BOOM. XRAY has knocked Awesomatix off the throne in Daun and is pulling away with a lead of more than 80 points. Now the Awe team drivers have to make up some points. Without question, this is quite a challenge against such a broad-based XRAY team.
Mugen Seiki is steadily increasing its lead over Yokomo and will almost certainly end up in P3 at the end of the season. The MTC-3 is quite a presence and in Wiener Neustadt Mugen Seiki will certainly field a bigger team
The question is, can ARC work its way up to fourth place with a good team selection? The potential is definitely there. Or will Yokomo, despite the somewhat decimated team, be able to hold on to its 4th place?
RC Maker was well represented in Daun with its new team. For the time being, we have decided not to include the team ranking in the table. Simply for reasons of fairness and because we don’t know how present RC Maker will be in Wiener Neustadt.
Wiener Neustadt will show which constructor will take the first ETS Constructors Championship crown.
Rheinard takes second in Q2 just two tenths behind Orlowski, Völker in third!
Schumacher factory driver Michal Orlowski took another close win in the second round of FlySky Modified qualifying. Somehow, Orlowski always seems to find a way to have that small edge over the others, and after Völker came short by two tenths in Q1, it was the Awesomatix of Marc Rheinard who had the disadvantage of 0.2 seconds to Orlowski in Q2.
It was a very close race and Lucas Urbain and Ronald Völker had been in the mix as well. Urbain was leading for two laps in the last minute of the run but had to take fourth in the end behind Orlowski, Rheinard, and Völker. David Ronnefalk had another good run to take fifth for the round again!
The overall result sees Orlowski holding the overnight TQ at Arena Nova, followed by Völker, Rheinard, Urbain, Ronnefalk, Lauter, Callens, Kilic, Gollner, and Hagberg in the top 10.
Mugen Seiki`s Sören Sparbier confirmed his form from Q1 and took another impressive heat win with the new Mugen MTC-3. His advantage over second placed Adam Izsay (Xray) was at 2.1 seocnds which is a lot in the world of competitive RC racing. Right now, Sparbier is the man to beat here at Arena Nova – can he seal the TQ spot in Q3 or Q4 on Saturday?
Behind the top two drivers we saw Lukas Ellerbrock taking another third place followed by Schumacher`s Mark Valent and (still) reigning Pro Stock champion Olivier Bultynck. New ARC driver Tobias Sutrich scored sixth place in Q2 while Kevin Schmid, Martin Hudy, Gergö Valent, and Phil Langner completed the top ten.
Yokomo`s Hovgaard wins Q2 ahead of Langner and Valent
Frederik Hovgaard took the win in Q2 with a gap of nine tenths over second placed Awesomatix driver Phil Langner. Schumacher driver Mark Valent had a solid run to third overall making up some ground on the provisional grid – super important to keep his championship hopes alive.
Top seed Dominik Reile posted the fourth quickest time for the Iris team and Wiktor Smid had another good run finishing fifth for the round. With Phil Langner`s time from Q1 being quicker than Hovgaard`s Q2 result, Langer holds the provisional overnight TQ here at the ETS season finale!
The Ehrbar show continues in Q2 – Anderson scores a second place!
After taking Q1, David Ehrbar was once again “spot on” when he drove to another win in Q2. This time it was the Awesomatix of Eric “EA” Anderson who took second for the round crossing the line 1.1 seconds behind the Xray of Ehrbar.
Iris racer Manuel Stankowitz suffered from an unlucky body tuck after riding the curbs and dropped all the way down to the end of the heat. Behind Ehrbar and Anderson, we saw Michel Zierold, René Kölbel, and Mirco Thalheimer completing the top 5 for the round!
Two from two as Kriz takes Q2 from Zühlke and Zsolt
Jaroslav Kriz (Xray) is on a mission as he really wants to seal the overall championship here in Wiener Neustadt. Kriz posted another TQ run and was three seconds faster than Nadine Zühlke (ARC) who had a strong run to second for the round in the B-heat.
Bajusz Zsolt (Xray), Kai Gerhardt (Mugen Seiki), and Tobias Baumbach (Xray) completed the top 5 in the second of four Orca 21.5 qualifying runs. Kristian Jensen had another run to forget and is under serious pressure now before Q3 and Q4 if he wants to jump back into the fight for the title!
Stenger wins second Formula qualifier on Friday afternoon!
Xray driver Thomas Stenger took the second round of Matrix Formula qualifying at Arena Nova. Stenger was eight tenths ahead of Jacques Libar after five minutes and Michael Lipperheide finished third ahead of Schumacher racer Andreas Stiebler, and the Xray of Chris Grenz. With Ehrbar and Stenger winning one round each, the decision for the overall TQ is wide open before Q3 and Q4 on Saturday morning!
Austrian racer Patrick Gollner is running the MTC-3 touring car from Mugen Seiki which got officially released today. Patrick is running the car as it comes out of the box and he has only added a set of titanium screws to his car. The new MTC-3 from Mugen Seiki has a completeley new design over the MTC-2R with only some drive shaft components have been carried over.
Under the hood of Gollners MTC-3 we found a Cayote Crest X ESC which is paired with one of the new and soon to be available Modi Motors from Cayote. The power comes from a 5300mAh Cayote lipo battery and Patrick is using his Sanwa M17 radio together with a servo from SRT. The car is topped of by a very nice airbrushed Twister Speciale body shell from Xtreme.
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Top seed Völker finishes four tenths behind Orlowski, Urbain takes third from Q1
The first round of Modified qualifying was a dog fight between top seed Ronald Völker, and reigning ETS champion Michal Orlowski. Coming out of the gate, it was Awesomatix driver Marc Rheinard who was leading after the first lap, but as the first minute of the run was progressing, Ronald Völker popped up on top of the board.
Völker was leading the race with his very soon to be released MTC-3 ahead of Michal Orlowski`s Schumacher Mi9 then, followed by the two Awesomatix cars of Lucas Urbain, and Marc Rheinard. Between minute two and four, the gap between Völker and Orlowski was a few hundreds of a second all the time.
Orlowski was right on the money in the last minute of the race where he took over the lead to win Q1 with a margin of 0.439 of a second from Völker. Lucas Urbain posted the third fastest time and was followed by Marc Rheinard, and the Xray of David Ronnefalk.
I am extremely happy and proud of my Q1 run. Things had been very difficult here so far (setup wise) and we tried to keep up with the pace of Ronald and the others who are all very fast. We finally made some important changes to the setup of our car and these changes seem to work fine. Let`s see how things will be in Q2 later this evening! Michal Orlowski (PL) Schumacher | Elceram
To be honest, I am a bit disappointed about Q1 as my own driving was not on point. I already had a bad start into the heat as my car was standing on a little bump once I started causing my car to not lauch off perfectly straight. After that I found a good rythm, but in the last two minutes of the run I didn not hit all my marks perfectly. However, P2 is ok for Q1 and I am very happy about our complete team result so far. We have four cars in the Modified top heat, and Sören (Sparbier) posted a TQ run in Pro Stock. For Q2 I will just try to drive better! Ronald Völker (DE) Mugen Seiki |LRP
Sören Sparbier is in the form of his life now. After winning the last ETS race in Daun and the TITC in Thailand, the Mugen Seiki driver had a great start into qualifying here at the season finale in Austria when he took the win in Q1 ahead of top seed Adam Izsay (Xray). Sparbier (hot lap 14.093) was able to close up to Izsay who was driving in front of him, and at some point Izsay had to open the door for Sparbier to let him by. However, Izsay (hot lap 14.144) pushed really hard and was able to stay with Sören until the end of the run to finish 1.6 seconds behind the Mugen driver.
Third place for the round went to Lukas Ellerbrock (hot lap 14.286) and Mark Valent and Olivier Bultynck rounded out the top five. On the road to the championship, Lukas Ellerbrock is heading in the right direction keeping teammate Olivier Bultynck in a small distance!
Young talent Langner takes close FWD Q1 from Hovgaard
Phil Langner had a great run in Q1 of the Hobbywing FWD class. Starting third into the heat, Langner quickly moved up to the top of the board, closely followed by the Yokomo of Frederik Hovgaard, and the Iris of Dominik Reile. It was a very close and intense heat of qualifying where the top 6 all posted identical hot lap times (16.5).
At the end of the run, Langner made the extra lap and posted the only 19-lapper of Q1. Frederik Hovgaard, Dominik Reile, Mark Valent, Wiktor Smid, Olav Dahle, and Gergö Valent took positions 2 -7 and had been separated by 1.1 seconds only. Things are getting spicy now in the Hobbywing Frontwheel class!
Ehrbar takes opening Masters qualifier in Wiener Neustadt
A strong driving Manuel Stankowitz (Iris), Mirco Thalheimer (Xray), Michel Zierold (Awesomatix), and Eric Anderson (Awesomatix) took the positions two to five within one second behind Xray driver and Q1 winner David Ehrbar. It was another masterclass from Ehrbar as he outpaced the rest of the guys by 1.7 seconds on the difficult track at Arena Nova.
Ehrbar posted the fastest lap of the heat with a 15.111 and has shown again that he is the dominant force in the 1up Racing 40+ Masters class. Right now, it looks like smooth sailing for our new champion David Ehrbar. Will it stay like this?
Kriz wins Q1 from Baumbach and Gerhardt – bad run for Jensen
Jaroslav Kriz showed that he is in good form today by taking the win in the opening round of qualifying from Tobias Baumbach and Kai Gerhardt. Kriz also posted the fastest lap of the entire round (15.333) and his gap to second placed Xray driver Tobias Baumbach was at 3.8 seconds after the five-minute run, with the Mugen car of Kai Gerhardt another two tenths behind.
Nadine Zühlke was fourth quickest with her time coming from the b-heat, while Krystian Kopacki completed the top 5 in Q1. Championship contender Kristian Jensen lost around 4 seconds in lap 10 which caused him to drop down to the end of a super-close field of drivers in the top heat.
After Michael Lipperheide topped seeding practice in Wiener Neustadt, he was also able to score a strong second place in Q1. Lipperheide was only 4 tenths off the pace when he finished the run behind our new ETS Formula champion David Ehrbar.
Behind the top duo we saw another Xray on P3, driven by Jacques Libar from Luxembourg. Andreas Stiebler and Chris Grenz rounded out the top 5 in the first of our four rounds of qualifying. The top 4 had only been separated by 1.5 seconds and we expect the upcoming rounds to get even closer.
Controlled Practice Report, ETS RD5 Season #17 2024/25
Before we are heading straight into qualifying, we like to inform you quickly about the results from the last seeding practice of the season here at Arena Nova.
Völker looks strong with the MTC-3, followed by Xray`s Ronnefalk, and champion Orlowski
Seeding practice was another close affair when Ronald Völker topped the time sheets by three tenths of a second over the Xray of David Ronnefalk, and the Schumacher of Michal Orlowski. Völker looked comfortable on track in the second seeding round and the whole Mugen team did very well having four cars in the top 10 with Völker, Gollner, Callens, and Sparbier.
David Ronnefalk showed a great pace with his Xray car in second spot, and the Swede was closely followed by Michal Orlowski (Schumacher), and Marc Rheinard (Awesomatix) who all came in within a few hundreds of a second. Lucas Urbain was another three tenths behind a d took fifth overall after seeding. Now it is time for qualifying and we are excited to see the true five-minute pace of each and every driver on the challenging and very technical track at Arena Nova!
The Top 5 after Thursday practice (over 3 consecutive laps)
1. Ronald Völker (DE) 39.643 Mugen Seiki|LRP 2. David Ronnefalk (SE) 39.959 Xray|Cayote 3. Michal Orlowski (PL) 40.045 Schumacher|Elceram 4. Marc Rheinard (DE) 40.046 Awesomatix|Cayote 5. Lucas Urbain (FR) 40.337 Awesomatix|ORCA
Xray`s Izsay on top, Sparbier and Ellerbrock right in tow
Adam Izsay found a small advantage over the others in the second round of seeding practice. Mugen driver Sören Sparbier seems to be Izsay`s hardest contender, followed by a very fast Lukas Ellerbrock, Mark Valent, and Tim Benson. With Xray, Mugen Seiki, Awesomatix, Schumacher, and RC Maker we saw five different car manufacturers in the top 5 which is just amazing. Some thrilling rounds of qualifying are ahead of us and we can not wait to get started!
The Top 5 after Thursday practice (over 3 consecutive laps)
1. Adam Izsay (HU) 42.693 Xray 2. Sören Sparbier (DE) 42.765 Mugen Seiki 3. Lukas Ellerbrock (DE) 42.868 Awesomatix 4. Mark Valent (HU) 43.296 Schumacher 5. Tim Benson (DE) 43.430 RC Maker
Reile is top seed for qualifying
Iris racer Dominik Reile is our top seed for qualifying. After coming out of free practice as the second fastest driver, Reile will lead the top heat in Q1 starting from P1 ahead of Pawel Staszewski, Phil Langner, Frederik Hovgaard, and Gergö Valent. Championship leader Mark Valent was ranked tenth after seeding practice had been completed at Arena Nova.
Champion Ehrbar hunted down by Anderson and Kölbel
Newly crowned 40+ Masters champion David Ehrbar had a great pace with his Xray car in seeding practice, but so had Eric Anderson (Awesomatix), René Kölbel (Xray), and Manuel Stankowitz (Iris). Can anybody beat Ehrbar after a long time at the ETS, or can the new champion also win the season finale in Austria?
The Top 5 after Thursday practice (over 3 consecutive laps)
1. David Ehrbar (DE) 45.720 Xray 2. Eric Anderson (US) 45.767 Awesomatix 3. René Kölbel (AT) 45.949 Xray 4. Manuel Stankowitz (DE) 45.961 Iris 5. Alexander Stocker (DE) 46.011 Xray
Bajusz Zsolt was the fastest over three laps in our Orca 21.5 Stock class. The Hungarian driver was leading an impressive Xray 1-2-3-4 followed by the two championship contenders Jaroslav Kriz, and Kristian Jensen. Tobias Baumbach was fourth quickest, and Austrian racer Matheo Buchhalt rounded out the top five before qualifying. Let`s get that championship battle underway!
Xray driver Michael Lipperheide from Germany found himself surprisingly on the top spot of the rankings after our two rounds of seeding practice. David Ehrbar will start from second into qualifying, followed by Thomas Stenger in third. Can Lipperheide confirm his great pace against the best ETS Formula racers in qualifying?
The Top 5 after Thursday practice (over 3 consecutive laps)
1. Michael Lipperheide (DE) 43.174 Xray 2. David Ehrbar (DE) 43.273 Xray 3. Thomas Stenger (DE) 43.290 Xray 4. Andreas Stiebler (AT) 43.335 Schumacher 5. Jacques Libar (LU) 43.366 Xray
Now it is time for qualifying at ETS RD5 in Austria. Stay tuned and follow us during the whole weekend. Check our website and visit the YouTube channels of the Euro Touring Series and RC Racing TV. There you find all our live coverage from ETS RD5 Season #17 2024/25 at Arena Nova!
Awesomatix factory driver Marc Rheinard is rocking his A800R touring car here in Austria. After Rheinard won the EFRA Euros in 2024 with the A800R, he was able to win the GP3F in Longwy at the beginning of 2025, as well as a podium finish at the famous TITC in Bangkok. Marc is using the steel chassis in his car which is available for customers as well since January. The steel chassis is heavier than alloy resulting in a lower CG for the whole car while the flex characteristics helps to increase the driveability of the car – especially on high gerip tracks such as carpet or the asphalt at the TITC.
On the electronic side we can find one of the new Cayote Modi Brushless Motors in Rheinard`s car. The motors will become available to the public soon and Cayote will offer a range of modified and stock motors to match the Crest X speed controller perfectly. A super lightweight Cayote 5300mAh battery is completing the power train and Marc is using his FlySky Noble Pro + radio together with the brand new GTS-2 servo from Power HD. Last but not least, a Twister Speciale body from Xtreme in the 0,4mm version is topping off the car!
Chassis: Awesomatix A800R Body Shell: Xtreme Twister Speciale 0,4mm Speedo: Cayote Crest X Motor: Cayote Modi 5.0T Battery: Cayote 5300mAh Radio: FlySky Noble NB4 Pro + Servo: Power HD GTS-2 Tires: Matrix ETS Handout Sponsors and support: Awesomatix, ToniSport, Cayote, FlySky, PowerHD, MR33, Xtreme Aerodynamics, Matrix, ISDT, T-Work`s, A-Paint
Outgoing ETS Formula champion Andreas Stiebler is running his well-known Schumacher Icon 2 Worlds at the ETS Season finale in Wiener Neustadt. The car is equipped with some option parts like a carbon spool axle, magnetic body mounts, a 23g massdamper, TRG5027 Rear Wing, and Zen Z5004W Front Wing.
Body Shell: Mon-Tech F22 Speedo: Hobbywing ETS F1 Motor: Hobbywing ETS F1 Battery: Sunpadow Platin 4600 Radio: Sanwa M17 Servo: Highest BLP650 Tires: Matrix ETS Handout Foam Sponsors and support: Schumacher, Sunpadow, Milansport, Robitronic, ToniSport
Völker, Rheinard, and Orlowski setting the early pace on a technical track layout at Arena Nova
As always, the Modified class was spectacular to watch on the ETS carpet track with this year`s more technical layout (compared to 2024). After four rounds of free practice, it was Mugen Seiki factory driver Ronald Völker who found himself on top of the list.
Right behind Völker, it was Awesomatix driver Marc Rheinard who was running in second, followed by our newly crowned back-to-back ETS champion and TITC winner Michal Orlowski (Schumacher). Both had a very similar pace compared to Völker and these three drivers will go into qualifying as the ones to beat.
David Ronnefalk was the fastest Xray driver while Lucas Urbain (Awesomatix) rounded out the top 5 in free practice at day one of the ETS season finale in Austria. We will have two rounds of seeding practice coming up (one tonight, one tomorrow morning) before we head into qualifying.
The Top 5 after Thursday practice (over 3 consecutive laps)
1. Ronald Völker (DE) 40.110 Mugen Seiki|LRP 2. Marc Rheinard (DE) 40.258 Awesomatix|Cayote 3. Michal Orlowski (PL) 40.370 Schumacher|Elceram 4. David Ronnefalk (SE) 40.432 Xray|Cayote 5. Lucas Urbain (FR) 40.521 Awesomatix|ORCA
Xray on top as Izsay turns the hottest laps at Arena Nova
In the Awesomatix Pro Stock class we saw Adam Izsay (Xray) posting the three fastest consecutive laps of the day in the fourth and final round of free practice. Izsay was a tenth faster as TITC Open Brushless winner Sören Sparbier (Mugen Seiki), and our Pro Stock championship leader Lukas Ellerbrock (Awesomatix).
Schumacher driver Mark Valent was doing well in fourth place and Xray`s very own Martin Hudy posted the fifth fastest time at the opening day of the ETS season finale in Austria. We will have two rounds of seeding practice coming up (one tonight, one tomorrow morning) before we head into qualifying.
The Top 5 after Thursday practice (over 3 consecutive laps)
1. Adam Izsay (HU) 43:209 Xray 2. Sören Sparbier (DE) 43:342 Mugen Seiki 3. Lukas Ellerbrock (DE) 43:512 Awesomatix 4. Mark Valent (HU) 43:629 Schumacher 5. Martin Hudy (SK) 43:659 Xray
Staszewski fastest in free practice
Pawel Staszewski from Poland was quickest over three consecutive laps with his Awesomatix car. His advantage over second placed Dominik Reile was at only 0.025 seconds and the leaders had been followed by championship contender Frederik Hovgaard, Olav Dahle, and championship leader Mark Valent. With the top 10 only separated by 0.6 of a second, we already got a first flavor of what to expect from the rest of the weekend in our Hobbywing Frontwheel class with it`s 80 entries!
The Top 5 after Thursday practice (over 3 consecutive laps)
1. Pawel Staszewski (PL) 49.862 Awesomatix 2. Dominik Reile (DE) 49.887 Iris 3. Frederik Hovgaard (DK) 49.959 Yokomo 4. Olav Dahle (NO) 49.962 Yokomo 5. Mark Valent (HU) 50.072 Schumacher
Champion Ehrbar tops Thursday practice
David Ehrbar sealed the overall championship at the last ETS race in Daun. But who thought this would slow him down was completely on the woodway… Ehrbar was the fastest driver of the 1up Racing 40+ Masters class on Thursday when the Xray driver outpaced Michel Zierold, Manuel Stankowitz, Eric Anderson, and René Kölbel. Who will win the vice championship title behind Ehrbar on Sunday?
The Top 5 after Thursday practice (over 3 consecutive laps)
1. David Ehrbar (DE) 45:887 Xray 2. Michel Zierold (DE) 46.144 Awesomatix 3. Manuel Stankowitz (DE) 46.192 Xray 4. Eric Anderson (US) 46.258 Awesomatix 5. René Kölbel (AT) 46.473 Xray
Jensen and Kriz – the championship contenders on top after day 1
In the Orca 21.5 Stoick class we will see a showdown for the overall ETS championship between the two Xray drivers Jaroslav Jun. Kriz, and Kristian Jensen. Both had the best pace during free practice where Jensen was more than three tenths faster on three consecutive laps. However, Tobias Baumbach took third for the day and was followed by Kai Gerhardt, and Bajusz Jun. Zsolt to complete the top 5.
Xray duo Libar and Stenger dominating Thursday practice at Arena Nova
Jacques Libar was closely followed by his teammate Thomas Stenger (gap of 0.066) after day one in Austria. Outgoing ETS champion Andreas Stiebler was third quickest with his Schumacher car, followed by our new ETS Formula champion David Ehrbar (Xray), and René Kölbel (Xray). Four Xray cars in the top 5 – a real statement from the Slovakian manufacturer!
The Top 5 after Thursday practice (over 3 consecutive laps)
1. Jacques Libar (LU) 43.067 Xray 2. Thomas Stenger (DE) 43.133 Xray 3. Andreas Stiebler (AT) 43.519 Schumacher 4. David Ehrbar (DE) 43.668 Xray 5. René Kölbel (AT) 43.897 Xray
We are looking forward to all the Friday action here at the ETS season finale in Austria. Stay tuned and follow us during the whole weekend. Check our website ets.racing and visit the YouTube channels of the Euro Touring Series and RC Racing TV. There you find our live coverage from ETS RD5 Season #17 2024/25 at the amazing Arena Nova!
ETS Preview Report – RD5 Season #17 2024/25 Wiener Neustadt, AUT
The last race in Daun was a blast with so many racers attending. But now, only 6 weeks later, the ETS will be back on track again to crown the champions at the season finale. Next weekend, we are once again at the fantastic Arena Nova to crown our champions and to celebrate a fantastic season.
The 1. MRC Wiener Neustadt will be the hosting club and the crew around Sascha Klug did a fantastic job when the ETS raced at Arena Nova for the first-time last year. The stage is set and it is time for a quick championship update before we go racing!
Who will take second overall behind champion Orlowski?
After Michal Orlowski has already sealed the championship in Daun after a fantastic season with four TQ`s and four wins (!), he is only racing for “the glory” with us in Wiener Neustadt. But as we all know how ambitious Orlowski is, we can be sure that he likes to make it five out of five for the season. If Orlowski will win in Austria, it would be his tenth (10!!!) consecutive race victory at the Euro Touring Series – something we have never seen before. Let`s see how the Schumacher driver and newly crowned TITC race winner will perform at Arena Nova!
Rheinard to battle out second spot with Urbain and Völker
With the championship already decided, the thrill of the modified class will move our eyes onto the fight for second place in the championship. Awesomatix driver Marc Rheinard (897 points) is best of the rest now with his point advantage over teammate Lucas Urbain at 3 points. Mugen Seiki`s Ronald Völker also has a chance for the vice-championship title as he is tied on points with Urbain (both at 894).
What needs to happen for the drivers? Well, if Lucas or Ronald will score a TQ and win at Arena Nova, the driver will score 1197 points in the end. If Rheinard would finish second behind Urbain or Völker, he would be tied on points (1197). In this case, Rheinard would lose his second place because of not having scored a win during the season!
So, the only serious chance for Urbain and Völker to take second overall from Rheinard is a TQ and win. But as there are so many fast drivers registered for the race at Arena Nova, we will see how things will proceed during the weekend. Awesomatix driver Simon Lauter is sitting one point behind Urbain and Völker and he will do his very best to maybe step onto the overall podium as well. One thing is for sure – we will see a thrilling race in our Matrix Modified class!
Ellerbrock needs a top 5 finish to lift the big trophy – can he deliver?
The Awesomatix Pro Stock class will see a showdown between championship leader Lukas Ellerbrock and his teammate (and still reigning Pro Stock champion) Olivier Bultynck. Mugen Seiki`s TITC winner Sören Sparbier is sitting third overall but has no chance to step into the fight for the title anymore.
Right now, Lukas Ellerbrock is having a comfortable gap of four (4) points ahead of champion Olivier Bultynck. If we imagine that Bultynck would win the race at Arena Nova from pole position, he will equal out the points to Ellerbrock as both drivers then would have two wins, two third places, and two TQ`s to their favour ending on 1204 points both. In this case, we would look onto the throw-out result where Bultynck would have a P6 form the race in Daun.
Everything would come down to Ellerbrock`s result at Arena Nova then, which means that everything upwards from a fifth place would earn him the championship trophy. If Bultynck would win from TQ and Ellerbrock finishes sixth, thew would have exactly the same results throughout the whole season – it this will happen we need to think about how to decide in a shootout or whatever. When Ellerbrock will only finish seventh, he would lose the title to Bultynck if the ace from Belgium would win at Arena Nova from TQ.
There are many “if`s” and “when`s” in this story and it is not easy to break it down into words but as Ellerbrock was very strong all season long it is hard to imagine that he will not finish in the top 5. But as we have seen many crazy things in RC racing, we need to wait until Sunday afternoon to find out who will be the Awesomatix Pro Stock champion of ETS Season #17 2024/25. Will it be Ellerbrock? Will it be Bultynck? The only thing which is clear is that the title will (once again) go to the Awesomatix team.
FWD title decision between Valent and Hovgaard, podium wide open!
Our Hobbywing Frontwheel class saw three different winners so far this season. Xray´s Nicolas Delisè won the season opener in Apeldoorn and Frederik Hovgaard (Yokomo) took the win in Aigen, before Schumacher driver Mark Valent scored two back-to-back victories in Luxembourg and Daun to take over the championship lead.
Valent is now five (5) points ahead of Hovgaard, but the job is not done yet. As Valent has only raced three times this season, he has already taken his throw-out result and cannot take the season finale the easy way. Frederik Hovgaard will do his very best to deliver a great fight until the end and behind them we have a stacked field of racers fighting for the podium including Jacques Libar, Dominik Reile, Gergö Valent, and Phil Langner.
The FWD class is again the biggest with 84 entries and everybody is expecting a nice race at Arena Nova. Let`s find out who will be on top of the overall championship on Sunday!
Battle for podium positions at Arena Nova
David Ehrbar (Xray) will come to Arena Nova to collect his championship trophy on Sunday. Ehrbar sealed the deal at the last race in Daun where he took his third win of the season – a well deserved champion. Behind him, the remaining spots on the 40+ Masters podium are wide open.
Awesomatix driver Michel Zierold is sitting second now and is two points ahead of US racer Eric Anderson, and René Kölbel from Austria. They all have a good shot to become vice-champion and we will follow them throughout the whole weekend to find out who can take the maximum out of it. The 1up Racing 40+ Masters class is always thrilling to watch as there are so many experienced and fast drivers going for it. Who will step onto the podium of the overall season? We will find out about it next weekend at Arena Nova!
P4 wanted – Kriz on the road to the title
In the Orca 21.5 Stock class it is championship leader Jaroslav Kriz (Xray) from Slovakia who has the best shot for the ETS title. If he will finish fourth overall at Arena Nova, he will have a total of 1204 points which nobody will be able to beat. Kristian Jensen is ranked second overall now, and his best possible overall points score can become 1203 points if he will TQ and win the event. If he delivers this result, he will only take the championship trophy when Kriz will only finish 6th or lower.
So, for Kriz the mission is clear – P4 or better to win his first ETS championship title. The mission for Jensen: Win the race from TQ and hope for Kriz to finish 6th or worse at Arena Nova. Game on in the Orca 21-5 Stock class!
Who will take third overall behind champion Ehrbar and Stiebler
The Matrix Formula class has been decided – Xray`s David Ehrbar is our champion, beating our outgoing champion Andreas Stiebler (Schumacher) in an exciting season of top-class formula racing. These two positions on the overall season podium are already taken and only third overall is up for grabs.
Many drivers behind them have a good chance for the remaining spot on the podium. These drivers are Luka Jovicic (Xray), Michal Wojcik (Xray), Renè Kölbel (Xray), and Thomas Stenger (Xray). We are hoping for another great race and we are sure the Formula drivers will provide us a great show at Arena Nova!
the final race of ETS Season #17 2024/25 is waiting for you and Arena Nova will welcome all of us again together with the 1. MRC Wiener Neustadt!
Today we like to inform you about our plans for Friday evening in Austria.
Last year`s driver`s dinner was a huge success, and we are more than happy to have it again this year. As always, the hosting club needs to get kind of an overview about who wants to pre-order which meal.
Every driver who will participate in the race will get the dinner for a special price of only 10€ thanks to the huge support from Yukijiro Umino, a former ETS race mechanic, which we are very thankful for. For everybody else (mechanics and accompanying persons) the dinner price is at 20€ per person and the following meals can be selected:
1) Golden brown and crispy roast suckling pig with bread stuffing, coleslaw and gravy
2) Homemade potato and vegetable strudel with yoghurt and chive sauce
In addition to the dinner, we will honor all ETS frequent drivers with a special prize to say “thank you” for supporting the season so much!
Please let us know by March 09 what you would like to eat for dinner.
Please enter all persons (drivers, mechanics or accompanying persons) in the online form what they would like to eat at the ETS Drivers Dinner. The information is also automatically the registration for the dinner.
After one person has entered, you just have to click on [Submit another response] and you can enter another person.
We will prepare a nice evening for all of us!
See you soon at Arena Nova!
Your ETS Crew
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Liebe ETS Familie,
das letzte Rennen der ETS-Saison #17 2024/25 steht vor der Tür und die wunderbare Arena Nova wird uns alle zusammen mit dem 1. MRC Wiener Neustadt erneut begrüßen!
Heute möchten wir euch über unsere Pläne für den Freitagabend in Österreich informieren.
Es wird ein gemeinsames Abendessen geben und der gastgebende Club muss sich einen Überblick verschaffen, wer welches Essen vorbestellen möchte.
Jeder Fahrer, der am Rennen teilnimmt, bekommt das Essen zum Sonderpreis von 10€, dank der großen Unterstützung von Yukijiro Umino (ehemaliger ETS-Rennmechaniker), für die wir sehr dankbar sind. Für alle anderen (Mechaniker und Begleitpersonen) beträgt der Preis für das Abendessen 20€ pro Person und es stehen folgende Gerichte zur Auswahl:
1) Goldbraun und knusprig gebratenes Spanferkel mit Semmelfülle, Krautsalat und Bratensaft
2) Hausgemachter Kartoffel-Gemüsestrudel mit Joghurt Schnittlauch Sauce und Beilagensalat
Zusätzlich zum Abendessen werden wir alle ETS Vielfahrer (4 oder 5 Rennen) mit einem Preis ehren, um uns für die Treue und Unterstützung während der ganzen Saison zu bedanken!
Bitte teilt uns bis zum 09. März mit, was ihr zu Abend essen möchtet.
Alle Personen (Fahrer, Mechaniker oder Begleitpersonen) bitte im Online-Formular eintragen, was diese beim ETS Drivers Dinner essen wollen. Die Information ist quasi auch automatisch die Anmeldung für das Dinner.
