Here is a little clip from Hanno van den Boogaard`s camera car on the beautiful track of the AMCA Apeldoorn in the Netherlands. His ETS Media Team colleague Patrick Beck took the radio and turned some careful laps during free practice with the camera equipped Tamiya TT-02S.
Enjoy our short clip!
The 15 year old Maximilian Unterschütz is running his new Mugen Seiki MTC2 touring car for the first time here at ETS RD3 #14 2021/22 in Apeldoorn. Maximilian is competing in the 17.5 Stock class and he really likes the Handling of his new Mugen ride so far.
I am impressed, that in some details the MTC2 is just different from other cars. That‘s why I find the car so interesting!
Maximilian Unterschütz
Maximilian was very fast at the two opening rounds of the actual ETS season at Arena33, and he made his first A-Main there as well at the last race of the 2019/20 season which also took place in Andernach. He will try everyting to get another strong result here in Apeldoorn with his brand new Mugen Seiki car!
Maximilian Unterschütz uses these components in his Mugen Seiki MTC2 touring car:
Body Shell: Zoo Racing Wolverine 0,7
Speedo: ORCA ETS
Motor: ORCA ETS 17.5T
Battery: LRP 8100mah
Radio: Futaba T7
Servo: MKS X6 HBL575 SL
Tires: Matrix Handout
Supporters: Tonisport and my Dad 🙂 THX
Specials: Some option parts from T-Works, RC Maker and Axon
After the track being wet in the morning, the six rounds of free practice got cut down to five rounds which started at 11 o`clock here in Apeldoorn. All drivers took the chance to work on their setups and driving lines for the beautiful and challenging track of the AMCA club. The weather forecast for the next days is pretty good now with temperatures between 11 degrees in the morning and around 20 degrees during daytime and a mix between sun and cloud layers.
The Matrix Modified class saw the top drivers once again being extremely close over their 3 fastest consecutive laps. Compared to Arena33 in Andernach, the track here in Apeldoorn allows drivers to push a little harder while using the curbs to achieve the fastest times on the sheet.
After five rounds of free practice on Thursday, it was Xray factory driver and reigning touring car world champion Bruno Coelho who found himself on top of the board in front of Mugen Seiki`s Ronald Völker and Coelho`s Xray teammate Alexander Hagberg. With Coelho`s advantage over Völker being 0.190 seconds over three laps, the pressure is on Völker and all the other guys to challenge Bruno Coelho in tomorrow’s seeding practice and especially in qualifying, when the pace over 5 minutes is even more important. Yannic Prümper (Yokomo) and Marc Rheinard (Awesomatix) made it into the top 5 and they will try to improve their pace tomorrow for sure to have a shot for the top spots on the grid as well.
Tim Benson 6. (Mugen Seiki), Robert Pietsch 7. (Mugen Seiki), Antoine Brunet 8. (Xray), Christopher Krapp 9. (Yokomo) and Tim Wahl 10. (Awesomatix) completed the top ten in the Matrix Modified class during Thursday practice here in Apeldoorn.
1. Bruno Coelho | 42.664 (Xray/Hobbywing)
2. Ronald Völker | 42.854 (Mugen Seiki/LRP)
3. Alexander Hagberg | 42.915 (Xray/Hobbywing)
4. Yannic Prümper | 43.000 (Yokomo/Dash)
5. Marc Rheinard | 43.011 (Awesomatix/Orca)
Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/59664/273577?key=200
In the Xray ProStock class it looks like we will see another close fight between the Xray and Awesomatix top guns this weekend. The winner of the last 3 ETS ProStock races, Alexandre Duchet, was fastest once again but this time the others have been more than super close to Duchet in today`s free practice. Simon Lauter (Awesomatix) finished second for the day, just 0.030 seconds behind the French Xray driver Duchet. Jan Ratheisky (Xray) came in third, with his gap to Lauter and Duchet around 0.3 seconds.
The Awesomatix duo of Alex Kunkler and Max Mächler completed the top 5 at the end of day 1 in Apeldoorn, and with the small gaps over the 3 fastest consecutive laps it is no rocket science to expect some rounds of very intense qualifying action at the MACA racetrack on Friday evening and Saturday!
Olivier Bultynck 6. (Awesomatix), Lukas Ellerbrock 7. (Xray), Martin Hofer 8. (Awesomatix), Nicolai Lindegaard 9. (Schumacher) and Louis Kretschmer 10. (Awesomatix) completed the top 10 at the first day in the Xray ProStock class.
1. Alexandre Duchet | 46.833 (Xray)
2. Simon Lauter | 46.863 (Awesomatix)
3. Jan Ratheisky | 47.150 (Xray)
4. Alex Kunkler | 47.245 (Awesomatix)
5. Max Mächler | 47.250 (Awesomatix)
Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/59664/273576?key=200
Stefan Schulz continues his performance from ETS Rd2 so far here in Apldoorn. He showed the best pace over 3 consecutive laps in the Hobbywing Frontwheel class in front of his strongest rival and championship leader Steven Olsen. Mischa Kroos followed in third position and completed the top 5 together with Manuel Stankowitz (4) and Jacques Libar (5).
With Schulz and Olsen fighting for the win in the last 2 ETS races at Arena33 in Germany, we expect them to be the main contenders here in the Netherlands as well after today’s free practice rounds. But as practice is “just practice”, we will see if anybody else can challenge Olsen and Schulz for the win during the weekend!
Henrik Heitsch (6), Frederik Hovgaard (7), Caspar Morgen (8), Kevin Sparbier (9) and Torsten Baggendorf completed the top 10 of free practice in the Hobbywing Frontwheel class at the end of Thursday`s free practice sessions!
1. Stefan Schulz | 59.252
2. Steven Olsen | 59.429
3. Mischa Kroos | 59.872
4. Manuel Stankowitz | 1:00.158
5. Jaques Libar | 1:00.248
Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/59664/273573?key=200
In the Orca Stock 17.5 class the hunt for the actual championship leader Thomas Bemmerl is right underway. Current champion Daniel Pöhlman scored the fastest 3 consecutive laps of the day, just 0.097 seconds ahead of Roman Borschel. Dominik Reile is sitting in third place right now and is in striking distance to the leading duo. With Maximilian Unterschütz and the winner of the last 3 races, Thomas Bemmerl, there are two more top guns right behind them in the top 5.
Round 2 runner up David Kuschnarew (6), Elena Fuchs (7), Niclas Storm (8), Felix Schneider (9) and Jasmin Donath (10) are completing the top 10 of the 17.5 Stock class here at the first day in Apeldoorn at ETS RD3 Season #14 2021/22.
It will be exciting to see, who will be able to improve his pace to stay on top of the field when we head into round 1 of Qualifying on Friday evening!
1. Daniel Pöhlmann | 51.830
2. Roman Borschel | 51.927
3. Dominik Reile | 51.986
4. Maximilian Unterschütz | 52.017
5. Thomas Bemmerl | 52.074
Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/59664/273572?key=200
With Soren Boy Holst and Caspar Morgen we saw 2 different winners in the actual season of the Infinity 40+ Masters class. During today`s rounds of free practice Elibert Sievers was able to turn the fastest laps at the AMCA Apeldoorn racetrack. ETS RD2 race winner Caspar Morgen was closest to Sievers in second place, followed by Manuel Stankowitz in the third spot. Frank Fuchs, who was on the podium at Arena33 as well, finished fourth for the day in front of Thomas Oehler in fifth position. With the top 5 only separated by 0.342 seconds we can expect a hard fight for pole position in qualifying.
Ingo Braun (6), Flavio Paladin (7), Toni Mateo (8), Torsten Baggendorf (9) and Ben Loojen (10) are rounding up the top 10 here at the first day in the Tonisport 40+ Masters class.
1. Elibert Sievers | 51.929
2. Caspar Morgen | 52.059
3. Manuel Stankowitz | 52.247
4. Frank Fuchs | 52.267
5. Thomas Oehler | 52.271
Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/59664/273574?key=200
David Ehrbar was the fastest driver in today`s five rounds of free practice in the Scorpion Formula class. Ehrbar and Ratheisky both scored his fastest consecutive laps in the third round of practice mid-day, while Dutch driver Jitse Miedema drove his fastest laps in the fourth round.
Herbert Weber and Tomáš Sova completed the top 5 some tenths of a second behind the top 3 while Renè Kölbel (6), Sören Sparbier (7), Bram Lagerwey (8), Marek Sova (9) and Luka Jovicic (10) completed the top 10 for the day.
Can Jitse Miedema challenge the experts of Formula racing, Ehrbar and Ratheisky, for the win here in Apeldoorn? We will find it out until Sunday evening.
1. David Ehrbar | 54.719
2. Jitse Miedema | 54.841
3. Jan Ratheisky | 55.105
4. Herbert Weber | 55.565
5. Tomáš Sova | 55.698
Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/59664/273575?key=200
On Friday morning, drivers will have another two rounds of free practice followed by two important rounds of seeding practice for the definition of qualifying groups. Last on Friday afternoon will be the first round of qualifying where all drivers and teams had to show what they have in their pockets. We are looking forward to Friday here at ETS RD3 in Apeldoorn!
Follow us during the whole weekend and check out the LIVE section on our website. There you find the livestreaming from ETS RD3 Season #14 2021/22 at AMCA Apeldoorn / NED via pullstart.tv!
Follow all the action from ETS RD3 Season #14 2021/22 in Apeldoorn on our LIVE page. The ETS crew brought the well aprooved Pullstart.TV camera system from Arena33 here to the AMCA track to bring you the best possible event coverage!
Just klick the LIVE button on the landing page of our website and you are LIVE with us in Apeldoorn – enjoy it!
We start ETS RD3 on Thursday, 16.09.2021 on the ground of the AMCA Apeldoorn.
We have to inform you, that external visitors are not allowed to watch the race live at the track. All participants can bring their mechanics or family members to the track as usual. But please do not invite other friends or family to watch you racing during the weekend.
The AMCA Apeldoorn has put a lot of effort in this event until now and it is just not possible to install any kind of access control in Apeldoorn. It just would not be possible to control the tests or vaccination passes for external visitors. We will race behind “closed doors” which is not what we normally want – but right now it is the only way to host an ETS event in the Netherlands.
We hope for your understanding and we see us trackside for ETS RD3 in Apeldoorn!
The AMCA Apeldoorn is the hosting club for ETS RD3 Season #14 2021/22. With the city of Apeldoorn being located 90km east bound from the Dutch capitol Amsterdam, it is a very approachable location for all racers. Until now, the ETS circus raced in Apeldoorn six times and all drivers are really looking forward for the seventh ETS race on this amazing track in the Netherlands.
When we look at the track, it is noticeable that it is a very natural one with grass all around and some nice-looking curbs. The Asphalt is super smooth and offers a great amount of traction which all drivers are highlighting when you ask them about the track. The driving direction in Apeldoorn is anti-clockwise.
The track also features some great spots for overtaking as the layout is fast and relatively open. Drivers can build up good pressure on the car in front of them as there are some corners which are easy to overshoot as the cars approach those corners with a lot of speed. Some of the corners at the AMCA Apeldoorn racetrack are slightly banked – always a fact making racing more enjoyable and interesting.
The whole facility around the track is amazing as well. The AMCA Apeldoorn is caring about their ground with a lot of love to detail and perfection. There is nothing drivers can miss, as the location features a cafeteria, restrooms, a sheltered pit area, a huge driver stand and a well-organized technical inspection. A huge electronic board is installed trackside as well to show the positions of the drivers during the race.
Another highlight at the AMCA Apeldoorn is the tribune at the left end of the track where drivers and spectators can watch the races in a nice atmosphere. During the last races, the tribune was the place to be when it was time for the A-Mains as the view onto the track is just perfect to not miss anything on track!
We are looking forward to see you racing at this great track and we are sure that all of you will like the location when you will visit the AMCA Apeldoorn for the first time!
The third round of ETS Season #14 2021/22 is coming up this week when teams and racers will travel to the beautiful venue of the AMCA Apeldoorn in the Netherlands. This will be the seventh time for the ETS to race in Apeldoorn, at a very unique and outstanding track. When you want to learn more about the AMCA Apeldoorn, just read our Track Check which we publish here in the next days.
After we announced the return of Scotty Ernst last week, things have changed again one more time. With the Netherlands pointing out some stricter rules for US citizens when they enter the country, Scotty will not be able to fly over as he can not stay in quarantine for such a long time.
The ETS crew had to adapt to this situation quickly, and luckily Phil Richter was able to get some time off from work to arrive in the Netherlands on Friday evening – thanks to him for jumping in the announcers role once again for ETS RD3!
After the last 4 ETS races all took place in Germany (1 x Daun, 3 x Arena33), we are very happy to see 200 entries for the first race in a different country since a long time. This shows the huge interest for the ETS from drivers all around Europe. The ongoing support from all these drivers is vital for the future of the ETS and shows the importance of our racing series!
But now, let us take a closer look onto the different classes, the list of entries, and what to expect from drivers and teams at ETS RD3 Season #14 2021/22 in Apeldoorn, NED.
In the Matrix Modified class we will see the return of three IFMAR world champions to the ETS. Xray`s Bruno Coelho (reigning touring car world champion) and teammate Alexander Hagberg (former 1:12 scale world champion) can travel without crucial travel restrictions again. They will make the trip from Portugal to the third race of the season, which will be their first outing after they sadly had to cancel RD1 and RD2.
With Marc Rheinard (Touring Car), Ronald Völker (Touring Car) and Robert Pietsch (1:8 Nitro) there are 3 other former World Champions in the mix making it a total of 5 IFMAR world champions in the Matrix Modified class. What an amazing turnout!
The last 4 ETS races saw the same winner – Ronald Völker. The German driver changed teams from Yokomo to Mugen Seiki in Oktober 2020 and continued winning races in a dominant and impressing way for his new main sponsor.
He will be the man to beat in Apeldoorn and he will see strong support on and off track from his teammates Eric Dankel and Mugen designer Robert Pietsch. They looked strong at Arena33 where they both qualified for the A-Main 2 times in a row.
The weekend in Apeldoorn will give a close-up on the form of Ronald and the growing Mugen Seiki Team on a different track.
Awesomatix lead driver Marc Rheinard was very close to Völker (especially at the German nationals) and tried everything to collect his first win for his Awesomatix team after he switched to the Russian brand at the beginning of 2020. But in the end, he finished second on the podium behind Völker four times in a row at the ETS now. Not a bad result for sure, but we all know that the multiple world champion Rheinard still wants more!
With Marc Rheinard`s teammate Lucas Urbain once again not being able to make the trip (job commitments), his other Awesomatix teammates Michele Manzo, Tim Wahl and Dominic Vogl will work together closeley with Marc at ETS RD3 to achieve the best possible result for the Awesomatix brand around their car designer Oleg Babich!
With one of Völkers biggest rivals from the last years, Xray`s Bruno Coelho, being on the entry list for Apeldoorn, it will be very interesting to see if he can challenge Völker even harder as Awesomatix driver Marc Rheinard did in the last races. Coelho had to watch the last 2 races from home, and he told us about his return:
It’s great to be back in the game!! Unfortunately, due to the German Covid-19 rules I couldn’t fly to Germany to attend the first two rounds of ETS, so finally now I’m allowed to fly to the Netherlands. I’m looking forward to it and I am very excited to race again!
Bruno Coelho
Bruno Coelho will not be the only Xray driver trying to hunt down Völker. His Xray teammate Alexander Hagberg will also push hard after he had to pause for the same period of time as Bruno. Alex can be a contender for the win when everything goes in his direction, and he is always prepared in a perfect way. We also had a quick chat with him, and he said:
After regretfully missing out on the first two rounds of the ETS series this year, it feels great to finally be back at the 3rd round. I’ve got to say, that it was a bit painful to watch from home, seeing both my competitors and teammates race it out at Arena33. Not painful for the results (our team did really well), but the feeling of missing out. But now the focus is set on Apeldoorn, a really nice race track which I look forward to being back at! Both myself and Bruno are extremely motivated to get the best possible result there. I’m also looking forward to seeing all my friends and team mates again. I also very much look forward to the return of the legend Scotty Ernst, another person which I haven’t been able to see since the start of the pandemic.
Alexander Hagberg
Together with Coelho and Hagberg, Xray will line up in Apeldoorn with all their other top guns as Antoine Brunet, Oliver Havranek and Marco Kaufmann will be in attendance as well. They stepped into the role of the team leaders while Hagberg and Coelho had to stay at home, and they performed really well at Arena33. As Xray announced a completely new car platform some weeks ago, they will be the team to watch at RD3 in Apeldoorn.
After finishing 4th for two times in a row at Arena33, Yokomo`s Christopher Krapp will try to grab a spot on the podium one more time in Apeldoorn. He had a great pace in all his last races, and he finished second overall at the last ETS race in Apeldoorn which was held in June 2019. He really seems to like the track in the Netherlands and together with his Yokomo team he will attack in full force.
Krapp will arrive in Apeldoorn with his teammates Yannic Prümper and Loic Jasmin to get the best possible team result for the Japanese company. After his third place at Arena33, we can expect Yannic Prümper still on a high in Apeldoorn.
With two wins on their score card, Xray is the team to beat in the ProStock class this season. Alexandre Duchet had two amazing races at Arena33 and is leading the championship, but also Jan Ratheisky and Lukas Ellerbrock are placed in the overall top 4 right now.
With Xray unveiling their new X4 platform to the public pretty soon, the attention will be on the performance of the team drivers even more as everybody wants to know how the new car performs on track!
At ETS RD2 in Andernach, Simon Lauter finished third on the podium and was the highest ranked driver for Awesomatix. A strong result for sure, but as we all know about the high ambitions of the Awesomatix team in the ProStock class, we can expect them to fight back with full force in the Netherlands.
Their top stock drivers Mächler, Bultynck, Kunkler, Hofer and Kretschmer will all travel to the Netherlands and try everything to finally get a driver back on the highest step of the podium!
As most of the cars in the ProStock A-Main are Xray and Awesomatix since a very long time, it is always interesting to find out who is “best of the rest” in the super strong Xray ProStock class. Enrico Jung showed great racing with two A-Main finishes for Yokomo, Tim Benson and Alex Kunkler made it into the A-Main (one time each) with the Mugen Seiki car and Nicolai Lindegaard qualified himself for the big show two times as well with his Schumacher ride.
Let`s see who can mix up the Awesomatix and Xray dominated field of cars in Apeldoorn!
In the Hobbywing Frontwheel class it looks like we will see a battle between Steven Olsen and Stefan Schulz for the overall championship title. Olsen is leading the championship by one point from Schulz and they looked to be the most consistent drivers during the first two races at Arena33.
Behind them, Henrik Heitsch and Kevin Sparbier are ranked 3rd and 4th in the championship and with a TQ and a race win, they can hang out with Schulz and Olsen to fight for the title until the end of the season.
The 17.5 Stock class is searching for a driver to stop Thomas Bemmerl winning race after race. He is leading the Championship with a comfortable gap of 8 points right now in front of the still reigning champion Daniel Pöhlmann.
Let`s see if guys like Maximilian Unterschütz, Roman Borschel, David Kuschnarew, Daniel Pöhlmann or anybody else can take the win away from top favorite Thomas Bemmerl in Apeldoorn.
The track is wide and open and we expect some great racing from everybody in the 17.5 Stock class at ETS RD3.
After a second place at RD1 and an impressive win at RD2, Caspar Morgen is the championship leader in the 40+ Masters class which is now presented by Tonisport. Because we saw a lot of position changes in the finals during the last two races, Caspar Morgen was able to built up a gap of 8 points between himself and his rivals.
Mirco Thalheimer who is second overall (tied on points with Thomas Oehler) is not on the list of entries for Apeldoorn which will allow Thomas Oehler, Werner Schmitzer and 5th place ranked Ingo Braun to collect important points for the championship. With the field of drivers including a lot of other really fast guys making their first ETS appearance of the season, we maybe will see somebody else being on top of the podium on Sunday!
The Scorpion Formula class is in the hands of championship leader Jan Ratheisky and his second placed long-time rival David Ehrbar. They are racing each other since a long time now and they know each other very well. The respect they show each other on track is amazing and produced some great racing in the past. In the last two races, Ratheisky had that extra percent of pace on his side, and it was not easy for Ehrbar to challenge him seriously.
Behind the leading duo we see Renè Kölbel and Herbert Weber in the Top 4 of the championship. They will try everything to get as close as possible to Ehrbar and Ratheisky in the Netherlands. With Dutch driver Jitse Miedema, we have another ETS race winner on the list of entries for RD3 and maybe Jitse can be a great challenger for Jan and David in front of his home crowd – we will find it out in Apeldoorn!
We are happy to welcome all of you for ETS RD3 Season #14 2021/22 in the Netherlands
Let`s go racing!
With Scotty Ernst not being able tofly over to commentate the last three ETS races, we are happy to let you know that it looks like he can make the trip to Apeldoorn for ETS RD3. With the reduction of travel restrictions, we expect Scotty to be with us in the Netherlands – these news are really amazing!
We had a quick chat with Scotty and he had the following words for the ETS family:
It has been a very long and trying time for everyone around the World with the Covid situation and for me it has been extremely difficult since my job is traveling around the World organizing and commentating RC Events. My last international trip was February of 2020 almost 18 months ago which was ETS Daun Germany. I am happy to let everyone know that it looks like the travel restrictions have been reduced and I will be able to make my return to the ETS at Apeldoorn.
As half owner of the ETS and EOS Series it has been so frustrating for me to not be able to travel and be with everyone over the past couple of events. All the friends I have made over the years and such great racing has made it very difficult to not be there doing what I do. Thankfully I will be making my return and I look forward to seeing everyone and doing my part of the ETS team to give everyone the great level of racing and exciting atmosphere you expect at an ETS event. I hope everyone can join us in a few weeks in the Netherlands for some great racing at such an amazing facility.
I look forward to seeing everyone very soon in Apeldoorn.
On the Tone,
Scotty
Hello ETS Family,
we have just updated the actual ETS rules for you to inform you about some things we decided, before we head into RD3 in Apeldoorn. Please check the rules once again and make sure that your equipment complies with the rules at any the time during the race!
We added the “Prototype Cars” section to our rules. From now on, it is not allowed to use any prototype cars from RC Car manufacturers in the Tonisport Masters 40+ class, the Stock 17.5 class and the Hobbywing Frontwheel class. It is only allowed to use cars which are available to the public to keep racing fair, with equal chances for everybody!
Please check the “Batteries” section as well and familiarize yourself once again with the charging and voltage rules for the batteries you are using during the event.
To find out the difference between the versions all changes to the previous rules are marked in blue.
Linkk to the actual ETS rules: https://www.eurorcseries.com/ets/rules/
See you soon in the Netherlands!
From the 12. – 15. August 2021 the second round of ETS Season #14 2021/22 took place at Arena33 again. With RD1 at the same venue only 4 weeks prior to RD2, we saw 173 drivers attending the race in Andernach – a great turnout in the main time of summer holidays in Europe and some still ongoing Covid-19 problems.
Let us take you back to Andernach to review the action on track and some interesting facts from ETS RD2 Season #14 2021/22!
Compared to RD1, the running direction changed from anti-clockwise to clockwise this time for a completely new Arena33 experience. Most of the drivers really liked it and their feedback from the track was amazing with the long sweeper at the end of the straightway and the even more challenging infield section.
With Scotty Ernst still not able to fly over from the United States because of the Covid-19 caused travel restrictions, Phil Richter from Berlin took over the announcer`s position at RD2 from Uwe Rheinard who did it most of the time during RD1. Phil really enjoyed this experience as he always dreamed about the chance to announce an ETS event and he did an amazing job. Always up to date, always on schedule, and with an entertaining way for all drivers. He worked great together with ETS time keeper Hartmut Wenzel, Referee Franz Heinsbroek and Patrick Beck who announced some heats as well.
We all wait for the return of Scotty Ernst to our ETS races but in the meantime we are happy to have such great options in our ETS family!
With the Pullstart.TV live streaming system in use at Arena33 for the first time during RD1, the camera positions and angles got improved for RD2. The main goal was a better experience for everybody watching their friends racing from home and together with the also updated microphone position for the announcer it was a great overall experience. Pullstart.TV is a great system for all ambitioned RC clubs who are interested in installing a live stream to their facilities.
Most of the top drivers of each class attended RD2 at Arena33. All, excluding the world class modified Xray factory drivers Bruno Coelho and Alexander Hagberg. Unfortunately, they still were not able to travel to Germany because of the Covid-19 travel restrictions in their home country Portugal. We really hope to finally see them with us for RD3 in the Netherlands again as they are an important part of the Xray team in the Modified class.
All drivers and teams performed on the highest level again but let`s see who did an extraordinary job at ETS RD2!
In the Matrix Modified class, Ronald Völker is still on a high with his new Mugen Team as he was able to TQ and win the event at Arena33 for a third time in a row. He won the last 4 ETS races (2 for Yokomo, 2 for Mugen Seiki) and is the dominant force right now. Another indication for the strong performance of the actual Mugen Seiki touring car are Völker`s teammates Robert Pietsch (car designer) and Eric Dankel who both qualified for the Main again after they achieved the same at RD1 a few weeks ago. Both showed great pace over the whole weekend and they will be in the mix in Apeldoorn again for sure!
In the ProStock class, the newly crowned German 13.5T Stock champion Tim Benson managed to qualify for the A-Main again without being at Arena33 on Thursday during free practice – not bad at all Tim Benson! Ingo Braun reached the Infinity 40+ Masters A-Main again with his Mugen car after bumping up from the B-Main.
The new Mugen car continues to impress, and everybody is looking forward to RD3 where all eyes will be on the Mugen Team and their car`s performance on the different track of AMCA Apeldoorn.
Alexandre Duchet was on a mission again at Arena33. He was dominating RD1 in July at the same track and the changed driving direction seemed not to impress him a lot. Duchet continued where he stopped last time – dominating! He secured pole position and won A1 and A2 ahead of his teammate Jan Ratheisky who was driving amazing as well. Duchet and Ratheisky got serious help from their Xray colleague Lukas Ellerbrock who surprised with a strong TQ run in Q3 and some amazing racing in the finals. Overall, it was a very successful weekend for Xray in the ProStock class with maximum points for championship leader Duchet with Ratheisky joining him on the podium. Lukas Ellerbrock finished fourth making it 3 out of the top 4 for Xray.
In the modified class, Oliver Havranek was the fastest for Xray after qualifying fourth and he achieved his best result at the ETS so far with finishing fifth overall in the end. A great performance from the young Slovakian driver. Antoine Brunet, who was the top driver for Xray at RD1 where he finished second on the podium between Völker and Rheinard, had a harder time this weekend. But he still made the A-Main and finished sixth behind his teammate Havranek in the end. Marco Kaufmann took the Bump-Up opportunity as he won B-Main number one to take the last spot on the grid for the triple Matrix Modified A-Mains.
In the Infinity 40+ Masters class, Xray booked another win during ETS RD2 with Danish driver Caspar Morgen securing pole position in qualifying and a well-earned win after taking A2 and A3 in front of runner up Werner Schmitzer.
Jan Ratheisky showed once again that he is the master of Formula racing with another win in front of his long time rival David Ehrbar with his EF1 car and his Xray teammate Lukas Hock from the Czech Republic. Hoch was able to fight with Ehrbar for second during the whole weekend with the better end for David.
Xray also was very successful in the Hobbywing Frontwheel class, where the reigning German national champion Stefan Schulz was on a mission at this weekend. Schulz dominated almost every run and he drove to a well-deserved victory in front of Steven Olsen who won ETS RD1 at Arena33.
When we continue with the Awesomatix team, we first look on their top star Marc Rheinard. He was as close to Mugen’ s Völker as nobody else during the whole weekend and he was able to TQ RD2 of qualifying when Ronald had some issues. So Rheinard seems to be there whenever Völker struggles – but that simply does not happen very often. Two weeks ago, at the German nationals in Bernau, Rheinard was able to put huge pressure on Völker and he was all over him in the finals with the better end for pole setter Völker. But this will give some hope to Rheinard for RD3 in Apeldoorn where nobody knows if the Mugen ace will dominate in the same way as at Arena33.
With the absence of Rheinard`s teammate Lucas Urbain, Michele Manzo was the second Awesomatix driver in the Matrix Modified A-Main
In the prestigious Xray ProStock class, Awesomatix had 5 cars in the Main – more than any other brand. Simon Lauter was the top gun for Awesomatix during RD2 at Arena33 as he was able to split the Xray duo of Duchet and Ratheisky in qualifying lining up second on the grid. In the finals he showed great racing and looked like the only one able to attack Xray. But after a mistake by himself in A1 his fight for the podium lasted until the end of A3 which he was able to win in front of Xray`s Ratheisky. The Awesomatix drivers fished in this order: Simon Lauter(3), Max Mächler (5), Olivier Bultynck (6), Frederik Mikkelsen (9) and Pawel Staszewski who made his first ETS A-Main finished on P11.
Thomas Bemmerl made himself the favourite for the overall championship title in the 17.5 Stock class after he won again with his Awesomatix car at Arena33. Bemmerl seems to be the master of this track as he won all three ETS races on the new track surface of Arena33 so far. Can he carry over his form to Apeldoorn for RD3? We will find out pretty soon!
With Daniel Pöhlmann (4), Roman Borschel (5), Maximilian Unterschütz (6), Philipp Hagnauer (7), Felix Schneider (8), Wolfgang Hößle (9) and Fabien Valantin (10), Awesomatix was the dominant force in the 17.5 Stock class with 8 cars in the final. Frank Fuchs finished on a strong P3 in the Infinity 40+ Masters class and Steven Olsen placed his Awesomatix FWD car in second spot of the Hobbywing Frontwheel class to round up the great weekend for Awesomatix.
After a long time, Yannic Prümper found his way back to the ETS podium where he finished third overall in the Matrix Modified class. But it was not an easy way as Yannic started from P5 into the finals and had to work his way by Havranek and his Yokomo teammate Krapp. With Christopher Krapp being faster as Prümper in qualifying, he made a small mistake in A3. This allowed Prümper to snatch away the podium from Krapp in A3 where Prümper was able to put a beautiful pass on Oliver Havranek. With third and fourth overall, Yokomo is still the biggest contender of Mugen, Awesomatix and Xray and they have high expectations for the next race in Apeldoorn.
Enrico Jung managed to qualify directly for the ProStock finals this time, after he did it with the Bump Up here at RD1 for the first time in his ETS career. He started from the sixth position, had some great battles on track and finally finished 10th overall for Yokomo. A result he will try to improve at ETS RD3.
A strong driving David Kuschnarew was the Top Seed for 17.5 qualifying and he started from the second position behind race winner Thomas Bemmerl into the triple A-Mains. Kuschnarew, who finished 11th here at ETS RD1 looked really strong and was almost on the same pace as the race winner which he showed with taking A3 to secure his second overall position.
If you want to see more of David Kuschnarew`s Yokomo car, check the “Under the Hood” report of his BD10LCR and our Image Gallery!
Michal Orlowski from Poland was again in the mix with his Schumacher touring car. He worked together with his father as always and managed to lay down some great runs in qualifying to line up sixth on the grid. The end, Michal finished the race in seventh position, and he once again showed the potential of his car and his amazing driving skills.
In the ProStock class, Danish driver Nicolai Lindegaard qualified for the triple A-Mains again after he was able to do the same here at ETS RD1 in Andernach – the track seems to be a good one for Lindegaard and his Mi7 car. This time he finished seventh overall in the Xray ProStock class – a great result for Nicolai!
As always during an ETS race, there are even more highlights than only the results of the top teams.
Dominik Ruf is somebody to talk about as he drove a great race in the 17.5 Stock class with his Tamiya TRF 420 – a car that is still very fast even if it is not so much around in the pits anymore. But his result shows that you can go fast with a lot of different brand cars when you just invest enough time and setup work into it. Dominik did great and finished on a strong third place in the 17.5 Stock final where he was the only Tamiya fighting with 8 Awesomatix and a Yokomo in the finals.
We also want to look on the results of the Ladies at ETS RD2. It is always great to see some girlpower on the rostrum. Elena Fuchs finished 16th and Jasmin Donath 20th in the Stock 17.5 class and Susanne Reile came in on P39 in Hobbywing Frontwheel. Manuela Borrmann crossed the line in P22 in the Scorpion Formula class. Congratulations, it is great to see all of you racing with us!
Last but not least we want to thank all helping hands who worked hard around the whole event, in the kitchen, the cafeteria, around the track, in the race direction, the technical inspection and in the media team. We also like to thank all our wonderful sponsors – without you the ETS would not be possible!
Anther thank you goes out to Hoffmann`s Ice cream service who was on track every day with their amazing ice cream!
The ETS circus travels to the Netherlands now where we will race from 16. – 19. September 2021 on the amazing ground of the AMCA Apeldoorn. The track is amazing there and a guarantee for some amazing ETS racing action.
We hope you liked this small recap of our beautiful weekend in Andernach, from ETS RD2 Season #14 2021/22 – see you in Apeldoorn!
Marc de Witt