The ETS has stopped in the northern part of Germany in the city of Neumünster, some 60km away from Hamburg. The carpet track for ETS RD4 is located at the former Stefan Schnoor Arena (Indoor Soccer facility) and is now called “Chuck`s Raceway”, created by a group of motivated RC racers from the region headed by our ETS racer Manuel Stankowitz. The event is following strict Covid-19 rules as everybody is vaccinated or recovered AND tested (every day) as well. That neans that nobody must wear a face mask in the huge facility which
Fresh, black ETS carpet
The track opened its doors for the first time just some weeks ago and held a TOS race there as well. The crew from Chuch`s Raceway now removed the used black ETS carpet and installed a new one for RD4 to comply with the ETS standards. The track layout is also brand new to equal the chances for everybody.
Technical Layout makes qualifying even more important
All ETS racers have face a very technical layout here in Neumünster which makes qualifying even more important. Overtaking will not be an easy task as the infield section features a lot of slow corners where a tight line is key to fast lap times. The fastest section of the entire infield is the flowing chicane in front of the rostrum where drivers can try to make a pass before the right turn! Overall, the layout was made to create thrilling action for all ETS racing classes!
Let`s go racing
We are looking forward to the racing action at this great facility and we hope that all of you will like the location of Chuck`s Raceway in Neumünster for ETS RD4.
The fourth round of ETS Season #14 2021/22 is up next and will lead us to the city of Neumünster, located in the northern part of Germany (60km from Hamburg). After three outdoor races, the fourth round will kick of the indoor season on the famous black ETS carpet. The new built track of Chuck`s Raceway awaits all racers is looking superb – a guarantee for some great days of ETS racing at the highest level!
ETS Tires – the black gold!
ETS RD4 will see at least two tire debuts! We will see drivers using the new Matrix Rubber Indoor tires for the first time in all touring car classes, and in the same moment we are excited to see the Formula cars racing on foam tires (also produced by Matrix) for the first time ever at the ETS. During testing, both tires worked really well, and we expect them to perform great here during the whole weekend!
Matrix EP 28R Rubber Carpet Tires
Offroad cracks going Onroad
We will see some big names from the world of Offroad racing attending the fourth round of the ETS in Neumünster. Schumacher top factory driver Michal Orlowski will be one of them, but as he was racing a lot of ETS races in the past years (and all three of the current season in the modified class) he is not the biggest surprise on the list of entries.
The Swedish 1:8 scale Offroad Super Star and 2016 IFMAR World Champion David Ronnefalk will attend the race and we are happy to welcome him back after he raced one ETS in February 2019 in Daun where he showed a great pace in the Modified B-main. He just announced his departure from his long term chassis sponsor Hot Bodies some weeks ago and now he has freshly signed up with Awesomatix concerning Onroad racing! We are looking forward to have him with us in this thrilling stage of his professional RC racing carreer as his future main sponsor for 1:8 scale Offroad is not decided until now.
I’m really excited to attend an ETS race again. This time will be different from my earlier showings as I come with way better prep and also with a top of the line platform. Looking forward to be a part of the Awesomatix team there and you can be sure I’m going to give it everything!
David Ronnefalk, Team Awesomatix
We are also happy to welcome the Mugen Seiki sponsored Kilic Brothers Berkan and Burak. They will make their ETS debut with Berkan racing ProStock and Burak lining up in the modified class. Both are very successfull in their 1:8 scale Nitro Buggy programmes and at the TOS in Neumünster they showed that they can also wheel a touring car. They will receive maximum support from their chief mechanic and father, Abdullah, and the rest of the Mugen Onroad team!
Let`s see how the Offroad cracks will perform on our black ETS carpet!
Many Entries for ETS RD4
The ETS crew is happy to see so many entries for the race in Neumünster. The whole team of Chuck`s Raceway has put in a lot of work and attention to detail to create a fantastic track – they really deserve this high number of entries. Everything is ready to go, and we are pretty sure that racers will like the facility in Neumünster.
But now it is time to take a closer look on the different classes, the list of entries, and what to expect from drivers and teams at ETS RD4 Season #14 2021/22 in Neumümster, GER.
Matrix Modified
Who will dominate on carpet?
It is always important for the teams to get a smooth transition from outdoor to indoor racing. The first indoor race is the chance for everybody to attack one more time during the season as some drivers favour carpet racing over asphalt. This time we will see Xray running their all new X4 touring car for the first time on carpet after they had a very strong debut in Apeldoorn. Another driver to watch will be Mugen`s Ronald Völker as he will also race on carpet for the first time (at the ETS) after his switch from Yokomo to Mugen Seiki. All these different debuts can be a great chance for Marc Rheinard, as he is used to his Awesomatix car on carpet since the race in Daun 2020 where he was fighting for the win with Völker.
Völker`s first indoor ETS for Mugen Seiki
With Mugen Seiki we have another team facing a debut at ETS RD4 in Neumünster where Ronald Völker will race his first ETS on carpet for his Japanese chassis sponsor. Völker`s sheet of ETS results for Mugen Seiki is looking excellent right now with two wins (Arena33) and a second place (Apeldoorn) to his favour. He is leading the championship ahead of Rheinard and Prümper right now and he will push hard to extend his lead to win another ETS title at the end of the season. As Völker is a real ace on carpet, we will have a special eye on him and his Mugen Seiki ride. During the last TOS race in Neumünster, which was a so called “Inofficial ETS Warmup” (on a different layout), Völker finished second behind Coelho and they raced each other very close once again. Völker then took the win only one week later at the TOS in Augsburg and with this in mind we can almost be sure to see some amazing racing at the front of the Matrix Modified class during ETS RD4 with Völker in the mix!
Can Rheinard take the win for Awesomatix?
One of the drivers with the biggest goal to win must be Marc Rheinard. With his last ETS win coming from October 2017 (!) where he won for Infinity at the season opener in Vienna, Rheinard is suffering from a long period without stepping on the top spot of the podium. But at the last indoor ETS in Daun (February 2020), he looked very strong and finished second behind Völker after some epic battles in the finals. This must give a lot of confidence to Rheinard, and we can expect him to be on fire in Neumünster. He is 7 points behind championship leader Völker, and he needs to fight back in some way now. Rheinard will lead the Awesomatix team with Lucas Urbain, Thimo Weissbauer, Michele Manzo, Tim Wahl and many more. Each and everybody of them can make the A-Main as the Awesomatix team is one of the strongest forces at the ETS. At the last TOS race, Rheinard showed a good pace and was on the same level with Bruno Coelho and Ronald Völker to finish third overall!
Big attention on the Xray X4
The Xray team has gained a lot of attention with their strong X4 debut in Apeldoorn. As it is never easy to deliver a win in the first race with a completely new car, Bruno Coelho did an amazing job in the Netherlands with his TQ and win. Alexander Hagberg was also running on a great pace – he just made one small mistake and had no kind of racing luck during the weekend. With Antoine Brunet also making the A-Main in Apeldoorn, the new Xray X4 showed his potential directly out of the factory. With the switch to carpet it will be interesting to watch the Xray team in Neumünster when they will use the X4 for the first time at an indoor ETS. As we are sure about Xray preparing well for this race, everybody likes to see on which level of pace they will compete against all the others. RD4 will also be an important race for Bruno Coelho as he (and Hagberg) missed the first two races of the season. To keep any chances alive, Bruno must deliver another strong result in northern Germany. But after he was able to win the TOS race at the same venue three weeks ago ahead of his closest rivals,Völker and Rheinard, he will travel to Neumünster with a huge boost of confidence! Coelho will see his teammate Alexander Hagberg also returning from a USA trip in a good form as Alex finished second at the US Indoor Champs in Cleveland last week!
Is Team Yokomo ready for a win?
The Yokomo team is on the move and showed some great results during all three outdoor races of the actual season. Yannic Prümper scored two podiums (3rd at RD2 & RD3) and is sitting in third position of the championship right now. His teammate Christpoher Krapp is fifth overall and showed constant performances as well. Loic Jasmin finally found his way back into the A-Main again in the Netherlands and showed the car`s potential to go fast. But somehow, the team was missing that little extra to fight for the overall victory this season. Can they find something on the car to win an indoor race? With former ETS race winners Krapp and Prümper, the quality of drivers is in the team for sure and it is only a factor of time until a big win will happen for Yokomo again. After a long abstinence from the ETS (caused by the world wide pandemic), Yokomo` s Singapore based factory driver Nicolas Lee will strengthen the forces of the team at ETS RD4 with his speed and setup knowledge!
Xray ProStock
The Awesomatix empire strikes back
After a long time without a win in the Xray ProStock class (last win from Dominic Vogl in July 2019), the Awesomatix team finally got it done again with Simon Lauter taking an epic win in Apeldoorn. Simon won the race in an impressive way after great battles with Mugen Seiki driver and TQ Tim Benson. After this win, Simon took another win at the Pegasus Masters race in Piding (Germany) where a lot of fast drivers kicked off the carpet season some weeks ago. Lauter is now 5 points behind championship leader Alexandre Duchet (Xray) and he seems to be the only shot for Awesomatix remaining in the hunt for the ProStock title. The Awesomatix touring car is always super strong on carpet and we can be sure about a strong presence of car and team in Neumünster. With Lauter, Mächler, Hofer, Donath, Bultynck and Kretschmer there is a lot of quality on the list of entries – will we see another win for the Russian brand? TAwesomatix team manager and factory driver Max Mächler was able to win the TOS race at the same venue and showed that the team will be a serious contender et ETS RD4.
Xray`s Duchet leads the championship
After winning the first two races of the season, Xray`s Alexandre Duchet finished only fifth in the Netherlands – a result that nobody expected from Duchet as he was so dominant before. But sometimes not everything went to your favour in RC racing. Something Duchet can be happy about is the fact, that his car was really fast in Apeldoorn, and he just messed it up by himself with simply having too many mistakes in his runs. But the French Xray driver will travel to Neumünster still leading the overall championship by 5 points from Lauter and by 6 points from his teammate Jan Ratheisky. Another Xray driver, Lukas Ellerbrock, is sitting fourth overall and the whole team will do everything to win the prestigious Xray ProStock title once again at the end of the season. The new X4 touring car will be in use by the team in Neumünster and after a strong debut in the Netherlands they will put some serious work into the cars setup for carpet racing as well. ALexandre Duchet finished second beghind Awesomatix driver Max Mächler at the TOS race in Neumünster at the end of November.
Benson, Jung, Lindegaard, Mikkelsen & Co.
Together with the strong line-ups of the big Xray and Awesomatix teams we will see the smaller teams and one man shows in Neumünster too. There are a lot of fast guys in the ProStock class, and it is always a hard fight for the A-Main spots. As this will not change on carpet, we are looking forward to thrilling qualifying heats and finals in Neumünster at ETS RD4.
Tim Benson (Mugen Seiki) had a fantastic race in Apeldoorn and was able to TQ the race with his MTC2. Tim is always fast, but nobody had him in mind when talking about a possible TQ there. He laid down a great qualifying and finished second overall after some epic battles with Simon Lauter. Tim is also known for being very good on carpet and therefore we are looking forward what he can extract out of his Mugen Seiki car to maintain his fifth overall position in the championship.
Yokomo`s Enrico Jung is having his best ETS season so far after switching from ARC to his new team. He made two A-Mains (Arena33) and finished second in the B-Main in Apeldoorn. He is now ninth overall in the championship and he will try his very best to carry over his great form to indoor racing. Last week he finished on a strong second place at the TOS in Augsburg behind Awesomatix Simon Lauter.
Schumacher`s Nicolai Lindegaard also made it into the A-Main two times at Arena 33 (11th and 7th) and won the B-Main at the last race in Apeldoorn. With the small amount of Schumacher cars running at the ETS, the performance of Nicolai is something to highlight for sure as he is on his own most of the time without the support of a large factory team.
Team ToniSport`s Frederik Mikkelsen is another one to watch when it comes to indoor racing. Frederik had a strong asphalt season making the A-Main at each race with his best result coming from RD3 in Apeldoorn where he finished fourth overall. He is ranked in P7 of the overall campaign right now and as we all know his race craft, Frederik will push hard to improve his position until the end of the season!
Hobbywing Frontwheel
Schulz and Olsen to battle it out on carpet
After three thrilling races on Asphalt, we are looking forward to the ongoing battle between championship leader Stefan Schulz and his closest contender Steven Olsen on the black ETS carpet. The German Xray driver (Schulz) and the Danish Awesomatix driver (Olsen) showed great racing so far and it will be interesting to see how the balance of power will be between them until the end of the season. Mischa Kroos is sitting in third position overall and he will try everything to defend this position from Henrik Heitsch (4) and Kevin Sparbier (5) who are still in striking distance for the overall P3.
Orca 17.5 Stock
Bemmerl top favorite for overall title
In the Orca 17.5 Stock class it is championship leader Thomas Bemmerl with the best chances for the overall title. With two TQ`s and wins in Andernach and a third place in Apeldoorn he is leading the rest of the field by four points with RD3 winner Dominik Reile and reigning champion Daniel Pöhlmann being hie closest followers. As the start of the indoor season is always a good chance for drivers to improve their performance or to recover from a not perfect outdoor season, we are looking forward to the racing action in the Orca 17.5 stock class which is one of the hardest and closest competitions at the ETS for all ambitioned hobby drivers.
Tonisport 40+ Masters
Who will be the “Master” on carpet
When the field of drivers will hit the track in Neumünster, the show of the 40+ Masters will go on. Until now, we saw some great races this season with three different race winners. Søren Boy Holst took RD1 at Arena33, his fellow Danish countryman Caspar Morgen won RD2 at the same venue and Dutch driver Elibert Sievers won his home race in Apeldoorn! With very constant results (P3, P1 and P7), Caspar Morgen is having the best chances for capturing the overall championship title right now. He is leading the championship by a massive amount of 7 points from Thomas Oehler in second and Mirco Thalheimer in third position. But as we have seen spectacular races with surprising results in the ToniSport 40+ Masters class this season, everything seems possible. We expect a thrilling fight for the title until the very last race of the season!
Scorpion Formula
Will the foam tires affect the ranking list?
The Scorpion Formula class will race on foam tires for the first time ever at the ETS in Neumünster. With the possibility of acquiring rubber tires for the F1 class being almost impossible, the ETS had to act from necessity and decided to bring foam tires into the Scorpion Formula class. After extensive and detailed tests, we will see these foam tires now in a race for the first time and almost everybody is very excited about it. Racing wise it will be interesting to see, if the same guys will find themselves on top of the sheets or if some other drivers will be able to benefit from the new tires to close the gap to the frontrunners. Championship leader Jan Ratheisky will aim to extend his lead in Neumünster which would bring him a step closer to the title. David Ehrbar and Renè Kölbel are sitting in second and third position overall and it seems that only David Ehrbar can challenge Ratheisky for race wins this season. Let`s see what kind of an impact the foam tires will have onto the Scorpion Formula class!
We are happy to welcome all of you for ETS RD4 Season #14 2021/22 in Neumümster!
Today we like to inform you about ETS RD6 of Season #14 2021/22. We will travel to the amazing Hudy Arena in Trenčín, Slovakia from the 24.03. – 27.03.2022 to finish another amazing ETS season in style!
One of the best RC facilities in the world
The ETS is really looking forward to returning to the famous Hudy Arena. The whole facility is simply outstanding and should be on the bucket list of every RC racer! The Hudy family hosted ETS races many times and these events had been organized perfectly all the time. If you want to see the place where all the brilliant Hudy and Xray products are coming from, you should plan to visit the city of Trenčín in Slovakia for ETS RD6.
ETS RD6 on carpet
As the Hudy Arena features an Indoor carpet track as well as an Indoor Asphalt track for onroad racing, we want to point out that we will race on our well known black ETS carpet in the Hudy Arena. The track will receive a new carpet and a fresh layout for the final race of ETS season #14 to ensure equal chances for everybody!
Covid-19 rules
We will keep you updated about the Covid-19 registrations and country regulations as soon as the event will come closer next year. We hope for a smooth situation in March 2022 to make it easy for everybody to travel to the ETS season final.
Registration
As always, we will inform you ahead of time about the opening of the registrations on MyRcm.
Uwe, Scotty and the whole ETS crew are looking forward to see you in Trenčín
After a very successful outdoor season with our new tire partner Matrix, we are now heading into the carpet season. During the outdoor season the Matrix tires showed that you can count on them as they have been very reliable and the performance on track was perfect for our format of racing!
Tire development – not an easy task
It always comes down to a lot of “on track” testing when a company develops a new tire. Everything has to be right – the compound, diameter, tire wear, the wheel, the insert and the driveability on track. This was also the same during the development of the new Matrix Indoor tire for the ETS. With almost none of the carpet tracks being available for testing during summer, the first serious testing was possible in early October.
Excessive testing with Marc Rheinard
With Matrix team driver and multiple IFMAR world champion Marc Rheinard, one of the best in the business went for testing to find out which of the produced prototype tires will perform best on track. He had XX different tires with slightly different inserts and compounds and in the end he came to the conclusion that one of those performed better than all the others during his 2 days of testing on black ETS carpet.
“The testing went really well. The tires which felt best on track will satisfy the needs of all racers as feeling, traction, balance and lifetime of the tire was very impressive. I am sure that this tire will produce some great racing on carpet tracks – especially at the ETS!”
Marc Rheinard
Dish wheels for all ETS classes
During the outdoor season, we used the great looking grey spoke rims in the ORCA 17.5 Stock class and in the ToniSport 40+ Masters class to give those cars a different scale look. During testing on carpet, we found out, that these wheels are a little weak and maybe not durable enough for the slightly harder racing action on carpet with the huge amount of traction and harder barriers. Therefore, we decided to run with the well-known, white dish wheels in all ETS touring car classes during the whole carpet indoor season!
New Matrix indoor tires are available now!
With Marc`s huge amount of experience with testing and product development, everybody can look forward to using the new Matrix Indoor tires with a thrill of anticipation.
The tires have arrived in Andernach and can be bought immediately. ToniSport receives new deliveries from Italy every week, so that supplies are available for training up to TOS and ETS. Use the stock alert function in the shop if the tires are sold out and you will immediately receive an email as soon as the stock is replenished.
Keep racing, Uwe, Scotty and the whole ETS crew!
Matrix 1/10 EP 28R Rubber Tire Pre-Glued Carpet (4)
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27,89
The Matrix 28R tire was designed for high competitive carpet racing. The 28R rubber seems to be the best compound for carpet with a long lifetime and a well-balanced characteristic. Content: 4 pre glued tires on wheels, ready to race!
Today we like to inform you that the registration for ETS RD5 of Season #14 2021/22 will open on Tuesday, 26.10.2021 at 20:00 MEZ. We are really looking forward to welcome you there for some great racing in February 2022!
ETS Crew
From dusk till DAUN
The ETS is really happy to be able to return to this nice place in the “Eifel” area, close to the world-famous Nürburgring racetrack. The Sporthotel Grafenwald hosted the ETS many times in the past and we all enjoyed the racing action and the feeling of living on an RC Car village in Daun with all the bungalows and houses on the ground of the hotel.
Early booking conditions at Sporthotel Grafenwald
As February is still far away, we like to let you know about the hotel`s early booking conditions which are valid until the 03.12.2021. Attached you can find the prices for the rooms, holiday houses and apartments. Just make sure that you book yours early to benefit from the discount.
From today we must point out that the hotel will count on the “2G rule” which means that only vaccinated or from Covid-19 recovered persons are allowed to stay in the hotel complex. When there will be any changes in the near future we will inform you as soon as possible!
Please make a note of the fact that if you wish to book with children (0-16 years), as usual the booking can be made by email to info@sporthotel-grafenwald.de. Unfortunately, this combination does not work via the system.
Registration for Daun will open on 26th of October
We will open the registration for ETS RD5 in Daun on 26th of October at 20:00 MEZ.
Link for Registration on MyRCM: Link to follow when registration is open!
Make your entry and book your accomodation on time and we will all race together in February 2022 in the Sporthotel Grafenwald in Daun!
In the Scorpion Formula class, we will see foam tires for the first time at the ETS. Since the introduction of the Formula class at the Euro Touring Series in 2012, the class is well-known, and we saw some great racing in all these years. Since the first Formula race in 2012, the Formula cars always used rubber tires from Ride or Volante at the ETS.
Foam tires the only option
With all our tire suppliers not being able to deliver rubber tires for the formula class due to raw material shortages, the ETS had not a lot of choices to find an alternative. We talked to our touring car tire supplier Matrix, and they showed their interest in producing a special “ETS Formula Foam Tire” for us immediately. As foam tires have different material requirements during production, the supply of tires will be guaranteed.
Jan Ratheisky the main test driver
The most successful Formula driver in the history of the ETS is Jan Ratheisky. He is helping us with testing the tires and we will use his feedback to develop the best possible foam tire for the ETS Formula class. Jan loves formula racing and you can count on his knowledge and his interest to get the best tire for everybody in this class.
Performance and Handling of foam tires
As everybody knows, foam tires have a different handling on track – especially on carpet. We will test the Matrix foam tires meticulous to provide you the best possible Formula experience at the ETS. We are working on this project with high pressure and our main goal is a tire which is easy to drive. The tire additive for the Formula class will stay the same – MR33 V3 on asphalt and MR44 V4 on carpet!
Tires to be available soon
We are still in the final stages of testing, but we are optimistic that the new ETS foam tires for the formula class will be available very soon – we will keep you updated!
In a period of 2 weeks, the “Chuck`s raceway” team converted the former “Stefan Schnoor Arena” indoor soccer hall into a really nice RC raceway. The team installed the famous black ETS carpet and created a flowing layout with our well-known ETS curbs. With the astro turf pit area directly behind the track, everything is compact and easy to approach. On the pictures you may have noticed, that the driver stand doesn’t feature separation walls anymore. This is caused by the applied 2G rule (vaccinated or recovered from Covid-19). The rostrum will be easy to step on and off as there are stairs on both sides. The whole facility in Neumünster looks brilliant right now and we are looking forward to ETS RD4 in December.
New 360 degree views – ETS carpet with foil and ready to rock
Practice and TOS in Neumünster
As it looks right now, there will be a TOS race in Neumünster in November. This will be a great chance to practice on the ETS carpet in race conditions and to get used to the facility and its surroundings. There will also be normal practice days on Chuck`s Raceway – more information about that to follow soon!
New ETS carpet and layout for RD4
We received some questions about the track and the carpet for the ETS race. Therefore we like to point out: There will be a completeöey NEW carpet with a NEW layout for ETS RD4 in December. The team in Neumünster will lay down the fresh carpet in the days right before the race and nobody will drive on it until the start of Thursday practice. It will be like always when we race indoors – same chances for everybody!
after a great outdoor season, where we luckily have been able to organize three ETS races for you, we are now happy to announce the date and location for ETS RD4.
ETS RD4 in Neumünster
For the next round we will travel to Neumünster, a city in the northern part of Germany (60km from Hamburg). There we will race on our well known black ETS carpet in a nice facility called “Stefan Schnoor Arena”. The whole facility was created for Indoor Soccer but is not in use anymore. Together with a group of very motivated ETS drivers around Manuel Stankowitz, we will prepare everything to enjoy another great event with all of you in December.
360 degree view – before the renovation of the hall starts
We will report regularly on the conversion of the hall into a raceway. Get a first impression with this 360 degree picture. A click on the picture opens a new tab to have the maximum experience.
Here are the most important facts for you:
Date: 09. – 12.12.2021 Location: Stefan Schnoor Arena, Fehmarnstraße 16, 24539 Neumünster, Germany Track: Black ETS carpet (new) Track size: 30 x 20m Covid-19 Rules: Only vaccinated, or from Covid-19 recovered persons are allowed to attend ETS RD4 Entries: We open MyRCM for entries on Tuesday, 05.10.2021 at 20:00 MEZ
Covid-19 Rules:
As only vaccinated and from Covid-19 recovered persons are allowed to attend this indoor race, it is not necessary to wear a face mask in the facilities anymore. We also will not have a limitation in the number of entries due to this rule.
Thursday Practice
When looking on the date, you can see that we have implemented a free practice Thursday for ETS RD4. On this day we will practice in groups to give anybody more track time and an even better ETS experience – the same as we are doing at our outdoor races. This practice Thursday is very important for us and a major part for making an indoor event like this possible. We hope for your understanding and your ongoing support!
For every driver who will not be able to practice on Thursday, there will be a space of time from 7:00 to 10:00am on Friday morning where only these drivers can practice on the track as we don`t want anybody having kind of a disadvantage when racing will start. We will talk with all these drivers and organize their practice fair and strict. Please inform us during the registration process on MyRCM if you will practice on Thursday, or if you will join us at least Friday morning!
MyRCM Driver Information
We are racing in six different classes at the ETS this season. Our Media Team is trying to cover all classes as good as possible which is not an easy task during these hectical days of racing at the ETS. As we always want to list the car and electronic brands of the drivers, we need YOUR help:
Before you sign up for RD4, please fill in or correct your data on MyRCM. Make sure that the brands of your car and other equipment are correct as we will use them for our reports from now on. We count on you guys!
In addition, the media team wants to introduce tech charts (pie charts) again. It is clear that parts are specified in the stock classes, but it may be interesting for one or the other to see how the percentage distribution of the bodies or the chassis is over the entire field of drivers.
Registration
We will open the registration on MyRCM on Tuesday, 05.10.2021 at 20:00 MEZ.
Two weeks after we all raced together at ETS RD3 in the Netherlands, our Media Team member Hanno van den Boogaard edited a short video clip from our amazing race in Apeldoorn. Enjoy some impressions and let us take you back to the action and experiences from ETS RD3.
We are looking forward for the upcoming Indoor season – stay tuned for important news coming up soon!
Video: Hanno van den Boogaard (RC Race Video) Music: Jackzon Music (Elias Ehrmann) Pictures: Bildwald and RC-Cars-Pics
RD3 in the Netherlands with superb racing all weekend long
From the 16. – 19. September 2021 the third round of ETS Season #14 2021/22 took place in the Netherlands on the ground of the AMCA Apeldoorn. After having the first two races of the season at Arena33 in Germany, it was great for the ETS circus to travel to a different country after a long time. The weather was good for most of the time, only some fog and moisture in the morning delayed the start of practice on Thursday and Friday. Everything was set for another big show of RC racing at the Euro Touring Series.
Let`s go back to Apeldoorn to review the race results and some other interesting things we noticed during ETS RD3.
Perfect job from AMCA Apeldoorn
The race was held on the amazing track of the AMCA Apeldoorn. As drivers arrived on Thursday, everything was prepared for a great weekend of racing. The club did an outstanding job during all days and the ETS wants to shout out a huge THANK YOU. It was a pleasure to work with the cub and to race on their track which for sure is one of the best for 1:10 scale racing in Europe. The team in the cafeteria was always there to care about the racers and even simple things like checking toilets and the waste cans around the track never felt into oblivion. The pit areas featured enough space to comply with the Covid rules and the permanent control at the entry of the facility also worked out very fine. The ETS is looking forward to returning to Apeldoorn next season!
Phil Richter replaced Scotty Ernst once again
With Scotty Ernst still not able to fly over from the United States, it was once again Phil Richter from Berlin who (luckily) was able to fly to the Netherlands on Friday evening. He announced the qualifying and the finals on Saturday and Sunday and he did another great job after making his ETS debut on the “mike” some weeks ago during RD2 in Andernach. Phil felt “directly on point” this time with his experiences from RD2 giving him a lot of confidence and the whole ETS crew and all drivers are thankful that he could realize this spontaneous trip to Apeldoorn to help us out. Together with timekeeper Hartmut Wenzel and Referee Franz Heinsbroek the event ran smooth and on schedule most of the time! The rest of the media team with Hanno van den Boogard (Video), Oliver Storm (IT Admin), Tom Wald (Pictures) and Patrick Beck (Text) was doing business as usual to keep the rest of the world informed about the ETS racing action in all classes!
Pullstart.TV in Apeldoorn
In cooperation with PullstartTV, the ETS brought the (normally fixated) camera system from Arena33 to Apeldoorn where Oliver Storm installed it on Thursday. This ensured a nice live streaming during the entire weekend and a lot of people watched the races from home. We would like to thank PullstartTV for this opportunity and as we heard, the AMCA Apeldoorn is now thinking about installing a permanent system as well which would be amazing for the club and for the great PullstartTV platform as well!
Pictures, pictures, pictures…
At ETS RD3 in Apeldoorn we had our actual photographer Tom Wald from “Bildwald” all around the track again. He took care about the pictures and the image gallery during the weekend and produced some awesome shots at his third ever RC Car race! Beside Tom, we saw a very famous photographer trackside – Callo Albanese! Callo is a Formula 1 photographer and travels to most of the races all around the world with the F1 circus. He came to Apeldoorn with his friends from Monaco RC and provided some amazing pictures during the weekend as well. Chris Sandner from RC-Cars-Pics was also taking a lot of great shots which he uploaded onto his facebook page after the weekend. It is amazing to have so many pictures from our events and we like to thank everybody for the work, the time and the passion they put into those!
Driver and Team performances
As we did after RD1 and RD2, we want to look onto the different racing classes as well as on drivers and team performances from RD3 in Apeldoorn. We saw a lot of interesting results, a successful car debut and two new ETS race winners in the Netherlands.
Xray with important win in the Matrix Modified class
Bruno Coelho`s Xray X4 in action!
ETS RD3 saw the return of Xray`s Bruno Coelho and Alexander Hagberg to the track after they were not able to travel (Covid restrictions) to Germany for the first two races of Season #14. With both drivers back on board, Team Xray was at full force in Apeldoorn, and they had a very important mission – winning the race! With their new announced X4 touring car platform coming onto the market in the next weeks, a lot of attention was on the team, and especially their performance on track. All we can report about the official X4 race debut is: The car looked super-fast on track! Bruno Coelho scored maximum points in qualifying and secured himself the very important TQ position. Alexander Hagberg was on the way (and the pace) to start from second place until a mistake in Q4 let him drop down to fourth on the grid for the triple A-Mains with Mugen`s Völker and Yokomo`s Prümper starting between the top Xray duo. With Antoine Brunet (7th), another Xray top gun made the A-Main showing the huge potential of their all new X4 touring car. Bruno Coelho was able to win the first two A-Mains to make it a perfect race for himself and his team. He was able to open a small gap to Völker in the opening laps of A1 and A2 which he was able to maintain until the end of each run. With Völker`s winning streak of 4 consecutive ETS race wins now broken, it will be interesting to see what Coelho and his team can do to challenge Völker for the title until the end of the season. But most important for Xray was to show, that their new X4 platform is directly on pace! Xray`s ProStock drivers Alexandre Duchet, Jan Ratheisky and Lukas Ellerbrock also used the new X4 car and while Duchet was not happy with his own driving this weekend, Lukas Ellerbrock was able to make his first ever ETS Podium while finishing third overall. Duchet seemed to have a pretty good pace over five minutes and would have been able to fight for the win, but some small mistakes here and there denied the French championship leader a better result. Jan Ratheisky also didn`t get into his perfect, and well-known rhythm in Apeldoorn but told us that his car was feeling really strong on track with the little experience they had so far. The new Xray X4 will be available to the public very soon and we are excited to see it perform on other tracks too!
Völker and the Mugen Seiki team still a hot shot
Ronald Völker`s Mugen Seiki MTC2 on track!
Matrix Modified championship leader Ronald Völker scored a strong second place with his MTC2 touring car behind race winner Bruno Coelho. Völker`s car looked strong out there – same as his driving- and he was only losing some ground to Coelho in the opening laps of the heats. Together with his team, Völker tried to improve his pace for the first laps but in the end, it was not enough to create enough pressure to Coelho this weekend. Nevertheless, it was another very strong performance from Völker and Mugen Seiki with his teammate Eric Dankel making the A-Main for a third consecutive time in a row now – Eric is in a great form with the MTC2! Mugen Seiki car Designer Robert Pietsch missed the A-Main by a very small margin this time and was not able to bump up from the B-Main. In the Xray ProStock class it was Tim Benson who was responsible for a strong Mugen Seiki outing. He was the only MTC2 in the A-Main but being the overall TQ at the end of qualifying was a huge success for Benson and the Mugen car. It was the first ever Mugen Seiki pole in the very competitive ProStock class. After showing great and very dramatic racing with Simon Lauter, Benson had to walk away with second overall, but he showed that the car is super competitive in the ProStock class too. It seems that the number of Mugen cars is further growing in the pits and the popularity of the car seems to continue. With two cars in the Orca 17.5 Stock A-Main (Maximilian Unterschütz & Max Körner) and another two in the ToniSport 40+ Masters class A-main (Manuel Stankowitz & Thomas Oehler) the overall results for Mugen Seiki at the ETS are improving as well. Let`s see what the team around their leading ace Ronald Völker will show us on carpet!
Awesomatix Simon Lauter takes epic ProStock win
Simon Lauter was the man of the weekend in Apeldoorn. He scored a very important victory for himself, and for his Awesomatix team in the ProStock class after coming short to Xray`s Duchet and Ratheisky in the last 5 ETS races. Dominic Vogl was the last Awesomatix race winner in the Xray ProStock class in July 2019 at the season final in the Hudy Arena making it a very long time for the Russian brand to finally win again! Simon Lauter started second on the grid with Max Mächler, Frederik Mikkelsen, Alex Kunkler and Martin Hofer also qualifying for the big show. Awesomatix looks like the most popular brand in the stock classes and Simon Lauter showed that the car is still able to beat every other contender on the track. Lauter had to settle for second in A1 behind Benson, but in A2 and A3 the show was going on and Lauter made a beautiful pass in the last lap of A2 to take the overall decision into the last final where he showed another amazing run to seal a well deserved (and marginal) win ahead of Tim Benson and Lukas Ellerbrock. With Elibert Sievers (ToniSport 40+ Masters) and Dominik Reile (Orca 17.5 Stock), Awesomatix took two more important victories away from the Netherlands while having the most cars in the A-Mains of these classes at the same time! In the Matrix Modified class we once again saw Marc Rheinard leading the group of Awesomatix drivers including Michele Manzo, Tim Wahl, Dominic Vogl, Marcel Geiger and others. Rheinard had a great pace in practice and just came a little short here and there in qualifying lining up fifth on the grid – a position where you normally don`t win the race. The finals were another rollercoaster ride for Rheinard as he had a third place in A1 followed by a ninth in A2 and another third in A3 which resulted in a fourth overall position for the Awesomatix driver at ETS RD3 in Apeldoorn. Especially in the second A-Main he suffered from a curious referee call after a confusing situation with Hagberg and Krapp on the track where it was not possible to only blame one driver. The situation costed him a lot of positions and maybe a better overall finish as well. The referee, Franz Heinsbroek, apologized to Rheinard after the run when he also had reviewed the situation on video – but during the race he made his decision which was not ideal for Rheinard`s result! Sometimes it is like that and the “racing luck” will come back to Marc Rheinard for sure!
Yokomo`s Prümper with another podium
Yannic Prümper finished third on the podium in Apeldoorn – the result he booked at RD2 some weeks ago as well. Yannic started from the third position after a solid qualifying and it seems that he is feeling really comfortable after his return to Yokomo with his pace improving from race to race. Christopher Krapp, a permanent guest in the modified A-Main, finished fifth overall and showed once again that he is a driver Yokomo can always rely on. French Yokomo driver Loic Jasmin could take advantage of his B-Main pole position, and after a very strong run ahead of Awesomatix driver Tim Wahl he bumped up from the B- into the A-Main. Great result for Loic as his last A-Main appearance at the ETS was in July 2019 where he finished fifth overall at the Hudy Arena. Yokomo`s ProStock driver Enrico Jung, who qualified for the A-Main two times in a row at Arena 33, had to deal with a B-main finish this time with a 12th overall behind B-Main winner Nicolai Lindegaard. Jung just missed a little bit of pace in qualifying, but he will try to come back strong for Yokomo in the next races. David Kuschnarew, who finished second at RD2 in Germany, walked away from the Netherlands with a fourth overall position in the Orca 17.5 Stock class. The Yokomo team looks very balanced, and the only thing they are missing since Ronald Völker`s departure is a big win.
Frontwheel Championship fight
The still booming Hobbywing Frontwheel drive class saw some close racing between Steven Olsen and Stefan Schulz during the first two rounds of the season at Arena33 in Germany. It was exciting to see, that these two guys were the fastest in Apeldoorn again. Schulz and Olsen had a close fight for pole position in qualifying with the better end for Schulz who gained some speed in Q3 and Q4. Mischa Kroos from Switzerland was able to win Q2 while Olsen took Q1. The finals saw Danish driver Steven Olsen fighting like a lion to set Schulz under some serious pressure. But the reigning German FWD champion Schulz had his nerves under control and brought home the win which also results in leading the overall championship right now. We can expect a fight between these two very strong drivers until the end of the season to find out who will be the champion in the Hobbywing Frontwheel drive class.
Miedema dominated the Formula class
While Max Verstappen took the win at Zandvoort a week ahead of the dutch ETS, his fellow-countryman Jitse Miedema did the same at his home race with showing strong driving against the best Formula drivers on the planet. Jitse was able to secure pole position ahead of the championship leaders Ratheisky and Ehrbar and he had everything under control in the mains with his Infinity Formula car. He was very delighted after winning his home grand prix in Apeldoorn! But as he was not in attendance at the first two races of the season, we expect the fight for the title to be continued between Jan Ratheisky and David Ehrbar.
Girl power in the A-Main
Elena Fuchs
At ETS Rd3 in the Netherlands we had some fast girls on the grid again. Jasmin Donath and Elena Fuchs started in the Orca 17.5 Stock class and Susanne Reile took once again part in the Hobbywing Frontwheel division. Patricia Wessels raced in the strong Xray ProStock class. Susanne qualified for the C-Main and finished 26th overall from 32 drivers in FWD. Patricia Wessels ended up in 36th place in ProStock and Jasmin Donath claimed the 15th position in Orca 17.5 Stock.
The girl with the best performance of the weekend was Elena Fuchs – no doubt about that. Elena showed a superb pace in qualifying and was able to book the first A-Main in her young ETS career. She was the happiest girl in the world after qualifying and everybody congratulated her for this strong achievement. In the A-Mains she raced with the best of the Orca 17.5 Stock class and finished 8th overall – congratulations for your first A-Main Elena!
New race winners at the ETS
The ETS family crowned two new race winners in Apeldoorn. For every racer, no matter what class he is running, a win at the ETS is something very special as it is still the largest stage for 1:10 scale electric onroad racing. So many drivers try to win a race, they put lots of effort, practice and time in it and it just will not happen because it is more than difficult. But at ETS RD3 in Apeldoorn we crowned two race winners who were able to climb on the top step of the podium for the first time in their ETS career. Dominik Reile finally walked away from an ETS weekend with a win in the Orca 17.5 Stock class. He had been on a strong pace all season but in Apeldoorn he nailed the perfect weekend with a TQ and win for the first time -congratulations Dominik you are now in the club of ETS race winners! Daniel Pöhlmann finished second and championship leader Thomas Bemmerl third. Elibert Sievers did the same as the local hero won his home race in the ToniSport 40+ Masters class after showing a dominant performance. He started from pole position and had to deal with some trouble in A1 only, where he only finished in ninth place. But the value of his result is even stronger to judge, as Elibert was able to recover in A2 and A3 with two easy looking wins. Toni Mateo from Gran Canaria finished second and Manuel Stankowitz third. Congratulations Elibert, you also joined the club of ETS race winners – a moment every passionate RC racer will never forget!
ETS season #14 2021/22 to be continued on carpet
With three great outdoor races in the books now, the ETS season will continue on carpet. Right now the ETS team is working behind the scenes to book locations and dates and as soon as everything is fixed we will announce the next race. We all hope that the situation with Covid-19 will stay relatively relaxed to allow us to race indoors with all of you guys. We will do everything possible to provide you the best events with maximum joy and RC racing action!
We hope you liked this small recap of our beautiful weekend in Apeldoorn, from ETS RD3 Season #14 2021/22 – see you very soon!
