After a long period of not being able to fly over to Europe, Scotty Ernst will be back in the circle of the ETS family. Together with Uwe Rheinard, Scotty started the Euro Touring Series 15 years ago, and brought so much enjoyment and action to the world of onroad RC racing.
RD2 in Aigen will see Scotty back at the Euro Touring Series
Now, he finally will be back to announce RD2 of Season #15 2022/23 in Aigen Austria. The whole ETS crew is super happy that Scotty will be with us again, and in the same moment we like to thank Phil Richter, Bjarne Hollund, Oli Meggitt and Patrick Beck for helping us out and announcing ETS races in the last 2 years.
Here is a short statement from Scotty, and a video message to the whole ETS family as well!
Some numbers to think about.
891 Days
127 Weeks
29 Months
You are wondering what all those numbers mean…….This is how long it has been since I have been to an ETS all because of the Covid. It is hard to imagine that ETS Daun Feb 2020 was my last event and it has been so difficult for me not being able to be part of our legendary series for so long. Thankfully that will all be changing very soon! We are proud to announce that I will be making my return to the ETS for the July Austria event. I cannot wait to see so many of our friends that we have made over the past 15 seasons and share with all of you the love we have for racing in the ETS. I am excited to bring back my style of commentary, excitement and passion for racing that has helped make the ETS the amazing series it is. So we hope you can make plans to join us for what will be a great event at a beautiful track and together we will go racing “on the sound of the tone!”
See you soon,
Scotty
THE reason to sign up for ETS RD2 in Aigen
If you have not signed up for the race in Aigen, it is time to do this right now. Scotty will be there and will announce all the races in his world famous and unique style. Maximum entertainment is guaranteed and for everybody who has never raced with Scotty as an announcer, the race in Aigen is a MUST GO for you.
RD1 in the Netherlands with superb racing all weekend long
The Euro Touring Series started into Season #15 from the 02. – 05. June 2022 at the awesome RC racing facility of the AMCA Apeldoorn in the Netherlands. The weather god was on the side of the racers, and in combination with some adjustments on the time schedule, all races happened in dry conditions. As always in Apeldoorn, the club did an amazing job and prepared everything for a great weekend of ETS racing action.
Let`s head back to Apeldoorn to review the race results and some other interesting things we noticed during the first race of the new ETS season.
Another perfect job from the AMCA Apeldoorn
As many times in the past, the AMCA club did an outstanding job again during all days at this ETS race. The whole ETS crew wants to shout out a huge THANK YOU. It was a pleasure to work with every one of the club, and all racers and spectators enjoyed the whole event!
When you are in Apeldoorn, you can easily feel the love and attention for detail. 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. About the track – there is not much to say as it is just perfect and amazing. The ETS is looking forward to the next stop in Apeldoorn!
This time, Bjarne Hollund was announcing the race. He did a great job, and the complete event was running smooth and always on time. We like to thank Bjarne for joining us during the weekend in Apeldoorn. He was also very happy to be with us as he always had the goal to announce an ETS race.
Driver`s and Team`s top performances
Now it is time to analyse the racing action which we saw during ETS RD1 in Apeldoorn. Most of the top drivers of each racing class had been on the line and a lot of the favourites found themselves on top with their cars. Others didn`t achieve their goals and had to regroup and analyse their weekend directly after the event.
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Matrix Modified and Awesomatix Pro Stock
Yokomo BD11 with perfect debut in the hands of Yannic Prümper
Shortly before the race, the new Yokomo BD11 touring car was released, and finally available in hobby shops as well. The Yokomo factory team around Christopher Krapp, Yannic Prümper, Nicholas Lee, Loic Jasmin and Enrico Jung was attending the race, and they pushed hard from the beginning to find out what to expect from the new platform.
Directly from the start of practice, the whole team was looking strong. Enrico Jung was in the top 5 of the Awesomatix Pro Stock class most of the time, and the modified guys looked sharp on track as well. Yannic Prümper had a great qualifying and was fighting for pole position with Mugen Seiki`s Ronald Völker, and Awesomatix lead driver Marc Rheinard who had a good pace with his A800MMX. In the end, Prümper lined up second on the grid with a serious shot for the win. With Krapp, Lee, and Jasmin also making the “A”, the debut for the new BD11 looked almost perfect and very strong.
Enrico Jung just didn`t have any kind of racing luck in the Pro Stock A-Mains, he finished 11th overall but showed the potential of the BD11 in the Pro Stock class for sure. Let`s see if there will be more BD11`s on the grid of the Pro Stock class soon!
When the modified finals started, Yannic Prümper suffered from a DNF in the first run after some technical issues with one of his drive shafts. Because of that, he collided with Marc Rheinard who just could not avoid the contact with the suddenly stopping BD11 in front of him. But in A2 and A3, Yannic was back in the hunt, and he was able to win both races after overtaking TQ Ronald Völker in the opening stages two times. With this big win in the bag, Prümper is now leading the championship after RD1 with his Dash and Gens Ace powered Yokomo BD11. Yokomo had 4 (!) BD11 cars in the A-Main and it seems that the Japanese brand is now back to fight for a championship. With this in mind, we can look forward to ETS RD2 with some huge excitement!
Mugen Seiki`s Völker with a strong TQ and second overall – will he bounce back in Austria?
For reigning Matrix Modified champion Ronald Völker, everything was set for a perfect weekend after he was able to seal a hard fought TQ in the Matrix Modified class. He won Q1 and Q2, with Prümper taking Q3, and Rheinard Q4. After Ronald was able to win A1 with his LRP powered Mugen Seiki MTC2, he was only one win away from taking maximum points from the season opener in Apeldoorn.
But after he was struggling with rear traction in the first lap of A2 and A3, he found himself chasing race leader Prümper. In A2, Völker came really close to Prümper`s Yokomo again, after losing the position to him in lap 1. He had one amazing attempt to overtake Prümper, was on the inside, but had to back off again to avoid trouble in the next corner. Great and respectful driving from Prümper and Völker in this situation. Völker took 2nd in A2, and everything was down on the line between him and Prümper in A3. But the same here – Völker`s car lacked just a bit of rear grip in the first lap again, and he dropped all the way down to P4. He tried everything to get close to the race leaders again after this bad start into A3. He overtook the Yokomo of Krapp at the 2-minute mark of the race and quickly closed the gap to Marc Rheinard’s Awesomatix A800MMX who was running second. In these stages of the race, it was easy to see that Völker had the fastest package on track.
What we then saw was another epic battle between two of the greatest onroad RC racers of all time – Rheinard vs. Völker. Excellent driving, huge respect, masterful blocking, late braking, different racing lines, and all eyes had been on them. But as racing sometimes is, Ronald touched Marc`s car in the right section of the track after having a perfect “on power” exit out of the corner. Völker`s fight for the win, and Rheinard’s fight for a podium was over. Not an intentionally move from Völker, as he would have loved to get by Rheinard to have one last chance to catch Prümper who still was running in front of them. But this showed us, like in real motorsports, that even the best in the business are human beings and mistakes and collisions like that can happen from time to time. Völker apologized to Rheinard immediately after the race.
Nevertheless, the Mugen Seiki MTC2 looked extremely fast on track. Ronald sealed the TQ with his LRP powered MTC2, and his teammate Eric Dankel qualified 10th on the grid to finish 8th overall with his Hobbywing equipped MTC2. For the next race in Aigen, we also expect Mugen Designer and modified racer Robert Pietsch back on track again, and the Mugen team will do everything to fight back in the championship. In the Awesomatix Pro Stock class, the Mugen team had no car in the A-Main this time. This is something where Mugen Seiki still can improve their presence, after having a good last season with a minimum of at least one MTC2 in the A-Main at every race.
Awesomatix wins season opener in newly named Awesomatix Pro Stock class
Max Mächler was the man of the weekend for the Awesomatix team. He was able to TQ and win the race in the newly named Awesomatix Pro Stock class. Behind Mächler, another 4 Awesomatix A800MMX cars completed the top 5 (Benson, Lauter, Bultynck, Kunkler), until we saw the first car from a different manufacturer on P6 (Ellerbrock/Xray).
The racing class is not only carrying the name of the Awesomatix brand now, with the current absence of drivers like Ratheisky and Duchet, a win in this class seems only possible when a driver puts down an A800MMX car on the track right now. A very impressive showing of strength from the team around Max Mächler with 7 cars in the A-Main at the AMCA Apeldoorn. It will be an interesting season in the Pro Stock class, and we can only ask ourselves: Will there be somebody being able to challenge the Awesomatix team, or is the title already booked for one of their drivers?
In the Matrix Modified class, Marc Rheinard (3rd), Michele Manzo (7th), Lucas Urbain (8th) and Tim Benson (9th) made it into the big show with lining up their A800MMX cars on the grid for the triple A-Mains. As we mentioned in some of our last race reports, the last ETS race winner for Awesomatix in the modified class was fabulous Freddy Südhoff some years ago in Madrid. But it seems like whenever Rheinard has a great pace, he is still missing the overall TQ by a few hundredths of a second to line up third on the grid. Rheinard showed that he still can win big races when he took the win at the GP3F in Longwy (France) at the end of the last indoor season. And guess what – he won it from pole position!
In Apeldoorn, Rheinard had a great pace during all practice sessions until qualifying, and he also took one round with his TQ in the last qualifier. He must somehow improve his qualifying results to get into a better position to fight for the long-awaited race win with his A800MMX at the ETS. The speed was there, and Rheinard was happy with his car and the Orca power, and he will attack again at the next round in Aigen, Austria. Overall, the team can still be happy with 4 cars in the Matrix Modified A-Main.
Infinity, ARC, Xray, Serpent & co.
Beside the brands like Awesomatix, Mugen Seiki, and Yokomo, there have been a few isolated cars in the Modified and Pro Stock A-Mains as well. The 2021 IFMAR world champion Jilles Groskamp was able to bump-up into the Matrix Modified A-Main with his Infinity IF14-II. He showed that he still has the pace to go fast, even after not havig raced electric 1:10 scale touring car since a while.
On the other side, it was the first modified race since almost “ever”, without an Xray car on the grid for the finals. In the Awesomatix Pro Stock class, Lukas Ellerbrock was the only one making the cut as he finished 6th with his Xray X4.
Lars Hoppe was piloting his ARC R12.1 touring car and qualified 9th on the grid – the same position he finished the weekend after A3. A good performance by routineer Hoppe against all the bigger temas and groups of drivers.
The only Serpent driver in the A-Main of the Awesomatix Pro Stock class was Sören Sparbier. It was his first ever Pro Stock A-Main and something he can be very proud of. We can be sure that we will see him more frequently in the top 10 in the future as it is simply impossible to not notice his progress.
Hobbywing Frontwheel
Steven Olsen takes another run at the title
In the Hobbywing Frontwheel class, Steven Olsen has started his hunt for the overall title with a perfect weekend in Apeldoorn. He took the win from first on the grid after a ballistic qualifying with his Awesomatix A800FX Evo. Last season, he had some great fights with Stefan Schulz, who finally became the overall champion. But with the Xray driver Schulz not attending RD1 in Apeldoorn, Olsen was able to take full advantage and maximum points away from the Netherlands. He is now leading the championship, and his goal is clear: He finally wants to win the overall ETS championship in the Hobbywing Frontwheel class. Overall, Awesomatix had 5 drives in the A-Main making them the brand with the most cars on the grid.
Behind Olsen, Nicolas Delisé was surprisingly fast with his Mugen Seiki MTC2 FWD car. He finished second overall and nailed the fastest lap of the weekend. A great performance from Delisé, who was not really on the radar for many people. Torsten Baggendorf had a great race to third overall with his A800FX Evo, and the FWD class was the class with the most entries once again.
As mentioned before, the Awesomatix A800FX Evo was the most used car in the A-Main, and the Mugen Seiki MTC2 FWD as well as the Xray X4F had been in the A-Main with three cars each. That made it a final with cars from 3 different manufacturers only, a interesting side fact for sure.
Scorpion Formula
First, and very emotional ETS victory for René Kölbel in the Formula class
René Kölbel from Austria was the man to beat on track in the Scorpion Formula class. Kölbel, who arrived in Apeldoorn with no ETS race win on his scorecard, was able to claim the pole in the 4 rounds of Formula qualifying. After some very intense battles with Andreas Stiebler, Jitse Miedema, and Robin van Gog, he crossed the line after A3 and burst directly into tears of pure enjoyment. His competitors all joined Kölbel for their heartly congratulations and especially his long-time friend Herbert Weber celebrated the win with Kölbel – what a team spirit! Jitse Miedema finished second, and Andreas Stiebler third on the podium.
It was the first race for the Formula cars with the Matrix foam tires on asphalt, and after all drivers struggled with their setups in free practice on Thursday, the cars improved day by day and looked great when racing finally started. On the chassis side, the Formula class seems to be more open as we had 7 different brands of cars in the A-Main.
Orca 17.5 Stock
Reile wins in the Netherlands while Jasmin Donath celebrates first ETS podium
Dominik Reile was the Benchmark throughout the whole weekend in the Orca 17.5 Stock class. After reigning champion Thomas Bemmerl stepped up into the Awesomatix Pro Stock class (where he finished on a strong P12) it seems that Reile will step into Bemmerl`s footprints. We will find out about that more detailed in the next races. Another driver who looked strong all weekend was Kevin Schmid. He started fourth on the grid and was able to finish second overall behind race winner Reile. Schmid will be one to watch for the next races!
Another one to watch (she received the “One to Watch” award this weekend) is young Jasmin Donath. Her progress is really great to see, and she lined up second on the grid after a brilliant TQ run in Q4. In the finals she made some small mistakes – something which is kind of normal when you are young and just posted your best ever qualifying result on a bigger stage. In the end, Jasmin finished third on the podium and was the star of the event in the Orca 17.5 Stock class in Apeldoorn!
ToniSport 40+ Masters
Elibert Sievers – the 40+ Master
After Dominik Reile was able to repeat his win from last year in Apeldoorn in the Orca 17.5 Stock class, it was Elibert Sievers who did the same in a hard fought ToniSport 40+ Masters class. Elibert lined up on pole position for the finals with his Awesomatix A800MMX and drove to a 0.4 second victory over Torsten Baggendorf in A1. After Sievers had some problems in A2, which the reigning champion Toni Mateo was able to win, Elibert was back on point for the last and deciding A-Main on Sunday morning. He took it tone to tone ahead of Torsten Baggendorf again and became a well-deserved race winner on his home ground. His friends celebrated this victory together with Elibert in the pits as it is never easy to become a “back-to-back” ETS race winner. Elibert is leading the championship now, and we are excited if he carries his great form over to the next race!
Torsten Baggendorf finished second and Toni Mateo third. When we are looking on the cars in use, we can report 8 (!) Awesomatix A800MMX, against two Xray X4 (Flavio Paladin and Mirco Thalheimer) and one Mugen Seiki MTC2 (Thomas Oehler).
Next stop for the ETS – Aigen-Schlägl in Austria
After this great start into Season #15, we are changing locations from the flatlands of Apeldoorn to the mountains of Aigen-Schlägl in Austria. A new track for the ETS circus, and we are looking forward to race there one week after the Euro Nitro Series (ENS).
The race is scheduled from 21. – 24. Of July 2022.
If you like to sign up for the race now, just click here:
We hope you liked this small recap of our beautiful weekend in Apeldoorn, from ETS RD1 Season #15 2022/23 – see you very soon in Aigen for RD2 of the Euro Touring Series!
The first round of the Euro Touring Series in Apeldoorn was a great event and a blistering start into Season #15 2022/23. During the trophy ceremony, all drivers looked very happy and satisfied, after some beautiful days on the ground of the AMCA Apeldoorn. At every event, there are some things to talk about afterwards, and here are the 5 things we learned from ETS RD1 in the Netherlands…
1) Different class – different body
One thing which you could see in the equipment charts after the race, is the domination of 2 body shells in the Matrix Modified, and Awesomatix Pro Stock class. The bodies we are talking about, are the Zoo Racing Wolverine Max, and the Xtreme Twister Speciale. Normally, a fact like this is nothing special to talk about. But when we are looking onto the equipment charts, we notice that one body was dominant in Modified, and the other one in the Pro Stock class.
It seems that the Wolverine Max suits the speed and driving style of the Pro Stock class almost perfectly. The level of downforce is different, and the cars are have a totally different approach to the corners. In the Pro Stock class the drivers are usually using less brake, carry a ton of cornerspeed, and hit the „full throttle“ position on the trigger very early and hard. The downforce level and the overall handling characteristics of the Wolverine Max made 9 out of the 11 A-Main drivers choosing this body from Zoo Racing in the Awesomatix Pro Stock class. The other two body shells were an TCN from Blitz, and a Zero from Mon-Tech.
As mentioned before, the Twister Speciale was the dominant force in the Matrix Modified class. This body has a different hape when we compare it with the Wolverine Max. Most noticeable is the difference of the rear wing, and the front section of the body. Additionally, the Twister Speciale offers a different amount of aerodynamic drag, which suits the demands of the higher speeds in the modified class better. The equipment charts of the Matrix Modified class are showing that 9 from 11 bodies had been a Twister Speciale from Xtreme Aerodynamics. The other body shells in the A-Main was a Wolverine Max from Zoo Racing and a classic Twister from Xtreme.
A very interesting realization about the body shells, and we can be excited for the third body shell for Modified and Pro Stock, which the manufacturing companies can list until the third race of the season at Arena33 in Andernach.
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2) Yokomo stronger than expected with their new BD11
Yannic Prümper had a real blast on the track with the new Yokomo BD11 touring car. He was able to win the race of the Matrix Modified class ahead of Mugen Seiki`s Ronald Völker, who was TQ after qualifying. Normally, Völker is almost impossible to beat when he is starting from pole position, but Prümper showed some great racing and was able to get by the Mugen car of Völker in A2 and A3. He was driving flawless and with that kind of agressiveness you need to win a race from second on the grid.
But it was not only Prümper who impressed with the new Yokomo car. The whole team looked very strong. With Christopher Krapp also stepping on the podium (3rd), Nicholas Lee in 4th, and Loic Jasmin in 6th, Yokomo had 4 cars in the A-Main at the first international race for the BD11 – something we can not highlight enough!
The BD11 worked fine in the Awesomatix Pro Stock class as well. Enrico Jung was in the top 5 after practice, and qualified 10th on the grid for the A-Main. It seems that Yokomo did a good job with the development of the BD11. Let`s see what the team can do with the BD11 during the season on other tracks. The next stop for the ETS and Yokomo is another fast and flowing track in Aigen (Austria) at the end of July.
3) Foam tires and Formula racing – a good fit!
After we saw the Scorpion Formula class racing on foam tires for the first time in Neumünster (RD4) and Daun (RD5) on carpet at the end of last season, the race in Apeldoorn was the first outing on Asphalt. The drivers all had their doubts about the tires, and there was some serious setup work to do. But in the end, the cars looked good and racy on the track. We have seen great overtaking maneuvers on the AMCA track in the finals, and almost everybody was satisfied with the Matrix foam tires in the end.
What can we learn from that: Every tire needs a special setup and some tewaks here and there to get them working perfectly. It is not easy to extract the maximum from a race tire and it is always one of the biggest challenges in all racing classes – no matter if it`s full scale or RC racing. Let`s see how the Formula foam tire story continues!
4) Crazy top speeds up to 116,9 kmh on the straightway
During the weekend, Ronald Völker was measured with the highest top speed at 116,9 kmh on the straightway with his LRP powered Mugen Seiki car. Whan an amazing speed. The other modified drivers also posted values above the 110 kmh mark and it was just fantastic to see the cars grippin and rippin down the main straight. But what can we learn from that?
The track in Apeldoorn features a tight hairpin right before the cars are entering the straightway. That means that the cars are slowing down a lot before they accelerate up to full speed. On tracks with a sweeper before the straightway, the speed is building up slowly, until you hit full throttle. But not so in Apeldoorn.
All stock drivers are hitting the throttle very hard there, and also the modified guys needed their power increasing quickly to achieve a decent top speed. Therefore it was mandatory, to know everything about speedo settings (Modified), and to have a battery with a low internal resistance for the best possible punch when firing up the cars onto the main straight (Stock classes). Power is imortant, and the perfect power delivery as well!
5) Fighting for pole position is worth it
Qualifying is always something special. Drivers are only racing against the clock, and sometimes, for the spectators it is not easy to see who is leading on track. But on the other side, qualifying is a thirller and very intense when it comes down to every hundreth of a second. In Apeldoorn, we once again saw how important a pole position can be. Five from our six ETS race winners started from pole position. Max Mächler in Pro Stock, Steven Olsen in FWD, Dominik Reile in 17.5 Stock, Elibert Sievers in 40+ Masters, and Renè Kölbel in the Formula class.
The only driver who was able to win from second on the grid was Yannic Prümper. He took advantage of two not perfectly driven opening laps from Modified TQ Ronald Völker, and snatched the win away from the TQ.
At the last race of Season #14 in Daun, we saw ALL drivers taking their overall victories from first on the grid. It seems like the TQ is half way to victory, and therefore it is absoluteley important to focus on a perfect qualifying for the top drivers in every ETS racing class.
the first race of the season is in the books (Apeldoorn), and we just opened the registration for RD2 in Austria. The third round is scheduled for Arena 33 in Andernach in August, and today we are happy to inform you about the hosting club for ETS RD4.
We will return to Luxembourg after some years, and the LMCC Luxembourg will be our partner for the event. The whole ETS crew is very happy to finally have a race in Luxembourg again after the cancellation (due to the pandemic) in 2020. We are looking forward to race again at this amazing track with the famous “cork screw” corner, which is one of the most spectacular track sections in the world of RC racing for sure!
Save the Date
If you have never been there – it is a MUST RACE location and you shouldn’t miss this opportunity. The track received a new asphalt some years ago and is ready for some great racing action.
The Euro Touring Series will stop in Luxembourg from the 22. to 25. of September.
The club, as well as the ETS crew, is looking forward to return to this traditional racetrack. We will keep you posted about the registration for the race and all other details about ETS RD4 at the LMCC Luxembourg.
Yannic Prümper – winner of the Matrix Modified class in Apeldoorn
Like expected, the organization of the AMCA Apeldoorn club and ETS staff was stunning all over the weekend. With great weather and a beautiful track, all facts were positive for a weekend of great racing. My ETS race weekend started great right away as my car felt amazing from the first free practice on. My pace over the whole runtime was always in the top 3, but I couldn’t nail some hot laps in the first 3 laps. The whole Yokomo team tried some setup fine tuning in the free practice rounds. After we put all our results together, we found the best possible setup for our car. That was very impressive, as our whole team showed a great performance all over the weekend in the Modified and Pro Stock class. We proofed this weekend, that the new BD11 is a step further into the right direction with 4 drivers in top 6 in the modified class. My fourth ever ETS race win at the season opener now brought me all chances to fight for the overall title and I‘m looking forward to show my best possible performance with the team on the upcoming races. With Christopher Krapp finishing 3rd in the first race, my team mate has big chances on the ETS title as well. I‘m sure the team and our new Yokomo BD11 car will deliver at it‘s best.
Yannic Prümper (DE), Yokomo
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Ronald Völker – second placed driver in the Matrix Modified class
I am a bit disappointed in the end with P2, despite a great ETS event we have had in Apeldoorn. My LRP powered MTC2 was absolutly amazing and I can only blame myself for cold rear tires in both opening laps of A2 and A3, as well as the crash I caused to Marc in A3. Our team showed great work and results in all categories and I am happy about that. I like to congratulate Yannic for his win in Apeldoorn. Now, I cant wait for the next events which are just waiting around the corner!
Ronald Völker (DE), Mugen Seiki
Christopher Krapp – third placed driver in the Matrix Modified class
Arriving to the track on Thursday morning, everything was set for an amazing event with everything more then perfectly prepared by the AMCA crew, as always. Our Team was in full force attendance with Yannic, Loic and myself attending the race and we also had our Asian ace Nicholas Lee in attendance which was very nice and also important to get as much info from various drivers during the event, taking in account that we were debuting our newly released car, the BD11. We all of us had a very good start into the event with all 4 of us in the Top10 and also Enrico in the Top 10 in the Pro Stock category. Speaking for myself I had a not ideal two rounds of controlled practise and was seeded only in the B-Heat. This is always not perfect as you never know if your speed in that group is good enough. Anyways I had pretty good qualification runs and was able to qualify 4th on the grid. My finals 1 & 3 went also very good with finishing 2nd in both . In A2, my pinion gear broke while running in a strong 3rd position. In the end I finished 3rd on the podium which I am very happy about taking in account that my practises went not ideal and being in the B-Heat. I am even more happy with our Team performance overall with Yannic winning the race, Nicholas finishing 4th and Loic finishing 6th. Enrico also finished 11th in the A-Main Stock. This proves that our new BD11 has a huge potential already in that early stages and we can look forward to our next races with it. Not only the results making me happy. The way we work together as a Team on and off the track is something really special and showed once more that big things can only be achieved as a team. For our future summer season and ETS season I expect us to be more competitive then ever with our new BD11 and I hope we have a shot for the overall championship!
Christopher Krapp (DE), Yokomo
Marc Rheinard – fifth placed driver of the Matrix Modified class
My weekend was a good one, even if the final result is saying something different. My Orca powered Awesomatix car was really on point and a contender for the win. After a good pace in practice, the qualifiers didn’t went as planned. But also from my third starting position I felt that I had a serious shot for the win. But in the end it just didn’t happen due to some bad racing luck. I am looking forward to the next race in Aigen now. A new track for the ETS circus and I will be in full attack mode when racing will start there!
Marc Rheinard (DE), Awesomatix
Max Mächler – winner of the Awesomatix Pro Stock class at the season opener
First of all, I want to give a big shout out to the AMCA Apeldoorn team and the ETS Orga as well for the great hosting of the Event! The track is one of my favourites (top5) of all asphalt tracks with the banked corners which makes it so special. After a horrible test at the TOS race a few weeks ago, my motivation was not as big as usual. I even didn’t go testing anymore and preferred to spend my weekends on the real race track with the Porsche Basel BSL Racing team. But back to the ETS, the practice went very well! I prepared two cars, one with my setup and one from Tim Wahl with a slightly different approach. After FP4 I decided to go with Tim’s setup and I was able to show some great laps. I only made 2 small setup changes and then focused on driving till the end of the event! Overall I’m very pleased with my personal result as it clearly brings back some confidence. But I’m even more proud of the result of all Awesomatix racers! I counted just in this moment that we had 32 Awesomatix cars out of the 55 A-Main cars of all TC classes!cThanks everyone for the continued trust in our brand. This really means a lot to us! PS: I hope that we will also see our fellow competitor again at the other ETS events. Please remember that our Hobby is already very small and I don’t think this current happening helps…We hope to see you ALL soon again and race against each other!
Max Mächler (DE), Awesomatix
Steven Olsen – winner of the Hobbywing Frontwheel class in Apeldoorn
My weekend was just perfect, fastest in practice, fastest in qualification and winning A1 and A2, not much to say other than thanks to the people supporting me. My setup was based off the setup used last year. As the car has not changed since, I knew it would be on pace from the start with the setup from last year, so in practice I could focus on my driving ( have only been outdoor practicing 1 day and only 3 batteries in FWD this year, due to work and other commitments). So, driving and doing some small changes to further improve the setup to the track this year was my focus points. For Aigen well it’s a big track, and from what I have seen in pictures should be mostly full throttle for FWD. It should be close racing as it’s also not as technical as Apeldoorn. But with so much full throttle there will be focus on power. For me I will just do my best regarding preparing the car and myself before the race and take it from there as it is a new track for me, but hopefully coming home with another good result!
Steven Olsen (DK), Awesomatix
Dominik Reile – winner of the Orca 17.5 Stock class
Apeldoorn is always a highlight for me in the racing calendar – it’s a mega strong facility. The track is a dream, and for some reason I always run strong there, no matter what. The whole event was great, the whole team around the ETS and the local club did a great job from front to back. They even ordered good weather. My car, still the old Awesomatix A800MMCX, worked perfect from the start and I didn’t have to make any big changes to my start setup. But even if it didn’t go I would still have a mega Awesomatix team behind me that would help me anytime no matter who I went to. That is just a dream.
Dominik Reile (DE), Awesomatix
Elbert Sievers – winner of the ToniSport 40+ Masters class in the Netherlands
Well, first of all thanks to the whole ETS crew for the weekend! What can I say? The car was on point the whole weekend, just some small tweaks to adjust to the temperature change during the day/ evening . After thursday I knew I had a chance to repeat the A- final of last year but also seen that it would be very close again between all the drivers as laptimes were all simular. Q1 and Q2 went perfect, but in Q3 I made a mistake while beeing 1sec ahead so I had to nail Q4 or wait for a mistake of Baggendorf which he made so i cut short Q4 to save tires for the mains. A1 was perfect, just tried to avoid the curbs and make a clean run. The pressure was huge all the way for 5 min. In A2 I made a small mistake at the start witch led to falling to the back of the pack, so I decided to cut the run short and gamble it all on A3 on sunday morning. Luckily, my start was perfect, and again I could not make a break so just tried to keep it clean and safe and try to maintain the small gap witch I did. I never dreamed of repeating last years victory, this was again a deam weekend with a perfect ending. Looking forward to the rest of the season and hoping to show that I can be fast on other tracks too! I am sure that everyone will put enormous pressure on the next race. I also like to say thanks to my teammates Rob Janssen and Ronald Arts for their support!
Elbert Sievers (NL), Awesomatix
René Kölbel – winner of the Scorpion Formula class
We (Herbert Weber and I) have actually come with a queasy feeling to the race, because we knew that it is not easy to balance the car with the current matrix foam tires. After the first training, weh ad been around 1 second slower over three laos compared to local fast guys like Robin van Gog.But due to a good cooperation with my friend Herbert Weber, we slowly learned how the tires work. When I had then won the first and second round of qualifiying with calm, I was amazed and relieved because the others struggled even more with their setups. In Q3 I could take more of a risk and that paid offf. The consequence was my first pole position at the ETS – I almost couldn`t believe it. In the first final, my start was good, but then came Jitse. I knew that he is always driving fair, but the pressure was very high. My pulse was on 200, but I could decide A1 for me. In the second final I drove too wide in the first corner. Jitse and Andreas took advantage and passed by. That meant only P3 for me. The situation with A3 on Sunday was very special. Only one run would decide it and nobody knew how the track would feel. After my warump laps I knew it could be something. The start went well, and I could easily control the race which felt great. At the 1 minute mark I knew that I could win my first ever ETS …and so it was…at the finish then the emotions went through. My hard long work was rewarded with my first ets victory. The course in apleldoorn is one of the most beautiful I know and the grip is insane there. The next race will be on a new track form e, as I have never been in Aigen before. In any case I’m looking forward very much.
Directly after we all had a great first weekend of ETS racing in Apeldoorn, we will open the registration for the second race of Season #15 2022/23 in Aigen, Austria. It will be the first time for the Euro Touring Series to race at this beautiful location, but we know the track from previous ENS events and it is an amazing place to be.
The MAV-Aigen Schlägl will host the second ETS rcae of the season, one week after the had third round of the Euro Nitro Series racing on their track. With this inmind, everybody can expect a perfect event at a great facility. The club prepared a nice Info Package about the location, the options of hotels and camping, as well as including their contacts.
If you have not raced in Aigen until now, here are the most important facts for you: Date: 21.07. – 24.07.2022 Location: MAV Aigen Schlägl, Krenbrücke 15, 4160 Schlägl, Austria Track: Asphalt (new surface 2017) Track length 243m Driving direction: Anti clockwise Pit area: Covered pit area and additional tents Catering: AMCA Bistro trackside Entries: We open the entries on MyRCM on Tuesday, 12.04.2022 at 20:00 MEZ
Registration
We will open the registration on MyRCM on Tuesday, 07.06.2022 at 20:00 MEZ.
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We are excited to race at this “new” ETS location, and we are looking forward to welcome our ETS family together with the MAV Aigen-Schlägl in July 2022 in the beautiful landscapes of Austria!
The win was on the line between Yannic Prümper and top qualifier Ronald Völker in the last A-Main of the Matrix Modified class. At the start, Ronald was leading the race for the first lap until Yannic found a place to pass the Mugen Seiki in front of him with his Yokomo car. Ronald dropped back to fourth and was running behind Krapp, Rheinard, and race leader Prümper.
Ronald was able to find a way around the Yokomo of Christopher Krapp after the first minute and closed the gap to the second placed Awesomatix A800MMX of Marc Rheinard quickly. Closing a gap is one thing, but overtaking is the most difficult task in racing – especially in modified. Ronald was right on the rear of Reinhard’s car, and we saw a great show of high class racing until Völker touched Rheinards car in the right section of the track in lap 20. Ronald`s race was done, and Rheinard was able to drive to the end with an inwards folded body shell. For sure this was not an intentional contact from Völker as he and Rheinard are knowing each other so well on track since more than a decade, but sometimes things like this are happening when it comes down to ultra close racing.
Christopher Krapp took advantage of that and finished second behind Yannic Prümper, who had a little bit of breathing room after the unlucky Rheinard/Völker accident. Yannic crossed the line in first place after the five-minute race and was celebrating his first ETS win since a long time. Ronald Völker still finished second for Mugen Seiki, and Christopher Krapp took the final spot on the podium for Yokmo. A great result, especially for the Yokomo team with their new BD11 car. With 4 cars in the top 6, Yokomo was the strongest brand in the Matrix Modified class here at ETS RD1 in Apeldoorn.
Here are the overall results of the Matrix Modified class together with the equipment the drivers used in Apeldoorn.
A3 and overall victory for Awesomatix and Max Mächler
Max Mächler brought a very strong weekend to a perfect ending with a win in the third and last A-Main in Apeldoorn. He won A3 from pole position while Simon Lauter tried everything to come closer to Mächler. Tim Benson had a tough last final, but with his P1 and P2 from the first two rounds, he finished second overall behind race winner Mächler. Simon Lauter is third on the podium, while Olivier Bultynck and Alex Kunkler making it an all Awesomatix top 5. The A800MMX is the real Benchmark in the Pro Stock class at the moment.
Here are the overall results of the Awesomatix Pro Stock class together with the equipment the drivers used in Apeldoorn.
Winner B-Main: Thomas Bemmerl (DE) Awesomatix Winner C-Main: Roel Jongenelis (NL) Xray Winner D-Main: Patrick Miekautsch (DE) Mugen Seiki Winner E-Main: Maximilian Unterschütz (DE)Mugen Seiki
In the last Hobbywing Frontwheel A-Main, Nicolas Delisé was able to highlight his great weekend with a win. He was followed by Torsten Baggendorf and Max Weffers, while Mischa Kroos and Patrick Jongenelis finished 4th and 5th in A3.
The overall result will see Nicolas Delisé in second and Torsten Baggendorf in third place behind race winner Steven Olsen, who was not on the line anymore in A3 after taking the win in the first two legs on Saturday evening.
Here are the overall results of the Hobbywing Frontwheel class together with the equipment the drivers used in Apeldoorn.
Winner B-Main: Jan Gehrig (DE) Xray Winner C-Main: Maximilian Unterschütz (DE) Mugen Seiki Winner D-Main: Jens Ackermann (DE) Awesomatix Winner E-Main: Mark Burgess (GB) Destiny
Kevin Schmid wins A3 and takes second overall while Jasmin Donath secures final spot on the podium
After Dominik Reile won A1 and A2 yesterday, he was not on the line anymore in the last leg on Sunday morning. Kevin Schmid was the man in A3 and drove to a well-deserved win which secures him second overall on the podium. Jasmin Donath finished second in A3 with a great recovery after a bad start. Michael Koos, Timo Siebert, and Tristan Bergheim completed the top 5 in the last A-Main of the Orca 17.5 Stock class here at ETS RD1 in Apeldoorn.
In the end, Kevin Schmid and Jasmin Donath secured their spots on the podium with their results from A-Main number 3 here in Apeldoorn.
Here are the overall results of the Orca 17.5 Stock class together with the equipment the drivers used in Apeldoorn.
Elibert Sievers repeats last year’s Apeldoorn victory
The third final of the ToniSport 40+ Masters class saw TQ Elibert Sievers bringing home the win. He had a perfect start and crossed the line with a gap of 0.9 seconds ahead of a hard pushing Torsten Baggendorf and A2 winner Toni Mateo. This result let them step onto the podium in the same order, followed by Flavio Paladin (4) and Thomas Oehler (5). For Elibert Sievers, it was the second win in a row here at the AMCA Apeldoorn after he was able to win in 2021 as well.
Here are the overall results of the ToniSport 40+ Masters class together with the equipment the drivers used in Apeldoorn.
The third leg of the Scorpion Formula class produced some great ETS racing again. Renè Kölbel had a great drive and was battling it out with Jitse Miedema and Andreas Stiebler on the track. After a few and great side by side moves from the leaders, Kölbel was able take the win in A3 to seal his first ever ETS race win in the Formula class after finishing second multiple times in the past. Congratulations Renè, great job!
Here are the overall results of the Scorpion Formula class together with the equipment the drivers used in Apeldoorn.
Now, after the dust has settled here at the AMCA Apeldoorn, we like to thank everybody for coming and racing here in the Netherlands. We will see us soon at ETS RD2 in Aigen on a new location for the ETS. Be excited – it will be another amazing weekend of RC racing for sure!
Dutch driver Andrè Heskamp is competing in the ToniSport 40+ Masters class here at ETS RD1 in Apeldoorn. He is running the latest TRF car almost out of the box, but he is using Bladders and O-Rings from Axon in his Shocks.
Alexander Bremer from Germany is rocking the Schumacher Icon 2 Formula car here in Apeldoorn. His car is the actual Version from Schumacher and he is running the car as it comes in the kit. He has choosen front and rear wings from Mon-Tech.
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Modified racing at its best with Yannic Prümper winning A2 after Ronald Völker`s victory in the first leg
Modified racing is a class act – shown by some of the best drivers on the planet here in Apeldoorn. Ronald Völker (Mugen Seiki) took the win in the first A-Main after leading from tone to tone. A clean drive from the reigning Modified champion, with some carnage happening behind him. Yokomo`s Yannic Prümper had a technical issue and collided unintentionally with the Awesomatix A800MMX of Marc Rheinard – both had to retire from the race. After that, Christopher Krapp (Yokomo) and Michele Manzo (Awesomatix) took over second and third place. Meanwhile, Ronald Völker was leading to field to the finish line to win the first final. Behind Völker, Krapp, and Manzo, it was Yokomo driver Loic Jasmin and Lucas Urbain (Awesomatix A800MMX) finishing in the top 5.
If you like to watch one of the best Modified outdoor races since a longer time, just watch the video of the second A-Main again. Ronald Völker brought the field around the first corner with Yannic Prümper in toe. Directly after the timing loop, Yannic Prümper was able to make a spectacular move to overtake Völker with the crowd on the tribunes going crazy.
Völker was able to stay right on the tail of Prümper after the pass, and they drove around the AMCA track in a spectacular way for the next minutes. Völker build up huge pressure on Prümper and everybody expected to see another high class attempt form Völker and his Mugen Seiki car on Yannic Prümper`s Yokomo in the last laps. Both pushed their cars very hard and after Völker was sending his car over the curbing in the right section of the track in lap 20, the pressure on Prümper was gone and he took a well-deserved win with his new BD11. Ronald Völker crossed the line in second place with Nicholas Lee, Loic Jasmin and Marc Rheinard completing the top 5 in a spectacular Matrix Modified A-Main.
Prümper`s A2 runtime was a little faster compared to Völker`s A1 time and at the moment the advantage is on the side of Team Yokomo. We hope to see the third final happen tomorrow on a dry track here in the Netherlands.
Max Mächler wins A2 after Tim Benson took opening Pro Stock A-main
Tim Benson and Max Mächler are the winners of the first two Pro Stock finals here in Apeldoorn. Benson was able to benefit from a small mistake from Mächler in lap 8 of A1 and won the run ahead of Max in second and Olivier Bultynck in third place. Alex Kunkler finished fourth, and Rob Janssen had a strong drive from 8th to 5th in the first final.
The second A-Main was even more exciting to watch. Simon Lauter was chasing Mächler hard for the entire run, but he didn`t get any chance for a pass on Mächler. Benson was running in third spot and that was how they finished the second final. Lukas Ellerbrock came in fourth, and Rob Janssen drove from 8th to 5th for a second time in a row.
Steven Olsen rewards himself for a perfect weekend with the overall win
A perfect weekend from Steven Olsen – he is the well-deserved winner of the Hobbywing Frontwheel class. He was able to lay down two perfect runs with his Awesomatix A800FX Evo in the first two A-main finals, and nobody was able to pressurize him into a driving error. Nicolas Delisé from Belgium finished second in both runs with his Mugen Seiki MTC2-FWD car and has the best shot for finishing second overall as well. Torsten Baggendorf crossed the line in third place in both runs and is sitting third overnight.
Dominik Reile converts dominant performance into well deserved race win in Apeldoorn
The track in Apeldoorn is a good place for the German driver Dominik Reile. He took the win here last season and was able to repeat that at the first race of ETS Season #15. In the first leg, he took the win 1.7 ahead of Kevin Schmid, after second place starter Jasmin Donath dropped all the way down to P8. Michael Koos had a great drive to third place with his “old” A700 car.
The second leg was another demonstration of clean 17.5 stock racing from pole sitter Reile. He checked out at the start of the race and took another win in front of Schmid. With two wins in the bag, he is the overall winner with his Awesomatix A800MMX here in the Netherlands – a perfect start into the new campaign for Reile. Daniel Pöhlmann finished third in A2, Jasmin Donath crossed the line in the fourth position.
Sievers wins A1, Toni Mateo takes A2 – decision for the win postponed
After Elibert Sievers had a brilliant drive to the win in A1 of the ToniSport 40+ Masters class, it was Toni Mateo who took the win in the second final after Sievers had some trouble in the early stages of the race. With these two results, the overall win is still wide open, and we hope for a dry Sunday morning to battle it out on the track. Torsten Baggendorf finished second in A1 with Toni Mateo following in third place, and Flavio Paladin took second in A2 with Thomas Oehler in third spot.
Jitse Miedema and René Kölbel sharing A-Main wins on Saturday
In A1 and A2 of the Scorpion Formula class we saw two different winners. Renè Kölbel (Xray) took the win in the first A-Main after an epic battle with Jitse Miedema. Both showed amazing Formula racing and the lead changed multiple times. In the end it was Renè Kölbel with the better end after he was able to put a great pass on Miedema to cross the line first.
The second final saw the Dutch Infinity driver Jitse Miedema taking the win in front of Andreas Stiebler and Renè Kölbel. Nothing is decided yet, and the formula drivers will send some good wishes to heaven for a dry Sunday before they will go to sleep.
