Stock class is last years 17.5T vice-champion Jasmin Donath. She is now part of the Awesomatix factory team and we are looking forward to her speed on track in the new class. Last seasons 40+ Masters champion Manuel Stankowitz (Iris) is racing in Pro Stock now as well, the same as Niclas Storm (Mugen Seiki).
In the Hobbywing Frontwheel class (48 enteies), the dominators of the last 2 seasons have disappeared. Two-time champion Stefan Schulz will focus on Pro Stock and Modified this season, but right now he is suffering from a broken leg and can only watch ETS Rd1 from his hometown Berlin. The ETS family wishes you a quick and good recovery Stefan! Steven Olsen, the runner-up in the last 2 years, will not race this season as his focus is on his job carreer in Denmark right now. We really hope to see the Olsen family back on track with us someday. This means, that we are looking for a new champion in the Hobbywing Frontwheel class. There are many guys who are very quick and we will not throw any names into the ring right now. Let`s see who will win the first race of the new season in the hard fought FWD class of the Euro Touring Series.
When looking on the 1up Racing 40+ Masters and the Orca 21.5T Stock classes, it is the same as in the FWD class. We will need some time to find out about how the field of drivers will compete against each other. In the 1up Racing 40+ Masters class (36 entries), reigning champion Manuel Stankowitz will try to defend his title. He is now racing for the Iris team and we are excited about his performance on track. In Apeldoorn, all the fast guys like Toni Mateo (Awesomatix),two time Apeldoorn winner Elibert Sievers (Awesomatix), Torsten Baggendorf (ARC), Michel Zierold (Awesomatix), Frank Fuchs (Xray), Mirco Thalheimer (Xray), Werner Schmitzer (Yokomo), and local hero Ronald Arts (Awesomatix) will be pushing hard for a top spot. It will also be interesting to find out what US racer Eric Anderson (Awesomatix) can do against all the ETS veterans in Apeldoorn. He will travel to the Netherlands together with his son Kemp Anderson who will participate in the Matrix Modified class.
The 21.5 Stock class has the lowest amount of entries with only 16 drivers for Apeldoorn. The class will grow for sure after everybody gets used to the 21.5T Motors which are in use now. Picking favourites is difficult. We have Tobias Baumbach (Xray), Tristan Bergheim (Awesomatix), and Alex Bremer (Schumacher) on the list of entries – all three drivers can go really fast. But there are also routineers like Karl-Heinz Moritz or Markus Ernst and Timo Siebert, and the finnish drivers Petri Tuomainen and Mikko Mäkelä, as well as the Ratheisky family with mother Svantje and their kids Emely and Marlon. It will be exciting to see how the drivers will race with the 21.5T motors at ETS RD1.
With the new combo in the Hobbywing Formula class, we already have a solid amount of entries with 20 racers. The top favourites are easy to call: Andreas Stiebler (Schumacher), Jan Ratheisky (Xray), and Renè Kölbel (Xray) are expected to lead the field of F1 racers through the weekend fighting for the race win. Can somebody crash the party? We will find out in soon!
Now, we only have to wait with patience for a couple of days before ETS Season #16 2023/24 will get underway. Everything is ready to go and we are sure that our racers will put on a great show in Apeldoorn. If you don`t want to miss anything from ETS RD1, just check our website daily and see all the race reports, pictures, videos, and interviews from Apeldoorn.
For the season finale in Daun, we launched the new format “Let’s talk about”. The idea came about just four weeks before the race and therefore also includes a lot of improvisation.
We want the videos to be more up-to-date, more modern and even closer to the race. The presentation has been deliberately chosen to be more funky/shrill. We want to be a little provocative, poke at wounds and ask cheeky questions. Of course, we will not expose anyone. Of course, we will also capture the statements of the riders. All viewers and readers should get the feeling of being at the race.
Do we claim to produce glossy videos? No. It will still be a little shaky and sometimes out of focus. The aim is to be “in the thick of things instead of just being there”, which was once the claim of a former TV sports channel. The format should not be a flash in the pan. We will now accompany every ETS race in this way and, if necessary, expand the content.
Let’s talk about – more O-Ton doesn’t work
We want to know how you like the new format. So feel free to leave your comments below the Facebook post or send us an email to: mediateam@ets.racing
Schumacher Racing has released a new competition FWD car kit with the name FT8. The car is expected to hit the stores by the end of June. Learn all about the FT8 in Schumachers official press release:
The Schumacher FT8 – Design and engineering excellence.
The FT8 has been developed by Schumacher’s world class engineering team to make a fast and great handling front wheel drive touring car. With a low centre of gravity, light weight, and fine attention to detail, the FT8 is a pleasure to build, maintain, and to drive. The FT8 contains all the features and adjustments you need from a high end front wheel drive to take you to the top of the podium. The FT8, drive from the front. The FT8 in prototype form has achieved some excellent results including; BRCA FWD National Win, 2nd’s and 3rd’s, Andy Murray, Aaron Rose and Jamie Hickin. EWS overall Championship win, Shane Chipolina. MiCC Championship 2nd & 3rd, Aaron Rose & Jamie Hickin.
New – C/F Chassis designed with adjustability of flex characteristics in mind.
New – Vertical servo mounting allows a heavily forward weight bias.
New – Motor positioned directly behind servo for optimal weight distribution.
New – Single bell crank steering for a smooth feeling. Compact design allows the battery to be positioned favourably.
New – 3D printed bumper with weight options available
– Precision hard anodised alloy gear diff, with large oil volume for consistency throughout a run. Ball raced differential outputs with high precision gears. – Twin upper suspension link design for flexibility characteristics and tuning of castor. – Front body height limit control included in the kit with a lightweight and simple solution. – Carbon fibre wishbones with pivot ball mounting inboard and outboard. – Super low profile shock absorbers and a mounting layout designed for super low centre of gravity. – Both Vertical and Horizontal rear body mounting options included in the kit. – Transmission housings designed to lower centre of gravity, maximise durability and optimise geometry and flexibility. – Anti roll bar design lowers centre of gravity. – Ultra fine adjustment eccentrics for optimum belt tension and diff height adjustment. – Lower bumper moulding prevents the bumper touching down on track. – Black alloy turnbuckles used throughout. – 22 precision ball raced bearings. – “O” ring retained alloy wheel hexes. – Hollow, precision steel layshaft. – Ultra durable ‘Long Life’ blades. – Improved belt efficiency which can be run much looser without slipping. – Arrowmax supplied 92T 64dp industry standard fitting spur gear. – Symmetrical chassis cutout offers consistent chassis flex. – LiPo adjustment for fine tuning weight distribution. – Rear track rod for infinite adjustment to rear toe-in. This can be tuned for the use of Active Rear Suspension. – Aerospace carbon fibre components throughout. – Ultra low centre of gravity. – Double wishbone suspension for increased suspension rigidity, and reduced play. – Durable and more efficient drive train with larger pulleys 22:40. – Fully adjustable, suspension geometry, wheelbase, castor, camber, roll centre, ackermann, droop, anti-dive, anti-squat, front and rear toe in/out, ride height and much more. – Option Parts available to fine tune to all track conditions. – LiPo retention mouldings. No tape required. – Rebuildable, super durable steel double joint driveshafts. – Low profile threaded insert. Eliminates the need for nuts.
Destiny just presented a new 38T lightweight rear gear differential set (Ver 2) for their RX-10SR 3.0 touring car. The new version gear diff was updated the differential case and cover 38T pulley to be two pieces assembly, improved the weight of gear differential and acceleration. This gear set included new hardened steel washer set (Lx2, Sx4) to make internal bevel gears smooth rotation and more durable. Seal gasket and o-ring provide best sealing without differential oil leakage. Hard coated 7075 aluminum differential cup to compatible with c-blade shaft adapters.
Gens Ace batteries have announced that Nicholas Lee, multiple IFMAR ISTC World Championship Finalist and 2017 TITC Runner Up has officially teamed up with the Gens Ace Factory Racing Team. Nicholas will compete in Touring Car Modified and Stock, his main focus will be Modified. Nicholas first comments when joining the team:
“I´m happy and delighted to announce that I have joined Gens Ace and will be using their powerful Redline batteries in all my cars. I´m well aware of their excellent quality as I´ve won my first big event with them at the 2013 TITC in the open boosted class. I am looking forward to racing with the Redline batteries. Thank you to everyone at Gens Ace for this opportunity.”
We are very happy about all the new faces in Daun. To make you all even more a part of the ETS family, one thing would be totally great: if there were names behind the many new faces. For this reason, among others (and of course also for the RC Manager), Chris took photos of all the participants at their places in Daun.
We have put all the drivers whose names we are not 100% sure of into a picture gallery. All those who recognise themselves, please just send an e-mail to mediateam@ets.racing with their name and number (“REIHE-9-4”).
today we can finally offer the software for the Hobbywing Speed Controller for download. After a very long testing period, the software works fine a d the driveability is good. Jan ratheisky and other drivers have tested it already, and now you can install the correct software on your ESC as well. If you have any questions or if you need help, you can also come to Jan Ratheisky at the ETS – he will be happy to help you with the installation and setting of your speed controller for maximum fun and action on the track!
With the integrated CNC mount, this S15-Y can get mounted directly to the Yokomo BD12. It prefectly matches the original servo mount screw hole. The reverse receiver wire output offers neater wiring for the BD12, contribute to lower gravity center. Having the same superior performane just like S15, the S15-Y could be programmed with Power HD progrm box PG-CB63, to set your favorite parameter according to the different tracks, to get better lap time and steering. S15-Y is compatible with Yokomo BD12 and BD11. This specific servo is coming soon, stay tuned.
* 7075+303 imported steel gear
* Japanese NOBLE potentiometer
* High voltage brushless motor, compatible with 6.0-8.4V
* Upgraded PCB, support SSR, SUR ultra-high speed mode
Schumacher Racing Cars introduces their new High Grip Track conversion kit for the Mi8.
The standard Mi8 has proved to be a safe and easy to drive car that generates plenty of grip, and is particularly competitive in lower grip conditions. The Mi8 high grip track (HGT) conversion features an alternative suspension geometry to free the car up in the corners and create more rotation. It also includes new shock mounts to lower the centre of gravity. This geometry was used by Michal Orlowski to reach the IFMAR worlds A final last year, and to recently win the ETS race in Daun. The conversion kit includes a new chassis, top decks, wishbones, shock towers, and required hardware.
