Lee Martin will use Nosram Batteries from now on. Nosram announced him joining the team today with the following statement:
Thrilled to announce that Lee Martin joins Team Nosram and will use NOSRAM batteries in all his Schumacher R/C Racing and Nemo Racing Agama Racing rides!! IFMAR Vice World Champion and mulitple EFRA European Champion Lee Martin brings a wealth of experience to the team and will not only race Nosram batteries but will assist in product development. A very warm welcome to Team NOSRAM Lee! We are really looking forward to the bright future together!
The season finale of ETS Season #15 and 2022/23 is done and dusted, and today we like to present you the overall top 10 of each class again to homour their great results diring the complete season. It takes a lot of work and passion to finish in the top 10 of an ETS category at the end of the season.
Matrix Modified
Völker claims a record eight (!) ETS Modified title
Overall Season results (Car|Elecronics): Champion Ronald Völker (DE) Mugen Seiki|LRP 2. Marc Rheinard (DE) Awesomatix|Orca 3. Christopher Krapp (DE) Yokomo|Racing Performer 4. Yannic Prümper (DE) Yokomo|Orca 5. Lucas Urbain (DE) Yokomo|Orca 6. Marco Kaufmann (DE) Xray 7. Michele Manzo (CH) Awesomatix|Hobbywing 8. Eric Dankel (DE) Mugen Seiki|Hobbywing 9. Oliver Havranek (SK) Xray|Hobbywing 10. Robert Pietsch (DE) Mugen Seiki|LRP
Awesomatix Pro Stock
Third ProStock title for Lauter and Awesomatix
Overall Season results (Car|Battery): Champion Simon Lauter (DE) Awesomatix|LRP 2. Max Mächler (DE) Awesomatix|Sunpadow 3. Olivier Bultynck (BE) Awesomatix|LRP 4. Tim Benson (DE) Awesomatix|Ruddog 5. Luks Ellerbrock (DE) Awesomatix|LRP 6. Frederik Mikkelsen (DK) Awesomatix|LRP 7. Sören Sparbier (DE) Mugen Seiki|LRP 8. Alex Kunkler (FR) Iris|Ruddog 9. Enrico Jung (DE) Yokomo|Gens Ace 10. Adam Izsay (HU) Xray|Nosram
Hobbywing Frontwheel
Title defence successful as Schulz did it again
Overall Season results (Car|Battery) Champion Stefan Schulz (DE) Xray|Gens Ace 2. Steven Olsen (DE) Awesomatix|LRP 3. Sören Sparbier (DE) Mugen Seiki|LRP 4. Roman Borschel (DE) Awesomatix|LRP 5. Kevin Sparbier (DE) Mugen Seiki|LRP 6. Max Weffers (DE) Mugen Seiki|Orion 7. Jacques Libar (LU) Xray|Nosram 8. Nicolas Delisé (BE) Mugen Seiki|Gens Ace 9. Ulrich Dinger (DE) Awesomatix|Sunpadow 10. Caspar Morgen (DK) Xray|Gens Ace
Orca 17.5 Stock
Reile wins his first title ahead of Donath and Schmid after thrilling season
Overall Season results (Car|Battery) Champion Dominik Reile (DE) Awesomatix|LRP 2. Jasmin Donath (DE) Awesomatix|Gens Ace 3. Kevin Schmid (DE) Awesomatix|Orca 4. Roman Borschel (DE) Awesomatix|Sunpadow 5. Daniel Pöhlmann (DE) Awesomatix|Gens Ace 6. Joshua Winkler (DE) Awesomatix|Gens Ace 7. Tristan Bergheim (DE) Awesomatix|Orca 8. Niclas Storm (DE) Mugen Seik|LRP 9. Michael Koos (SK) Awesomatix|Intellect 10. Elena Fuchs (DE) Awesomatix|Gens Ace
ToniSport 40+ Masters
“Stanko” is the Master of 40+ racing at the ETS
Overall Season results ( Car|Battery) Champion Manuel Stankowitz (DE) Awesomatix|Orca 2. Toni Mateo (DE) Awesomatix|Nosram 3. Michel Zierold (DE) Awesomatix|Gens Ace 4. Ulrich Dinger (DE) Yokomo/Orca 5. Mirco Thalheimer (DE) Xray|Nosram 6. Torsten Baggendorf (DE) Awesomatix|LRP 7. Thomas Oehler (DE) Mugen Seiki|LRP 8. Werner Schmitzer (AT) Yokomo|LRP 9. Ronald Arts (NL) Awesomatix|Gens Ace 10. Caspar Morgen (DK) Xray|Gens Ace
Scorpion Formula
Stiebler becomes the second Austrian Formula champion after Weber won the title in 2012
Overall Season results: Champion Andreas Stiebler (AT) Schumacher|Sunpadow 2. René Kölbel (AT) Xray|LRP 3. Gergö Valent (DE) Xray|LRP 4. Herbert Weber (AT) Xray|LRP 5. Luka Jovicic (LU) Xray|Orca 6. Michal Wojcik (PL)Xray|Ruddog 7. Alexander Bremer (DE) Schumacher|Nosram 8. Robert Kampehl (DE) Exotek|Orca 9. Patrick Sadrinna (DE) 10. Chris Grenz (DE) Xray|Nosram
Awesomatix factory driver Marc Rheinard won the “Road Cup Champion” title at the Snowbirds Nationals race in Orlando, Florida (USA). The trophy was given to the best driver after combining the 1:12 modified and touring car modified race results. Rheinard took the win in the single A-Main of the 1:12 scale modified class from the TQ spot in front of Xray´s Alexander Hagberg and Awesomatix racer Donny Lia.
In the modifed touring car class, Rheinard took a very close second place in the single A-Main behind Xray`s race winner Bruno Coelho. Behind Coelho and Rheinard, Alexander Hagberg finished third on the podium.
The combined results of both races handed the Road Cup Champion trophy to Marc Rheinard and the Awesomatix team – congratulations!
Ratheisky second in Super Stock touring car
Jan Ratheisky (Xray) finished second in the very competitive Super Stock touring car class behind race winner Eric Anderson, and in front of Mike Gee. Max Mächler (Awesomatix) made the A-Main as well and finished fifth overall in Super Stock Touring (17.5T) and sixth overall in Stock Touring (21.5T).
Schulz wins USGT class in Orlando
Reigning ETS FWD champion Stefan Schulz took the win in the very famous USGT class. Schulz was able to repeat the great result from his last visit at the Snowbirds Nationals and drove to the win in front of Cory Craig and Martin Lecuyer.
Enjoy a quick review from our amazing season finale in Daun. Hanno van den Boogaard produced some nice video content during the ETS. Enjoy some impressions and let us take you back to the action and experiences from one of the most famous locations of the Euro Touring Series!
Italian bodyshellmanufacturer Bittydesign has released a new 1:10 scale FWD bodyshell a couple of days ago. Important: The CA45 will be the body of choice from Bittydesign for the new ETS Season #16 2023/24.
Read the full Bittydesign Announcement here:
This project was born from the 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝘂𝗺𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗙𝗪𝗗 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 but with different aerodynamic solutions in order to obtain the 𝗺𝗮𝘅𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗺 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 for this category. The design phase took several months, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗯𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗮 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗮𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 while remaining faithful to the original shapes. If the main intent was that of performance alone at the expense of aesthetics, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸, with TCR-style widened wheel arches and a harmony of shapes and proportions that make the CA45 both beautiful for pleasure of the eye is remarkably fast. Thanks to the aerodynamics fine-tuned to obtain excellent entry and smoothness when cornering, you will immediately feel a very positive driving feeling that will allow you to push the pace and maintain it for the entire 5 minutes. 𝗖𝗔𝟰𝟱 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗹𝘆.
After everybody has returned home after ETS RD6, we once again a lot of social media postings with many positive words and comments around the event. The four days at the Sporthotel Grafenwald had been amazing, very demanding, and also a great show of world class RC racing. Now, we are looking back onto the event and the “5 Things” we have learned from ETS RD6 in Daun.
1) Schumacher can not only win at Offroad races
Schumacher is one of the most iconic brands in RC racing. Being along in the industry since 1980, the company has won many international titles, national championships, and other big events. Michal Orlowski is their top driver right now and won multiple European championships and EOS titles in the last years. But one thing never happened until now: A win in the Modified class at the ETS. Michal Orlowski was in the A-Main many times and scored podium finishes as well, but ons single victory has so far eluded him.
As the Schumacher team never stopped working hard on their touring car programme, the time had finally come at the ETS season finale in Daun. Michal Orlowski was on fire and took the TQ and win in front of the ETS most successful driver Ronald Völker, and multiple IFMAR world champion Marc Rheinard. A great result for the British manufacturer and the team around Andy Murray. The crowd was cheering as Orlowski crossed the line in A3 on Sunday afternoon and Michal was celebrating with his father, Andy Murray, Mattia Collina, and almost everybody came to congratulate him for this epic race victory. Let`s see if Schumacher can carry the great pace over into the new ETS season!
2) The TQ is a 89% chance to win the race
A mystery we have watched during the entire season. In Daun, ALL race winners started from first on the grid into the triple A-Mains. The pole position is very important at the ETS, as we saw 89% of drivers taking their wins from the TQ spot during the complete season. But what does this mean? Is the competition not strong enough? For sure, this is not the fact! The competition at the ETS is at it`s highest level and drivers are just not making many mistakes when driving on track. Especially the top A-Main drivers are in a world of their own and it seems like a “classic overtake” has gotten very rare.
In only 4 out of 36 decisions, the TQ was not winning the race in the end. In the Orca 17.5 Stock class it was once Dominik Reile who got beaten by Kevin Schmid in Luxembourg, and Jasmin Donath was able to win in Andernach as pole sitter Alvaro Fernandez was not able to convert his TQ into a race win. In the Scorpion Formula class, it was René Kölbel who won the race in Hann. Münden from second on the grid in front of TQ Andreas Stiebler. And in the Matrix Modified class it was Yannic Prümper who found his way around TQ Ronald Völker at the season opener in Apeldoorn. All other races had been won by the top qualifier (TQ). Will this trend continue in the next season, or will we see more action on the front row of the grid again?
3) Awesomatix A800R already on the winning way
The new Awesomatix A800R was in use at the ETS season finale by a hand full of factory drivers. The car is not available for the market yet, but the request is already huge as the car features a lot of new things. The performance is also looking very strong so far. Simon Lauter took the Pro Stock win in Daun with the new A800R, with Lukas Ellerbrock also using the car to finish second on the podium – his best ETS result so far. Marc Rheinard (3rd in Modified) had a good pace as well and the team will work hard to improve the A800R even more in the future. Whenever a new car is already at the same level compared to the old one at the first big race, it is clear that there is a lot more potential to unlock in the future which looks very bright for Awesomatix.
During the ETS season finale, every racer who attended at least 5 or 6 races of the season received a special gift. It was a setup board with a personalized ETS sticker and the driver`s name on it. We like to thank everybody again for coming to so many of our races.
ToniSport was offering free cans of energy drinks, apple juice, and beer on Saturday afternoon. Every racer could pick up a free refreshment together with stickers, lighters, and pencils. A lot of drivers showed up to collect some of this stuff and it was a pleasure having a quick talk with everybody.
The “The Spirit of the Event” Award was given to a very sympathic group of racers who made their first trip to the ETS from Greece: Stam Kontouzoglou, Tasos Batas, Andreas Koutras, and Filippos Koutras. Thanks a lot for coming and we hope to see you again soon.
5) Sparbier and Mugen Seiki – a perfect fit!
Shortly before the start of the season finale in Daun, Sören Sparbier announced his departure from long term sponsor Serpent. The next announcement saw him teaming up with the Mugen Seiki team around Robert Pietsch and Ronald Völker. Sören was driving his Mugen cars for the first time in Daun and his results had been better than ever. He was able to take the pole position in the Hobbywing FWD class and after winning A1 and A2 he celebrated his first ever win at the ETS. A great drive from the young and very talented German driver from Hann. Münden. Sören was racing in the Pro Stock class as well, and after some real good qualifiers he started from fifth on the grid and was able to defend the position until the end to bring home his best Pro Stock result so far. It seems that Sören and Mugen already “clicked”, and we are looking forward to see him racing with his new team in the new season.
The ETS Season #15 2023/23 is history. We have crowned the race winners and overall champions here at the amazing season finale in Daun – and what a weekend it was. Fully packed of action, fun, and high-class RC racing. Find out what happened on Sunday, and which drivers are bringing home the big trophies!
[the_ad_group id=”144″]
Matrix Modified
Völker is ETS champion while Orlowski takes first Modified win for Schumacher
A2 – The second A-Main of the Matrix Modified class saw Schumacher factory driver Michal Orlowski making a big mistake in the first lap after starting from pole position. He dropped down to the end of the field and Ronald Völker was leading the race with Marc Rheinard (Awesomatix A800R) in tow. Rheinard tried everything to stay on Völker’s tail, but after he had two very small bubbles, he just had no chance to come close enough to Völker. The Mugen Seiki driver took A2 in style which brought him into an even better position to win the overall championship in A3. Behind Völker and Rheinard, it was once again Christopher Krapp (Yokomo) finishing third with a strongly recovering Michal Orlowski in fourth position. With A2 going to Völker, Rheinard was in need to win A3 from third on the grid with a faster overall runtime compared to Völker`s A2 win – more that difficult!
A3 – The deciding A-Main of the Matrix Modified class was just awesome to watch. TQ Michal Orlowski had a good start, but so had the others. Ronald Völker and Marc Rheinard followed Orlowski very closely, and Völker was putting a lot of pressure on the white Schumacher car in front of him. However, Orlowski was standing his ground and made no mistakes at all. Under tremendous applause from all spectators, Orlowski took the win at the last race of the season and Ronald Völker defended his Modified title successfully – what a race it was!
Winner B-Main: Oliver Krähemann (CH) Winner C-Main: Patrick Gassauer (DE) Winner D-Main: Rick van den Akker (NL)
Lauter wins A2 to celebrate the championship in style
A2 – Simon Lauter took another dominant win in the Awesomatix Pro Stock class. This time, Lukas Ellerbrock was able to stay in striking distance to Lauter, but as Simon didn`t show any nerves it was simply impossible for Ellerbrock to ride a serious attack on his Awesomatix teammate. With 2 wins from 2 finals, Simon Lauter brought a perfect season to an even better ending here in Daun. Congratulations again for winning the highly rewarded ETS Pro Stock title. Oliver Krähemann, Patrick Danielsen, and Tim Benson completed the top 5 in A2. For champion Lauter, it was the fifteenth (!) consecutive ETS race with a podium finish – what a great performance from Simon!
A3 – The last A-Main of the Awesomatix Pro Stock class saw Lukas Ellerbrock taking the win. Simon Lauter was not on the line anymore after he had already won the race after A2. Ellerbrock was driving perfectly on the technical track here in Daun and behind him it was the show of Danielsen and Krähemann who had a nice race for second and third. Sören Sparbier took the fourth place in the last final, right in front of Olivier Bultynck.
Winner B-Main: Robert Pietsch (DE) Winner C-Main: Jakub Rozycki (PL) Winner D-Main: Meik Niemann (DE) Winner E-Main: Andreas Bryne (NO) Winner F-Main: Dennis Krings (DE) Winner G-Main: Stam Kontouzoglou (GR) Winner H-Main: Filippos Koutras (GR)
First ETS win for Sparbier and Mugen Seiki in the fully booked FWD class while Schulz lifting the big championship trophy
A2 – What a great weekend for Sören Sparbier. Right after switching teams (from Serpent to Mugen Seiki), he was able to claim his first ETS pole position, and his first ETS ever race win – congratulations Sören Sparbier. He had another perfect race in front of Stefan Schulz, Meik Niemann, Roman Borschel, and Mark Valent to seal the deal.
A3 – The last A-Main of the Hobbywing Frontwheel class was in the hands of back-to-back champion Stefan Schulz. He won the race in front of Roman Borschel and Meik Niemann. Race winner Sören Sparbier will step onto the podium here in Daun together with Stefan Schulz and Roman Borschel at the end of an amazing season of FWD racing at the ETS. Congratulations to Sparbier and Schulz for winning the race and the overall championship!
Winner B-Main: Sebastian Meibörg (DE) Winner C-Main: Manuel Stankowitz (DE) Winner D-Main: Philip Jeisy (CH) Winner E-Main: Michal Milanowicz (PL) Winner F-Main: Reto Nauer (CH) Winner G-Main: Matthias Griese (DE) Winner H-Main: Martin Krause (DE) Winner I-Main: Krist Bultynck (BE) Winner J-Main: Mike Martinez (FR) Winner K-Main: Silvio Pietroboni (CH)
Reile is champion after an amazing battle with Donath all season long
A2 – Dominik Reile took the win in the second A-Main and celebrated his win with his friends, teammates, and with all season rival Jasmin Donath. She was one of the first drivers to congratulate Reile which showed the great sportsmanship we have between most racers at the ETS. It was a season with ups and downs for Reile, but all the pressure was gone after A2, and he is a well-deserved champion. Jasmin Donath had an amazing season as well and is one of the most improving racers of the season. Congratulations to both drivers – you did an awesome job!
A3 – Jasmin Donath won the last A-Main of the season and secured her sixth consecutive ETS podium in the Orca 17.5 Stock class. The newly crowned vice champion drove without any mistake and took the win in front of Kevin Schmid and Roman Borschel while champion Dominik Reile was watching the race from the sideline.
1. Dominik Reile (DE) Awesomatix 2. Jasmin Donath (DE) Awesomatix 3. Roman Borschel (DE) Awesomatix 4. Kevin Schmid (DE) Awesomatix 5. Henrik Heitsch (DE) ARC 6. Jan Gehrig (DE) Xray 7. Daniel Pöhlmann (DE) Awesomatix 8. Niclas Storm (DE) Mugen Seiki 9. Robin van Gog (NL) Awesomatix 10. Maximilian Weißenbach (DE) Awesomatix 11. Tristan Bergheim (DE) Awesomatix
Winner B-Main: Alexander Hupfeld (DE) Winner C-Main: Tasos Batas (DE) Winner D-Main: Martin Krause (DE) Winner E-Main: Thomas Hermann (DE)
Stankowitz is your 40+ Masters champion and Zierold joins circle of ETS race winners
A2 – The second A-Main of the ToniSport 40+ Masters class saw Michel Zierlod winning his firet ETS race. Welcome to the circle of winners Michel. He was driving fantastic and clean, and second place runner Stankowitz had no chance to challenge him for the win. But as Stankowitz knew that a second place in A2 would guarantee him the overall championship, he was not going all in, and it paid off for him in the end. Zierold celebrated his big win after the final, and a very delighted Manuel Stankowitz was slowly recognizing what he has achieved this season. He is the new ToniSport 40+ Masters champion – congratulations Manuel Stankowitz.
A3 – In the last of the triple A-Mains, Manuel Stankowitz took an unchallenged win ahead of Andreas Myrberg and Caspar Morgen. Stankowitz drove like a real champion (which he now is), and brought a fantastic season to an end. The ToniSport 40+ Masters title is his biggest achievement in RC racing, and he is a well-deserved champion. Toni Mateo had not his best weekend but will still bring the vice champion trophy to Gran Canaria.
1. Michel Zierold (DE) Awesomatix 2. Manuel Stankowitz (DE) Awesomatix 3. Ulrich Dinger (DE) Awesomatix 4. Caspar Morgen (DK) Xray 5. Andreas Myrberg (SE) Iris 6. Torsten Baggendorf (DE) Awesomatix 7. Mirco Thalheimer (DE) Xray 8. Thomas Oehler (DE) Mugen Seiki 9. Ronald Arts (NL) Awesomatix 10. Werner Schmitzer (AT) Yokomo 11. Toni Mateo (ES) Awesomatix
Winner B-Main: Sammy Pajalin (FI) Winner C-Main: Thomas Hallaschka (DE) Winner D-Main: Achim Tramm (DE) Winner E-Main: Charles David Moysan (FR) Winner F-Main: Patrick Rottl (DE)
A2 – The second Formula A-Main saw the scene of the race in the very last chicane. Stiebler was leading all race long, but Kölbel never gave up and was all over Stiebler entering the last chicane before exiting onto the main straight. The rear of Stiebler`s Schumacher car got a little loose, and Kölbel quickly found his nose in the left side of Stiebler`s rear wing which caused Stiebler`s car to flip. Kölbel continued and took the win from Stiebler. As it was a very controversial situation, the ETS race directors around Scotty Ernst reviewed it multiple times on the video and decided to handle it as a “racing incident”. This meant that the title decision got shifted all the way to the last A-Main of the season in Daun!
A3 – Andreas Stiebler and René Kölbel had to face a lot of pressure in the deciding third Formula A-Main. The whole season was on the line in a 5-minute race, and both had a great race on track. Stiebler made no bigger mistakes, and Kölbel was chasing him hard around the track at the Sporthotel Grafenwald. After five minutes, Stiebler crossed the line, and the crowd was applauding both drivers for an awesome race. After an epic season and a thrilling battle, the championship title goes to Andreas Stiebler. René Kölbel finished the season in second place and both drivers are already looking forward to race again in the new season!
TQ Andreas Stiebler (AT) Schumacher 2. René Kölbel (AT) Xray 3. Gergö Valent (HU) Xray 4. Herbert Weber (AT) Xray 5. Alexander Bremer (DE) Schumacher 6. Michal Wojcik (PL) Xray 7. Robert Kampehl (DE) Exotek 8. Luka Jovicic (LU) Xray 9. Mathias Domig (AT) 10. Chris Grenz (DE) Xray 11. Jacques Libar (LU) Libar Engineering
After another amazing Season of ETS racing is now finished. We like to thank everybody for coming and supporting our series. We are already in the planning of ETS Season #16 2023/24 and you will find all the information here on our ets.racing website. But now, it is time to relax, reflect, regroup, and come back to racing at RD1 of the new season (to be announced in the next days). See you there 😊
