The Euro Touring Series only grew and got as famous as it is nowadays , because the crew around Scotty Ernst and Uwe Rheinard always aimed for the best experience for all drivers. It is not a secret that our racing format is not super exciting to watch before we head into the finals – especially when somebody is watching without having all the knowledge about RC racing in detail. At the last race in Andernach, we made a test run to try something new at the ETS. We will discuss in the next months, if something like that should be implemented into our series for the next season!
Super Pole – a spectacle in the world of nitro onroad racing
The Super Pole is a fixed size at all major events in the world of nitro onroad racing. The TQ is set for the main final and is not running in the semi finals. A huge benefit, as semi finals are always an additional risk of not making the final because of crashes, technical problems, and bad luck. That means, even if you had qualified second, you still can lose everything in the semi finals! In the Super Pole, the drivers who have qualified from second to fifth on the grid (4 drivers) are on the line. Everybody is driving alone on the track, and gets for example 5 laps to drive. The fastest lap is counting to the decide the Super Pole winner. A lot of pressure and attention to each driver on the drivers stand – and a great show with everyody watching around the track. The winner of the Super Pole earns second on the grid behind the TQ and doesn`t need to run in the semi finals as well. That is what makes the super pole so attractice in Nitro racing!
What is our idea of a “Electric Super Pole”?
Our idea is, to do a super pole run with the top 3 or top 5 after qualifying, before the A-Main finals. But as we don`t like to change the starting grid with this super pole (like in nitro), we are thinking of an “Additional Championship Point” for the winner of the super pole. One point can be very important at the sharp end of the championship, and this kind of format could bring some more heat to every ETS event.
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How does it work?
We will do it in the same way as in Nitro. Everybody gets one warmup lap before then driving 3, or 5 fast laps on track. We will count the fastest 2 laps to make it even more important to not only nail one perfect lap. The winner of the Super Pole gets one extra point for the championship. Until now, it is only an idea, and nothing is decided yet. But we did a test run at Arena33 during ETS RD3 with the top 3 of the Awesomatix Pro Stock class after qualifying. Max Mächler (TQ), Simon Lauter (2nd), and Jan Ratheisky (3rd) had been on the line and Jan Ratheisky drove the fastest laps, winning the Super Pole test run. He would have earned the “extra point” for the championship in this case. Watch our video to see what was going on in Andernach. By the way: The drivers must do their laps in the opposite direction as racing goes – not an easy task without any practice 🙂
What do you think?
Would you like to see this format at the ETS? leave some comments below the video or below our social media posting on Facebook. Maybe you will race in the Super Pole at the ETS one day 🙂
The third round of ETS Season #15 was a huge success. With 190 entries, it was another strong turnout and the ETS crew around Uwe Rheinard and Scotty Ernst did what they are best at: Organizing great weekends of RC racing! Against the forecast, the weather was almost on point for the whole weekend. Drivers only faced a quick shower on Friday morning.
Team and driver performances
Now it is time to review the race results of the top drivers and teams at ETS Season #15 2022/23. We saw most of the top drivers form RD1 and RD2 on track with some others joining again. Let`s read what the teams and drivers achieved at Arena33 in Germany!
Matrix Modified and Awesomatix Pro Stock
Rheinard finally wins in Modified while Mächler defends Pro Stock championship lead
Awesomatix was the brand of the weekend. The team dominated all touring car classes, claimed 5 pole positions and 5 overall wins. That was the strongest, and most dominant performance we have ever seen at the ETS from one brand. Team manager Max Mächler was very proud and happy in his social media postings after the race, and who can blame him for that 😊. He was happy about still being the championship leader in the Awesomatix ProStock class, but he was even more delighted about the results of his team drivers. With six cars in the Pro Stock A-Main, and another three cars in the Matrix Modified A-Main the Awesomatix A800MMX was the car of choice for 40% of the top drivers in both A-Mains in Andernach.
Marc Rheinard found his way back to winning in the Matrix Modified class again and took maximum points for the championship which is still wide open after we saw three different winners at the first three races (Prümper, Krapp, Rheinard) of the current season. Rheinard is now sitting in second behind Krapp in the rankings (tied on points with Völker)!
A perfect momentum for Rheinard to get back into a winning rhythm, especially when we keep in mind that the IFMAR worlds in Italy is only three weeks away from us. Rheinard`s teammate Lucas Urbain also showed an amazing performance at Arena33 where he was top seed for qualifying after practice. In the end, Lucas finished sixth after not getting everything together during the race. But pace wise he was right there. Michele Manzo made the bump-up from the B-Main and was the third Awesomatix driver in the Modified A-Main.
In the ProStock class, Mächler won ahead of reigning champion and Awesomatix teammate Simon Lauter. Both showed great racing in the finals where they had been able to hold off a hard challenging Xray driver Jan Ratheisky. Alex Kunkler finished fourth overall in his last race for Awesomatix, and Olivier Bultynck (8th), Louis Kretschmer (9th), and Frederik Mikkelsen (11th) completed the top result for Awesomatix at the German ETS. Let´s see how the team will do at the next ETS in Luxembourg. Right now, it is hard to imagine that they will lose performance on the way!
Double podium in Modified, double A-Main in Pro Stock – the BD11 is on the run!
Team Yokomo was the surprise of the season so far. Nobody really expected Yannic Prümper and Christopher Krapp to win the first two races in the Netherlands and in Austria. As the Arena33 racetrack is completely different when we compare it with Apeldoorn and Aigen-Schlägl, people had been very interested to find out how the BD11 would perform at the flat, and very smooth asphalt in Andernach. And the BD11 did amazingly well again.
Yannic Prümper and Christopher Krapp had been right on pace from the start of practice, and Prümper only missed the overall TQ by a very small margin to Rheinard. Prümper and Krapp started from second and third into the finals and finished in the same order behind the race winner. They missed just a little bit this weekend, but their double podium finish was never in danger during the triple A-Mains. Enrico Jung had a strong qualifying session as well and booked 6th on the grid, which he only lost (back to P9) because of a controversial time penalty after leaving the track. Frederik Hovgaard bumped up into the A-Main and showed that he can be the desired reinforcement for Enrico Jung in the Awesomatix ProStock class. Overall, the Yokomo team made a very smart and strong impression again, and now we can be pretty sure that Krapp and Prümper will fight for the overall title until the very end of the season. The team will also travel to Italy for the IFMAR worlds in September to show the strength of the BD11 on the Gubbio track!
Völker fourth overall in Modified after average weekend while best Mugen driver finishes P15 in ProStock
Last season, the Arena33 was in the hands of Mugen Seiki`s Ronald Völker. He won the first two races of the season with his MTC2 in Andernach, and nobody was able to challenge him seriously for these wins. This time, the expectations to Mugen and Völker had been the same. All eyes had been on a fight between Rheinard and Völker, as they finished first and second at the German nationals two weeks earlier. But for some reason, Völker was not on pace for winning the race all weekend long. His car looked fine on track but just missed a little bit of corner speed in the slower sections of the track.
Völker and his mechanic Robert Pietsch tried different setups to extract more performance from their car, but in the end Völker qualified only fifth on the grid. In the finals, he was able to improve up to fourth after he made two great passes on Xray`s Marco Kaufmann who started right ahead of Völker. In the first A-Main it was a sensational and risky pass at full throttle on the main straight, and in A3 the Mugen driver overtook Kaufmann at the slowest part of the track – in the tight centre chicane. It was great to watch and Völker got some extra applause for that but in the end, he was not very satisfied with the overall outcome of the weekend.
Mugen Seiki teammate Eric Dankel qualified for the A-Main for a sixth time in a row now and scored his best ETS overall result since years with P7 overall. Eric had some amazing fights with Ratheisky, Orlowski, and Urbain in the finals and showed that he is in a great form. In the Awesomatix ProStock class, Mugen Seiki is still in need of a top driver and potential and frequent A-Main contender. No MTC2 car was in the A-Main while the best Mugen Drivers finished in the B-Main with Nicolas Delisé (15th), youngster Maximilian Unterschütz (16th), and Kevin Sparbier (17th). Let`s see if the team can improve at the next race in Luxembourg. Mugen Designer Robert Pietsch and Ronald Völker will now start to prepare for the upcoming IFMAR world championships in Italy where they want to fight for the title for sure!
Ratheisky with strong podium finish in Pro Stock but Xray far away from winning in Modified
In the Awesomatix ProStock class, Jan Ratheisky was in contention again after missing out the last couple of ETS races due to different reasons. Jan was immediately back on pace, and he won the third round of qualifying with his Xray X4. He started behind the Awesomatix duo of Lauter and Mächler, and it looked like his car had the pace to win the race as well. But as Jan was all on his own out front (Awesomatix driver Kunkler started from P4 behind him), he had no chance to win against the Awesomatix team in Andernach. But it was great to see Jan`s incredible driving skills on track and he showed that the Xray car can fight for the win. The last win for Xray happened at Arena33 last summer when Alexandre Duchet won RD1 and RD2 of the last season. Since then, we saw six races without an Xray win in the ProStock class at the ETS. A series which we never saw before from Xray in the history of the Euro Touring Series until today. Lukas Ellerbrock drove the second Xray car in the A-Main and finished sixth overall. He is a very reliable driver for Xray with constant A-Main appearances at the ETS.
In the Matrix Modified class, Marco Kaufmann was the “hot shot” for Xray at Arena33. Marco had a great qualifying and started from fourth place on the grid. He finished sixth overall after Völker passed him two times in a world class way, but Marco can be very proud of his performance all weekend long. Jan Ratheisky and Patrick Gollner made it into the big show too, and the Xray team had a solid number of three cars in the Matrix Modified A-Main. But as in ProStock – a win seems to be far away right now with Xray not sending Bruno Coelho and Alex Hagberg to the races this season. Xray, Hagberg, and Coelho are fully focused on the IFMAR world championships in Italy where they want nothing else than winning the biggest title in 1:10 scale electric touring car racing.
Orlowski is fast as soon as he picks up a radio
Schumacher factory driver Michal Orlowski was at Arena33 with his Mi8 touring car and had the assistance of engineer Andy Murray and his father on his side. Michal was very fast all weekend and was seventh after practice, seventh after qualifying, and eight overall in the Matrix Modified class. His pace sometimes was even better that the overall result, but in the end, he can be proud of himself and the Schumacher car. Being all alone at such a big race is always difficult as you must do all the setup work alone on track, but Michal is such a good driver, and he did pretty well out there. He will race at the worlds in Italy too, and it wouldn`t be a surprise to see him in the A-Main there for Schumacher.
Another ProStock A-Main for Serpent and Sparbier
The new Serpent car is not playing a big role right now in the Modified class as Serpent has no top Modified driver competing at the ETS now. But in the Awesomatix ProStock class, it was once again Sören Sparbier who drove into the A-Main with the new Serpent Medius X20`23. Sören made a big step forward in the last year and took a strong seventh place overall after only starting tenth on the grid. Let`s see if he will get some team members in the future to score even better results for Serpent!
Championship leader Olsen with a weekend to forget, while fabulous Freddy Südhoff putting on a show
In the Hobbywing Frontwheel class, we saw Steven Olsen having a “bad” weekend for his standards. The championship leader didn`t get into the groove this time at Arena33. He only qualified 10th on the grid and was able to recover a little bit in the finals finishing 7th in the end. Not the result Olsen had hoped for, but he is still on top of the board in the overall standings and can fight for the title until the end of the season. Stefan Schulz, who was so dominant at RD2 in Austria, struggled also during the weekend and walked away from Arena33 with a fifth place in his bag.
As the two top drivers of the class had some problems, it was the show of Freddy Südhoff, Sören Sparbier, Roman Borschel, and Kevin Sparbier out front. Südhoff returned to RC racing after not touching a radio for two years and he had some amazing nose to tail fights with the other guys around him. Freddy drove a perfect race with his loan Awesomatix A800FX Evo, and his beautiful body shell in the “Castrol Honda” design. Sören Sparbier was on the same pace with his Serpent car and Roman Borschel (Awesomatix) and Kevin Sparbier (Mugen Seiki) had also been able to match the lap times of Südhoff. We saw amazing fights in all A-Mains and the FWD class once again showed why so many people are loving these cars so much. There was no car or manufacturer which seemed to have a clear advantage over another, it all came down to the driver`s performance on track.
Close battles in the Master`s class as Stankowitz takes first big win of his career
The ToniSport 40+ Masters class is the very competitive racing class for drivers with the age of 40+ at the ETS. A perfect class for many very experienced and fast onroad racers. This time, it was the weekend of Manuel Stankowitz. He was very close to winning for a several times in the last 2 years, and last weekend everything came together for him. He was able to start from pole position and sealed the deal with a win in A1 and A3. His Awesomatix A800MMX performed great in combination with the new Protoform P63 body, and Stankowitz was very delighted and exhausted when he recognized that he had just won hie first ETS after the third final.
Behind Stankowitz, the Xray duo of Caspar Morgen (2nd) and Mirco Thalheimer (3rd) joined him on the podium after some good battles on track. Caspar was able to win A2 when Stankowitz crashed and had a serious shot for the win when A3 was on the line, a great result for Morgen. Mirco Thalheimer secured his second podium in a row after finishing second in Austria.
For Patrick Beck (ETS race reporter), it was the first time he raced in the Master`s class. He told us that the switch from Modified to 17.5 was not easy for him without any practice, but he was also happy with his result beside working on the computer for most of the time during the weekend. His teammates cared about his car, and he just drove – not a bad result to finish fourth. Let`s see what he can do with his Mugen Seiki MTC2 in the next races.
For championship leader Toni Mateo, it was a weekend to forget. He had some trouble in qualifying and in the finals and finished only in sixth position. He is still on top in the championship, but Stankowitz is only two points behind and will try to take over the lead until the end of the season. Car wise, we saw 7 Awesomatix A800MMX cars on the grid, mixed up by three Xray X4 (Mirco Thalheimer, Caspar Morgen, Flavio Paladin) and one Mugen Seiki MTC2 (Patrick Beck).
Kölbel still leading the championship with third place finish behind the epic battle of Stiebler and Ratheisky
In the Scorpion Formula class, Jan Ratheisky stamped some authority on the class he dominated for many years. He wasn`t racing at the last three ETS races, and other drivers like Luke Lee, René Kölbel, and Andreas Stiebler all won their first ETS races in the absence of Ratheisky. Everybody was excited about the race and the drivers didn`t disappoint the crowd around the trach and in front of the live streams. Ratheisky, Stiebler, and Kölbel qualified from first to third on the grid and we saw two outstanding Formula A-Mains between Ratheisky and Stiebler. It was the new Xray X1-23 against the Schumacher Icon2, and Andreas was pushing Jan around the track in a very impressive and respectful way. Ratheisky celebrated a well-deserved race win and Andreas Stiebler was happy because of the great show they delivered on track.
The A-Main of the Scorpion Formula class was mostly in the hands of Xray with six cars on the grid. The rest was a mix of Schumacher, Exotek, and Libar Engineering. It seems that all drivers are now dealing better and better with the foam tires which is simply great to see!
Imperfect weekend for Reile and Pöhlmann as Donath, Fernandez, and Winkler produced the show
Dominik Reile and Daniel Pöhlmann (both with Awesomatix A800MMX) are racing very close with each other at the ETS since many years – mostly for positions on the podium. At ETS RD3 in Andernach, they finished right behind each other again, but only in seventh (Reile), and eight (Pöhlmann) position. Both drivers had a weekend to forget, and we can be pretty sure about this race being one their throw out results in the championship. Reile is still leading the championship, but his margin over new second placed Jasmin Donath is at ONE point only. Daniel Pöhlmann is sitting in third place, but he is already some points behind the leading duo. Pöhlmann will need a TQ and win in one of the next races if he likes to get back into the fight for the title again.
With Reile and Pöhlmann struggling during the weekend, the show was all about TQ Alvaro Fernandez from Gran Canaria, and Jasmin Donath and Joshua Winkler from Germany. Alvaro quickly found a good rhythm on the track which has a similar layout to his home track in Telde (Gran Canaria). He was able to secure himself the pole position in qualifying, with Joshua Winkler and Jasmin Donath lining up right behind him. Alvaro Fernandez had some real bad luck in the finals. In the first leg he got a small touch from Winkler and was out of contention, in the second run he made a huge mistake all by himself and this denied him the overall win in Andernach.
The rest is history: Jasmin Donath celebrated her first ever ETS win in front of Joshua Winkler, who also drove a brilliant race. It was awesome to see these young teenagers going for it, especially Jasmin Donath`s defensive driving against Dominik Reile in A1 was worth the money 😊 Congratulations to all A-Main drivers of our Orca 17.5 Stock class – you did awesome! We saw eight (!) Awesomatix A800MMX cars in the A-Main, together with one Tamiya TRF 420X (Dominik Ruf), a Serpent Medius X20-23 (Christian Lütjen), and a Mugen Seiki MTC2 in the hands of Niclas Storm.
Next stop for the ETS is RD4 at LMCC Luxembourg
The ETS circus will meet again from 22. – 25. September 2022 at the amazing track in Luxembourg. The race will take place just one week after the IFMAR worlds in Gubbio/Italy. The Euro Touring Series would like to take the chance to wish all participants from the ETS family the best of luck and a great time at the Gubbio track. Enjoy the worlds and go for it. We will see us in Luxembourg for ETS RD4 Season #15 2022/23.
Uwe, Scotty, and the whole ETS crew!
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At ETS RD3 Season #15 2022/23, Jan Ratheisky was in attendence. Nothing special in the first moment as Jan is a well-known, and super fast racer since many, many years at the Euro Touring Series. But this time, he brought his whole family to the race for the first time – and they ALL raced with us. Jan`s wife Svantje, and the children Emely and Marlon raced together in the Hobbywing Frontwheel class, while Kai Asmer (Jan`s father) was throwing it down in the Scorpion Formula class. It was great to see Jan working hard for his family, coordinating everything with all the cars and the time schedule, and racing THREE classes himself. That was a master class from the Ratheisky Family. By the way: Jan made the A-Main in all the classes ha raced in (Modified, ProStock, and Formula). He finished 9th in Modified, 3rd in Pro Stock, and he won the Formula race to crown a perfect weekend.
During the trophy ceremony, the Ratheisky`s got awarded with the “Spirit of the Event” trophy. A whole family racing RC cars together is something we would like to see more often at our races – the Ratheisky`s showed that it can be a lot of fun! Jan was so kind to send us a detailed report about the weekend of the Ratheisky`s and we like to share it with you today:
Last weekend it finally was time for the first ETS where my whole family could take part as we luckily still had school holidays in Lower Saxony. We arrived on Saturday afternoon before the event, and we could run in and tune our cars a little bit. Since my F1 worked very well at the German nationals, I didn’t test it any further, but only installed the ETS combo. As the track was closed for ETS participants from Monday we used the time to maintain the cars. Washing ball bearings, oiling, adjusting, and replacing defective parts. And yes, a lot of things came together 😊 Since we had a total of three days before the race, we were able to spend a nice day at Phantasialand (huge amusement park), which was a nice change and surprise for my children. About the race: As expected, our training started full of stress as the training runs were quite short and we could therefore race very often. This is of course positive. For me as a driver of 3 classes and mechanic for my family of course an exhausting task. The family did well, but unfortunately some parts broke, so Stefan Schulz was kind enough to help repairing the cars of the kids or my wife. Since the pace of the F1 was still quite good, I just sauceded the tyres and charged the battery. I must mention here that my daughter helped as much as she could and always did the tire saucing 😊 From Friday on, the gap to P2 (Andreas Stiebler) became much thinner and I had to get to work on the setup. As usual, some changes worked well, others were a complete disaster. The foam rubber tyres run great. However, the setup is quite different from the rubber tyres. I think we all must learn that again! There is not much more to report from the F1 point of view. I think that Andreas and I were on the same level from Friday onwards and didn’t give each other a millimetre. It was exciting in every preliminary heat and every final. My hats off to Andreas at this point. Super driving! In the end, I was able to block him successfully in both finals and thus secure the victory. In Modified I made the A-Main and had some really cool fights on track. The same in Pro Stock where I was in the mix for the overall TQ and win, in the end I finihsed third after great racing with Simon Lauter! From the family’s point of view, the race was up and down. They enjoyed it extremely to be able to participate in the ETS and felt very welcome from the beginning. To elaborate a bit on the race… My son struggled with concentration, the course and getting through 5min without dropping out. My wife did well but as soon as the race started the mistakes started. It’s a bit different from a club run in Braunschweig 😊. But somehow you have to gain experience. Things went differently for my daughter Emely. She was very concentrated in the preliminary heat and missed the C final by only 2 places. Unfortunately, the dream of a bump up was shattered after a crash at the start. She did her best but unfortunately it was not enough. In the two other finals she was unfortunately also involved in accidents again and again. She simply doesn’t know such situations and still must learn. When others hit her car, she simply stopped to avoid hitting another car. This is a good attitude, but we will work on it😊 All in all I am very happy to have taken part in an ETS again and that my family enjoyed it as much as I did. I am happy to announce that I will be competing again in Luxembourg. Although this time without my family as the holidays are unfortunately over for my children at the end of this week. Of course, again in 3 classes as it should be 😊 Thanks to all Xray drivers for teh great atmpsphere in the pits and for welcoming my family so warmly! ALL IN OR NOTHING !!
The third round of the Euro Touring Series in Andernach (Arena33) was another amazing ETS event. At every race, there are some things to talk about afterwards, and here are the 5 things we learned from ETS RD3 at Arena33…
1) Awesomatix and Marc Rheinard finally “clicked” at the ETS
Marc Rheinard is one of the most successful RC racers of all time – no doubt about that. When the five times IFMAR world champion joined Awesomatix at the beginning of 2020 after racing for Infinity before, most people thought that Rheinard would win ETS races immediately with the Awesomatix car. At the first race in Daun he was very close, his win only got denied by Ronald Völker who was wheeling a Yokomo car back in these days. Marc had a lot of good races, was close to some overall TQ`s a several times, but somehow it didn`t happen for the Rheinard/Awesomatix combination at the Euro Touring Series. The first big win happened, when Marc took the overall victory at the famous GP3F in Longwy (France) at the end of the carpet season in March 2022. The German nationals title, just two weeks before the ETS in Andernach (on the same track) was Reinhard’s second win for Awesomatix – and his first official title for the RC brand of Russian design genius Oleg Babich.
At last weekend`s ETS at Arena33, we saw an incredibly strong driving Marc Rheinard and an also strong looking Awesomatix team. Finally, everything “clicked” and came together at one weekend of ETS racing. Marc was very happy, and it was easy to see that the win meant a lot for him afterwards. It took him 10 attempts to do it – but now he finally won an ETS race with his current A800MMX ca.r A car, which his excellent mechanic and Awesomatix tech supporter Tim Wahl prepared perfectly for the track in Andernach. Next up is the IFMAR worlds in Italy and we expect Rheinard to be “motivated like hell” when he will start his journey to Gubbio in September. Good luck Marc!
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2) Jasmin Donath is the youngest, and first female ETS race winner!
We saw a lot of emotions in the last 30 seconds of the second A-Main in the Orca 17.5 Stock class when young Jasmin Donath was leading the race. Some of her friends and teammates started to clap and cheer, while she was still some corners away from sealing the overall victory. As she crossed the line, all spectators celebrated with her, and all of her contenders came to congratulate her directly – great sportsmanship from everybody!
It was a great day for the young lady from Berlin, and she recognized afterwards that it was a piece of ETS history that had happened on this sunny day in Andernach. Jasmin Donath became the youngest ETS race winner, and the first female ETS race winner in the same moment. The whole ETS crew once again says: Congratulations Jasmin, that was EPIC! Keep up the pace and you will succeed again in the future!
3) Protoform P63 body wins two classes at ETS debut
One of the most iconic body shell manufacturers in RC it the US based company Protoform. Founded by Dale Epp in 1991, the company established itself in the world of RC racing quickly. Especially in the 1:10 and 1:12 electric classes, Protoform was “the brand to use” for many years. They won multiple world championship titles, and body shells like the Mazda Speed 6 and the LTC-R had been the choice of all top drivers for over a decade. But as the market for body shells started to change quickly in the last years, and the Protoform company got taken over by Horizon Hobby, it got a little bit too quiet around Protoform.
But now, Protoform is back with their all new P63 touring car body. A nice-looking shell that follows the actual trend of the market. It was in use at the ETS for the first time during last weekend`s race in Germany from a lot of drivers and the P63 earned TWO wins at his ETS debut – not a bad quote! Manuel Stankowitz won the ToniSport 40´Masters class with the P63, and Jasmin Donath won the Orca 17.5 Stock category with the new Protoform shell. The P63 is one more top option which the drivers can choose from the ETS list of body shells now and Protoform is right back in the game!
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4) RC driving skills do not get lost
Fabolous Freddy Südhoff attended Arena33 and wheeled an Awesomatix A800FX Evo. It was the first time he races RC cars since his retirement from our sport two years ago. We all know that Freddy was one of the fastest touring car racers on the planet (4th at the 2018 IFMAR worlds in South Africa) during his career, and everybody expected him to be fast at Arena33.
However, Freddy was a little nervous coming back to the track with zero preparation. He told us that his main goal was “just having some fun with friends”, but as soon as the racing got underway, he was back in competition mode and drove like he had never been away from RC. He adapted quickly to the slower FWD class and showed that “quality never gets lost” while he was leading the first and second A-Main under enormous pressure from Sören Sparbier, Roman Borschel, and Kevin Sparbier. Freddy, it was a pleasure to have you with us again and we hope for another “one race comeback” very soon 😊
5) Joshua Winkler – One to Watch
Jasmin Donath won the race in the Orca 17.5 Stock class, eclipsing everything else at ETS RD3. But there was another driver which was absolutely on fire – Joshua Winkler. He qualified second on the grid behind Alvaro Fernandez from Gran Canaria. Fernandez himself is a well-known racer and always in the mix for podium positions at Spanish national races. Alvaro missed some racing luck in the finals and missed the podium with P4 in the end.
The seventeen year old Joshua Winkler did amazingly well. He TQ’ed the second round of qualifying and lined his Awesomatix A800MMX up in second position on the 11 car A-Main grid. He had great races and fights with Fernandez, Donath, and Borschel and finished second overall at his second ever ETS race. Winkler made his ETS debut at RD2 in Aigen-Schlägl where he was able to draw attention to himself for the first time with a solid P6 in the A-Main. We are sure that we will see more from Joshua in the future and therefore we awarded him with the “One to Watch” trophy at Area33. Joshua, we are looking forward to your next performance at the Euro Touring Series!
Pictures: RC-Cars-Pics (Chris Sandner) ETS (Bildwald) Manuel Stankowitz
The dust has settled, and ETS RD3 is in the books! After everybody left Arena33 in Andernach, our media team was still about to catch some statements from the top drovers of all classes which we saw winning big. Between packing, traveling,, driving, flying, or going to work on monday morning, we got some response from most of the drivers we contacted. Here are their thoughts about ETS RD3 Season #15 2022/23 at Arena33 in Andernach, GER.
Marc Rheinard – winner of the Matrix Modified class in Andernach
The weekend was just what we hoped for after the German nationals where we also won the race. We had a lot of confidence from the beginning on because our cars worked pretty well. Not only my car – all of our cars were fighting for top spots in all of the ETS touring car classes. All pole positions got taken by our team and we won ALL the classes too – I am super proud of everybody as that was just outstanding. The whole event was well organized, and luckily the weather was with us too. My own race went just perfect in the finals where I took the win in A1 and A2. This win gives me a lot of confidence for the next weeks, especially in preparation for the IFMAR worlds in Italy. My whole electronic package with the Orca power and PowerHD steering was on point and I couldn`t ask for more. With three different winners in the Modified class this season, the championship is still wide open and is as thrilling as it wasn’t for some years. Now it is time to relax as I will not drive anymore before the worlds. My team will get my cars ready, and I will fully focus to be there when the first practice will start on the Gubbio track in Italy. See you at the IFMAR worlds!
Marc Rheinard (DE) Awesomatix/Orca
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Yannic Prümper – second placed driver in the Matrix Modified class at Arena33
Overall, I am satisfied with the final result. But at the same time, I am a bit disappointed because I missed the TQ by only 0.15 seconds due to small driving mistakes. Unfortunately, I have to say that my driving was not at its best in Qualifying! The performance of our BD11 was again very strong here in Andernach. That was very important for us to see, as the two previous ETS circuits in Apeldoorn and Aigen were very different. Looking ahead to the IFMAR worlds in Gubbio (Italy), I am also very optimistic and I hope that we, as Team Yokomo, can be very competitive there as well.
Yannic Prümper (DE) Yokomo/Dash
Max Mächler – winner of the Awesomatix ProStock class at the German ETS
All in all a perfect weekend for Awesomatix and myself! Once again a great organised event with great action on the track. Very emotional weekend for me as Team Manager of Awesomatix, as its the first time we ever saw our car on top in ALL touring car classes! This means a lot to me and also to Oleg and whole Awesomatix company. In this way we also wanna thank the ETS Orga to give racers and brands a great platform to compete with each other at the highest level. See you all soon again in Luxemburg!
Max Mächler (DE) Awesomatix/Sunpadow
Freddy Südhoff – winner of the Hobbywing Frontwheel class in Andernach
What a weekend it was! After not having a radio for more than 2 years in hands it felt nice to be back on track, meeting all racing friends again. Max contacted me some weeks ago and asked if I want to join a race. I have chosen the FWD class as I really like the spirit and look of the cars. Timm Ohlef was so nice to do a phenomenal paint job and I was rocking the Castrol Toyota Corolla, including side mirrors 🙂 I was not sure about my pace as I knew how competitive and tricky this class is but the car was running great from the beginning and with the help of some FWD experts I could improve run by run. I really enjoyed the close racing with both Sparbier brothers, Roman and Stefan! Crazy how close and fair racing can be done with these cars, winning both first A Mains with less then a tenth advantage! Thanks for this beautiful weekend. Until then, Freddy!
Freddy Südhoff (DE) Awesomatix/Sunpadow
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Manuel Stankowitz – winner of the ToniSport 40+ Masters class at ETS RD3
My car was running well from the start and I drove with the new Protoform P63 body which felt great in practice. As I didn’t have a good feeling about the weather forecast for Saturday, I already used both new sets of tyres in Q1 and Q2 on Friday evening to get good results. With a bit of luck, I was on pole position at the end of the heats. A good starting position, but only half the battle. I haven’t shaken as much as I did in the first final heat for a long time….but I managed to win it. In the second A-Main I was even more nervous and unfortunately made a “stupid” mistake. Caspar was able to win this run. In the third final, I focused absolutely, and it actually worked – I won the heat and the overall race, unbelievable!!! No kidding, winning the first A final already felt good, but to walk off the driver’s stand as the overall winner in the end is something unbelievably awesome. Thanks to everyone who supported me – especially Tim Benson, who I’ve learned so much from over the years!
Manuel Stankowitz (DE) Awesomatix/Orca
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Jasmin Donath – winner of the Orca 17.5 Stock class at Arena33
On Sunday after the victory, I was very happy and also upset. Everyone was happy with me. I was very happy, especially when Scotty said, that I was the youngest winner and also the first girl / woman winner at the ETS. Through all the photos at the end of the ETS and congratulations and conversations you slowly realised what had happened a few hours ago. At home, I had to explain everything in more detail and show photos to my parents, who unfortunately couldn’t come along. But even on Monday morning, which was also the new start of the school year, I noticed that I was still so excited inside. Even on the second day afterwards, I think about it a lot and enjoy all the pictures and videos that are now on the web. I found the whole weekend very successful. The course was great. The catering was great. The event was great. I would like to thank my fellow competitors who all rode fairly and had fun together with great racing action and I hope that we will meet like this on the track a few more times. I hope that we can share many more of these moments of joy with our amazing hobby.
Jasmin Donath (DE) Awesomatix/GensAce
We sat on the couch in front of the livestream all weekend and watched every run with great anticipation. It was so exciting to sit at home and wonder what the atmosphere must have been like on site. We were very excited at each of Jasmin’s races. There were tears of joy at the finals, and even more so when she crossed the finish line in A2. It was just mega great and we were as happy as little children. The first really important big race won under these conditions! Simply great! She told us at home who all helped her, I was touched, there are so many people who helped her beforehand. Many THANKS !
Parents of Jasmin Donath
Jan Ratheisky – winer of the Scorpion Formula class in Andernach
I think that from Friday at the latest, Andreas and I were completely on a par and didn’t give each other a millimetre. Everyqualifying heat and every final was extremely exciting. My hats off to Andreas at this point. He drove superb! In the end, I was able to block him in the first two finals to secure the overall victory.The foam rubber tyres run great. However, the setup is quite different from the rubber tyres. I think there is still a lot to learn in the future.
ETS RD3 is in the books. We had a fantastic weekend of racing here in Andernach, and we like to thank everybody for coming and supporting the Euro Touring Series. The deciding A-Mains took place on Sunday morning, and everybody was excited to find out who will walk away from Arena33 with a victory.
Matrix Modified
Mission completed as Rheinard wins first ETS for Awesomatix at Arena33
A2 – Marc Rheinard found his way back to the road of success at the ETS as he took the second A-Main from start to finish with his Awesomatix A800MMX. Marc had a perfect start, and nobody was able to challenge him during the entire run. The Yokomo duo of Yannic Prümper and Christopher Krapp was driving in second and third position and had a lonely team race behind Rheinard for most of the time. Yannic was able to close up to Marc in the last minute of the race, but he never got close enough to force Rheinard into a mistake. Behind the leaders, Lucas Urbain improved from sixth on the grid to fourth place and Marco Kaufmann crossed the line in fifth position at the end. A great weekend for Marc Rheinard and the Awesomatix team as they finally won a race together at the Euro Touring Series.
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A3 – The last A-Main was in the hands of the Yokomo drivers Yannic Prümper and Christopher Krapp. Race winner Marc Rheinard (Awesomatix) watched the show from the side line, as the Yokomo guys brought the field around the first corner. Yannic and Christopher had a similar pace, and nothing happened on the front until Yannic Prümper took the win to seal the second overall spot on the podium in front of his teammate Christopher Krapp. Further back in the field, Mugen Seiki`s Ronald Völker passed Marco Kaufmann`s Xray in lap number 4 at the entry of the chicane and tried to follow the leading Yokomo cars in front of him. But Ronald was not able to come closer and focused on defending his third place against Orlowski and Kaufmann until the finish line.
In the end, Marc Rheinard took a well-deserved win here at Arena 33 in front of the strong Yokomo duo of Prümper and Krapp. Mugen Seiki`s Ronald Völker finished fourth, and Awesomatix Lucas Urbain in fifth place.
Asked about his victory, Marc Rheinard said:
Looking back, it was a perfect weekend from start to finish. My Orca powered Awesomatix was on point just from the beginning and the whole team did a great job. I am happy to be back on pace right now and the last two wins (German Nationals and ETS) are giving me a lot of confidence for the upcoming IFMAR world championships in Italy. Once again, I like to thank the whole team and especially Tim Wahl for working on my car!
Marc Rheinard (DE), Awesomatix/Orca
Here are the overall results of the Matrix Modified class togehter with the Equipment the drivers used at Arena33!
Winner B-Main: Oliver Havranek (SK) Xray Winner C-Main: Christian Schlösser (DE)
Awesomatix playing the perfect team game as Mächler wins German ETS
A2 – The second A-Main of the Awesomatix ProStock class saw Max Mächler and Simon Lauter playing the perfect team game as they showed a great teamwork to hold off the very fast looking Jan Ratheisky again. Max started from pole position, and Simon was running in second place while Ratheisky tried everything he could to find a way around Lauter. The top three were running in a gap of only 0.5 seconds for most of the race, and it was great to watch for everybody. Jan tried a move on Simon`s Awesomatix A800MMX in the last minute of the race, there was a small contact, but both continued without any position change on track. This small bubble handed a little breathing room to Mächler, and he was able to win A2 and the overall race after a brilliant drive at Arena33. Another impressive win for Awesomatix in the ProStock class at the Euro Touring Series!
A3 – With overall race winner Max Mächler not lining up for A3, it was the show of Simon Lauter and Jan Ratheisky who had to battle it out for second overall in the last final of the Awesomatix ProStock class. Simon got off the line perfectly with his Awesomatix A800MMX, and Jan Ratheisky was following him very close for the entire race. Jan`s car looked very quick but Simon didn`t offer any chances for a pass to Ratheisky. Alex Kunkler, Enrico Jung, and Lukas Ellerbrock completed the top 5 in the last ProStock A-Main.
Awesomatix Pro Stock winner Max Mächler talked to our media team after the race:
After the race, I needed about 20 minutes to come down as I was very emotional. I came here and didn`t expect to have a shot for the win but in the end, it worked out. The whole team worked together so closely again, and I am so proud of everybody. It is my pleasure to work with these guys! I also want to highlight Marc Rheinard`s win in the Modified class, which was very important for our Awesomatix brand, especially with the IFMAR worlds in Gubbio coming up in September. Thanks to the ETS crew for another great event – see you soon!
Max Mächler (DE), Awesomatix/Sunpadow
Here are the overall results of the Awesomatix Pro Stock class together with the equipment the drivers used at Arena33!
Amazing FWD racing with Südhoff taking the overall victory
A2 – The first A-Main in the Hobbywing Frontwheel class was a highlight on Saturday afternoon – and the second leg didn`t disappoint the spectators here on Sunday morning at Arena33. Freddy Südhoff took another win to seal the overall win, but it was a lot of work for him. Südhoff had his rear-view mirror full of Sören Sparbier (Serpent), Roman Borschel (Awesomatix), and Kevin Sparbier (Mugen Seiki) during the entire run – no mistake was allowed. In the end, Freddy Südhoff took a hard-fought win in the Hobbywing Frontwheel class and was really happy to race so close with the other guys on track. Behind Südhoff, Sparbier, Borschel, and Sparbier, it was Stefan Schulz (Xray) who completed the top 5 in the second FWD final.
A3 – In the third A-Main of the FWD class we saw another fascinating battle. Sören Sparbier and Roman Borschel had an excellent fight for the win, with the better ending for Sören Sparbier. His brother Kevin finished third in this last A-Main, right ahead of Nicolas Delisé and Max Weffers. The overall result then saw Sören Sparbier and Roman Borschel stepping onto the podium in second and third behind race winner Freddy Südhoff.
Here are the overall results of the Hobbywing Frontwheel class together with the equipment the drivers used at Arena33!
Winner B-Main: Ulrich Dinger (DE) Awesomatix Winner C-Main: Martijn van der Heijden (NL) Winner D-Main: Markus Ernst (DE) Mugen Seiki Winner E-Main: Peter Winton (GB) Destiny
Dreams come true as Donath wins her first ever ETS race
A2 – Yesterday’s first A-Main was just perfect for Jasmin Donath as she was able to benefit from the crash between Winkler and Fernandez right in front of her. This morning, Jasmin was able to win A2 as well as she found her way by Joshua Winkler. Pole sitter Alvaro Fernandez made a mistake in lap 8 while he was leading the race and was out of the battle for the win afterwards. In the front, Jasmin Donath drove another perfect race and celebrated her first ever ETS victory here at Arena33 in Andernach – what an amazing result for her!
A3 – After Jasmin Donath celebrated her fantastic win at the end of A2, the podium was up for grabs in the third A-Main of the Orca 17.5 Stock class. Pole sitter Alvaro Fernandez, who had two very unlucky finals before, drove to the win in A3 but that was only good enough to claim fourth position overall in the end. Joshua Winkler and Dominik Ruf finished second and third in the last final, but the podium positions got taken by Jasmin Donath, Joshua Winkler, and Roman Borschel.
ETS reporter Patrick Beck had a quick chat with Jasmin after her great win in A2:
In the last lap I got super nervous when I realized that I really can win the overall race. After crossing the finish line, the emotions went crazy, and I was just so happy. Everybody was congratulating me on the drivers stand and I felt like on cloud number 7 😊 I like to say big thanks to Max Mächler for helping me so much with my car, and to Manuel Stankowitz for all his support. It is a dream that came true today and I still can`t believe it!
Jasmin Donath (DE), Awesomatix
Here are the overall results of the Orca 17.5 Stock class together with the equipment the drivers used at Arena33!
Stankowitz seals overall victory in the Masters class in the last final
A2 – Xray driver Caspar Morgen took the win in the second ToniSport 40+ Masters A-Main here at Arena33. He was taking full advantage of some serious driving errors made by race leader Stankowitz (Awesomatix), and second placed Mirco Thalheimer (Xray). Awesomatix driver Toni Mateo also moved up from fourth to second while Patrick Beck (Mugen Seiki) dropped back to the end of the field after flying off the track in lap 1. Out front, Caspar Morgen was driving a clean race and took a well-deserved win in A2, just 0.3 seconds ahead of Toni Mateo and Mirco Thalheimer. The decision for the overall win came down to the line in the last final of the ToniSport 40+ Masters class.
A3 – In the deciding leg of A-Mains in the ToniSport Masters class, the overall win and all podium positions had been wide open before the start. Manuel Stankowitz had a clean start and was leading the field around the track, with Thalheimer, Morgen, Mateo, and Beck right in tow. The order remained the same until Thalheimer and Mateo had a collision in front of the driver stand. Beck wanted to go by and got hit very unlucky as well. Caspar Morgen earned second place after that and was running behind Stankowitz until the end of the run. Patrick Beck was able to recover from the bad luck and finished fifth behind Torsten Baggendorf in the four. The final result saw Manuel Stankowitz on top, winning his first ever ETS race here at Arena33 – congratulations Manuel! Caspar Morgen and Mirco Thalheimer stepped on the podium beside race winner Stankowitz, while Patrick Beck took fourth place overall in front of Torsten Baggendorf in fifth.
Here are the overall results of the ToniSport 40+ Masters class together with the equipment the drivers used at Arena33!
Winner B-Main: Frank Fuchs (DE) Awesomatix Winner C-Main: Thomas Gerber (DE)
Ratheisky crowns perfect weekend with winning the Formula class
A2 – Jan Ratheisky(Xray) and Andreas Stiebler (Schumacher) impressed us again in the second A-Main of our Scorpion Formula class. They drove nose to tail for almost 5 minutes, and Stiebler showed that he is a real contender for the “master of formula racing” Jan Ratheisky. But Jan stayed calm and didn`t make the smallest mistake. With winning A1 and A2, Ratheisky took the overall win in the Formula class right after the second A-Main – congratulations Jan! René Kölbel, Herbert Weber, and Gergö Valent rounded out the top five in A-Main number two.
A3 – Andreas Stiebler took the win in the third A-Main of the Scorpion Formula class. He took advantage of his starting position as overall winner Ratheisky watched the race from the side line. René Kölbel was as close to the leader as he had never been before this weekend, and finished in second just one second behind Stiebler. Gergö Valent, Herbert Weber, and Mark Valent completed the top 5 in the last Formula final.
Here are the overall results of the Scorpion Formula class together with the equipment the drivers used at Arena33!
Now, after the dust has settled here in Germany, we like to thank everybody for coming and racing here in at Arena33. We will see us soon at ETS RD4 in Luxembourg which will take place at the fantastic track of the LMCC from 22nd to 25th of September 2022.
The first A-Mains here at ETS RD3 in Andernach are in the books. We saw a great day of high class RC car racing. After the track dried out in the morning, we finished qualifying and headed directly into the finals. Two more rounds are scheduled for Sunday to find out who will be our winners at Arena33. Here is what happened on a sunny afternoon!
Matrix Modified
Modified A1 goes to Rheinard and Awesomatix
We saw an excellent opening A-Main in the Matrix Modified class. Marc Rheinard brought the field around the first lap after a perfect start from everybody. He quickly opened a small gap to second placed Yokomo driver Yannic Prümper and controlled it in the first 2 minutes of the race. Yannic was not backing off and came closer to the Awesomatix A800MMX of Rheinard in the middle of the race again. Behind the leaders, Ronald Völker (Mugen Seiki) was trying to create pressure on the Yokomo of Christopher Krapp in front of him. Ronald had a great start into the race from his fifth starting position as he overtook fourth placed Marco Kaufmann at full speed on the straightway – what a move from the reigning ETS champion Völker. But after that, he was not able to attack Krapp enough and had to settle for fourth place in the opening final. In the last minute of the race, Yannic Prümper closed the gap to Rheinard once again and in the penultimate lap, he touched Reinhard’s car which spun around, and both continued in the same order afterwards. Marc Rheinard took the win in front of Yannic Prümper and made one important step to overall victory here in Andernach. A2 will be on the line before lunch time on Sunday and we are already looking forward to another great show at Arena33.
Max Mächler drove to an impressive victory in the opening A-Main of the Awesomatix Pro Stock class. Right after the start, Max showed a great pace with his Awesomatix A800MMX and pulled away from the rest of the other drivers lap after lap. In the end, he won A1 with a gap of 3.5 seconds ahead of his teammate Simon Lauter, and Xray`s Jan Ratheisky. Ratheisky tried everything to pass Lauter who was doing a masterful job to hold him off until they crossed the finish line. Alex Kunkler and Lukas Ellerbrock completed the top 5 in a high-class Pro Stock A-Main.
The first Hobbywing Frontwheel A-Main was an amazing show. Freddy Südhoff (Awesomatix) was leading the race for the entire five minutes, with a hard challenging Sören Sparbier (Serpent) and Roman Borschel (Awesomatix) right on his tail. It looked like a freight train as the cars drove around the track at Arena33 and everybody was waiting for something to happen. In the last laps of the race, Sören was riding some attacks on Südhoff`s car but was not able to make it stick. Roman Borschel passed Sören Sparbier once, to just give the position away to to Sören Sparbier in the next corner again. Stefan Schulz (Xray) was also in the mix and drove in fourth place – sometimes the best place to be when the top 3 are in an intense fight. It was nice to watch this final on track as the drivers showed a lot of respect, patience, and quality out there – well done! After 5 minutes, Freddy Südhoff took the win from Sören Sparbier and Roman Borschel.
The first A-main of the Orca 17.5 Stock class was very entertaining. TQ Alvaro Fernandez (Awesomatix) had a good start and Joshua Winkler (Awesomatix) was following him very close in the first minute of the race. But in lap number 5, Winkler touched the rear of Fernandez Awesomatix, and he spun around. Joshua waited for Alvaro, but his car was not driving anymore, and he was out of the race. Winkler also dropped down to the end of the field. Bad luck for both drivers and Winkler apologized to Fernandez right after the run. After the leaders dropped back, it was young Jasmin Donath who was leading the race. She drove absolutely fantastic and had a nice fight with a hard pushing Dominik Reile, and Roman Borschel. Reile was all over Donath, but the young lady was standing her ground and defended like a champion. The crowd was spending tons of applause as Jasmin crossed the line in first place after 5 minutes. A2 is on the line tomorrow morning, and everything is set for another great show as Fernandez and Winkler want to recover from their bad start into the finals for sure. Jasmin Donath can start very relaxed into A2 after winning the first leg in the Orca 17.5 Stock class.
Stankowitz takes advantage and wins A1 from pole position
The first A-Main in the ToniSport 40+ Masters class was the show of Awesomatix driver Manuel Stankowitz. He had a clean run from pole position and took the heat from tone to tone ahead of a hard fighting Mirco Thalheimer (Xray), and Caspar Morgen (Xray). Mugen Seiki`s Patrick Beck was s able to get by Toni Mateo, who had some trouble in the first laps. Beck crossed the line in fourth position with Torsten Baggendorf (Awesomatix) in fifth place. After his great run to victory in A1, Manuel Stankowitz will have a great Saturday evening and will line up in good shape for A2 on Sunday morning. Can anybody challenge him in A2 – we will find out on Sunday here at ETS RD3 in Andernach.
The first Formula A-Main was an amazing fight between pole setter Jan Ratheisky, and Andreas Stiebler. They raced very close to each other for the entire run, and it looked like Stiebler had some great pace and a little higher top speed in his Schumacher car. But Ratheisky showed his quality and routine in the Formula class with his Xray car and drove a perfect race to the finish line. René Kölbel was a little behind the leaders and waited for something to happen, but in the end, he took a strong third place in the first final. Herbert Weber and Gergö Valent completed the top 5. After this great opening leg of triple A-Mains, we are happy to see the cars for two more times on Sunday in the Scorpion Formula class.
The second and third round of finals will be underway on Sunday, and we will keep you updated about the results. Follow our Streams in the “LIVE” section on our website and enjoy ETS RD3 from Arena33, no matter where you are!
Some fantastic sessions of Qualifying are over here at ETS RD3 in Andernach. All TQ`s are decided and all A-Main spots (excluding Bump Up`s) are booked. In our combined report, you can find out what happened in Q3 and Q4 here at Arena33 in Andernach, GER during the third round of ETS Season #15 2022/23. One round of finals will be on the line today, and two more finals will take place on Sunday.
Matrix Modified
Rheinard on pole position at Arena33 in Andernach
Q3 – Marc Rheinard took his second TQ run for the event with his Awesomatix A800MMX in Q3. This result brought him into a very good position for the deciding last round of Matrix Modified qualifying. Rheinard`s Awesomatix A800MMX looked strong in the warmer conditions on track, after the temperatures went up after the early morning rain shower. That allowed him to put a gap of 1.4 seconds over the rest of the world class field. Yannic Prümper (Yokomo), Marco Kaufmann (Xray), Ronald Völker (Mugen Seiki), and Christopher Krapp (Yokomo) finished in the top 5 behind Rheinard.
Awesomatix A800MMX of Marc Rheinard
Q4 – The fourth and deciding round of qualifying was on the line and this time it was Yokomo`s Christopher Krapp who was the fastest driver in another close heat of qualifying. He took the win from Marco Kaufmann, Michal Orlowski, and Marc Rheinard and will start third on the grid behind overall TQ Marc Rheinard and Yokomo teammate Yannic Prümper.
Christopher Krapp (DE), Yokomo/Racing Performer
Qualifying was intense here with challenging and changing conditions all day long and now we are heading into the finals very soon. The first A-Main will be on the line this evening, with A2 and A3 scheduled for Sunday. Can Marc Rheinard win his first ETS race for Awesomatix, or can the Yokomo guys set him under high pressure to lead him into trouble? Let`s find out in A1 of the Matrix Modified class here at ETS RD3 in Andernach, GER.
Here is, how the drivers will line up for the Matrix Modified A-Main (Bump up driver to be decided in the first B-Main).
Awesomatix Pro Stock TQ Max Mächler (Awesomatix/Sunpadow)
Q3 – Jan Ratheisky was running strong in the third round of Awesomatix Pro Stock qualifying. He took the heat with 0.15 seconds from second placed Simon Lauter (Awesomatix), and Frederik Mikkelsen (Awesomatix) who had a strong run to third place in the second fastest group. With three different TQ`s until the end of Q3, the decision for pole position came down to the line between Ratheisky, Lauter, and Mächler.
Q4 – Everything was set to go in the last heat of Awesomatix Pro Stock qualifying. Max Mächler showed that he can do it at Arena33 as well, a track that is not one of his favourites. He performed like hell in Q4 and made no mistakes. Jan Ratheisky and Simon Lauter started with some hot laps as into the heat too, but both drivers made some rarely seen errors in the middle of the race dropping down all the way to the back of the field. For Mächler, it is the second pole position of the season, and he will have teammate Simon Lauter starting right behind him. Jan Ratheisky will start from third with Alex Kunkler and Enrico Jung completing the top 5 on the grid.
Here is, how the drivers will line up for the Awesomatix Pro Stock A-Main (Bump up driver to be decided in the first B-Main)
Q3 – After laying down a perfect performance in qualifying, Freddy Südhoff will start from pole position in the Hobbywing Frontwheel class. Freddy won Q3 ahead of Sören and Kevin Sparbier, with Roman Borschel and Stefan Schulz also finishing in the top 5 again. Even if the TQ was decided after Q3, the fight for second on the grid was still hot and alive. Stefan Schulz, Roman Borschel, and Sören Sparbier all had the chance to line up second on the grid with a perfect last qualifying heat.
Q4 – The last round of qualifying in the Hobbywing Frontwheel class was another close fight for the win. But as Freddy Südhoff had already sealed the pole position in Q3, the fight for second was going on between Sören Sparbier, Roman Borschel, and others. Sören showed strong nerves and won the last heat in front of Südhoff. He will start right behind “fabolous” Freddy into the triple A-Mains and we can expect great FWD racing from the entire field.
Here is, how the drivers will line up for the Hobbywing Frontwheel A-Main (Bump up driver to be decided in the first B-Main).
Donath TQ`s last round of qualifying while Fernandez will start from pole position
Orca 17.5 Stock TQ Alvaro Fernandez
Q3 – Alvaro Fernandez took another TQ run and good points away from the third round of Orca 17.5 Stock qualifying. This result was very important for Fernandez, because only Joshua Winkler would have been able to steal the pole position away from the Spaniard in the ultimate round of qualifying. Roman Borschel. Kevin Schmid, and Niclas Storm completed the top 5 in Q3 of the Orca 17.5 Stock class.
Q4 – The decision for the overall TQ was on the line between Winkler and Fernandez in Q4. But in between the battle, Jasmin Donath was on top of the board at some point during the race. She was able to stay ahead of Joshua and Alvaro until the end of the race and took maximum points to line up third on the grid for the triple A-Mains. Due to Donath taking Q4, it is now Alvaro Rodriguez who will start from the sweet spot in front of Joshua Winkler.
Here is, how the drivers will line up for the Orca 17.5 Stock A-Main (Bump up driver to be decided in the first B-Main).
Stankowitz seals pole position in close Master`s qualifying
ToniSport 40+ Masters TQ Manuel Stankowitz (Awesomatix)
Q3- Manuel Stankowitz posted the fastest time in the third round of master’s qualifying ahead of Joachim Altenhof, Mirco Thalheimer, Patrick Beck, and Ronald Arts. Stankowitz now had the best cards in his hands for the overall pole position as he already won two rounds of qualifying. Toni Mateo also has one TQ, but two DNF`s are putting him under serious pressure for the deciding fourth qualifier. Behind the top 5, the fight for the A-Main spots was still alive and some drivers still need a solid result in the last round!
Q4 – The last round of 40+ Masters qualifying saw Mirco Thalheimer laying down a TQ run. Behind Mirco, there was a close fight between Caspar Morgen, Manuel Stankowitz, Patrick Beck, and Ulrich Dinger. Beck was running second at the three-minute mark, until a car flew off the track and landed on the hood of Beck`s Mugen Seiki MTC2. Bad luck and his race was done. But in the meantime, Thalheimer crossed the line in first ahead of Caspar Morgen and Manuel Stankowitz, and Ulrich Dinger. It is always worth to watch the A-Mains in the Masters class, as we have seen some miracles in the past. Especially here at Arena33 where drivers won the race from P6 on the grid last season.
Here is, how the drivers will line up for the ToniSport 40+ Masters A-Main (Bump up driver to be decided in the first B-Main).
Ratheisky on pole position after Stiebler had hopes for overall TQ after winning Q3
Scorpion Formula TQ Jan Ratheisky (Xray)
Q3 – Finally, Andreas Stiebler (Schumacher) was able to take one round of qualifying away from Jan Ratheisky (Xray). Ratheisky still had the faster TQ run to his favour, but Stiebler was holding a theoretical chance for pole position alive with his win in Q3. Herbert Weber, René Kölbel, and Gergö Valent finished in the top 5 as well.
Q4 – As mentioned, the decision for pole position was on the line in Q4 between Ratheisky and Stiebler. Stiebler took the final round of qualifying from Ratheisky, but as both had been tied on points it came down to the fastest overall runtime which was on favour in Ratheisky. But as we saw Andreas Stiebler improving all weekend, the finals will be not an easy task for pole sitter Jan Ratheisky. Let`s see what will happen in the A-Main of the Scorpion Formula class.
Here is, how the drivers will line up for the Scorpion Formula A-Main (Bump up driver to be decided in the first B-Main).
A1 will be on the line quickly, so make sure to check our page again if you like to know who got the perfect run in the first of the triple A-Mains in all our 6 ETS racing classes! Our “LIVE” section will keep you up to date as we are presenting two different live streams from ETS RD2 Season #15 2022/23. To get quickly to the results of all classes simply navigate to the “RESULTS” area on our landing page!
The second round of qualifying saw things getting even more intense here in Andernach. After a little delay in the morning, caused by a small shower, the track was really fast and almost everybody was able to drive faster lap times at Arena33. Find out who won the second round in all of our six ETS classes and see who is only one run away from the overall TQ.
Matrix Modified
Rheinard on top in the second round of Modified qualifying
Marc Rheinard (DE), Awesomatix/Orca
Awesomatix factory driver Marc Rheinard took the win in the second round of qualifying in the Matrix Modified class. It was a close heat and the top 5 raced in a couple of tenths for most of the run. It was a close fight down to the line between Rheinard, Prümper, Völker, and Urbain and the result showed them all together in about 0.754 seconds. Nothing new in top class RC racing at the Euro Touring Series 😊.
For Marc Rheinard, the result was very important as ha can fight for the overall TQ with Yokomo`s Yannic Prümper now in the next two qualifiers. Mugen Seiki`s Ronald Völker took a third place for the round – a step into the right direction for him after only finishing sixth in the opening round on Friday evening. Lucas Urbain (Awesomatix) and Jan Ratheisky (Xray) completed the top 5 here at Arena33 on Saturday morning.
Marc Rheinard told us right after his TQ run:
I am happy with the result as this was the fastest run for the day due to the colder conditions this morning. But I am not happy with my driving because I messed up lap one coming onto the straight and had another small bubble in lap 3 before entering the chicane in the infield section of the track. But the balance of the car, and the changes we made overnight, worked out and now I hope to be back in the fight for the overall TQ. Thanks to Tim Wahl who is working on my car this weekend.
Lauter wins second qualifier at Arena33 – TQ decision wide open
Simon Lauter (DE), Awesomatix
In the second round of Awesomatix Pro Stock qualifying, Simon Lauter was back in the game after sitting out Q1 on Friday evening. Simon had a brilliant run with his Awesomatix A800MMX and won the heat with a gap of half a second to Max Mächler. Simon Lauter drove the fastest lap of the heat as well, showing that he is set to go for today. Louis Kretschmer finished third fastest for the round and completed an all Awesomatix 1-2-3 ahead of Yokomo`s Enrico Jung and Lukas Ellerbrock (Xray).
Sühdoff takes another TQ with Borschel and Sparbier in tow
Freddy Südhoff (DE), Awesomatix
The second round of Hobbywing Frontwheel qualifying saw the same winner – Freddy Südhoff. He was able to lay down a perfect run on the tarmac of Arena33 and booked his second TQ run for the event. Freddy (Awesomatix A800 FX Evo) is very close to seal the pole position now, which will be his target for the next round for sure. Stefan Schulz had a bad run this time and stopped his car in lap 6. Meanwhile, Roman Borschel and (Awesomatix) and Kevin Sparbier (Mugen Seiki) took second and third for the round while Jill Bartsch (Awesomatix) and Caspar Morgen (Xray) took 4th and 5th.
Winkler takes early morning Q2 ahead of Fernandez and Borschel
Joshua Winkler (DE), Awesomatix
Joshua Winkler posted his first ever TQ run at his second ETS race – great result for the young and talented driver. He was followed by round one TQ Alvaro Fernandez, both drivers only separated by 0.218 seconds. Roman Borschel finished third for the round with his time coming from the second fastest group. Daniel Pöhlmann took fourth for place and Dominik Reile finished fifth in the second round of Orca 17.5 Stock qualifying.
We talked to a very happy Joshua Winkler after Q2:
Wow, that result felt MEGA. I got nervous when Scotty announced that I was leading the race. It was a feeling which I never had before and it was not easy to stay focused but somehow I brought it home 🙂 With a third and first place I am in a really good overall position now. My Awesomatix A800MMX is feeling superb on track and I will do some small tweaks and checks for the next run. Right now, I am just happy about my result.
The second round of qualifying in the ToniSport 40+ Masters class happened on Friday evening, and it was Manuel Stankowitz who took maximum advantage out of his second set of race tires. After finishing 4th in Q1, Manuel was the fastest driver in Q2 and won the race in front of Torsten Baggendorf who was also able to improve his result from the first qualifier in which he finished seventh. Caspar Morgen also had a good run, and finished third in front of Ronald Arts and Ulrich Dinger. Joachim Altenhof took a solid sixth place for the round and Patrick Beck, who was third fastest in the opening round, had to settle for seventh in Q2 after loosing some time after a small mistake. After two rounds of 40+ Masters qualifying, nothing is decided yet. Toni Mateo and Manuel Stankowitz areb now in the best position to grab the overall TQ and we are looking forward to see what will happen in the remaining two rounds at Arena33 in Andernach.
Ratheisky close to overall TQ as he takes Q2 from Stiebler again
It was once again Xray`s Jan Ratheisky who came out fastest from Q2 of the Scorpion Formula class. But this time, Schumacher racer Andreas Stiebler was able to fight even more with Ratheisky for the heat win and in the end the two drivers had been only separated by one or two tenths of a second. With two wins in a row, Ratheisky has all aces on his side and it will need kind of a miracle to see him not on pole position for the triple A-Mains. But first things first, as nothing is decided yet. Behind Ratheisky and Stiebler, the Xray trio of Renè Kölbel, Herbert Weber, and Mark Valent completed the top 5 in the second round of qualifying here at ETS RD3 in Andernach.
The third round of qualifying is coming up immediately! On our website you will not miss anything as you can find our livestream options in the “LIVE” section. To get quickly to the results of all classes simply navigate to the “RESULTS” area on our landing page.
Yokomo driver Enrico Jung is running the actual BD11 touring car in the ProStock class here at ETS RD3 in Andernach, GER. His car is almost out of the box, just equipped with some ball bearing drive shafts in the front. Let`s watch out for Enrico and the Yokomo team here during the weekend as their BD11 cars are looking dialed and sharp on track.
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